Main Ideas and Supporting Details

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Main Ideas and Supporting Details

1. Suggested Abbreviations:
    permanent: perm.       protection: protc.
    development: devlp.     hundred: hund.

2. Listen to these paragraphs. Then write in the space given the main idea and supporting details of each.
(1) main idea:
    supporting details:
    a.
    b.
(2) main idea:
    supporting details:
    a.
    b.
    c.
(3) main idea:
    supporting details:
    a.
    b.
    c.
(4) main idea:
    supporting details:
    a.
    b.
    c.
    d.

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Main Ideas and Supporting Details

1. Suggested Abbreviations:
    permanent: perm.       protection: protc.
    development: devlp.     hundred: hund.

2. Listen to these paragraphs. Then write in the space given the main idea and supporting details of each.
(1) main idea:
    supporting details:
    a.
    b.
(2) main idea:
    supporting details:
    a.
    b.
    c.
(3) main idea:
    supporting details:
    a.
    b.
    c.
(4) main idea:
    supporting details:
    a.
    b.
    c.
    d.