Details and Evidence

Select the supporting detail that does NOT  support the topic sentence.
Topic Sentence: Elephants are very intelligent animals.

• Elephants tear off branches of trees to use as fly swatters. 
• An elephant can live for as long as sixty-five years.
• Elephants can recognize their reflections in mirrors.
• Elephants have been seen keeping vigil over their dead companions.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

That child, Barrett, is very curious. Which supporting evidence supports that the child, Barrett, is very curious.

• He was reciting the alphabet when he was only three years old. By age seven, he was doing math at a fourth-grade level. He skipped third and fifth grades.
• His favorite word is “NO!” He doesn’t start picking up his toys until the fifth or sixth time he is told. Mealtime is a battle to get him to eat properly.
• He has taken apart all the clocks in the house to see how they work. He borrowed his father’s hammer to break rocks because he “wanted to see what they looked like inside.” He is forever asking questions that start with “How” and “Why.”

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

She spoke of fruit so sugary.

• smell
• taste
• touch
• hear

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

My brush strolled across the old woman's dry brittle hair.

• see
• smell
• touch
• taste

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

My teeth chattered as the temperature dropped.

• hear
• hear and touch
• see and smell
• taste

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which sensory detail does this statement appeal to?
The thunder clapped loudly shaking the house.

• sound
• sight
• touch
• taste

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which detail doesn't fit the main idea?

Main idea: Many animals use camouflage to help them

• Polar bears are white to help them blend in with the snow.

• Many praying mantises look like sticks or leaves.

• Zebras travel in groups so their stripes help them blend in with each other

• Iguanas mostly eat plants such as leaves and flowers.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which detail doesn't belong with this main idea?

There are different types of bees in a hive and each has an important job

• The queen fills the hive with eggs.

• Drones don't have stingers or gather pollen.

• Worker bees tend the hive and collect food.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Niagra Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America. It is on the Niagra River halfway between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Niagra Falls is located on the American and Canadian border. The American Falls is 167 feet high. On the Canadian side, the Horseshoe Falls is 161 feet high. 
Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail? 

• The American Falls is 167 feet high
• The Horseshoe Falls is 161 feet high
• Niagra Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America
• It is located between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which sentence is a supporting detail that you should get enough sleep?

• Many people sleep later on the weekends.
• Caffeine keeps some people awake at night.
• Dark rooms are best for sleeping.
• Seven to nine hours keeps you refreshed the next day.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1