Summarize text

A summary does what?

• nothing
• tells an opinion
• makes an educated guess
• is a shorter way to explain a text with important information or key points

Read these sentences from a story:

“I always knew that I would be a writer when I grew up. But I didn’t know that I would also become a baker, a farmer, and photographer along the way. I think doing all of those jobs helped me have interesting experiences to write about. Training in different areas also helped me because I got to learn from a variety of teachers.”

Which strategy will best help the reader remember the main points about the author’s career path?

• make inferences

• compare

• predict

• tellback

Read the following fairy tale.

A young boy named Jack trades his only cow for beans that he’s told are magic. When he brings the beans home, his mother doesn’t believe that they are magic and becomes angry with Jack. Against his mother’s advice, Jack plants the beans. A huge beanstalk grows. Jack climbs it and finds a giant’s house full of treasure. He takes the treasure from the house and runs away as the giant chases him down the beanstalk. Jack reaches the ground and is able to chop down the beanstalk. He keeps the treasure.

Choose the best summary of this fairy tale’s plot.

• After climbing a magic beanstalk, Jack takes treasure from a giant’s house, is chased down a beanstalk and chops it down before the giant can catch him.

• Jack trades his only cow for magic beans and plants them. They grow into a beanstalk.

• Jack’s mother sends him out to sell their only cow, becomes angry that her son trades the cow for beans and scolds him.

• Jack loves his only cow but chooses to believe that the beans he trades her for are magic.

What NOT a reason that someone would summon a monster in camp usually

• Joking around

• Practice fights

• A pet

 

Brian realizes that the pile of sand has...

• mosquitos

• eggs

• spiders

• flies

When they get to the Coral Queen, Noah tells Abbey to stay in the boat until......

• he drops the food coloring gel into the toilets.

• he makes it out of the women’s bathroom.

• he yells “Geronimo”.

Analyze means.....

• the act of providing intricate and rich detail or the act of developing thoroughly

• a short account of an interesting or humorous incident

•  the act of providing (someone) with a beginning knowledge or first experience with something

• to break into smaller components for the purpose of study or examination

In a summary, how should the events of the story be presented?

• In the order they happened.

• In reverse order.

• In any order.

• In alphabetical order.

Story Summary: What is the big problem in the story and how is it fixed?

• The big problem in the story is that the main character lost their pet, and it is fixed by getting a new pet.

• The big problem in the story is a natural disaster, and it is fixed by the characters figuring out how to control the weather.

• The big problem in the story is a fight between friends, and it is fixed by one of them moving away.

• The big problem in the story is [insert big problem], and it is fixed by [insert how it is fixed].

Which summaries fit the story? Choose ALL that apply

• Quinn went her friend's sleepover and had fun. But, she then wanted to leave, so she went home.

• Quinn went to a sleepover and ate popcorn and played, but she left during it.

• Quinn went to her dumb friend's sleepover and did nothing.

• Quinn wet to a sleepover