Which Q-type focuses on factual content explicitly stated in the passage?

• A. Inference
• B. Main Idea
• C. Detail
• D. Vocabulary

Answer: (C)

Questions focusing on factual content stated directly in the passage test your ability to identify details. These questions look for a specific piece of information the author presents outright—such as a date, a name, a number, or a precise statement. Because the detail is stated in the text, you don’t need to infer or read between the lines; you simply locate the exact fact.

That’s why this is the right choice: it targets explicit information rather than what is implied (inference), the overall message or purpose (main idea), or the meaning of a word in context (vocabulary). Inference requires drawing conclusions from clues, main idea asks for the central point, and vocabulary asks for meaning. When the question asks for something that is explicitly stated, it’s a detail question.