Summarizing

Which of the following is true of a good summary?

• A. A good summary covers most of the “who, what, where, when, and why” information from a text.

• B. A good summary is always 5 sentences long.

• C. A good summary gives lots of opinions.

• D. A good summary describes the pictures in the text.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which of the following is true of a good summary?

• A. A good summary uses lots of quotes from the text.

• B. A good summary follows the same layout as the text, moving from beginning, to middle, to end.

• C. A good summary includes drawings.

• D. A good summary tells the reader if they should read the text or not.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which of the following is true of a good summary?

• A. A good summary describes the pictures in the text.

• B. A good summary gives lots of opinions.

• C. A good summary includes the main ideas and only a few key details.

• D. A good summary covers the “Where” of a text, no matter what.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which of the following is true of a good summary?

• A. A good summary covers the “Where” of a text, no matter what.

• B. A good summary includes drawings.

• C. A good summary uses lots of quotes from the text.

• D. A good summary paraphrases the text (puts the text into your own words). It does not quote the text directly.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

The blackpole warbler is a tiny bird that takes an epically long trip. This little songbird lives in the forests of North America in the summer. However, when the weather turns cold in North America, the blackpole warbler takes flight. These small birds fly all the way to the Caribbean, where they spend the winter on warm tropical beaches. How far does the warbler fly for this tropical getaway? Scientists have tracked the blackpole warbler and say these amazing birds can fly over 1,700 miles!

Which is the best summary of this text?

• A. The blackpole warbler is a small bird. It is also a songbird. It can fly.

• B. The blackpole warbler is a small songbird that can fly over 1,700 miles.

• C. The blackpole warbler is a small songbird that flies from North America all the way to the Caribbean. The bird flies over 1,700 miles.

• D. Birds often migrate to warmer places in the winter.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

The blackpole warbler is a tiny bird that takes an epically long trip. This little songbird lives in the forests of North America in the summer. However, when the weather turns cold in North America, the blackpole warbler takes flight. These small birds fly all the way to the Caribbean, where they spend the winter on warm tropical beaches. How far does the warbler fly for this tropical getaway? Scientists have tracked the blackpole warbler and say these amazing birds can fly over 1,700 miles!

Which does not belong in a summary of this text?

• A. The blackpole warbler is a small bird.

• A. The blackpole warbler is a small bird.

• C. The blackpole warbler lives in North America and the Caribbean.

• D. Scientists study the flight distances of many different kinds of birds.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

The blackpole warbler is a tiny bird that takes an epically long trip. This little songbird lives in the forests of North America in the summer. However, when the weather turns cold in North America, the blackpole warbler takes flight. These small birds fly all the way to the Caribbean, where they spend the winter on warm tropical beaches. How far does the warbler fly for this tropical getaway? Scientists have tracked the blackpole warbler and say these amazing birds can fly over 1,700 miles!

Which of the following words or phrases is not important enough to include in a summary of this text?

• A. North America

• B. blackpole warbler

• C. 1,700 miles

• D. epically long

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2