Supporting Details Quiz

What are major supporting details in a text?

• Less important information

• Secondary arguments

• Primary pieces of information that support the main idea

• Visual representations

Which type of supporting details provide specific instances or cases to illustrate a point?

• Explanations

• Major supporting details

• Examples

• Minor supporting details

What do explanations in supporting details do?

• Define key terms

• Provide numerical data

• Offer further context or clarification

• Present visual representations

Which type of supporting details ensures that the reader understands specific terminology used in the text?

• Major supporting details

• Definitions

• Illustrations

• Statistics

What is the purpose of statistics in supporting details?

• To provide numerical data

• To clarify key terms

• To offer further context

• To give examples

What supports the main idea but is less critical than major details?

• Major supporting details

• Minor supporting details

• Examples

• Explanations

What do illustrations in supporting details do?

• Define key terms

• Provide numerical data

• Offer further context or clarification

• Help the reader visualize the concept

Which type of supporting details make abstract concepts more tangible and relatable?

• Explanations

• Major supporting details

• Examples

• Definitions

What do definitions in supporting details clarify?

• The purpose of the text

• The main idea

• The meaning of key terms or concepts

• The reader's opinion

What carries the most weight in supporting the main idea in well-structured writing?

• Minor supporting details

• Examples

• Major supporting details

• Explanations