Summarizing

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Which best describes a summary?

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the main ideas and important details of a text

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Summaries help me...

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all of the above

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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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Summary of passage: Julie watched ants carrying crumbs, always busy with tasks like carrying food, building tunnels, or defending the anthill.

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Ants are hard workers.

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What is the best summary for this paragraph? Johnny really wanted an adventure. He borrowed his friend's bike and explored the world. He saw many amazing things and had a lot of fun. Johnny was so glad he went on his trip! Options: Johnny saw amazing things., Johnny went on a fun bike adventure., Johnny was glad he went on a trip., Johnny wanted to explore.

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Johnny went on a fun bike adventure.

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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. Options: Sally opened presents., Sally ate cupcakes with her friends., Sally had a birthday party with her friends., Sally thanked her friends for coming.

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Sally had a birthday party with her friends.

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Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary? Options: using your own words, summary being shorter than the text, exact words from the text, including main ideas only

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exact words from the text

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What can you summarize?

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anything you read or watch

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What is a summary?

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a short explanation of a text

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How are students organized in the fifth grade?

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Students are organized by teams with color names.