Summarize

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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Tyrone really wanted an adventure. He borrowed his friend's bike and explored the world. He saw many amazing things and had a lot of fun. Tyrone was so glad he went on his trip! What is the best summary for this paragraph?

• Tyrone saw amazing things.

• Tyrone went on a fun bike adventure.

• Tyrone was glad he went on a trip.

• Tyrone wanted to explore.

Jayelle had a birthday party at her house. She invited lots of friends. They all brought her a present to open. She was excited to share cupcakes with her friends. She thanked everyone for coming before they went home. What is the best summary for this paragraph?

• Jayelle opened presents.

• Jayelle ate cupcakes with her friends.

• Jayelle had a birthday party with her friends.

• Jayelle thanked her friends for coming.

"Are you already done, son?" his father asked. "It seems like you just got in the water." Darren was finished with his bath in less than two minutes. He got his body and hair wet, rubbed some grape flavored shampoo on his hair, washed his body with soap, and quickly rinsed it off. He liked to take fast baths so he would have more time to play. In fact, Darren never took a long bath. To him, the faster the bath, the better.

The Summary of this passage is:

• Darren is very clean.

• Darren uses grape flavored shampoo.

• Darren likes to take fast baths.

• Darren never took showers.

There are five teams of students in the fifth grade. The blue team has math first period, and the red team has science. The yellow team gets to go outside early in the morning, while the green team goes to music. Only students on the orange team get to play games first period. Each student wears a nametag with his or her color, so that the teachers and students all know where a student should be.
The Summary of this passage is:
 

•  Students are organized by teams with color names .
• The blue team has math first.
• Students wear nametags.
• The yellow team has the best schedule.

As soon as she arrived at grandmother's house, Kaithlyn ran into her bedroom to look at the blue quilt. It covered her grandmother's bed and was Kaithlyn's favorite. It had patches of dark blue, medium blue, and light blue, with pictures of birds and flowers on every other patch. Kaithlyn 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 Kaithlyn happy.

The Summary of this passage is:

• Kaithlyn's grandmother has a pretty blue quilt.

• Kaithlyn loved her grandmother's quilt.

• Kaithlyn took naps at her grandmother's house.

• The quilt was warm.

Duvann carefully poured out the bag of marbles on his bed. He picked his ten favorite marbles and carefully set them to the side. Then he got out a small bag from his top drawer, and put the ten marbles inside. Just to make sure he wouldn't forget them, he placed the bag of marbles in his backpack. Duvann loved show and tell, and he was excited that he would get to show his class some of his favorite marbles.

The Summary of this passage is:

• Duvann had lots of marbles.

• Duvann was getting his favorite marbles ready to take to school for show and tell.

• Duvann would rather play marbles than play baseball.

• Duvann placed the bag of marbles in his backpack.

What would it be like to have teeth like a shark? A shark can have up to 3,000 teeth at one time. Shark teeth grow in rows, one behind another. Most sharks have 5 rows of teeth. When a shark loses a tooth, it is replaced by a tooth from the row behind it.

Which is the best summary of the passage above?

• A shark can have up to 3,000 teeth at one time

• Sharks have many teeth that are constantly replaced by new ones

• Most sharks have 5 rows of teeth.

• When a shark loses a tooth, it is replaced by a tooth from the row behind it.

Mickey Mouse is much older than he looks. He was created by Walt Disney in 1928. His first appearance was in a black and white cartoon called "Steamboat Willie". At the time most cartoons were silent. Steamboat Willie was one of the first cartoons with sound

• Mickey Mouse is much older than he looks.

• He was created by Walt Disney in 1928

• Mickey Mouse has been around since 1928 when he made his first appearance in Steamboat Willie

• At the time most cartoons were silent. Steamboat Willie was one of the first cartoons with sound

Read the following passage and then answer the question.
Books lay in the middle of his floor. Several broken toys were shoved halfway under the bed, and dirty clothes were everywhere. Frank's parents kept telling him to clean his room, but it never seemed to get clean. In fact, if Frank did manage to clean part of it, the rest of the room just got messier. In one corner of the room was an old peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and an open bag of potato chips was thrown on the dresser.

• Frank's room was a mess.
• A peanut butter and jelly sandwich was in one corner of the room.
• Frank liked potato chips.
• Frank got in big trouble because his room was not clean.