Summary Practice

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What is the best summary for the passage? Passage: April's parents were dog breeders and their kennels were often filled with a litter of puppies. April helped care for the dogs by bathing them and giving them the best food and water. April's class had also been learning how to care for animals in their science lessons, so she was thrilled when her teacher announced a field trip to an animal shelter. The shelter manager, Rachel, led the class into the kennel area where dogs and cats sat along opposite walls of the building. April was stunned by what she saw. Some dogs looked like they had been starved before coming to the shelter. "What happened to these dogs?" April asked. "These dogs are here because their owners did not care for them properly," Rachel replied. "We try to keep the animals healthy so they can go to good homes. If you know someone who wants to adopt a pet, please tell them about our shelter." April decided to take action and she printed flyers with information about the shelter. April's parents handed them out to people who bought their puppies. The following day April received permission to post a flyer at her school. That afternoon, April received a phone call at home. "Hi, April, this is Rachel. I wanted to thank you for creating flyers for the shelter. Our adoptions have already started to increase!" "You're welcome! I just wanted to help rescue the puppies." Options: After a field trip to the animal shelter, April makes flyers to increase animal adoption because she cares about animals. April's class takes a field trip to an animal shelter, and April learns how to take care of animals with the rest of her class. The local animal shelter manager tells April that animals come to the shelter because their owners do not care for them. April's parents have too many dogs to care for, and April works to keep their dogs from being taken to an animal shelter.

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After a field trip to the animal shelter, April makes flyers to increase animal adoption because she cares about animals.

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Which sentence is an important event from the passage? Options: The shelter manager named Rachel gave April a tour. April's class took a field trip to the local animal shelter. April's class had been learning about animals in their classes. April received a phone call at home in the afternoon.

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April's class took a field trip to the local animal shelter.

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Summary of the passage about Jill's birthday dinner choices.

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Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.

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Summary of the passage about Peter at the zoo.

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Peter didn't enjoy the zoo because he felt really bad.

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When writing a summary, you should ask yourself: "Do you need this information to understand the text?"

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True

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Which of the following statements about SUMMARIZING is true?

• The Summary is a thought that is true but is not in the passage.
• The Summary is specific, detailed information contained in the passage.
• The Summary is what the passage is mostly about.
• The Summary is always found in the first sentence of the passage.

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The Summary is what the passage is mostly about.

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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 the passage about Jenny's room decoration.

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Jenny was picking out colors and materials to decorate her room.

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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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Summary of passage about Chris's reading habits.

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Chris reads a lot of books about animals.