Summary Practice

Front

What is a summary?

Back

A summary is a retelling in your own words, a short version of the main ideas, events, and details of a text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Front

What should a summary include?

Back

A summary should answer the 5 W’s: who, what, when, where, and why.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Front

Why do students wear nametags in the passage?

Back

Students wear nametags so that teachers and students know where each student should be.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

Front

What does it mean to summarize a text?

Back

To summarize a text means to condense the main ideas and details into a shorter form using your own words.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Front

What is the main idea of the passage about Frank's room?

Back

The main idea is that Frank's room is a mess.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Front

What is the purpose of summarizing?

Back

The purpose of summarizing is to capture the essential points of a text without including unnecessary details.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Front

What is an example of a true statement about summarizing?

Back

A summary is what the passage is mostly about.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Front

What does it mean if a summary includes too many details?

Back

If a summary includes too many details, it is not a true summary; it should focus on the main ideas.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Front

What is one thing a summary should not do?

Back

A summary should not describe the details but should focus on the main ideas.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Front

What color team has math first period?

Back

The blue team has math first period.

Tags

CCSS.HSF.IF.A.2