Summarizing

Two best friends named Alyssa and Sally were like sisters. They had so much in common. They liked the same food, drinks, books, and Television shows. Not only did they enjoy the same things, they looked alike, that their peers and teachers thought they were twins! They always got them confused. They had the same blonde hair, greenish yellow eyes, eyes, thick lips, the same nose and ear shapes! They did an ancestry test and later found out that they were sisters that had been separated at birth!

Which is the correct way to summarize this this passage?

• Alyssa and Sally were two best friends who enjoyed the same food.

• Two best friends are alike, later find out they're related.

• Alyssa and Sally dislike each other, then become best friends.

• Sally finds out that Alyssa wasn't her friend at all.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Read the following passage and then answer the question.
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 a small river.
• The Elk River starts in the northern part of the state.
• The Elk River is very important to people and animals.
• People catch fish in the Elk River.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Read the following passage and then answer the question.
Math didn't make much sense to Cathy. She always got area and perimeter mixed up and she had no idea what a right angle was. Last quarter she failed math, and this quarter wasn't any better. As long as she could remember, math had been hard for Cathy. She did fine in reading and science, but not math. Now she was working on her math homework, but she didn't know how to do most of it. Who invented math, anyway!

• Who invented math?
• Cathy did well in reading and science.
• Cathy always got area and perimeter mixed up.
• Cathy was not very good at math.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

A summary does what?

• nothing
• tells an opinion
• makes an educated guess
• is a shorter way to explain a text with important information or key points

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Johnny really wanted an adventure. He borrowed his friend's bike and explored the world. He saw many amazing things and had a lot of fun. Johnny was so glad he went on his trip! What is the best summary for this paragraph?

• Johnny saw amazing things.
• Johnny went on a fun bike adventure.
• Johnny was glad he went on a trip.
• Johnny wanted to explore.

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

March 2nd was a great day at the New York Public Library. More than 250 first and second graders wore red-and-white-striped stovepipe hats. They were celebrating The Cat in the Hat's 50th birthday. Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat picture book has been published for 50 years now. The famous feline danced with children racing around him. At the same time, pink, purple, and white confetti rained down.
Serena Williams, the tennis champion, read The Cat in the Hat to second graders. They sat on brightly-colored rugs around her. Two lucky second graders from PS 152 in Manhattan sat next to Williams on a big red chair. Pink and purple umbrellas hung from the ceiling. The students giggled while Williams made her voice change from deep to high for the many characters in the story.
After reading the book, Williams shouted, "Tip your hat to the Cat!" The students took off their hats and waved them excitedly.
Which sentence should be included in the summary of the passage above?

• After reading the book, Williams shouted, "Tip your hat to the Cat!"
• The students giggled while Williams made her voice change from deep to high...
• Two lucky second graders from PS 152 in Manhattan sat next to Williams on a big red chair.
• Serena Williams, the tennis champion, read The Cat in the Hat to second graders.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Read the following passage and then answer the question.
There are five teams of students in the fifth grade. The blue team has math first period, and the red team has science. The yellow team gets to go outside early in the morning, while the green team goes to music. Only students on the orange team get to play games first period. Each student wears a nametag with his or her color, so that the teachers and students all know where a student should be.

• Students are organized by teams with color names .
• The blue team has math first.
• Students wear nametags.
• The yellow team has the best schedule.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following statements about SUMMARIZING is false?

•  The Summary is what the passage is mostly about.
• The Summary is what all or most of the sentences or paragraphs are about.
• The Summary is usually found in more than just one sentence of the passage
• The Summary is one isolated thought in a passage.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2