CCSS.ELA.Content.RI.4.2

When writing a summary for a INFORMATIONAL text, what is a good thing to consider?

• characters
• solution
• details and facts
• conflict

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Jenny visited her grandmother in the hospital.  She saw how kind and helpful the nurses were to her grandmother.  Now she wants to be a nurse when she grows up.  She wants to help sick people get well. 
What is the main idea?

• Jenny got sick.
• Jenny wants to be a nurse.
• Her grandmother was in the hospital.
• Jenny was glad the nurses were being kind to her grandmother.

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Some people say that the White House has ghosts.  The most famous ghost is Abraham Lincoln.  He is often seen standing in his room looking out the window.  Even Eleanor Roosevelt said that she saw him.  There is a legend that old Abe walks back and forth all night before something terrible is about to happen.  This paragraph mainly tells:

• what Lincoln's ghost is like
• when Eleanor Roosevelt's ghost walked
• how many ghosts the White House has
• how ghosts show when something will happen

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The boys never expected to get caught stealing the bag of chips, but the security camera caught their theft.

• Theme
• Main Idea

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The dodo bird used to roam in large flocks across America.  Interestingly, the dodo wasn’t startled by gun shot.  Because of this, frontiersmen would kill entire flocks in one sitting.  Unable to sustain these attacks, the dodo was hunted to extinction.

• Problem and Solution
• Cause and Effect
• Sequence
• Compare and Contrast

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A balanced diet is...

• A variety of food which keeps us unhealthy
• A variety of food which keeps us healthy
• A variety of food which is the same colour
• A variety of food which stops us from growing

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CCSS.ELA.Content.RI.4.2

Where in the text can you sometimes find the main idea?

• Beginning/end
• Middle 

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What is a main idea?

• The most important idea in the reading passage.
• The first idea in the reading passage.
• The details.
• Just opinions.

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Scissors, glue, and construction paper covered the desks of every student in the classroom. Mrs. Brown was getting ready to hand out heart-shaped candies. Students were talking softly as they cut out hearts and coloured with markers and crayons. In just 10 minutes they would start their Valentine's Day party.
What is the main idea or main event of the passage?

• Mrs. Brown had heart shaped candy
• Mrs. Brown's class was getting ready for a Valentine's Day party
• Scissors, glue, and construction paper were on the desks in the classroom
• All of the students were making Valentine's Day cards for their friends

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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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