Summarizing

The word SUMMARIZE means...

• to tell why.

• to take it apart.

• to give a short version.

• to make your best guess.

Which best describes a SUMMARY?

• A really long detailed piece of writing.

• The entire text told in your own words.

• The main ideas and important details of a text.

• Your favorite part of a passage.

What is the definition of SUMMARIZE?

• To make a short statement giving only the main information and not the details.

• To form an opinion that is probably true based on the information that you have.

• To tell someone about something in a way that is clear or easy to understand.

• To separate into parts or examine in detail.

Which one of the following is a synonym of the word SUMMARY?

• add

• expand

• shorten

• increase

Which of the following statements about SUMMARIZING is false?

• The summary is what the passage is mostly about.

• The summary is usually found in more than just one sentence of the passage.

• The summary is what all or most of the sentences or paragraphs are about.

• The summary is one key detail in a passage.

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.

Right now Jason was playing right field. He really wanted to play third base. Earlier this year, coach had put him in left field and second base in a game, but never at third base. Once in practice, coach let him play third base, but he kept missing ground balls. When he did stop one, he made a bad throw to first base. Maybe if he kept practicing, Jason would be good enough to play third base. That was his dream.

What is the best SUMMARY of this passage?

• Jason really wanted to play third base.

• Jason had trouble catching ground balls.

• Jason was the best player on his team.

• Jason was too lazy to practice.

For the walls, Jenny thought she would use a bright yellow paint. She would pick a border that had mostly bright red and green colors, and maybe a little bit of blue. She already had found some curtains that were sky blue with streaks of red, blue and yellow that she thought would go great with the walls. And finally, she had picked a carpet that was mostly blue with specks of red and yellow. Jenny couldn't wait till she was done decorating her room. It was really going to look awesome.

Which answer best SUMMARIZES the passage?

• Jenny likes bright colors.

• Jenny was going to paint her room.

• Yellow is a good color to paint your walls.

• Jenny was picking out colors and materials to decorate her room.

Which one of the following is an antonym of the word SUMMARY?

• shorten

• trim

• recap

• expand

When summarizing a story you must include...

• Everything that happened
• The most significant information
• An Inference
• My background knowledge