Q3 Summarizing

On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 spacecraft launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Its mission was to go where no human being had gone before—the moon! The crew consisted of Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin. The spacecraft landed on the moon in the Sea of Tranquility, a basaltic flood plain, on July 20, 1969. The moonwalk took place the following day. On July 21, 1969, at precisely 10:56 EDT, Commander Neil Armstrong emerged from the Lunar Module and took his famous first step onto the moon’s surface. He declared, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” It was a monumental moment in human history!

Which option below is the best summary of the passage?

• Neil Armstrong was one of the most important astronauts in human history.

• The Apollo 11 mission was incredibly important because it was the first mission to feature a moonwalk.

• Neil Armstong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin were the astronauts on the Apollo 11 space mission.

• Mankind has long looked to the moon as a mysterious and distant object, but the manned moon missions of the United States finally put people in contact with that pale and beautiful surface.

Oceans and lakes have some things in common, but they are mostly quite different. Both are bodies of water, but oceans are very large bodies of salt water, while lakes are much smaller bodies of fresh water. Lakes are usually surrounded by land, while oceans are what surround continents. Both have plants and animals living in them, but the ocean is home to the largest animals on the planet, whereas lakes support much smaller forms of life. When it is time for a vacation, both will make a great place to visit and enjoy.

Which option below is the best summary of the passage?

• There are many difference between oceans and lakes, including locations and lifeforms.

• Oceans are obviously better than lakes for vacationing or visiting.

• The large animals that live in the ocean are fascinating, and contribute to how amazing oceans are as an ecosystem.

• While lakes are often surrounded on all sides by land, the ocean is what surrounds whole continents.

The Royals just played their first baseball game of the new season; I believe there is much to be excited about. Although they lost, it was against an excellent team that won the championship last year. The Royals fell behind early but showed excellent teamwork and came back to tie the game. The team had 13 hits and scored 6 runs. That’s excellent! Unfortunately, they had 5 fielding errors, which kept the other team in the lead the entire game. The game ended with the umpire making a bad call, and if the call had gone the other way, the Royals might have actually won the game. It wasn’t a victory, but I say the Royals look like they have a shot at the championship, especially if they continue to improve.

Which option below is the best summary of the passage?

• The Royals are the best baseball team in the entire MLB.

• The Royals have a lot of great potential this season.

• Bad umpire calls are all that are holding the Royals back from greatness.

• The Royals are going to win the championship this year.

The school fair is right around the corner, and tickets have just gone on sale. Even though you may be busy, you will still want to reserve just one day out of an entire year to relax and have fun with us. Even if you don’t have much money, you don’t have to worry. The school fair is a community event, and therefore prices are kept low. Perhaps you are still not convinced. Maybe you feel you are too old for fairs, or you just don’t like them. Well, that’s what my grandfather thought, but he came to last year’s school fair and had this to say about it: “I had the best time of my life!” While it’s true you may be able to think of a reason not to come, I’m also sure you can think of several reasons why you must come. We look forward to seeing you at the school fair!

Which option below is the best summary of the passage?

• You should come to the school fair regardless of who you are.

• School fairs are beloved by elderly people.

• A school fair is a great way to engage with the community and to show off students' knowledge.

• Prices are kept low for community events, which makes them very desirable places to go.

This is the perfect system for cleaning your room. First, move all of the items that do not have a proper place to the center of the room. Get rid of at least five things that you have not used within the last year. Take out all of the trash, and place all of the dirty dishes in the kitchen sink. Now find a location for each of the items you had placed in the center of the room. For any remaining items, see if you can squeeze them in under your bed or stuff them into the back of your closet.

Which option below is the best summary of the passage?

• If you leave dirty dishes in your room, it is both disgusting and a health risk.

• To clean your room, you should stuff all of your excess belongings under your bed or into your closet.

• Using a system of finding, clearing out, and reorganizing your stuff will lead to a perfectly clean room.

• Even the neatest people in the world need to clean their room from time to time.

Medieval soldiers came in three varieties: foot soldiers, archers, and knights. Foot soldiers dressed in mismatched armor and carried simple weapons such as poleaxes or flails. Archers often wore no armor, but stood behind other troops to shoot their longbows. Knights wore suits of armor, fought from horseback, and used swords, lances, and shields. Each type of soldier had their own job to do in a battle, and none of them would be able to do their job correctly without the other troops fulfilling their roles. Only through cooperation were medieval armies capable of successfully winning battles.

Which option below is the best summary of the passage?

• Knights were the strongest and most capable combatants in medieval warfare.

• There were three primary types of soldiers in medieval warfare.

• The most important difference between different types of medieval soldiers was how much armor they wore.

• The three different types of soldier in medieval war had to work together in order to be successful.

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

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which of the following statements about SUMMARIZING is true?

• The Summary is one detail 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.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

Cornelia wanted to get out of taking her test in Science. She asked to go to the restroom during science class. As she wandered along the hall the shiny red fire drill seemed to call her name. Cornelia looked left and then right, and pulled the alarm. Green spray came out all over her arms, just as she began to run away. Ms. Singelton saw Cornelia's green arms and took her straight to the office. Turns out she still had to take the test, but from ISSP.

Which option below is the best summary of the passage?

• Cornelia did not study for a test so she made a plan to hide out in the restroom during that class.

• Cornelia wanted to get out of a science test so she pulled the fire alarm. she got caught and ended up in ISSP.

• Cornelia hates tests so she decided to skip school instead of going to class on test days.

• Cornelia pulled the fire alarm so that Hannah could get out of taking a science test.

Travis and Frederick went to the mall to buy shoes. Frederick decided that he was going to steal pair of shoes from the mall. Travis tried to talk Frederick out of doing it. When they got to the mall and entered the shoes store Travis went to look at some shoes. Frederick pretended to be looking at shoes, when he suddenly bolted for the door with a pair of Nikes. The security guard reached out and grabbed Frederick's arm and took him to the station. Travis just called his mom to pick him up.

Which option below is the best summary of the passage?

• Travis wanted a pair of shoes from the mall so he got his friend Frederick to steal them.

• Frederick thought he could get away with stealing shoes from the mall and he did.

• Travis had no idea that Frederick planned to steal from the mall when they planned to buy shoes.

• Travis tried to talk his friend Frederick out of stealing shoes from the mall, but when he did it anyway he got caught.