Relevant VS Irrelevant Information

Sleep is important.

Choose Relevant Information for supporting sentence below:

• We need enough sleep to stay healthy.

• Some people like to sleep late.

Babies sleep a lot

• They keep their parents awake at night.

• A newborn can sleep more than 15 hours in a day

Some people use caffeine to stay awake when they have to work all night

• They may also consume more caffeine the next day to stay awake

• Nurses and security guards work hard.

Not everyone needs the same amount of sleep

• Getting up in the middle of the night is a bad habit.

• Some people feel rested after sleeping only a few hours.

Energy drinks will help some people stay awake.

• They contain a lot of caffeine.

• They are to blame if someone is unhealthy

Green tea does not usually interfere with sleeping patterns.

• It only contains a small amount of caffeine.

• It may help you lose weight

Most teenagers need more sleep than adults

• They sometimes stay up late to finish homework.

• Studies show they require at least nine hours per night

Reading a book before bed may help some people fall asleep.

• Some people read magazines on the way to work.

• It helps some people feel relaxed

A supporting detail that is not directly related to the main idea of a paragraph is

• relevant

• irrelevant

• necessary for understanding

Th e main idea of a paragraph is often found in the

• details

• middle

• topic sentence