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Summary and Central Idea Review

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

Summary and Central Idea Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary?

using your own words

summary being shorter than the text

the summary should be longer than the original text

including main ideas only

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.7.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A shortened retelling of the important parts of a text or story

Review

Paraphrase

Summary

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

_____ is shorter than the original text

A paraphrase

A summary

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.7.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Your summary should

should be just a word or two

be in complete sentences, in your own words and should cover the central idea and supporting details

complete sentences, covers central idea in your own words

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A good objective summary....

Is a summary sentence of the text that covers the key details.

Identifies the topic, has all the key words, and is a complete sentence.

Focuses on the central idea of the text and only the details that support it. 

Uses direct quotes from the text in order to let the audience know what it was about. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are the two things an objective summary should never have?

Supporting ideas and opinions

The word "I" and your opinion

Facts and Statistics

The author's name and title of the article

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.7.2

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