San Francisco is located on the coast of California in an area often called the Bay Area. The weather is generally very mild, seldom getting really cold or really hot. Its mild climate is one reason many people live there. It seldom snows in San Francisco and generally does not get below freezing during the winter. Even in the middle of summer, temperatures may be in the mid 80s with a cool breeze from the bay keeping the weather very comfortable . The Summary of this passage is:

The weather in San Francisco is generally very mild.

San Francisco has many neat things to do.

Many people choose to live in California.

As our landfills grow into large mountains of junk it has become apparent that we need to take action. Every year thousands of water bottles are thrown into landfills where they do not get recycled and they do not decompose. Thus, further adding to our society's waste.

makes finding clean water easier.

Is it an ant, you wonder, or a termite? Ants resemble termites, but they are quite different and can be easily distinguished. In contrast to termites, ants are usually dark in color, are hard bodied, and have constriction between the thorax and abdomen. Termites are light in color and shed their wings. Flying ants do not shed their wings. Also, ants and termites belong to different orders. Select the best summary of this paragraph.

Although ants resemble termites, they have differences that can be easily seen.

Termites are lighter in color and loose their wings at a certain stage of development.

Ants are dark in color, hard bodied and belong to a different order than termites.

Ants and termites are both insects and have many things in common

Right now Jason was playing right field. He really wanted to play third base. Earlier this year, coach had put him in left field and second base in a game, but never at third base. Once in practice, coach let him play third base, but he kept missing ground balls. When he did stop one, he made a bad throw to first base. Maybe if he kept practicing, Jason would be good enough to play third base. That was his dream. The Summary of this passage is:

Jason really wanted to play third base.

Jason was the best player on his team.

Jason had trouble catching ground balls.

Jason was too lazy to practice.

Sailors have always needed lighthouses to warn them of dangerous conditions. The first tower that was built for such a purpose was at the entrance to Port Alexandria, a long-ago capital of ancient Egypt. The tower, called Pharos, was very large. It was so impressive a structure that it was known as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Fire beacons burning on the tower helped ships navigate through the treacherous waters approaching the city. Which title best summarizes this paragraph?

Pharos, the First Lighthouse Tower

Burning Fire Beacons in the Night

Helping Ships Navigate Tricky Waters

Everyone knows that thousands of athletes compete in the Olympic Games and that hundreds of thousands of visitors attend. But did you know that about 60,000 more people work to make the Olympics run smoothly? Some of these workers are paid, but thousands of others are volunteers. All of them have to be trained for their job. These workers do everything from sweeping up litter to escorting competitiors to selling tickets to announcing winners. Which title best summarizes this paragraph?

How Athletes Compete at the Games

Tips for Visitors to the Olympics

What does it take to be a survivor? Gary Paulsen knows. This well-known writer had a difficult childhood and left home at age fourteen. He worked with a carnival, on a farm, on a ranch and as a truck driver. He's also been a teacher, editor and singer. Today, Paulsen receives more than 400 letters a day from readers who identify with the struggles of the main character in his award-winning books, Hatchet, Brian's Winter and The River. When he's not writing, Paulsen enjoys sailing and adventure. Which title best summarizes this paragraph?

Paulsen: Survivor in Life and Literature

Why Paulsen Left Home at Fourteen

Getting to Know Book Characters

What is the difference between retelling and summarizing?

A retell is telling about all the events while a summary only talks about main ideas.

A summary is a long detailed paragraph and a retell is not.

Retelling and summarizing are the same thing.

Retelling is a word used for little kids and summarizing is used for big kids.

Which is the best summary of the following passage? As soon as she arrived at grandmother's house, Jessica ran into her bedroom to look at the blue quilt. It covered her grandmother's bed and was Jessica's favorite. It had patches of dark blue, medium blue, and light blue, with pictures of birds and flowers on every other patch. Jessica liked to take naps with the quilt wrapped around her. She loved the way it felt so soft and warm against her skin. Whenever she was visiting grandma, just looking at the quilt made Jessica happy.

Jessica loved her grandmother's quilt.

Jessica's grandmother has a pretty blue quilt.

Jessica took naps at her grandmother's house.

What is the best summary of the following passage? The Elk River flows from the far northern part of the state all the way to the southern tip. All kinds of animals rely on it for drinking water, people eat the fish they catch in it, and farmers in the state depend on it for irrigating their crops. Since there is very little rain in this state, the Elk River gives animals and humans the water they need to stay alive. Even though the river is not nearly the biggest in the nation, it is very important to the people and animals that live near it.

The Elk River is very important to people and animals.

The Elk River is a small river.

The Elk River starts in the northern part of the state.

People catch fish in the Elk River.

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

include the key points of a text

Summarize Quiz

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary?

using your own words

summary being shorter than the text

exact words from the text

including main ideas only

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which best describes a summary?

a really long detailed piece of writing

the entire text told in your own words

a dumb thing that teachers make you write

the main ideas and important details of a text

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following statements about SUMMARIZING is true?

The Summary is a thought that is true but is not in the passage.

The Summary is what the passage is mostly about.

The Summary is specific, detailed information contained in the passage.

The Summary is always found in the first sentence of the passage.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Read the following passage and then answer the question.
Lisa knew all of the seven dwarfs except one. She remembered Grumpy, Sleepy and Bashful. And of course she couldn't forget Doc and Dopey. Dopey was her favorite. But there was one she just could not remember. Let's see. There's also Sneezy, and that's six. But she could not remember that last one. What was his name?

Dopey was Lisa's favorite dwarf.

Lisa could not remember the name of one of the dwarfs.

There were seven dwarfs in all.

Lisa had a good memory.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

You should write your summary

in your own words with complete sentences

in a secret language that you make up

in one draft without revising

in fragments without punctuation

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When writing a summary for a INFORMATIONAL text, what is a good thing to consider?

characters

solution

details and facts

conflict

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Julie watched the ants as they carried small crumbs down the trail to the anthill. She thinks ants are very hard working and industrious little creatures. They always seemed busy, and you never saw an ant just laying around doing nothing. They were carrying food, building tunnels, or defending the anthill. One thing you could say about ants is that they sure aren't lazy.
The Summary of this passage is:

Ants carry many things.

Some ants may bite you.

Ants are hard workers.

Some ants help take care of the queen.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

When some people think about Texas, they think of cowboys on the open range-herding cattle up a dusty trail. However, Texas has much more than open prairie with large herds of cows. There are the mountains of West Texas, the piney hills of east Texas, and the emerald waters off the coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large coastal harbors with numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland lakes, rivers, swamps of southeast Texas with alligators and other exotic wildlife.
The Summary of this passage is:

There are a lot of cows in Texas.

There are many different, varied parts of Texas.

Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.

There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The first book Chris read in fifth grade was about a lost kitten. Then he read a book about a family of bears, and then he read about a wild kangaroo in Australia. It seems every book Chris reads is about animals. Last week he found a good book about snakes and reptiles, and another book about elephants. Today Chris went to the library, and he checked out a book about dolphins, whales and other animals that live in the sea.
The Summary of this passage is:

Chris likes kangaroos.

Chris is in the fifth grade.

Chris reads a lot of books about animals.

Dolphins and whales live in the sea.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

For the walls, Jenny thought she would use a bright yellow paint. She would pick a border that had mostly bright red and green colors, and maybe a little bit of blue. She already had found some curtains that were sky blue with streaks of red, blue and yellow that she thought would go great with the walls. And finally, she had picked a carpet that was mostly blue with specks of red and yellow. Jenny couldn't wait till she was done decorating her room. It was really going to look awesome.
The Summary of this passage is:

Jenny likes bright colors.

Jenny was going to paint her room.

Jenny was picking out colors and materials to decorate her room.

Yellow is a good color to paint your walls.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Summarize

32 questions

Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary?

Which best describes a summary?

Which of the following statements about SUMMARIZING is true?

You should write your summary

When writing a summary for a INFORMATIONAL text, what is a good thing to consider?

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