Identifying Supporting Details 1

Supporting Details, Exercise 1

Directions: Read the following paragraphs. Each consists of a stated main idea and several details. Since there is more than one detail, you will select more than one answer for the first question for each paragraph. (Suggestion: Locate the answer choice with the stated main idea—this will you identify identified the details that support it. To help you further, the topic is given for each paragraph.) The second question about each paragraph asks you the purpose of the details in the paragraph or, in other words, the type of information the details present (such as explanations, descriptions, examples, and so forth).