In nonfiction, a critical detail is one that—
Reading for Details-Level Up Practice

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Cristen Mason
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
explains what the writer dislikes
supports the main idea
tells about the plot
describes the story's setting
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Recipe for Chewy Brownies
Step 1: Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
Step 2: Melt chocolate and butter together over low heat.
Step 3: Add sugar to the chocolate and butter mixture. Stir in using an electric mixer.
Step 4: Add eggs one at a time, using the mixer on low speed after each one.
Step 5: Add vanilla, salt, and flour, mixing thoroughly on high speed.
Step 6: Sprinkle in chocolate chips by hand.
Step 7: Transfer to a baking dish and bake for 30 minutes.
During which of the following steps do you NOT use an electric mixer?
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
1) This was the third school Scott had gone to in four years. 2) His family moved around a lot, because his father was in the military. 3) He watched the kids stream into the large brick building, feeling stiff and awkward in his new clothes—they were all a size too big, and too warm for the late summer weather. 4) Scott had never gotten too caught up in school. 5) He knew that sooner or later, his family would move, and he'd have to start over somewhere else.
Which sentence contains a detail about the setting?
Sentence 1
Sentence 2
Sentence 3
Sentence 4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Red giants are the largest type of star. Their great size is caused by expanding outer layers. This occurs toward the end of a star's life cycle, when some of its hydrogen has been converted to helium, creating pressure in the core that pushes layers outward. Large and bright red giants, such as the star Betelgeuse, are known as supergiants. These supergiants are 100 to 1,000 times larger in diameter than our sun.
Which type of detail is used to support the main idea ("red giants are the largest type of star")?
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Sensory Details
Facts and Statistics
Reasons
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Red giants are the largest type of star. Their great size is caused by expanding outer layers. This occurs toward the end of a star's life cycle, when some of its hydrogen has been converted to helium, creating pressure in the core that pushes layers outward. Large and bright red giants, such as the star Betelgeuse, are known as supergiants. These supergiants are 100 to 1,000 times larger in diameter than our sun.
Which detail does NOT appear in this passage?
Hydrogen is converted to helium.
Our sun will eventually become a red giant.
Betelgeuse is a supergiant star.
Large red giants are supergiants.
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