What is the main idea? Write one sentence that expresses the main idea of the passage.

What are the essential details that support this idea? Write two sentences with key supporting details from the passage.
What information is unnecessary or irrelevant? Give one or two examples of details you would leave out.

1 answer

Main Idea: The passage discusses the importance of sleep for maintaining mental and physical health.

Supporting details:
1. Lack of sleep can have serious health consequences such as obesity, diabetes, and heart problems.
2. Sleep deprivation can impair cognitive function, memory, and concentration.

Unnecessary/irrelevant information:
1. The Paris climate accord was signed in 2015.
2. The narrator's personal experience of a bad night's sleep.