FIND THE SUPPORTING DETAILS.SUPPORTING DETAILS AREFACTS OR SPECIFIC...
2. Find the supporting details.
Supporting details are
facts or specific examples that give proof of a speaker’s
main idea. The next question asks you to find a
supporting detail from the mini-lecture about the
immune system.
Supporting detail:
a specific fact or example that supports
the main idea
Question: The body’s immune system consists of
a.
swarming bees
b.
billions of cells
c.
a complex organization
d.
a communication network
The correct answer is b.
You can easily eliminate choice a—
it’s a silly answer choice used to distract you. Choices c
and
d
are too general to be supporting details.