Summary Skills Quiz

What is the purpose of summarizing nonfiction passages?

• To retell a story in a shorter form

• To provide a detailed analysis of the text

• To summarize important information from the text

• To create a map of the neighborhood

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which type of text often begins with a summary at the beginning?

• Fiction stories

• Scientific papers

• News articles

• Magazine articles

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What are the key elements needed to create a summary?

• Exact words from the text, chronological order, and all details

• Own words, order of events, and important details

• Exact words from the text, random order, and all details

• Own words, random order, and all details

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why is it important to exclude every last detail from the original text in a summary?

• To make the summary shorter

• To make the summary more interesting

• To make the summary more accurate

• To make the summary more like a map

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following details would be important to include in a summary?

• The weather on the day the discovery was made

• The names of the team members

• The color of the medicine

• The location of the laboratory

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the main purpose of a summary?

• To provide a detailed analysis of the text

• To retell a story in a shorter form

• To highlight all the details from the text

• To present only the important information

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2