Main Idea and Summarizing

Main Idea and Summarizing

4th - 5th Grade

10 Qs

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Main Idea and Summarizing

Main Idea and Summarizing

Assessment

Quiz

English

4th - 5th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.4.9, RI.5.9, RL.4.2

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a summary?
a short explanation of a text
a persuasive argument about a text
a movie based off a book
a theme or universal lesson

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When would you most likely summarize a book? 
when you want to forget a book you've read
when you want to tell a friend your opinion of a book but not what it was about
when you want to tell a friend the gist or the main idea of a book
when you don't understand a vocabulary word you read in a book

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A summary should
answer the 5 W's: who, what, when, where, and why.
describe the details but not the main ideas.
never mention the plot of the text.
always mention the age of the author.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following questions should you definitely answer in a summary of the novel My Funny Friend Fiona?
What's Fiona's neighbor'd favorite color?
What happens to Fiona?
Is My Funny Friend Fiona a boring book?
How long did it take you to read My Funny Friend Fiona?

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What detail should be cut from this summary:
My Funny Friend Fiona is a novel about a girl named Fiona. It's really quick to read, and you should read it because it's the funniest book in the world.
the name of the main character
the title of the book
the fact that the book is a novel
the opinion that it's the "funniest book in the world."

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When should you write a draft of your summary?
immediately after reading the text for the first time
be coding the text
before re-reading sections you didn't understand
after you've read the text, coded it and re-read any sections you didn't understand.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of coding while you read?
looking a word up in the dictionary
putting an exclamation mark next to surprising or new information
drawing a picture of your kitten in the blank space at the end of the chapter
rereading the same page 10-15 times

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