SAT Central Ideas and Details Practice Questions

Central Ideas and Details questions ask what a short passage mainly says or which detail is directly supported. These SAT main idea practice questions separate whole-passage summaries from line-level support.

1. For main idea questions, summarize the whole passage in one plain sentence before checking the choices.
2. For detail questions, return to the exact sentence or relationship that answers the question.
3. Reject answers that are too broad, too narrow, or only partly supported.