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 the passage is...

• Jill loves Mexican food. She loves going to the Enchilada House.

• Jill has many restaurants to choose from on her birthday. Will she choose Mexican, pizza, chicken, or pizza?

• Jill will choose by flipping a coin. She can't decide and is getting stressed out.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.SL.5.2

When some people think about Texas, they think about cowboys on the open range-herding cattle up a dusty trail. However, Texas has much more than open prairie with large herds of cows. There are mountains of West Texas, the piney hills of east Texas, and the emerald waters off the coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large coastal harbors with numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland lakes, rivers, swamps of southeast Texas with alligators and other exotic wildlife. The summary of the passage is:

• Texas is one of the biggest states in the USA.

• There are a lot of cows and cowboys in Texas. They herd cattle on the open range.

• There are many types of terrain and scenery in Texas. There are mountains, coasts, harbors, swamps, lakes, and rivers.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

It started when they got to the bears. Peter felt tired and his stomach hurt. He dragged himself over to see the elephants, which were eating from a stack of hay. Normally, the elephants were his favorite. Without much interest, Peter followed his classmates to the camels, which were busy swatting flies with their tails. Peter knew he should be having fun at the zoo, but he just felt terrible and all he wanted to do was lie down and rest. Even the lions and tigers did not interest him now. The summary of the passage is...

• Peter didn't enjoy the zoo because he didn't feel well.

• Peter followed his classmates to the camels.

• Elephants were Peter's favorite and they were eating hay.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

Right now Jason was playing right field. He really wanted to play third base. Earlier this year, coach had put him in left field and second base in a game, but never at third base. Once in practice, coach let him play third base, but he kept missing ground balls. When he did stop one, he made a bad throw to first base. Maybe if he kept practicing, Jason would be good enough to play third base. That was his dream. Summary of the passage?

• Jason missed ground balls and made bad throws to first base.

• Jason really wanted to play third base. It was his dream. Maybe he would get to play if he kept practicing.

• Jason loves playing right field. He has also played right field and second base.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.SL.5.2

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 would 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. Summary of the passage?

• Jenny was picking out materials and colors to decorate her room. She found some curtains and a carpet too.

• Jenny's room was going to look awesome.

• The carpet was mostly blue with speck of red and yellow.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.SL.5.2

CCSS.W.5.8

True or false? A summary is a brief retelling of a story that only includes the important parts.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.SL.5.2

In a summary, "wanted" stands for...

• what the antagonist does to cause problems

• what the protagonist's goal is

• the author's opinion

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

In a summary, the "so" stands for...

• the problem

• the protagonist solving the problem

• the reasonable ending

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.SL.5.2

In a summary, the "but" stands for...

• the protagonist

• the reasonable ending

• the main problem in the story

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.W.5.2A

In a summary, "in the end" stands for...

• the reasonable ending

• the main problem

• the protagonist's goal

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.W.5.2E