Summary Quiz

A summary is....

• a brief retelling of all of the details of a story

• a brief retelling of the key details/events of a story

• One sentence about a story

• One paragraph about a story

• Changing the story to make it what you want

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What makes a good summary?

• Summaries should only include information from the passage

• Summaries should not include your opinion

• Summaries should only include the most important information

• Summaries are not copied from the passage

• Fiction summaries should include the problem and solution of a text

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When you summarize a text, you find its essentials. You think about what you’ve read and decide what matters most. That’s why summarizing builds critical-thinking skills. Summarizing can help you focus on the most important parts of a text and keep them organized in your head. It makes it easier to understand and remember what you’re reading.

• because you’re evaluating the text to decide what’s most important

• because you’re critiquing the text to determine if it was interesting or boring

• because you’re using your imagination to write a new ending

• because you’re combining what you’ve learned in one text with your background knowledge

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What is a summary?

• a persuasive argument about a text

• a movie based off of a book

• a theme or universal lesson

• a short explanation of a text

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Summarize the key events that occur in Part 2 of "The 57 Bus."

• Sasha's recovery process and return to daily life are detailed.

• The focus is on the legal proceedings following the incident.

• Sasha and Richard's backgrounds and how they came to be on the bus are explored.

• The aftermath of the bus incident and its impact on the community are highlighted.

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A summary should...

• describe the details but not the main ideas.

• answer the 5 W’s: who, what, when, where and why.

• never mention the main idea of the text.

• always mention the age of the author.

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Which of the following questions should you definitely answer in a summary of the novel My Funny Friend Fiona?

• What’s Fiona’s neighbor’s favorite color?

• Is My Funny Friend Fiona a boring book?

• What happens to Fiona?

• How long did it take you to read My Funny Friend Fiona?

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The article “The Three Men Who Invented the Telephone” is about three different men who contributed to the invention of the telephone. Which of the following should you include in a summary of this article?

• a brief explanation of how each man was involved in the invention of the telephone

• details about how smartphones and cell phones work

• a detail about where the phrase “put someone on hold” came from

• your opinion about who really invented the telephone

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Cynthia and the Spaceship is a novel by Evelyn Redding. In the book, Cynthia, the main character, overcomes a challenge to accomplish her dream of owning a spaceship. The novel is set in Chicago in the year 2150.

Which of the following would improve this summary?

• 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

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What makes a good summary? (choose all that apply)

• Only including information from the text

• Explains what the author thinks

• Includes only most important details.

• Copies sentences word for word from the text.

• States the reader's opinion

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