Summarizing Texts

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When you determine the key details (Characters, Setting, Main Problem, Events, and Conclusion) of a text while condensing information into a short paragraph, you are _____.

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summarizing

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What can you summarize? Options:

only novels

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only nonfiction

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only movies

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anything you read or watch

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anything you read or watch

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The person or creatures in the story.

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Characters

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The _______ is the time and place that the story takes place.

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setting

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Which best describes a summary?

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retelling the most important details of a text in your own words

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When would you most likely summarize a book?

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when you want to tell a friend the gist or main ideas of a book

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What would improve the summary of the novel Cynthia and the Spaceship by Evelyn Redding? Options: cutting the final sentence, adding details about the challenge Cynthia faces in the novel, adding details about what the spaceship looks like, cutting the title and the author of the book.

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adding details about the challenge Cynthia faces in the novel

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Which detail from the passage of Alice in Wonderland provides a clue to the place where this passage takes place? Options: “Once in the wood…", “A large blue caterpillar..”, “...get back to her right size again...”, “...with its arms folded”

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“Once in the wood…”

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Which question should be answered in a summary of the novel My Funny Friend Fiona? Options:

What’s Fiona’s neighbor’s favorite color?

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What happens to Fiona?

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Is My Funny Friend Fiona a boring book?

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How long did it take you to read My Funny Friend Fiona?

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What happens to Fiona?

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What detail should be cut from the following summary? My Funny Friend Fiona is a novel about a girl named Fiona. It’s really quick to read, and you should read it because it’s the funniest book in the world. Options: the name of the main character, the title of the book, the fact that the book is a novel, the opinion that it's the "funniest book in the world".

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the opinion that it's the "funniest book in the world"