Adding Supporting Details

Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit.
Topic Sentence: My cat is afraid of everything.

• He hides under the couch when you turn the microwave on.
• He sleeps all day long.
• He runs away when you sweep the floor.
• He jumps every time the doorbell rings.

What text features can give you a clue of what the main idea is?

• Title
• Headings
• Pictures
• All of these

What are Supporting Details?

• a. Information that describes your opinion of a reading passage.

• b. Sentences that make the main idea stronger and clearer.

• c. The sentences that make up the bulk of a paragraph in a piece of writing.

• d. Details that support other details.

What is a Main Idea?

• a. Important information that tells more about the overall idea of a piece of writing.

• b. What a piece of writing is mostly about.

• c. What someone is primarily talking about.

• d. A vague idea that is supported by very specific details.

Choose the best Main Idea for the Supporting Details.

Supporting Details: It starts to get dark earlier.

The leaves begin to change color.

Birds leave to move South for the Winter.

• a. There are many fun things to do on a Fall day.

• b. Halloween is my favorite holiday.

• c. There are signs that tell us Fall is on the way.

• d. Raking leaves is an unnecessary task.

Which sentence is a supporting detail that recycling is important?

• There are many landfills available for waste.
• Recycling paper saves trees from being cut down.
• Clean jars before recycling them.
• Separate your paper, cans, and glass jars before recycling.

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.

Which supporting detail best supports this topic sentence?
Dora the Explorer is an educational show for kids.

• She has a really cute monkey named Boots.
• Dora's purple backpack holds all of her tools.
• Dora helps teach kids Spanish words.
• She usually stops Swiper from swiping. 

Which supporting detail best supports this topic sentence?
Elle Woods taught us that you can do anything you put your mind to.

• She got into law school and became a lawyer even though no one believed in her.
• Her best friend works at a salon, so she always looks good.
• Elle really likes to socialize and have fun.
• Out of all of the things, Elle loves her dog, Bruiser, the most.

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.