Summarizing Texts

Summarizing Texts

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English

5th Grade

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

When you determine the key details (Characters, Setting, Main Problem, Events, and Conclusion) of a text while condensing information into a short paragraph, you are _____.

Back

summarizing

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What can you summarize? Options:

only novels

,

only nonfiction

,

only movies

,

anything you read or watch

Back

anything you read or watch

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The person or creatures in the story.

Back

Characters

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The _______ is the time and place that the story takes place.

Back

setting

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which best describes a summary?

Back

retelling the most important details of a text in your own words

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

When would you most likely summarize a book?

Back

when you want to tell a friend the gist or main ideas of a book

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What would improve the summary of the novel Cynthia and the Spaceship by Evelyn Redding? Options: cutting the final sentence, adding details about the challenge Cynthia faces in the novel, adding details about what the spaceship looks like, cutting the title and the author of the book.

Back

adding details about the challenge Cynthia faces in the novel

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