Central ideas and text summaries

Which sentence is the best Restatement for:

Which snack is her favorite?

• She likes Takis.

• I know she likes Takis the best.

• Her favorite snack is Takis.

• Takis are her favorite.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What holiday was the main character trying to celebrate?

• Easter

• Thanksgiving

• Christmas

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

When writing a summary, you should ask yourself: "Do you need this information to understand the text?"

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What conclusion can the reader make about Ezekiel?

• Ezekiel never wanted to live St. Louis but his struggles forced him to do so.

• All Ezekiel wanted was to leave and start a family.

• Ezekiel had a dream and by working hard, he accomplished that dream.

• Ezekiel had a very hard life.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What sort of tree did Gloria and Opal plant?

• a cherry tree

• an oak tree

• an apple tree

• a wait-and-see tree

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the SO mean on our summary hand?

• The main character of the story

• Where the story took place

• How the character tried to solve the problem

• What the character wanted

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Summarizing is telling the important events or ideas in a story in your own words

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

In the SWBSTF summarizing method, the SO =

• the solution

• the setting

• the end

• how the character tries to solve the problem

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What is the gist of the story?

• The time and place in the story.

• How the story ends.

• How the story starts.

• A short summary of the story.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2