1.7.2 - Identifying Supporting Details
Enroll to start learning
You’ve not yet enrolled in this course. Please enroll for free to listen to audio lessons, classroom podcasts and take practice test.
Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions
What is a main idea?
💡 Hint: Look for a sentence that summarizes the overall text.
Provide an example of a supporting detail.
💡 Hint: Think about additional information that helps explain the main idea.
4 more questions available
Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What is a main idea?
💡 Hint: Look for the sentence that sums up the whole passage.
True or False: Supporting details only consist of examples.
💡 Hint: Think about the various ways details can support an idea.
1 more question available
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with advanced challenges
Given a paragraph with multiple sentences, identify the main idea, supporting details, and signal words used. Discuss how each element contributes to the overall understanding of the passage.
💡 Hint: Look for summarizing sentences for the main idea and descriptive phrases as support.
Create your own short passage, then write a brief description of the main idea and at least three supporting details. Use signal words in your explanation.
💡 Hint: Be creative with your examples, and ensure clarity in identifying the main idea.
Get performance evaluation
Reference links
Supplementary resources to enhance your learning experience.