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.

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 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.

Read the following passage and then answer the question. 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.

The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be held in Brazil. It will be the 20th year of the World Cup. Brazil was chosen in October of 2007 to host the 2014 competition. Earlier in the year, South America had been chosen as the continent for the contest. Brazil was the only country to put in a bid. This is the second time Brazil will host the World Cup. The country hosted it in 1950. It is the first World Cup to be held in South America since 1978, when Argentina hosted. No other South American country has hosted the World Cup more than once. The summary of this passage is:

The 2014 World Cup will be held in Brazil. It is the second time Brazil has been chosen to host the World Cup. Brazil is the only South American country to host the World Cup twice.

The 20th World Cup will take place in 2014. In 2007, it was decided that the competition would be held in South America. It is the first World Cup in South America since 1978.

In October 2007, Brazil was chosen to host the 20th World Cup. Brazil has already hosted the World Cup before. 1978 was the last time a South American country hosted the World Cup.

Early in 2007, South America was chosen as the continent for the 20th World Cup. Brazil was the only country that put in a bid. Brazil hosted the World Cup before in 1950.

Turn over a bag of potato chips. Is the label interesting? A simple food recipe may use several ingredients. These come from the soil and from chemistry labs around the world. Surprises also show up in the labels on clothing and other products. Look at the label on a package of lipstick. The tube seems small and shiny, but inside lipstick there is soap, oil, fish scales, and wax! Which is the best way to summarize this passage?

Labels show what goes into food, clothing, and other products. A simple product may have many ingredients.

A bag of potato chips seems like a simple recipe. There are many ingredients from the soil and from chemistry labs.

Clothes and other products have many ingredients as well. Lipstick alone has soap, oil, wax, and fish scales.

Lipstick seems small and shiny. Look at the label sometime. It has at least four different ingredients.

Read this paragraph from “Alligator Or Crocodile? You Decide.” Members of the Crocodylia family have been around for approximately 230 million years. This means that not only were they around when the dinosaurs roamed the earth, but they outlived the dinosaurs! During that time they haven’t change much. So, they must have some extremely successful survival strategies and physical traits. Which statement offers the BEST summary of this paragraph?

Alligators and crocodiles have remained very much the same since the days of the dinosaurs.

Alligators and crocodiles are hundreds of millions of years old.

Alligators and crocodiles have lived longer than many other animal species.

Alligators and crocodiles have special qualities and abilities that help them survive.

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Summarize 1 YouTube Red members now get an additional exciting feature: YouTube Red Originals. YouTube Red members now have access to original movies and series created by YouTubers. The goal of YouTube Red Originals is to create longer video experiences that have bigger and bolder stories. It also gives YouTubers an opportunity to pursue their dreams even more!

YouTube Red Originals are series and movies that YouTube creators provide for Red members.

YouTube Red Originals allows users to create big, bold stories.

YouTube Red Originals allow Youtubers to follow their goals and dreams online.

Youtube is adding new features to their site to make it more exciting for users.

Summarize 2 Every Snapchat user is familiar with stories, as it is a way to experience what is currently happening all over the world. Story Explorer goes way beyond the snaps featured in a story. If you see a moment that excites you, swipe up to see more snaps from different perspectives.

Story Explorer is a feature on Snapchat that allows users to swipe up to see different perspectives.

Snapchat users experience stories from all of the world.

When there are exciting moments on Snapchat, people can use the new feature to swipe up.

Snapchat users are excited to see more snaps from different perspectives.

Summarize 3 Ever wonder how Facebook decides what’s on your News Feed? You actually have a lot to do with this! Facebook staff noticed that the things users clicked on from News Fed was interesting to them. Basically News Feed is a method for Facebook to see how likely users are to click on an article and how long they will spend reading it. From this, you will see more stories that are interesting to you!

Facebook controls News Feed according to articles read and how long people read them.

Individuals are mostly in control of what articles show up on their News Feed.

News Feed is a way for Facebook to see what people are interested in.

Only stories that are interesting to you will pop up on your News Feed.

Summarize 4 It’s very obvious that pictures are a core part of the entire Twitter experience. Because of this, pictures should and now are accessible to everyone including those who are visually impaired! Users can now add descriptions (alt text) to images in Tweets. Those who are visually impaired can access the descriptions through their screen readers and braille displays.

Pictures are now accessible to everyone including those who are visually impaired.

Pictures are essential to fully experience twitter.

Using alt text will help you add descriptions to your images on your twitter account.

Pictures should be accessible to everyone, even on social media.

Summarize 5 Google Plus is Google’s social platform. There are multiple ways to communicate via Google Plus such as micro-blogging, video-conferencing, and circles. With over 540 million active subscribers, Google Plus is very popular in today’s society. Joining the Google Plus community today will provide a way to communicate in an Innovative way.

Google Plus is Google’s social media platform where people can communicate in many ways.

Google Plus has become a very popular in today's society.

Google Plus has created a community focused on innovation.

Google Plus allows users to video conference, micro-blog, and circles.

GameFAQs is a Web site that hosts walkthroughs for video games. It also has answers to many frequently asked questions to popular video games. The website was created in November 1995 by Jeff Veasey. The site has a lot of video game information. It is a place where gamers can get almost any information about games. It covers systems from the Atari to the Xbox 360. The Web site also covers computer games. The information on the Web site is given by volunteer gamers. Then, it is reviewed by the site's two editors, Jeff Veasey and Allen Tyner. The Web site also has a large message board community. Every game listed on the site has a board for discussion or game help. The summary of this passage is:

GameFAQs is a Web site that helps video gamers with their games. It was created in 1995 and covers old and new video and computer games. The site is run by two editors, who check volunteer information before putting it on the site.

GameFAQs has a lot of information about video games. It helps people with questions they have about games. It also gives them information on how to play the games well. Users can post messages on the message boards.

GameFAQs is a good Web site that allows gamers to discuss all kinds of video and computer games. It was started in November 1995. Allen Tyner is one of the two editors who checks the information volunteers put on the Web site.

GameFAQs has information on old and new video games. It has information for Xbox 360 games like Halo. It also has several message boards where gamers can discuss their favorite computer games. It was created by Jeff Veasey.

Rosa Parks has been called the "mother of the civil rights movement." She is one of the most important people of the 20th century. In December of 1955, she refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white passenger. The bus driver had her arrested. She was sent to court. She was found guilty of breaking the law. Her act sparked a boycott of the bus system by blacks. Blacks refused to use the buses for more than a year. The boycott introduced the country to a man named Martin Luther King, Jr. People all over the country came to know King. Soon, the U.S. Supreme Court made segregation on city buses against the law. Over the next forty years, Rosa Parks helped make Americans aware of the history of the civil rights struggle. She earned many honors, including the Martin Luther King Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize. She is an example of courage and strength. She inspires all Americans to live free. The summary of this passage is:

Rosa Parks was an important person of the 20th century. She refused to give up her seat on a bus, which led to a boycott of the bus system. She earned many honors for her work in the civil rights movement.

Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Then, the buses were boycotted, and Martin Luther King, Jr., became very well known. He had a prize named after him.

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus. The bus driver had her arrested, and then she was found guilty of breaking the law. She was important to American history.

Rosa Parks boycotted the bus system. This boycott brought Martin Luther King, Jr., to the front of the civil rights movement. People all over the country got to know Martin Luther King, Jr.

Picture this: a herd of elephants flies past you at sixty miles perhour, followed by a streak of tigers, a pride of lions, and a bunch of clowns. What do you see? It must be a circus train! One of the first uses of the circus train is credited to W.C. Coup. He partnered with P.T. Barnum in 1871 to expand the reach of their newly combined shows using locomotives. Before circus trains, these operators had to lug around all of their animals, performers, and equipment with a team of more than 600 horses. Since there were no highways, these voyages were rough and took a long time. Circuses would stop at many small towns between the large venues. Performing at many of these small towns was not very profitable. Because of these limitations, circuses could not grow as large as the imaginations of the operators. After they began using circus trains, Barnum and Coup only brought their show to large cities. These performances were much more profitable and the profits went toward creating an even bigger and better circus. Multiple rings were added and the show went on. Today, Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus still rely on the circus train to transport their astounding show, but now they use two. The summary of this passage is:

Circuses used to have a difficult time traveling and had to stop at many small towns along the way. Trains allowed circuses to travel easily from large city to large city.

One of the first uses of the circus train is credited to W.C. Coup. He partnered with P.T. Barnum in 1871 to expand the reach of their newly combined shows using locomotives.

Barnum and Coup only brought their show to large cities. These performances were much more profitable and the profits went toward creating an even bigger and better circus.

Before circus trains, these operators had to lug around all of their animals, performers, and equipment with a team of more than 600 horses.

How do you say "Holy cow" in French? The fastest thing in France may just be the fastest ground transportation in the world. The TGV ( Train � Grande Vitesse : French for very high speed) is France's national high speed rail service. On April 3 rd , 2007, a TGV test train set a record for the fastest wheeled train, reaching 357.2 miles per hour. In mid 2011, TGV trains operated at the highest speed in passenger train service in the world, regularly reaching 200 miles per hour. But what you may find most shocking is that TGV trains run on electric power not petrol. Now if you'll excuse me; I have a record to catch. The summary of this passage is:

The TGV is a French train that set a record for the fastest wheeled train and the fastest passenger train service.

The TGV is France's national high speed rail service. On April 3 rd , 2007, a TGV test train set a record for the fastest wheeled train, reaching 357.2 miles per hour.

The TGV is France's national high speed rail service. TGV trains operated at the highest speed in passenger train service in the world, regularly reaching 200 miles per hour.

In mid 2011, TGV trains operated at the highest speed in passenger train service in the world, regularly reaching 200 miles per hour.

Giddy-up, cowboys and girls! In the Southwest during early half of the 1800s, cows were only worth 2 or 3 dollars a piece. They roamed wild, grazed off of the open range, and were abundant. Midway through the century though, railroads were built and the nation was connected. People could suddenly ship cows in freight trains to the Northeast, where the Yankees had a growing taste for beef. Out of the blue, the same cows that were once worth a couple of bucks were now worth between twenty and forty dollars each, if you could get them to the train station. It became pretty lucrative to wrangle up a drove of cattle and herd them to the nearest train town, but it was at least as dangerous as it was profitable. Cowboys were threatened at every turn. They faced cattle rustlers, stampedes and extreme weather, but kept pushing those steers to the train station. By the turn of the century, barbed wire killed the open range and some may say the cowboy too, but it was the train that birthed him. The summary of this passage is:

Cows were not worth a lot of money until they could be easily transported to the East after the invention of the train. Many people then became cowboys despite the dangers they faced.

In the Southwest during early half of the 1800s, cows were only worth 2 or 3 dollars a piece.

It became pretty lucrative to wrangle up a drove of cattle and herd them to the nearest train town, but it was at least as dangerous as it was profitable.

People could suddenly ship cows in freight trains to the Northeast, where the Yankees had a growing taste for beef. Out of the blue, the same cows that were once worth a couple of bucks were now worth between twenty and forty dollars each, if you could get them to the train station.

Electric trolley cars or trams were once the chief mode of public transportation in the United States. Though they required tracks and electric cables to run, these trolley cars were clean and comfortable. In 1922, auto manufacturer General Motors created a special unit to replace electric trolleys with cars, trucks, and buses. Over the next decade, this group successfully lobbied for laws and regulations that made operating trams more difficult and less profitable. In 1936 General Motors created several front companies for the purpose of purchasing and dismantling the trolley car system. They received substantial investments from Firestone Tire, Standard Oil of California, Phillips Petroleum, and other parties invested in the automotive industry. Some people suspect that these parties wanted to replace trolley cars with buses to make public transportation less desirable, which would then increase automobile sales. The decline of the tram system in North America could be attributed to many things—labor strikes, the Great Depression, regulations that were unfavorable to operators—but perhaps the primary cause was having a group of powerful men from rival sectors of the auto industry working together to ensure its destruction. Fill it up, please. The summary of this passage is:

Many large companies that served the automotive market conspired to dismantle the electric trolley car system and replace them with less desirable buses.

Electric trolley cars or trams were once the chief mode of public transportation in the United States. Though they required tracks and electric cables to run, these trolley cars were clean and comfortable.

In 1922, auto manufacturer General Motors created a special unit to replace electric trolleys with cars, trucks, and buses. Over the next decade, this group successfully lobbied for laws and regulations that made operating trams more difficult and less profitable.

The decline of the tram system in North America could be attributed to many things—labor strikes, the Great Depression, regulations that were unfavorable to operators—but perhaps the primary cause was having a group of powerful men.

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Which of the following statements is true about SUMMARIZING?

A summary should include many story details.

A summary is always found in the first sentence of a paragraph or chapter.

A summary should always be fiction.

A summary is what the passage is mostly about.

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Which best describes a summary?

Main or most important idea of the text

A really long detailed piece of writing

A dumb thing teachers make you write

The entire text in your own words

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CCSS.RI.5.9

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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 best summary of this passage is:

There are many different, varied parts of Texas.

There are a lot of cows in Texas.

There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.

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

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CCSS.RL.4.2

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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 main ideas of a book

when you don't understand a vocabulary word you read in a book

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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

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What can you summarize?

only novels

only nonfiction

only movies

anything you read or watch

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The article “The Three Men Who Invented the Telephone” is about three different men who contributed to the invention of the telephone. Which of the following should you
include in a summary of this article?

details about how smartphones and cell phones work

a detail about where the phrase "put someone on hold" came from

a brief explanation of how each man was involved in the invention of the telephone

your opinion about who really invented the telephone

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