Summarizing Text

What is the best summary of the story?

• Hannah is getting teased for wearing crazy, colorful clothes that make her happy. She starts wearing regular clothes, but she is sad and bored. Her brother gives her some advice, and she begins wearing her old clothes again. She realizes that she shouldn't worry about what others think.

• Hannah was really happy in 2nd grade because she would wear colorful clothes, like socks with purple spots and yellow jeans. When she gets to 3rd grade, she gets teased for wearing those clothes and decides to wear normal clothes. She begins wearing blue jeans and white socks.

• Hannah was sad and decided to get some advice from her big brother. He told her she shouldn't worry about what other people think of her. Hannah decided to stop worrying and just to be herself. She began wearing the kind of clothes that made her happy. She learned an important lesson- not to care what anyone thinks of her.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

Choose the best summary.

• Suzy wanders up to a house and hears voices inside. A little girl comes out and sees her and thinks she's cute. The girl's mom comes out and tells the girl to get away from Suzy. The dad comes out and convinces the mom to adopt Suzy.

• Suzy is a homeless cat that just wants someone to love her. One day, she wanders to a house and hears voices. A family comes outside, sees her, and argues over whether or not to keep her. They decide to keep her, and Suzy is happy to finally have a home and to be loved.

• Suzy is sad that she doesn't have anyone to love her. She wanders around all day looking for food and water. One day, a family decides to adopt her and take her home. Suzy is so happy that she finally has a family to love her.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

Choose the best summary.

• Lily the flower wants more than anything to be chosen to be put in the vase in the window. She doesn't understand why the woman never chooses her. One day, the woman does pick her and puts her in the vase. Lily is happy, until she realizes that she can't survive without sunlight and soil. She realizes she should have been happy with her life as it was.

• Lily gets picked by the woman in the house and put on display in the window. Lily is so happy, until she starts to feel droopy and has no energy. She looks outside and wishes she were back out in the garden with sunlight and soil. She learned an important lesson about being happy with what you have.

• Lily doesn't understand why the lady in the house never chooses her to go in the window. She is prettier than the other flowers, she smells better, and she looks more cheerful. She spends all day staring at the flowers in the window and wishing it were her. One day, the woman does choose her to go in the window.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

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• Mark asks his teacher for help in math so that he will be able to keep playing on the basketball team. His teacher tutors him after school for a week, and he begins to improve in math. He is so excited, he runs home to tell his parents. He learned that you should always ask for help.

• Mark needs to bring his math grade up if he wants to keep playing on the basketball team. He decides to try studying more, paying attention in class, and asking his friends for help. None of these things work, and he continues to get Cs. He decides that he will just give up.

• Mark is not allowed to play on the basketball team until he brings his math grade up to B. He tries everything to improve in math, including studying and asking friends for help. Just when he is about to give up, he decides to ask his teacher for help. She happily tutors him, and he begins to improve. Mark realizes that you should always ask for help when you are having trouble.

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Choose the best summary.

• Jessica feels like none of the other kids like her in her class. She decides to stay by herself and try not to let it bother her. One day, she is sent on an errand with Megan, another girl in class. The girls discover that they have wanted to be friends all along, but no one ever made the first move. Jessica learns how important it is to communicate.

• Jessica was held back in 2nd grade, and she never feels like that other kids accept her. She is really sad and decides to just stay away from them and try to make it through the long school days. She ends up making friends later and is happy for the rest of the year.

• Jessica and Megan realize that they have both wanted to be friends with each other for a long time. Neither one of them ever started talking to the other first because they both thought the other one didn't like her. When they realize their mistake, they quickly become friends and enjoy playing at recess.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is a summary?

• a short explanation of a text
• a persuasive argument about a text
• a movie based off of a book
• a theme or universal lesson

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

You should write your summary

• in your own words with complete sentences
• in a secret language that you make up
• in one draft without revising
• in fragments without punctuation

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Summarizing is a retelling in your own words, a short version of the main ideas, events and details.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

When some people think about Texas, they think of 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 the 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. The swamps of southeast Texas have alligators and other exotic wildlife.

The Summary of this passage is:

• There are a lot of cows in Texas.

• There are many different, varied parts of Texas.

• Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.

• There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

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 this passage is:

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

• Jill loves Mexican food.

• The Pizza Shop has the best pizza in town.

• Jill will choose a place by flipping a coin.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.9