What is the purpose of reducing a sentence?

to remove repetitive information or too many details

to remove the who, what, where, when, and why details

What is the best way to reduce the underlined sentence? I need to study and prepare for the difficult and challenging math test.

I need to prepare for the challenging math test.

I need to prepare for the difficult and challenging math test.

The underlined sentence has too many details. What is the best way to reduce it? My sister is tired and sleepy, so she is going to take a nap and rest.

My sister is tired, so she is going to take a nap.

My sister is tired and sleepy, so she is going to take a nap.

My sister is sleepy, so she is going to take a nap and rest.

Why should the underlined sentences be combined? We ran and dashed around the soccer field until we were tired and exhausted.

It contains repetitive information.

IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA Being a clown isn't all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or bulls buck them off, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. Of course, this is a very dangerous thing to do. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business.

Rodeo clowns protect cowboys by putting themselves in danger.

Sometimes clowns can mean serious bussiness.

Cowboys and Rodeo Clowns are constantly in danger.

A Rodeo bull's attention is easily caught by Rodeo clowns.

IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA Sometime in December of 1891, Dr. James Naismith was teaching gym at the YMCA College in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was raining, and Dr. Naismith was trying to keep his students active. He wanted them playing a rough game that would keep them moving. He didn't like a few ideas that were too rough. Then Naismith had his breakthrough. He wrote out the rules for a game with peach baskets fixed to ten-foot elevated tracks. Naismith's students played against one another, passing the ball around and shooting it into the peach baskets. Dribbling wasn't a part of the original game. Also it took a while to realize that the game would run more smoothly if the bottoms of the baskets were removed. But this game grew to be one of the most popular sports in America today. Can you guess which one?

The most popular sport in America

Dr. James Naismith's career in teaching

IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA Before you put on that skeleton costume and rove door-to-door pandering for candy, take a minute to reflect on this tradition. Halloween is believed to have come from an ancient Celtic festival dating back some 2,000 years. November 1st was the Celtic New Year and marked the end of summer to the Celts. They celebrated on its eve by wearing costumes made of animal skins and dancing around bon fires. Over the next two millennia, this primitive celebration grew to be the candy fueled costume ball that we know today.

Why the skeleton costume is the best for Halloween

IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA You might think that all automobile fuels are the same, but they aren't. Automobiles can run on one of three types of fuel: gasoline, diesel, and biodiesel. All these fuels are burned inside of the engine, which creates the heat and energy that is used to power the car. But there are important differences between these fuels. Gasoline and diesel are more common than biodiesel. But each burns differently. Diesel fuel is heavier and less flammable than gasoline, so it has to be compressed before it will burn. Gasoline may be lighter than diesel, but both fuels are made from crude oil. On the other hand, biodiesel fuel is made from vegetables. Both biodiesel and diesel fuels must be burned in diesel engines, which only use diesel fuel. If gasoline is pumped into a diesel engine, it will have to be pumped out. These fuels may look pretty similar at the gas station, but remember that there are important differences between them or it may cost you.

Gasoline, diesel, and biodiesels area all fuels, but they have important differences in how they are made and used.

Which fuel is best to use for your car

How fuels change the way we drive

IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA Yellowstone National Park is mainly located in Wyoming, although three percent is located in the state of Montana. The Continental Divide of North America runs diagonally through the southwestern part of the park. The park sits on the Yellowstone Plateau, which is an average elevation of 8,000 feet above sea level. This plateau is bounded on nearly all sides by mountain ranges. There are 290 waterfalls that are at least fifteen feet in the park, the highest being the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, which falls 308 feet.

Physical features of the Yellowstone Park

Yellowstone Park's beautiful water falls

The continental Divide of North America

Which of the following statements is true about SUMMARIZING?

A summary is what the passage is mostly about.

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.

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

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 best summary of this passage is:

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

Jenny was going to paint her room.

Yellow is a good color to paint your walls.

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 best 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.

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 best 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.

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 best 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.

First, I made flyers describing my service and prices. Mom and I delivered them to all the houses in our neighborhood. A few days later my neighbors dog was my first customer. The owner thought I did such a nice job that he told all his friends. I've been in business almost a year and I'm so busy. Every Saturday I have about seven dog washing appointments. I hope to save enough money to buy a pet store some day. What would be a good topic sentence for this paragraph?

Last summer I started my dog washing business.

Mom helped me with my business.

I have lots of dogs to wash on Saturday.

You run up and down the court. You have to be able to chase down the ball. Sometimes you play for five or six minutes straight without a time out. Which of the options below would make a good topic sentence for this paragraph?

Basketball is an athletic sport.

I played basketball last Thanksgiving.

I usually go skiing every weekend in the winter even though it is expensive. I love the feeling of flying down a mountain. The views are beautiful from the top of a mountain and along the trails. Even the danger of falling and getting hurt can’t keep me away from the slopes on a winter dayWhat is the best topic sentence?

b) Skiing is my favorite sport.

Where would you usually find the topic sentence in a paragraph?

Most of the time it is the first sentence of the paragraph.

It's the last sentence of the paragraph.

The topic sentence is found in the middle of the paragraph after the details.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The definition of a primary source is:

the person was not there, did not live through it

the person was there, did live through it

the person read about it

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of a secondary source?

the person experienced the time/event

the person was not there, did not live through it

the person was there, did live through it

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A source created about an event or time-period by someone who was there

Primary

Secondary

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Something made about an event or time period by someone who was not there

Primary

Secondary

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An audio recording of an immigrant talking about their experience of Ellis Island.

What is the audio recording in this sentence?

Primary

Secondary

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which answer below is a Secondary Source?

Autobiography

Photograph

Diary

Textbook

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A journal written by Sequoyah describing how he created the Cherokee alphabet.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.6

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Unit 2 ELA Post Test Review

The definition of a primary source is:

What is the definition of a secondary source?

A source created about an event or time-period by someone who was there

Something made about an event or time period by someone who was not there

An audio recording of an immigrant talking about their experience of Ellis Island.What is the audio recording in this sentence?

Which answer below is a Secondary Source?

A journal written by Sequoyah describing how he created the Cherokee alphabet.

Which of these is NOT an example of a secondary source?

What is the purpose of reducing a sentence?

What is the best way to reduce the underlined sentence? I need to study and prepare for the difficult and challenging math test.

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An audio recording of an immigrant talking about their experience of Ellis Island.

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