What supports the topic of a reading?

What is a major supporting detail in this passage?

What kind of main idea is used in this passage?

Minor supporting details will be the most specific information in a text.

What kind of context clue is used in the following sentence: “Writing an essay from the heart involves a display of candor; that is, a show of straightforwardness.”

What might happen if you misidentify the main idea?

When organizing a text, identifying the main idea will help a reader to correctly identify the other parts of the text.

Which of the following best describes “simplification”?

What major supporting detail in paragraph 2 supports the main idea?

What is the function of the minor supporting details in a reading?