The TABE Reading section frequently tests a student's ability to identify supporting details. These are the pieces of information that back up, explain, or prove the main idea of a passage.
Supporting details are the facts, examples, reasons, and descriptions that help you understand the central message of a text. Think of them as the evidence that an author provides to make their point. A passage's main idea is the big picture, and the supporting details are the smaller parts that make up that picture. .
To find supporting details, first identify the main idea of the passage. Once you know what the author is arguing or trying to explain, look for the sentences that answer questions like:
Who?
What?
Where?
When?
Why?
How?
These questions will lead you directly to the supporting information. On the TABE, you might be asked to choose the sentence that best supports a claim or to distinguish between a main idea and a detail.
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