Summary and Central Idea Review

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

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

• Review

• Paraphrase

• Summary

_____ is shorter than the original text

• A paraphrase

• A summary

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

• True

• False

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

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. 

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

What should the third piece of your topic sentence do?

• Explain the central idea of the text. 

• Use a verb that communicates the purpose of the original text. 

• Tell the audience a short summary about what they're about to read. 

• Identify the text (author and source)

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

• using your own words

• summary being shorter than the text

• quotes words from the text

• including main ideas only

When writing objective summaries, students should pull details from each ____________ of the text.

• section

• author

• illustrator

• title