Supporting Details Flashcards

Questions and Answers

What are supporting details?

Statistics only

Personal opinions

Reasons and examples (correct)

Conclusions

What do major details do?

Explain and develop the main idea.

What do minor details do?

Help fill out and make clear the major details.

What is outlining?

It helps you understand and see clearly the relationship between a main idea and its supporting details. Signup and view all the answers

What is mapping?

Visual outlines showing relationships between main ideas and supporting details. Signup and view all the answers

What is summarizing?

The reduction of a large amount of information to its most important points. Signup and view all the answers

What do major and minor details provide?

The added information you need to make sense of a main idea. Signup and view all the answers

What words can be used to find major and minor supporting details?

one, first(of all), second(ly), third(ly), furthermore, in addition, last(of all). Signup and view all the answers

Outlining, mapping, and summarizing are useful note-taking strategies.

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What do outlines show?

The relationship between the main idea, major details, and minor details of a passage. Signup and view all the answers

What is a map?

Visual outlines. Signup and view all the answers

What is a good way to take notes on a new term?

Writing a definition and summarizing an example. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Supporting Details Overview

Supporting details encompass reasons, examples, facts, or evidence that clarify a main idea.
Major details serve to explain and develop the main idea thoroughly.
Minor details provide additional support, making the major details clearer and more comprehensive.

Note-Taking Strategies

Outlining provides a clear structure of the relationship between the main idea and its supporting details.
Mapping utilizes diagrams to visually represent how main ideas connect with supporting details, using shapes like circles and boxes.

Summarization Techniques

Summarizing condenses extensive information into essential points, highlighting the core concepts.
Major and minor details together enrich understanding, supplying necessary information to comprehend the main idea.

Identifying Supporting Details

Specific words signal major and minor supporting details, including: "first," "next," "in addition," and "last."
Effective note-taking strategies, such as outlining, mapping, and summarizing, enhance comprehension and retention.

Purpose of Outlines and Maps

Outlines illustrate the relationships among main ideas, major details, and minor details in a structured format.
Maps are visual tools that help convey the same relationships, making complex information more digestible.

Practical Note-Taking

A practical approach to note new terms is to write a definition and summarize an example for clarity.

Description

This quiz focuses on understanding supporting details, including major and minor details and outlining. Key concepts are explained to help clarify their roles in developing main ideas. Perfect for enhancing comprehension skills in reading and writing.