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Central Ideas and Details

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Central Ideas and Details asks you to identify the main point and important supporting information in a passage.

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5 Must Know Facts For Your Next Test

  1. Central Ideas and Details is explicitly named in official PSAT test materials.
  2. Central Ideas and Details belongs to Reading and Writing.

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