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What are supporting details in a paragraph? |
| | A) | Words, names or phrases that tell who or what the author is writing about. |
| | B) | Additional information in the paragraph that helps you understand the main idea completely. |
| | C) | Sentences in a paragraph that contain both the topic and the author's single most important point about this topic. |
| | D) | What you already know about the topic of the paragraph. |
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What kind of information can be included in supporting details? |
| | A) | Names and dates |
| | B) | Places and descriptions |
| | C) | Statistics and other information illustrating or proving the main idea |
| | D) | All of the above |
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Why is it useful to understand supporting details? |
| | A) | Supporting details are important because they often lead you to the studied main idea; they contain important information that can help you formulate the main idea when it is implied. |
| | B) | Supporting details can help you grasp the overall organization (or writing pattern) of a paragraph. |
| | C) | Listing supporting details on paper after you finish reading can help you learn and remember them. |
| | D) | All of the above |
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How can I identify supporting details in paragraphs? |
| | A) | Ask yourself, "Who or what is this about?" |
| | B) | Ask yourself, "What is the single most important point the author wants me to infer about this topic?" |
| | C) | Ask yourself, "What additional information does the author provide to help me understand the main idea completely?" |
| | D) | Ask yourself, "What do I already know about this topic?" |
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What kinds of signals can introduce supporting details? |
| | A) | First, second, third |
| | B) | Next, also, in addition |
| | C) | For example, to illustrate |
| | D) | All of the above |
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Why is it important to list supporting details clearly? |
| | A) | Listing supporting details helps you locate all the details. |
| | B) | Listing supporting details helps you remember how many details there were in the paragraph. |
| | C) | It prevents you from overmarking a paragraph by underlining or highlighting too much. |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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What is paraphrasing? |
| | A) | Telling what you already know about the topic |
| | B) | Identifying the word, name or phrase in the first sentence |
| | C) | Restating an author's material in your own words |
| | D) | Formulating a sentence that expresses the author's main point about the topic |
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What are major supporting details? |
| | A) | Details that directly support the main idea |
| | B) | Details that support other details |
| | C) | The primary reasons the author wrote the paragraph |
| | D) | Details you already know about the topic before reading the paragraph |
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What is the difference between major and minor supporting details? |
| | A) | Major supporting details support the main idea, while minor supporting details support other details. |
| | B) | Major details are sentences directly stated by the author, and minor details are sentences formulated by the reader. They both expresses the author's main point about the topic. |
| | C) | Major details are phrases that tell who or what the author is writing about. Minor details are words or names that tell what the author is writing about. |
| | D) | There is no difference between major and minor supporting details. |
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How would you answer a standardized reading test question about supporting details? |
| | A) | Read the question carefully to determine exactly what information you need. Skim the passage looking for that information. |
| | B) | When you come to the part in the passage that has what you are looking for, slow down and read more closely. |
| | C) | Look for information in the answer choices that means the same thing as the information in the passage, even if the words themselves are different. |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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