Summarizing RL2.2

Summarizing RL2.2

7-8 grade

Definition

A summary is a shorter way to tell about a passage. It tells the most important details or events in a piece of literature. It does not tell all of the details of a story. 

Summary of Passage

 A man named William Legrand has some bad luck and loses most of his money. Because he is embarrassed about losing his money, he decides to move from his home in New Orleans to live on a desolate island, called Sullivan's Island.

Multiple Choice

Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of the second paragraph?

• The operator used two joysticks to control the arm.

• The arm was raised with the scoop teeth pointing down.

• The backhoe had a metal scoop and a long arm.

• The backhoe destroyed part of Seth's driveway.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence would be most important to include in a summary of the passage?

• "Seth watched out the front window as a crew of about 10 people worked hard to destroyed parts of the street in front of his house."

• "This giant piece of metal machinery had a scoop with jagged metal teeth at the end of a long arm, and the operator was controlling the arm and scoop with two joysticks."

• "There was a large sign down at the end of the street describing the construction project underway."

• "Then, he would bring the arm down quickly and with great force, using the teeth of the scoop to crush the concrete that it landed on."

Multiple Choice

Which of these best summarizes the passage?

• Seth watched with confusion as a work crew with construction equipment randomly destroy parts of the road in front of his house.

• Seth was unable to tell why the construction crew ripped up some parts of the road in front of his house and left others alone.

• Seth watched with confusion as a backhoe operator used the machine's arm and scoop to destroy part of his driveway.

• Seth watched a man operating a backhoe rip up his driveway and a man with a saw cut up parts of the road while another filled a hole.

Multiple Choice

Which of these best summarizes the last paragraph?

• Seth was happy to be watching workers from his window because he enjoyed watching destruction.

• Seth saw that some driveways were being ripped out while others were not being touched.

• Seth noticed that one worker was filling in with concrete one of the holes that had been cut.

• Seth did not understand why only parts of the road were being destroyed, so he decided to just watch and enjoy.

Multiple Choice

Which of these is the best summary of the last paragraph?

• The narrator nodded in agreement after Tabitha explained why she decided to make her report about an inspirational team.

• The narrator clapped along with everyone after Tabitha finished her report about an inspirational team.

• Tabitha explained that she made her report about Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan because they were an inspirational team.

• Tabitha explained why she decided to make her report about an inspirational team and everybody clapped.

Multiple Choice

Which of these is the best summary of the third paragraph?

• The class thought about how difficult it would be to live in a world that was not only dark, but also silent.

• The class thought about how dark and silent Helen Keller’s life must have been as Tabitha described it.

• Tabitha described how Helen Keller had trouble communicating after she lost her sight and hearing.

• Tabitha described how Helen Keller was healthy for two years of her life before she became sick.

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements best tells what the passage is about?

• Tabitha gives a report about the struggles that Helen Keller had in trying to communicate with other people until she met Anne Sullivan.

• Tabitha gives a report about how Anne Sullivan stayed with Helen Keller and helped her to communicate for over 49 years after they met.

• Tabitha gives a report about how Helen Keller’s parents struggled to communicate with her until they were able to find Anne Sullivan.

• Tabitha gives a report about how Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller were an inspirational team because they worked together toward success.

Multiple Choice

Which of these details would be most important in a summary of this passage?

• Helen Keller was healthy for the first two years of her life.

• Helen Keller met Anne Sullivan at The Perkins Institute for the Blind.

• Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of the telephone.

• Alexander Graham Bell sent Helen to The Perkins Institute for the Blind.