Key Details

Key details give important information to support the main idea.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

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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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

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.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

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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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

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

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.2