what is a summary

Tomorrow is Jill's birthday. She is excited because she gets to pick where she will eat dinner. Will it be Mexican food at the Big Enchilada House? Or will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, or a big cheeseburger at Al's Hamburger Palace. She just couldn't decide. Then there was always the Pizza Shop with that great pepperoni pizza. How would she ever decide? Maybe she would just flip a coin.
The Summary of this passage is:

• Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.
•  Jill loves Mexican food.
• The Pizza Shop has the best pizza in town.
•  Jill will choose a place by flipping a coin.

which of the following is NOT a part of a summary?

• short

• your opinion

• main points

• author's opinion

What is the best summary for this fable?

• A dog tries to steal a bone from another dog.  The dog ends up losing his bone and swimming in the river.
• A dog returning home with a bone saw his reflection and thought it was another dog with a bigger bone. He tried to get the bigger bone and ended up with nothing.
• A dog is returning home with a bone from the butcher.  He thinks he sees another dog with a bigger bone. He acts greedily and ends up in the water without his bone.
• It is very foolish to be greedy.

what should you do while writing a summary?

• read the title many times before writing the summary

• add comments and opinions to it

• both of these

• none of these

should you write a draft before writing a summary?

• of course

• absolutely not!

your summary should only be a_ of the main paragraph

a summary includes the following

• central idea,supporting details and text evidence

• the point,evidence,explanation and link

• opinions,backgroud,direct quotes from the text

• central idea, supporting details

what is another name for summary?

• odientatne

• meri

• precis

• Sumerey

summeries help me to..

• write about what i read

• includes the key points of a text

• understand what i read

• all above

do you like writing summaries? choose any of below you won't lose a point.

• no

• yes