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Locate a stated detail and use the text to support an answer.
8 authored questions + worked example
Jules planted beans in two pots. She placed one pot by the window and the other on a shelf away from it. She gave both the same amount of water each morning. Every Friday she drew the plants in her notebook.
Answer: Every Friday
The final sentence states that she drew them every Friday.
All 8 authored questions for this skill.
Question 1
The club needed signs for its plant sale. Ella wrote the prices while Marcus drew the pictures. Kim checked that each sign matched its pot. They finished by placing the signs where visitors could read them.
Read the passage again. Which sentence gives the detail in the question?
Answer: Kim
The passage states that Kim checked each match.
Question 2
At the museum, Arlo saw a model of an old waterwheel. A label explained how moving water turned the wheel. He sketched its shape, then asked the guide why the paddles were spaced around its edge.
Read the passage again. Which sentence gives the detail in the question?
Answer: Sketched the wheel’s shape
The text says he sketched its shape, then asked the question.
Question 3
Jules planted beans in two pots. She placed one pot by the window and the other on a shelf away from it. She gave both the same amount of water each morning. Every Friday she drew the plants in her notebook.
Read the passage again. Which sentence gives the detail in the question?
Answer: Every Friday
The final sentence states that she drew them every Friday.
Question 4
The class built a cardboard bridge. At first it bent under three toy cars. They folded two extra supports and slid them underneath. This time the bridge held five cars. The class drew both designs before putting the materials away.
Read the passage again. Which sentence gives the detail in the question?
Answer: Two folded supports
The passage says they folded two extra supports and put them underneath.
Question 5
On Saturday, Ravi took a bus to the library. He returned a book about rocks and chose one about ocean animals. Before leaving, he wrote the return date on a card and put it in his bag.
Read the passage again. Which sentence gives the detail in the question?
Answer: Ocean animals
He returned the rock book and chose one about ocean animals.
Question 6
Mei’s team measured the playground shadow at noon and again at three o’clock. They marked each end with chalk. The afternoon mark was farther from the tree. They recorded both measurements rather than choosing only the longer one.
Read the passage again. Which sentence gives the detail in the question?
Answer: With chalk
The passage directly says they marked each end with chalk.
Question 7
A notice at the garden asked visitors to leave ripe tomatoes in the shared basket. Nia picked four ripe tomatoes and left the green ones on the plant. She placed her four tomatoes in the basket beside the gate.
Read the passage again. Which sentence gives the detail in the question?
Answer: The green ones
Nia picked the ripe tomatoes and left the green ones.
Question 8
Theo made a map for a walking route. A dotted line showed the path from school to the pond. A solid line showed the longer way past the bakery. He added a key so another person could tell the two routes apart.
Read the passage again. Which sentence gives the detail in the question?
Answer: The path from school to the pond
The dotted line is explicitly linked with the school-to-pond path.