Summary Writing (The Quiz)

What is it called when you write a shortened version of a text including only the main idea and leaving out the details?

• The gist

• A summary

• A synopsis

• All of the above.

When writing a summary it is important to know ...

• your school email address.

• all of the details including those not included in the text.

• the central idea of the text.

• your shoe size.

• how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

A _______ is a word that means the same thing as another word.

All of these are gist words except...

• Why

• What

• How

• When

• So

Which of the following words is a synonym for cold?

• windy

• frozen

• hot

• dude

The subject of a paragraph can be the ______ of that paragraph even if it is not a human. (what category of gist word)

• what

• reptile

• why

• who

Which word is not a synonym for the word hurt?

• Bruise

• Ache

• Harm

• Fly

When writing a summary you should include:

(Check all that apply)

• Details

• Who

• What

• When

• Where

Which of the words listed is a synonym for fragile?

• Sturdy

• Delicate

• Hard

• Onion

When you are writing a summary of a text you should include...

• The central idea of the text

• as many details as possible

• information that you got about the subject from another source

• your opinion