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 many different, varied parts of Texas.

There are a lot of cows in Texas.

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

There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.

It started when they got to the bears. Peter felt tired and his stomach hurt. He dragged himself over to see the elephants, which were eating from a stack of hay. Normally, the elephants were his favorite. Without much interest, Peter followed his classmates to the camels, which were busy swatting flies with their tails. Peter knew he should be having fun at the zoo, but he just felt terrible and all he wanted to do was lie down and rest. Even the lions and tigers did not interest him now. The Summary of this passage is:

Peter didn't enjoy the zoo because he felt really bad.

Peter's favorite animals were the elephants.

The camels were swatting flies with their tails.

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.

What is the best summary for this fable?

A dog returning home with a bone saw his reflection and thought it was another dog with a bigger bone. He tried to get the bigger bone and ended up with nothing.

A dog tries to steal a bone from another dog. The dog ends up losing his bone and swimming in the river.

A dog is returning home with a bone from the butcher. He thinks he sees another dog with a bigger bone. He acts greedily and ends up in the water without his bone.

It is very foolish to be greedy.

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:

Some ants help take care of the queen.

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.

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 reads a lot of books about animals.

Dolphins and whales live in the sea.

Tomorrow is Jill's birthday. She is excited because she gets to pick where she will eat dinner. Will it be Mexican food at the Big Enchilada House? Or will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, or a big cheeseburger at Al's Hamburger Palace. She just couldn't decide. Then there was always the Pizza Shop with that great pepperoni pizza. How would she ever decide? Maybe she would just flip a coin. The Summary of this passage is:

Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.

The Pizza Shop has the best pizza in town.

Jill will choose a place by flipping a coin.

Which best describes a summary?

the main ideas and important details of a text

a really long detailed piece of writing

the entire text told in your own words

a dumb thing that teachers make you write

Summarize

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Summaries help me...

understand what I'm reading

write about what I read

include the key points of a text

all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The 'who/subject' is....

the person or thing a text or article is about

The date the article is happening

where the stuff takes place

What happens in the article or text

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The 'What' is...

a question from the text

where the action takes place

what is happening

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The 'Where' is...

the time the action takes place

what the who/subject does

the place the action in the text takes place or the setting

just a place

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The 'When' is...

when the article or text is published or put online

not important

the time when the action is taking place

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The 'Why' is...

not important

the reason the action takes place or motivation for Who/Subject to do something

the question presented in the text

what the who is asking

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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Summarize

A summary does what?

Summaries help me...

The 'who/subject' is....

The 'What' is...

The 'Where' is...

The 'When' is...

The 'Why' is...

"I only write summaries in middle school, I will never need these skills in college."

"Summaries are not important to reading, only writing."

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