Summarizing

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What happened first in the story?

Eliza loved playing deep in the woods behind her home. One afternoon she got caught up in her make believe play, that she stayed out much longer than she should have. She just stayed out long enough to see the sun set. Before she knew it she had gotten lost and wasn't sure which way home was.

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Elisa stayed out much longer than she should have

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What was Jose doing with his favorite marbles?

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Jose was getting his favorite marbles ready to take to school for show and tell.

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How are students organized according to the passage?

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Students are organized by teams with color names.

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When would you most likely summarize a book?

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to tell someone the gist or main idea of a story

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Summary of passage: Tomorrow is Jill's birthday. She is excited because she gets to pick where she will eat dinner. Will it be Mexican food at the Big Enchilada House? Will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack? She just couldn't decide. Then there was always the Pizza Shop with that great pepperoni pizza. Jill has trouble deciding where to eat, so she will flip a coin.

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Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday, and can't decide. She will flip a coin to help decide.

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What is the best summary for this paragraph? Sally had a birthday party at her house. She invited lots of friends. They all brought her a present to open. She was excited to share cupcakes with her friends. She thanked everyone for coming before they went home.

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Sally had a birthday party with her friends.

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What is the difference between retelling and summarizing?

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A retell is telling about all the events while a summary only talks about main ideas.

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Summaries help me...

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all of the above

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What was Jose doing with his marbles?

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Jose was getting his favorite marbles ready to take to school for show and tell.

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What does Jacob prefer when it comes to bathing?

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Jacob likes to take fast baths.