Supporting Details and Evidence Flashcards
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Which of the following is an OPINION rather than a fact that could serve as evidence?
Answer: Protecting the Amazon is the most important environmental task of our time
'Most important' is a value judgment that cannot be objectively measured, making it an opinion rather than factual evidence.
A passage has the main idea: 'Smartphones have changed social interactions.' Which detail does NOT support this main idea?
Answer: Smartphones were first introduced to the mass market in 2007
The year smartphones were introduced is historical background, not evidence that they changed social interactions.
What is the difference between a major and a minor supporting detail?
Answer: Major details directly support the main idea; minor details support the major details
Major supporting details directly prove the main idea, while minor details provide additional support for the major details.
A reader encounters the sentence: 'Furthermore, NASA data shows a 13% per decade decline in Arctic sea ice.' What function does this sentence serve?
Answer: It provides supporting evidence for a claim about climate change
A specific, cited statistic functions as supporting evidence to reinforce a broader claim in the passage.
To evaluate whether a supporting detail is RELEVANT, a reader should ask:
Answer: Does this detail directly prove or explain the main idea?
Relevance is determined by whether a detail directly supports the main claim, regardless of its position or length.
An author claims that 'Sleep deprivation reduces academic performance.' Which evidence BEST supports this claim?
Answer: A study found that students sleeping fewer than 7 hours scored 15% lower on standardized tests
A direct, measurable link between sleep hours and test scores is the strongest evidence for the claim about academic performance.