Main Ideas and Supporting Details Quiz

What is the definition of a paragraph?

• A single word

• A single sentence

• A group of intentionally related sentences

• A group of unrelated sentences

Where is the topic sentence usually located in a paragraph?

• In the middle of the paragraph

• At the beginning of the paragraph

• At the end of the paragraph

• It varies

What is the main idea of a paragraph?

• The first sentence

• The statement of the main point

• The most detailed sentence

• The conclusion

What is the purpose of supporting details in a paragraph?

• To introduce new topics

• To confuse the reader

• To clarify, explain, and support the main idea

• To distract from the main idea

Where can a topic sentence be located within a paragraph?

• Only at the beginning

• Only at the end

• Only in the middle

• Anywhere in the paragraph

What is the purpose of major supporting details in a paragraph?

• To contradict the main idea

• To introduce new concepts

• To expand upon the main idea

• To provide minor examples

How can you determine the main idea of a selection?

• By counting the number of words

• By identifying the topic

• By looking for the longest sentence

• By guessing

What is the purpose of comparisons as supporting details?

• To provide statistics

• To show differences between two things

• To show similarities between two things

• To introduce new characters

What is the purpose of contrasts as supporting details?

• To introduce new characters

• To show differences between two things

• To provide statistics

• To show similarities between two things

What is the purpose of statistics as supporting details?

• To introduce new characters

• To show differences between two things

• To show similarities between two things

• To provide evidence in numerical form