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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Select all things that are true about summaries.
They are shorter than the original text.
They are extremely detailed and long.
They retell ideas in your own words.
They include the most important events and details.
They tell readers everything.
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CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why is this a weak summary of a novel? Select all that apply.
In the novel Life Is a Stage, Becca, Jay, and Chen are friends. They met in first grade and stayed friends until high school. Chen and Jay are neighbors.
It doesn't tell the reader anything about what happens in the story.
It gives too much information.
It leaves out important details and main ideas.
It doesn't have an ending.
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CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Remember: Strong summaries should only contain the most important details. In the following passage, which detail do you think is the most important?
Juan stood in the batter's box, his bat resting on his shoulder. His jaw dropped as he watched Rowan's ball soar over the fence—a home run! He breathed a deep sigh of relief and his chest deflated. The pressure was off. Juan no longer felt it was his responsibility to win the game for his team.
Juan's bat rested on his shoulder.
Juan's teammate hit a home run.
Juan's chest deflated.
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CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Evaluate the summaries below. Then, pick the summary that is the strongest.
The article "Music World" by Dan Hall shows how modern popular music is influenced by music from Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
"Crunching Numbers" is about Zena, a math whiz. At first, she is admired, but as her knowledge increases, people begin to fear her.
In "Working Women," Alena Ruiz compares her childhood with a stay-at-home mom to her life now as a working mom. She looks at the pros and cons of each and concludes that both situations can be good.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.7
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which answer below shows the correct order for writing summaries?
describe key details, identify central idea, identify author and title
identify central idea, identify author and title, describe key details
identify author and title, identify central idea, describe key details
describe key details, identify author and title, identify central idea
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CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The following sentence states the central idea of an informational text. Select all of the key details that would appear in a summary with this central idea.
Central idea: Dry Tortugas National Park attracts visitors interested in both history and nature.
Tourists must take a boat or sea plane to the park.
Visitors explore the park's historic shipwrecks.
Others come to study the island's animal life.
Many people come for the coral reefs in the park.
Visitors take tours of Fort Jefferson built in 1846.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which detail should be included in a summary of the article about Mary Anning?
Mary Anning was born May 21, 1799, in Lyme Regis, a small seaside community in Great Britain. The cliffs of Lyme Regis contain many dinosaur fossils. Mary's father, Richard, searched for fossils as a hobby. He passed on this passion to Mary and her brother Joseph. After their father died in an accident, Mary and Joseph supported their family by selling fossils to tourists, museums, and scientists. In 1811, Joseph discovered the skull of a large dinosaur that once lived in the ocean. A year later, Mary found the rest of the skeleton. The Annings' discovery made them famous.
Lyme Regis is a small seaside community.
Mary Anning's father died in an accident.
Mary Anning discovered dinosaur fossils.
Mary Anning's birthday was May 21.
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CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
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