Summary/Main Idea Practice

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, swamps of southeast Texas with 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.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.4.9

Which of the following statements about SUMMARIZING is true?

• The Summary is a thought that is true but is not in the passage.
• The Summary is what the passage is mostly about.
•  The Summary is specific, detailed information contained in the passage.
• The Summary is always found in the first sentence of the passage.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.4.9

San Francisco is located on the coast of California in an area often called the Bay Area. The weather is generally very mild, seldom getting really cold or really hot. Its mild climate is one reason many people live there. It seldom snows in San Francisco and generally does not get below freezing during the winter. Even in the middle of summer, temperatures may be in the mid 80s with a cool breeze from the bay keeping the weather very comfortable.

Which one best SUMMARIZES the passage?

• San Francisco has many neat things to do.

• Many people choose to live in California.

• It seldom snows in California.

• The weather in San Francisco is generally very mild.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.4.9

What genre is informational text?

• Fiction

• Non-Fiction

• Fantasy

• Fiction-Non

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What is a summary?

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

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

I can't wait until this weekend! We’re going to my grandparents’ house and my entire family will be there. I will spend most of my time playing games with my cousins. We always have such a good time together! The day goes by so fast, and by the end we are all exhausted... but we still don’t want to leave!
What is the main idea?

• Weekends are times to travel.
• The author enjoys spending time with her family.
• The author's grandparents live far away.
• The author is sad to leave her cousins.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.  Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball.  They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score.  Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.
What is the main idea?

• They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score.
• Soccer players learn how to dribble.
• They learn how to work together as teammates.
• Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

What kind of sentence tells the main idea of a paragraph?

• supporting detail
• topic sentence
• example sentence
• transition sentence

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

Which tell the definition of the main idea?

• tells the most important thing about a topic

• the BIG idea

• what the passage is mostly about

• smaller pieces of information

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

Turn over a bag of potato chips. Is the label interesting? A simple food recipe may use several ingredients. These come from the soil and from chemistry labs around the world. Surprises also show up in the labels on clothing and other products. Look at the label on a package of lipstick. The tube seems small and shiny, but inside lipstick there is soap, oil, fish scales, and wax!

Which is the best way to summarize this passage?

• A bag of potato chips seems like a simple recipe. There are many ingredients from the soil and from chemistry labs.

• Clothes and other products have many ingredients as well. Lipstick alone has soap, oil, wax, and fish scales.

• Labels show what goes into food, clothing, and other products. A simple product may have many ingredients.

• Lipstick seems small and shiny. Look at the label sometime. It has at least four different ingredients.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.4.9