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Supporting Details and Central Ideas

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 39mins

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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 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 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 skills.

All of us can be professional athletes.

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.

What are supporting details?

Words, phrases, or sentences that tell more about the main idea.

Words, phrases or sentences that tell you the main idea

Descriptive words that provide imagery.

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.

Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit.
Topic Sentence: Reading class is really interesting.

We learn interesting facts from the things we read.

Our teacher gives us new ways to look at things.

It's my least favorite class.

Sometimes we do dramatic readings of the text that are super engaging.

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Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit.
Topic Sentence: There are many differences between cats and dogs.

Cats can be trained to use a litter box inside.

Dogs have to be let outside to use the bathroom.

They're both pets that people have.

Dogs need to be taken on walks, and cats don't.

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Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit.

Topic Sentence: Elephants are very intelligent animals.

Elephants tear off branches of trees to use as fly swatters.

An elephant can live as long as 65 years.

Elephants can recognize their reflections in mirrors.

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Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit.

Topic Sentence: There are many reasons people find clowns scary.

Their face paint hides their true identity.

People often think of the creepy clowns they've seen on movies such as "It."

There have been some bad clowns in the news lately.

They makes fun balloon animals.

13.

Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit.

Topic Sentence: Candy is not a healthy treat.

It tastes really good.

Candy contains high amounts of sugar.

You can find many artificial additives in candy.

Eating too much candy can give you cavities.

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Supporting Details and Central Ideas

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 39mins

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