For the Chinese people, rice is the staple food in everyday meals. They eat it as Westerners do with bread. Rice is cooked by boiling or steaming, till it absorbs as much water as it can. There is a rich collection of rice dishes in China.
It is easy to identify a main idea that is directly expressed in the text. 1  Main ideas are often found at the beginning of paragraphs. 2  Main ideas are also found in the concluding sentences of a paragraph.
MAIN IDEA â¢ Chief point an author is making about a topic. It sums up the authorâs primary message. Topic Sentence; Statement of the main idea. It is the statement under which all other material in the paragraph â examples, reasons, facts, details and other evidence â can fit. EXAMPLE: (refer to above example) Notice that all information is after the first sentence is about ways to reduce noise pollution.