Question

Which is the best example of notes from the supporting detail shown here? Supporting Detail: They needed some way to keep track of what they owned. Sumerians The greatest gift the Sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. The Sumerians were a wealthy people. They needed some way to keep track of what they owned. They began drawing pictures. They used a reed as a pen. They drew on soft pieces of clay. The soft clay was then dried in the sun. The tablet became a permanent record. Later, the Sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. This kind of writing is called cuneiform. By putting symbols together, the Sumerians could write entire sentences.

A. cuneiform was invented
B. Cuneiform helped the Sumerians keep track of what they owned.
C. needed to keep records

Answer 1

The best example of notes from the supporting detail is B: Cuneiform helped the Sumerians keep track of what they owned. This note is a short summary of what the supporting detail is about, but it contains all the important details the reader needs in order to understand the information. In contrast, the other two answers are not good examples because they are too short, and they do not provide context about the text.