Practice - Identifying Main Ideas and Supporting Details
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Practice Questions
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Identify the main idea: 'Dogs are great companions for families.'
💡 Hint: Focus on the central message of the sentence.
What are supporting details? Give one example.
💡 Hint: Think about what reinforces the main idea.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is a main idea?
💡 Hint: Think about what the author is primarily discussing.
True or False: Supporting details can include statistics.
💡 Hint: Consider what types of information back up claims.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a long paragraph on climate change, identify the main idea and three supporting details it may contain.
💡 Hint: Look for the overarching theme and specific examples that reinforce it.
Analyze a news article you select and find the main idea and its supporting details. Write a brief summary.
💡 Hint: Summarize first the key message, then explain how details provide evidence or illustrations of that message.
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