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2. Near the beginning or end of a speech, article, or report In the title of an illustration Inferred by the reader CHAPTER 1: Comprehending Social Studies Materials Copyright © 2003 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. summarize main idea To summarize social studies information means to find its main idea, or key thought.

3. Giving driving directions to someone based on a map Taking the numbers on a chart and describing their meaning in words CHAPTER 1: Comprehending Social Studies Materials Copyright © 2003 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. paraphrase To restate something means to paraphrase it. Some examples include:

4. Advertisements and commercials use implications to persuade. Line graphs effectively show trends from which to draw implications. CHAPTER 1: Comprehending Social Studies Materials Copyright © 2003 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Implications Implications are ideas that are suggested, or implied, but not stated directly.

5. CHAPTER 1: Comprehending Social Studies Materials Copyright © 2003 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. THE END Chapter Review QuizGED Practice Quiz Practice the skills you learned in this chapter by taking the Chapter Review Quiz or the GED Practice Quiz.