Key Details Post test

Mount Rushmore is a huge carving in a stone cliff. The carving shows the faces of four U.S. presidents. They are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. Mount Rushmore is in South Dakota. Each year many people visit this amazing sight.

What is a detail that tells about the main idea?

• how the four presidents were chosen

• why Mount Rushmore is in South Dakota

• which presidents are at Mount Rushmore

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Key details give important information to support the main idea.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What do the key details help us find out about the story?

• The topic sentence
• The main idea
• The details
• The paragraph

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why are key details important?

• To help me understand the main idea.
• They are the names of the characters.
• They are always written in bold print.
• They are our vocabulary words.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A key detail is NOT

• answering who, what, when, where, why.
• The central message of the story.
• Supporting details of the story
• words or phrases that help us understand the story.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which sentence is a key/supporting detail that you should get enough sleep each night?

• Dark rooms are best for sleeping

• Seven to nine hours of sleep each night keeps you refreshed the next day

• Many people sleep longer during the weekends

• Caffeine keeps some people awake at night

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A key detail is defined as the "who" or "what" a text is about.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2