Vocabulary & Summary

Which sentence uses the word afford in the same way as the passage?

• With Sally's recent paycheck, she can afford the shoes she wants to buy.

• Robert cannot afford to miss football practice again.

• A mother bird affords food for her baby.

• The game afforded an injury for Jack.

Which is not an important element of a summary?

• Detailed

• Concise

• Accurate

• objective

What is the importance of taking notes about the story while reading?

• It helps the reader remember every detail.

• It helps the reader get distracted while reading.

• It gives the reader every answer.

• It keeps the reader focused on the most important things that were read.

What is the purpose of a summary?

• A summary informs an individual, that has not read the text, on the key ideas in the text.

• A summary informs an individual on every detail of the text.

• A summary gives the reader a definition of a word.

• A summary is just used to tell an individual how the story ends.

What is a key idea from "The Cure for Concrete?"

• The annual cost to repair concrete in Europe is billions of dollars.

• It is 50 percent more costly to create bioconcrete than regular concrete.

• Microbiologist Hendrick Jonkers created bioconcrete to fill cracks caused by water.

• One of the most important building materials is concrete.

What is one of the main reasons our brains do the process called attentional saturation?

• The information is necessary.

• The information our brain is overlooking is unimportant.

• It needs to store every detail.

• It cannot remember the gist of an object without memorizing all of it.

What is a way that you can use a summary in every day life?

• Listing every single event that occurred during the day.

• Giving specific directions.

• Recapping your day, week, or vacation.

• Teaching an important lesson.

How should a summary start?

• The ending of the text.

• A minor character.

• An unimportant detail.

• The author and the title of text.