Supporting details

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What are supporting details?

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Additional information that helps explain, define or prove the main idea.

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Choose the detail that does not belong: "The food in the cafeteria was delicious".

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It tastes like a big pile of mush.

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Choose a supporting detail: "I am afraid of the dark."

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I imagine all sorts of scary things.

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Which detail does not belong: "My best friend and I are so much alike"?

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We do not have anything in common.

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What is the supporting detail in: "Without the sun, there would not be life on Earth"?

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The sun provides us with both heat and light.

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What is the main idea of a text?

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The most important point or message that the author wants to convey.

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How do supporting details help the main idea?

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They provide evidence, examples, or explanations that clarify or reinforce the main idea.

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What is an example of a supporting detail?

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Facts, statistics, or anecdotes that relate to the main idea.

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What does it mean to choose a detail that does not belong?

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It means identifying information that is unrelated or irrelevant to the main idea.

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Why is it important to identify supporting details?

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It helps readers understand and remember the main idea more clearly.