当然，这类细节性问题涉及的面很广。有的涉及数字计算，如时间、距离、次数、数量等，对这类问题须认真计算后方可选定正确答案；有的涉及正误判断，要先看选项，根据选项提供的线索，寻找文中相应部分，最后在题中选出肯定答案；还有的是有关事实、原因、结果、目的等。总之，做细节题切忌通过自己对某类知识的主观了解和认识做出轻率判断，一定要紧扣文章内容，不可随心所欲。
细节类问题的命题方式有以下几种：
（1）Which of the following is NOT true according to the information in the passage?
（2）Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?
（3）What is the example of . . . as described in the passage?
（4）The author mentions all of the following except . . .
（5）The reason for . . . is . . .
（6）The author states that . . .
（7）According to the passage, when （where, why, how, who, etc） . . .