Summarizing Nonfiction Texts

Summarize texts to determine a central idea and explain how it is supported by key details

How would you describe TikTok to someone who has never heard of it before, and challenge them to summarize the key features and functions of the app in just a few sentences?

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TikTok: Popular Social Media to Create and Share Videos

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the article supports the MAIN idea of the article?

• The changes come during a time when leaders in different countries have concerns about the app.

• Social media includes Facebook and other sites where people connect with each other.

• A ban is opposed by some who say it would take away rights from users.

• A committee in Congress passed the bill on March 1.

Multiple Choice

Read the following paragraph from the article.

The update was announced on March 1, 2023. The new rules are similar to gaming rules for young people in China, where TikTok's parent company ByteDance was formerly based. It has moved to Singapore, another country in Asia.

• TikTok's parent company ByteDance moved to Singapore, which has less strict gaming rules than China.

• China criticized TikTok's new update because the rules were too similar to China's.

• TikTok's latest rules are like the gaming rules in China, where TikTok's parent company used to be located.

• China's government was upset that Singapore took ByteDance away from China.

Multiple Select

Which supporting key detail(s) support the main idea that the changes come during a time when leaders in different countries have concerns about the app?

• A report was released about it last year. It suggested that TikTok's algorithms push videos harmful to some teens.

• TikTok announced other changes for all users.

• Around the world, there is concern about the app's safety. In the United States, leaders warn that ByteDance could give users' data to the Chinese government.

• Algorithms are used to sort posts. They predict what users will want to see based on their interests.

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When you summarize a nonfiction text, you should always include the

and supporting key details.