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Identifying Main Idea and Supporting Details (In the Spotlight)

Quiz by Janette Salinas

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  • Q1
    What type of supporting detail begins with "For instance"?
    example

    opinion

    statistic

    anecdote

    30s
  • Q2
    What type of supporting detail is "In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue"?
    fact

    opinion

    anecdote

    example

    30s
  • Q3
    What type of supporting detail is "50% of college freshmen in Pennsylvania quit after one year"?

    anecdote

    example

    statistic

    opinion

    30s
  • Q4
    What type of supporting detail is "one positive way to discipline unruly children is for parents to give time-outs for bad behavior".
    example

    anecdote

    opinion

    statistic

    30s
  • Q5
    What type of supporting detail is "In 2015, less than 30% of Americans accepted Darwin's Theory of Evolution"?

    opinion

    statistic

    anecdote

    example

    30s
  • Q6
    What type of supporting detail is "It is 23 degrees in Mr. Vega's room"?
    fact

    statistic

    example

    opinion

    30s
  • Q7
    What type of supporting detail is "The number "0" was created by the ancient Babylonians, Mayans, and Indians, without any communication between these societies"?

    anecdote

    opinion

    fact

    statistic

    30s
  • Q8
    What type of supporting detail is "Some types of diseases transmitted by mosquitoes are dengue fever and malaria"?

    opinion

    anecdote

    example

    statistic

    30s
  • Q9
    What type of supporting detail is "Since 2002, there has been a rising trend in MP3 purchases and a declining one in the purchase of music CDs"?

    example

    opinion

    fact

    statistic

    30s
  • Q10
    What type of supporting detail is "For instance, all my friends choose to view TV shows on the Web rather than on conventional TV"?

    opinion

    statistic

    example

    fact

    30s
  • Q11
    What type of supporting detail is "I once had a border collie. She was so smart! Every morning, I'd open up the front door and she'd run out, pick up the newspaper and deliver it to my husband at the breakfast table"?

    statistic

    fact

    opinion

    anecdote
    30s
  • Q12
    What type of supporting detail is "Math is hard"?
    opinion

    anecdote

    fact

    statistic

    30s
  • Q13
    What type of supporting detail is "My grandfather had a massive rose garden with over 200 different species. Every Friday, he'd go out into the garden, clip a dozen, and make my grandmother a bouquet"?

    example

    statistic

    fact

    anecdote
    30s
  • Q14
    What type of supporting detail is "The sunset is beautiful"?

    anecdote

    opinion

    fact

    example

    30s

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