Summarizing Pretest

Which best describes a summary?

• a really long detailed piece of writing

• the entire text told in your own words

• an opinion of what you read in a text

• the main ideas and important details of a text

What is the difference between retelling and summarizing?

• A summary is a long detailed paragraph and a retell is not.
• A retell is telling about all the events while a summary only talks about main ideas.
• Retelling and summarizing are the same thing.
• Retelling is a word used for little kids and summarizing is used for big kids.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What is the first step to summarizing a passage?

• Carefully reading through and understanding the passage so you can make a better summary.

• Put the first important thing you see down then contiune on reading.

Which word correctly matches the following definition: The most important point the author makes.

• Objective Summary

• Supporting Details

• Central Idea

• Topic

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which is the correct definition for the following word: SUPPORTING DETAILS

• Based on or influenced by personal feelings

• A brief statement or account of the main points of something

• What or who the text is about

• Details that explain the central idea

Which term describe an overview of the main points of a text?

• Development

• Summary

• Text Evidence

• Central Idea

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Why are key details important?

• They help me understand the main idea
• They are names of characters
• They are always written in bold print
• They are not important

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

A key detail is NOT...

• answering who, what, when, where, why
• supporting the main idea
• the central message of a story
• words or phrases that help us understand what we are reading

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

When would you most likely summarize a book?

• when you want to forget a book you’ve read
  
• when you want to tell a friend your opinion of a book but not what it was about
  
• when you want to tell a friend the gist or main ideas of a book
  
• when you don’t understand a vocabulary word you read in a book

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

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.

Choose the statement that best summarizes the passage in one sentence.

• Jenny likes bright colors.

• Jenny was going to paint her room.

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

• Yellow is a good color to paint your walls.