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Reading Station 4 -- Main Idea and Summary

Authored by Mary Long

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Reading Station 4 -- Main Idea and Summary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A main idea is

specific descriptions of people, places, or things

something real or true

the central idea in a story

to show something is real or true

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A detail is...

the central idea in a story

something real or true

specific descriptions of people, places, or things

to show something is true/real

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A summary is...

a belief or judgement

the events in a novel or a movie

A restatement/explanation of what's been said

a fact

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does summarizing help you become a better reader?

because you are using your imagination to recreate the ending

because you are evaluating the text to see what is most important

because you are combining what you learned in the text with your own background knowledge

because your teacher made you do it

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one strategy you can use when you read a text to help you summarize

the 5 W's (who, what, when, where, why)

looking up unknown words in the dictionary

asking the teacher for the answer

writing down everything word for word

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which detail would be least important to include

in a summary of Gerhana’s story?

Gerhana almost died alone in the wild.

Gerhana’s mother was killed.

Gerhana has a coat of bright-orange hair.

Caregivers at the Forest School saved Gerhana.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The main purpose of the infographic “Why We

Need Rainforests” is to help readers understand

Earth’s water cycle.

the role rainforests play in the planet’s health.

carbon dioxide.

the lumber and coal industries.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

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