4RL2 Summarizing Literary Text Lesson 11

4RL2 Summarizing Literary Text Lesson 11

Open Ended

Create a summary of important story events by choosing 3 sentences

from below. Write three sentences that describe the events. Write the sentences in the order they happened.

The frogs rested in the cool, damp shade.

They decided not to continue their journeys.

It took time for the frogs to climb the mountain.

They tried to see the town they hoped to visit.

Two frogs were traveling to new towns.

They were surprised to see another frog.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best summarizes paragraphs 7 and 8 in the text?

• A Both frogs show each other proof that their hometowns and

  the towns they are traveling to are copies of each other.

• B Both frogs decide to stop traveling because they incorrectly

  believe the new towns are like their hometowns.

• C Both frogs politely say goodbye and leave for their

  hometowns after falling on the grass.

• D Both frogs say they wish they had never started on their

  journeys, and then they leave for home.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes why the frogs make the mistake

they did?

• A Kyoto looked exactly like Osaka, so the frogs did not think

  such a long journey was worth it.

• B Each frog stood up on his hind legs and held on to the other

  frog to see the town he wanted to visit.

• C The frogs’ noses pointed in the right direction, but their eyes

  only saw what was behind them.

• D The frogs got confused about the direction each of them had

  been traveling.

Multiple Select

Which two details in paragraph 6 that best support your answer

in #3.

. . . . There they both stood, stretching themselves as high as they

could and holding each other so they might not fall down. The

Kyoto frog turned his nose toward Osaka, and the Osaka frog

turned his nose toward Kyoto. But the foolish things forgot that

when they stood up, their great eyes lay in the backs of their

heads. Though their noses might point to the places they wanted

to go, their eyes beheld the places from which they had come.

• There they both stood, stretching themselves as high as they

  could and holding each other so they might not fall down.

• The Kyoto frog turned his nose toward Osaka, and the Osaka frog

  turned his nose toward Kyoto.

• But the foolish things forgot that

  when they stood up, their great eyes lay in the backs of their

  heads.

• Though their noses might point to the places they wanted

  to go, their eyes beheld the places from which they had come.

Multiple Choice

In paragraph 1, what is the meaning of the word dwelt?

• A ate

• B lived

• C slept

• D swam

Open Ended

Short Response: Summarize the important story events that occur after paragraph 4 when the frogs decide to view the towns from the mountain. Use story details to support your summary.