Summarizing Fiction and Nonfiction

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English
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6th Grade
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Hard
+11
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Describe the difference between summarizing fiction and summarizing nonfiction.
Summarizing fiction involves condensing the plot, characters, and themes of a story, while summarizing nonfiction focuses on presenting the main ideas, arguments, and evidence of a factual text.
Summarizing fiction only requires focusing on the setting of the story, while summarizing nonfiction involves analyzing the author's tone.
Summarizing fiction is solely about identifying the genre of the story, while summarizing nonfiction involves summarizing the author's biography.
Summarizing fiction involves analyzing the author's writing style, while summarizing nonfiction focuses on the author's personal life.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.9
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the main idea of a nonfiction text?
Central point or theme of the text
Main character of the text
Author's favorite color
Date of publication
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How can supporting details help in understanding the main idea of a nonfiction text?
Supporting details help in understanding the main idea by providing context, evidence, and examples that support and explain the central theme or argument of the text.
Supporting details confuse the reader by contradicting the main idea of the text
Supporting details are unnecessary and do not impact the comprehension of the main idea
Supporting details hinder the understanding of the main idea by providing irrelevant information
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.6.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Explain the technique of identifying key information when summarizing a nonfiction text.
Summarize without considering the key details
Ignore supporting evidence and focus only on the author's purpose
Focus on main ideas, key details, supporting evidence, and author's purpose.
Focus on minor details and skip main ideas
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why is it important to include only relevant information when summarizing nonfiction?
Lengthy summaries with unnecessary details are preferred
Including irrelevant information enhances the summary
Adding personal opinions improves the accuracy of the summary
Including only relevant information helps to maintain focus and clarity
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What role does the author's purpose play in summarizing nonfiction?
The author's purpose guides the summarization process by focusing on relevant information and omitting unnecessary details.
The author's purpose is to confuse readers in summarizing nonfiction
The author's purpose has no impact on summarizing nonfiction
The author's purpose is only relevant in fiction, not nonfiction
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.9
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Explain the concept of paraphrasing when summarizing nonfiction.
Paraphrasing in summarizing nonfiction means rephrasing the content using different words but keeping the same ideas.
Paraphrasing is only necessary for fiction, not nonfiction.
Paraphrasing means copying the original text word for word.
Paraphrasing involves changing the meaning of the content completely.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.9
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
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