Summarizing Quiz Review

Summarizing is...

• Telling all of the details from an article

• Giving an overview of the main points of an article

• Pulling quotes straight out of the article

• Giving credit to the author of an article

Annotating is...

• Putting a sentence into your own words

• Guessing the meaning of a word based on how it is used in a sentence

• Guessing what will happen next

• Taking notes in the margins of the text while you read

A main idea is...

• The author's opinions about a topic

• What an article is mostly about

• Details that give more specific information about a topic

• The reader's response to an article

A supporting detail is...

• The author's opinion about a topic

• What an article is mostly about

• Details that give more specific information about a topic

• The reader's response to an article

Which of the following will best help you to figure out the main idea of an article?

• Title

• Author

• Headings, images, and bolded key words

• Publication date

Which of the following will best help you to figure out the supporting details of an article?

• Title

• Author

• Headings, images, and bolded key words

• Publication date

What is the main idea of this article?

• The pros and cons of year-round school

• Why summer is a bad time to take a trip

• Snorkeling is more popular during winter months

• Why kids should not get a break from school, ever

What is a supporting detail from this article?

• Summer is around the corner, and you may already be dreaming about how you'll spend your break.

• That extra time off during the school year can be a big stress reliever.

• Benjamin was having trouble getting used to the idea of year-round school.

• That's because Simone attends a year-round school.

Which annotation would best fit the section "An American Tradition?"

• The world has changed since schools first started.

• Summer break started 120 years ago before schools had air conditioning.

• Year-round school is too complicated to schedule.

• Summer learning loss is forgetting what you learned from last year at school.

Which of the following is the best summary of the article?

• Many students experience learning loss over the long summer break.

• Summer break is an American tradition, but there are benefits to switching to year-round school.

• Parents who work leave their kids in front of TV and computer screens all day.

• Going to school during the summer is the only option.