READING - Summary (BME)

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Summary of passage: The first book Chris read in fifth grade was about a lost kitten. Then he read a book about a family of bears, and then he read about a wild kangaroo in Australia. It seems every book Chris reads is about animals. Last week he found a good book about snakes and reptiles, and another book about elephants. Today Chris went to the library, and he checked out a book about dolphins, whales and other animals that live in the sea.

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Chris reads a lot of books about animals.

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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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Summary of passage: Right now Jason was playing right field. He really wanted to play third base. Earlier this year, coach had put him in left field and second base in a game, but never at third base. Once in practice, coach let him play third base, but he kept missing ground balls. When he did stop one, he made a bad throw to first base. Maybe if he kept practicing, Jason would be good enough to play third base. That was his dream.

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Jason really wanted to play third base.

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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? Or will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, or a big cheeseburger at Al's Hamburger Palace. She just couldn't decide. Then there was always the Pizza Shop with that great pepperoni pizza. How would she ever decide? Maybe she would just flip a coin.

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Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.

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Summarize the passage about product labels and ingredients.

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Labels show what goes into food, clothing, and other products. A simple product may have many ingredients.

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Should summaries include every detail from a story or passage?

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False

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A written summary should be 3-5 sentences long.

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True

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You should only include the main events or ideas from the passage when writing a summary.

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True

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A summary should be written in your own words.

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True

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Which best describes a summary?

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the main ideas and important details of the beginning, middle, and end of a passage.