Summarizing Text Practice
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6th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is summarizing?
Back
Summarizing is the process of briefly stating the main ideas or points of a text in your own words.
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CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Why is summarizing important?
Back
Summarizing helps to condense information, making it easier to understand and remember key concepts.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.9
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are key details in a text?
Back
Key details are the important pieces of information that support the main idea of a text.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a main idea?
Back
The main idea is the central point or message that the author wants to convey in a text.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How can you identify the main idea of a passage?
Back
You can identify the main idea by looking for repeated themes, the topic sentence, or the conclusion of the passage.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a supporting detail?
Back
Supporting details are facts, examples, or descriptions that help explain or reinforce the main idea.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.1
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What does it mean to paraphrase?
Back
To paraphrase means to restate information in your own words while maintaining the original meaning.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
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