Identifying supporting points or examples 

Practice for the communicative skill of reading, subskill identifying supporting points or examples.

The PTE Academic item types where this subskill is tested are
  • Reading: Multiple choice, choose single answer
  • Reading: Multiple choice, choose multiple answers
  • Reading: Re-order paragraphs
  • Listening: Highlight correct summary
Click on the link below for more information on the resource Summary of how this subskill is practiced in each resource
Academic Connections 1,
Academic Connections 2,
Academic Connections 3,
Academic Connections 4
identifying the major points and key facts in a passage
Creating Meaning identifying supporting information
Inside Reading 1 identifying examples and definitions
Inside Reading 2 highlighting and annotating supporting points
Inside Reading 3 finding and outlining supporting details
New Directions finding supporting details
NorthStar Reading and Writing 3 differentiating between main ideas and details
NorthStar Reading and Writing 4

differentiating between main ideas and details, recognizing how details support main ideas, relating specific examples to broad themes, scanning for supporting details

NorthStar Reading and Writing 5 relating supporting details to main ideas
Select Readings Intermediate using examples to support opinions
Select Readings Upper-Intermediate supporting main ideas
Strategic Reading 1 distinguishing main and supporting ideas, distinguishing arguments
Study Reading practicing academic reading skills including identifying supporting arguments
Well Read 2,
Well Read 3,
Well Read 4
understanding supporting details, understanding vocabulary used to give examples in context