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.