Summarizing Informational Text

Summarizing Informational Text

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English

5th - 8th Grade

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a summary?

Back

The main or most important idea of the text.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a topic in a text?

Back

The issue the text is talking about.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is true about summarizing?

Back

A summary is what the passage is mostly about.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the best summary of a passage?

Back

A summary captures the main idea and key details.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a summary?

Back

A short paragraph that you create which includes the main idea of the text and some key important details.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does it mean to summarize?

Back

To express the main ideas of a text in a shorter form.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the difference between a summary and a detailed description?

Back

A summary focuses on main ideas, while a detailed description includes many specifics.

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