What steps best help a reader determine the central idea of a text? Choose three correct answers.

Restating the text’s most important points in your own words helps bring its main message into focus. Distinguishing key details from minor details prevents less important information from distracting you, and examining how the text is organized can show how its ideas fit together. Citing evidence supports a conclusion, but it is not itself a step for determining the central idea; extra commentary may not be central to the text.

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