Summary II

Summarize the paragraph below:

However much we may complain about the number of advertisements there are in a newspaper, the fact remains that without advertisements there would be no newspapers. It's the advertisements that finance the newspapers and make it possible for us to buy them cheaply.

• It is generally agreed that it is profitable for large companies to advertise regularly in the newspapers.

• Advertisements are essential to newspapers, without them they could not be produced economically.

• Nowadays all newspapers spend a great deal of money on advertising.

• Newspapers print so many advertisements that there is not much space left for the real news.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Summarize the paragraph below:

The average child is exceedingly curious. He investigates everything within reach; from electric plugs to piles of earth. His favourite word is "why". The adult finds this period exhausting but he should not try to check the activities, unless they are dangerous, as the child is establishing the habit of learning.

• Children are often extremely curious but this is an unimportant stage and ends soon.

• Curiosity in children should not be encouraged as it is responsible for very many accidents.

• Curiosity in children should be encouraged as it creates a learning habit.

• Children who lack curiosity will not grow up any different from those who are extremely curious.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Summarize the paragraph below:

Leroy walked slowly round the exhibition, looking at the pictures. None of them seemed very interesting. He felt very disappointed. Then suddenly he saw the portrait of an old man. He stopped in front of it and looked at it for a long time. It was a wonderful portrait.

• Except for one portrait, Leroy thought the exhibition was very poor.

• Leroy was delighted with the exhibition, especially with some of the portraits.

• At the exhibition, Leroy was disappointed to find that almost all the portraits were of old people.

• While looking at the pictures at the exhibition, Leroy met an interesting old man.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Summarize the paragraph below:

Whenever I need something, the first place I go to is Dawson's store. There they sell just about everything. You can buy clothes there, things for the house and for the garden, and also sports equipment; They stock a wide variety of goods. Everything is good quality, and the prices are reasonable.

• Most people can't afford to go to Dawson's.

• Dawson's is famous for its goods but prices are high.

• You can't find everything you need in Dawson's.

• Dawson's is an excellent store and not too expensive.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Summarize the paragraph below:

People who have never been in an aeroplane usually think that flying must be fun. Perhaps it is, the first time you fly. But few people who have flown a lot really enjoy flying. Most of the time you are in the air, there is nothing to see but clouds, and waiting around in an airport is the most boring experience.

• Flying is not as interesting as people who haven't flown think.

• A lot of people won't fly because they think it is dangerous.

• Airports are very boring places.

• Everybody likes flying, and shopping at airports is great fun.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Summarize the paragraph below:

During recent years, there has been a great increase in population. As a result of this, many countries are facing serious difficulties. These include food shortages, housing problems, unemployment, pollution and similar social and economic difficulties.

• Some countries have more social and economic problems than others.

• Economic problems are not related to the increase in population

• The rapid growth in population has caused very many problems.

• The increase in population has been to the benefit of some countries.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Summarize the paragraph below:

I know all the arguments about how important it is to advertise. I admit that the costs of advertising are quickly recovered in better sales. Yet I still think advertising is harmful because of the bad effect it has on children.

• It is important to advertise although children hate advertisements.

• Many people argue that advertisements are useful for children.

• A lot of people argue about whether advertising really helps sales

• Advertising helps sales, but children are badly affected by it.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Summarize the paragraph below:

Jane had had a terrible dream that night. She had dreamed that she was in a haunted house. The house was large and dark. It had broken stairs and windows. As she went through the house, she heard terrible noises and then she saw a white mist which turned into a strange animal, in front of her. She screamed and then woke to find that she was safe in her own home.

• The noises that she heard that night were made by a wild animal that had come in to get away from the fog.

• The house that Jane was in was old and frightening but she went to sleep anyway.

• Jane was afraid of the dark so her imagination played tricks on her that night and she thought she had seen a ghost.

• Jane was very frightened by the nightmare she had the other night in which she visited an old abandoned house and saw a ghost.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Summarize the paragraph below:

Many people complain a great deal about the bad influences of television on the young. However, these are the same parents that don't seem to realize that what their children watch should be decided by them. It is the parents who are responsible to turn the program off if it isn't appropriate for their children.

• It would be better if people complained less about what their children watched on television.

• Parents should take the initiative to prevent their children from watching what they feel is not appropriate for them.

• Parents tend to allow their children to watch too much television and then complain about it.

• T

  Television programs are more valuable than most parents wish to believe.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Summarize the paragraph below:

The future is something that many people, especially young ones, worry about. Our elders tell us that making correct decisions about our futures is very important and making a mistake can ruin us forever. However, when one looks at the records, those people who have taken chances and tried to do things their own way, tend to make out much better than those who do things the way the system expects.

• Decisions that people make may at times seem incorrect but most of the time the results are good.

• Although it is generally felt that people shouldn't take risks, many people who do have proved that being different is not always wrong

• Making decisions about the future should be the right of the person who will be living that life.

• Taking risks is not considered to be the correct way of planning ones future and could cause failure.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2