Controlling Idea and Supporting Details

Why do authors include key details in their writing?

• To make the writing longer

• To confuse the reader

• To provide evidence and support for their main ideas or arguments.

• To distract from the main ideas or arguments

What strategies can be used to determine the controlling idea in a text?

• Identify the supporting details, analyze the conclusion, and look for contradictory ideas.

• Summarize the main points, identify the author's tone, and look for evidence to support the main idea.

• Identify the main characters, analyze the setting, and look for key events.

• Analyze the main topic, identify the central argument, and look for recurring ideas.

What are some common mistakes students make when identifying the controlling idea and key details in a text?

• Focusing on minor details instead of the main idea

• Overlooking the importance of identifying the controlling idea.

• Confusing the main idea with supporting details.

• Ignoring key details and focusing only on the main idea.

How can improving your understanding of controlling idea and key details enhance your reading comprehension?

• By summarizing the text without considering the main idea.

• By focusing only on the minor details and ignoring the main point.

• By skipping over the supporting details and only reading the main idea.

• By identifying the main point and supporting details

Which is the recommended order for your introduction?

• supporting details, hook, controlling idea

• controlling idea, supporting details, hook

• grabber, supporting details, controlling idea

• lead, controlling idea, supporting details

The controlling idea usually has _____ parts.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

in a speech or piece of writing, the premise or main idea that is supported by details and commentary

• Claim

• Rebuttal

• Thesis/Controlling idea

• Key idea

What is the primary purpose of a controlling idea in a text?

• To provide a detailed description of characters

• To offer a central focus or argument for the text

• To list all the events in chronological order

• To entertain the reader with anecdotes

Which of the following best describes supporting details?

• They are the main argument of the text

• They provide evidence and examples to back up the main idea

• They are unrelated anecdotes

• They are the conclusion of the text

How can you identify the controlling idea in a paragraph?

• Look for the most repeated word

• Identify the sentence that summarizes the main point

• Find the longest sentence

• Choose the first sentence