Summary Quiz

Directions: Choose the answer that provides the best summary for each paragraph.

Tomorrow is Jennifer’s birthday. She is excited because she gets to select where her family will be having dinner. She debated whether she wanted hamburgers at McDonalds, pizza at CiCi’s, or chicken at Chick Fil A. She had a difficult time deciding! There were so many delicious places to eat. How would she ever make up her mind? Maybe she would flip a coin.

• Tomorrow will be Jill's birthday.

• Jill really likes to go out to eat.

• Jill has many restaurants to choose from on her birthday.

• The coin will decide where she is and her family will eat.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

For the walls and the ceiling, Emily thought she would use a mint green color. She wanted to select curtains that would really stand out. So, she went with a shade of hot pink. Emily wanted her bedding to match the walls and curtains perfectly. She chose a white quilt with hot pink and mint green polka dots. Emily was excited to finish decorating her room. It was going to look amazing!

• Emily likes bright colors and patterns.

• She was going to paint her room.

• Emily was selecting paint and materials to decorate her room.

• Emily was getting a brand new room.

The first book Thomas read in third grade was about a nonfiction piece about a police dog. Then he read a fictional story a kitten who thought he was a dog, and then an informative piece about ocean creatures and their habitats. It seemed that every book Thomas read was about some type of animal. Last week he read a few stories about kangaroos, a book about a snake named Verdi, and a legend about a man and his giant blue Ox. Today, Thomas went to the library and checked out some chapter books about a variety of animals and their natural environments.

• Thomas is in third grade.

• He likes to visit the library often.

• Thomas reads a lot of books about animals.

• His teacher allows him to read all the time in class.

Right now Freddy was playing wide receiver, but he

really wanted to be playing quarter back. Earlier that

year, his coach had tried him out as a corner back and a

linebacker, but never at quarterback. Once, at practice,

coach allowed him to play quarterback, but he kept

throwing the football out of bounds. When he did throw

one inbounds, he accidentally threw the ball into the

ground. Maybe if he kept practicing, he could play

quarterback. It was his dream!

• Freddy really wanted to play quarterback.

• He was angry at the coach because he wouldn't let him play the position he wanted.

• The coach thought that Freddy was a bad player and didn't want him to play.

• Freddy liked football.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

It all started when the class got to the lions. Max was exhausted and his head and stomach were hurting. He slowly dragged himself to see the flamingos, which were feasting on shrimp. Without much interest, Max followed his fellow classmates to the bears. The large mammals were playfully wrestling with one another. Max knew that he should be having a good time, but he felt awful and all he wanted to do was to lie down and take a long nap. Even the much anticipated and ferocious tigers did not spark his interest!

• Max's favorite animals were the tigers.

• The animals were boring and he wanted to go home.

• It was hot and uncomfortable at the zoo.

• Max didn't have fun at the zoo because he wasn't feeling well.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Madeline watched the butterflies in awe as they fluttered their wings gracefully across the sky. She thinks butterflies are gorgeous but fragile little creatures. They always seem to have bright colors and are so easily tossed by the wind. They either landed on flowers to gather their nectar, gingerly flapped their wings to travel, or rested delicately on a human being’s nose. You could say that butterflies are truly magnificent insects.

• Butterflies are known for being fragile and beautiful.

• Madeline watched butterflies all day.

• Butterflies are a type of insect.

• The wind and flowers are butterflies' favorite thing.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

The city of San Francisco is located in the state of California. It is a coastal town and borders the PacificOcean. The weather rarely ever gets very hot or cold. The temperatures are generally very mild throughout the year. Its’ mild climate is why many people enjoy living in there. In the wintertime it seldom snows and rarely gets below freezing. Even when the rest of the U.S.A is sweltering in the summer time, San Francisco stays in the mid-80s with a gentle and refreshing breeze from the bay to keep the weather pleasant.

• San Francisco has a lot of attractions and fun things to do.

• It seldom gets cold in the city of San Francisco.

• A lot of people live in the state of California.

• The weather in San Francisco is mild year round.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.2

Which statement about summaries is false?

• It is the main idea or what the passage is mostly about.

• It is about a single thought or idea in the passage.

• It is found in more than one sentence in the passage.

• It is a shorter version of the passage.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

Which of the following gives the correct order of our summary strategy?

• Somebody, wanted, so, but, then

• Somebody, wanted, then, but, so

• Somebody, wanted, but, so, then

• Wanted, somebody, so, but, then

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.W.5.3C

Mrs. Stanford is my favorite teacher.

• True

• False