Summary Practice

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What does a summary do?

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A summary is a shorter way to explain a text with important information or key points.

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Summaries help me...

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all of the above

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The 'who/subject' is...

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the person or thing a text or article is about

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The 'What' is...

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where the action takes place

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What does 'Where' refer to in a text?

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the place the action in the text takes place or the setting

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The 'When' is...

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the time when the action is taking place

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The 'Why' is...

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the reason the action takes place or motivation for Who/Subject to do something

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"I only write summaries in middle school, I will never need these skills in college." Is this statement true or false?

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False

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Are summaries important to reading?

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False

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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.