Key Details

Key details give important information to support the main idea.

• True
• False

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

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

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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.

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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.

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Why are key details important?

• They help me understand the central idea

• They are names of characters

• They are always written in bold print

• They are not important

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Key details give important information to support the main idea.

• True
• False

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Which supporting detail best supports this topic sentence?
It takes a lot of hard work to become a professional athlete. 

• The pros live the good life.
• People like professional football players make a lot of money.
• Professional athletes spend countless hours practicing their sports.
• All of us can be professional athletes. 

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Which supporting detail best supports this topic sentence?
Subway is a healthier option than McDonald's.

• It's best to just cook food at home.
• A lot of people choose to eat Subway for lunch and dinner.
• McDonald's french fries are salty and delicious.
• Subway uses fresh ingredients whereas McDonald's has processed fried food.

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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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Which sentence is a supporting detail that recycling is important?

• There are many landfills available for waste

• You should clean all items before recycling them

• Recycling paper saves trees from being cut down

• Separate your paper, cans, and glass jars before recycling them

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