WorksheetsSummarizing
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is summarizing?
a)
Reading the text
b)
Writing an essay about the next
c)
Adding the number of characters in the text to the number of characters in another text
d)
Using the most important parts to make a short paragraph about the text
2.
What are the 5 W's in summarzing?
a)
Well, Where, What, Why
b)
Wasp, When, Whale, What, Why
c)
Who, What, When, Where, Why
d)
Who, What, Where, When, Tie
3.
What would be the summary of this short text?
It was Thanksgiving week! Everyone was out of their homes, driving to buy goods or going to relatives' houses. It was the total opposite for the Newton family. They couldn't go anywhere because their little son, Frank, had fractured his leg, so they were driving to Rite Aid, getting medicine for Frank, but there was no medicine at Rite Aid! The parents had to drive all the way to California, now, to get the medicine!
It was Thanksgiving week! Everyone was out of their homes, driving to buy goods or going to relatives' houses. It was the total opposite for the Newton family. They couldn't go anywhere because their little son, Frank, had fractured his leg, so they were driving to Rite Aid, getting medicine for Frank, but there was no medicine at Rite Aid! The parents had to drive all the way to California, now, to get the medicine!
a)
During Thanksgiving week, the Newton family was getting medicine for Frank at Rite Aid, who had fractured his leg. However, Rite Aid was out of medicine.
b)
It was Thanksgiving week! Everyone was out of their homes, driving to buy goods or going to relatives' houses. It was the total opposite for the Newton family. They couldn't go anywhere because their little son, Frank, had fractured his leg, so they were driving to Rite Aid, getting medicine for Frank, but there was no medicine at Rite Aid! The parents had to drive all the way to California, now, to get the medicine!
c)
It was Thanksgiving week.
d)
California is a popular vacation place.
4.
Which one of the following is NOT part of a summary?
a)
Using your own words
b)
Summary being shorter than the text
c)
Exact words from the text
d)
Including main ideas only
5.
When you write a summary for an informational text, which of the following is good to consider?
a)
Details and facts
b)
Conflict
c)
Characters
d)
Solution
6.
Which of the following statements about Summarizing is false?
a)
The summary is what the passage is mostly about.
b)
The summary is one thought in a passage.
c)
The summary can usually be found in more than one sentence of the passage.
d)
The summary is what all or most of the paragraphs are about.
7.
What is the difference between retelling and summarizing?
a)
Retelling and summarizing are the same thing.
b)
A summary is a long detailed paragraph and retelling is not.
c)
You retell in day and summarize at night.
d)
A retell tells all the detailed events while the summary only talks about the main idea.
8.
What is the summary of how Coach Rockett built a Double Dutch team?
a)
He was frustrated with the lack of physical activites, so he got a few hundred feet of rope. He made flyers and lots of girls showed up. He didn't know anything about Double Dutch, so he learned from watching videos and asking other kids. Then Coach Rockett taught the girls everything he knew, and they thought they were ready for competition.
b)
I don't need to summarize.
c)
Coach Rockett gathered girls to play, and they won the world championship.
d)
He asked the best team's coach to give him some tips.
9.
Who are the characters in Double Dutch?
a)
Do YOU think I need to answer?
b)
Samantha, Naaz, Diya, and Emily
c)
Debbie, Erika, Katelyn, Peggy, and Lanieequah
d)
Jessica, Robin, and Devern
10.
How long do you think it took the Snazzy Steppers to practice and get ready for their first competition?
a)
At least a year
b)
One Month
c)
Two months
d)
6 months
11.
Which of the following questions should you definitely answer in a summary of My Funny Friend Fiona? (You can answer this question even if you haven't read the book.
a)
Was the book boring?
b)
How long approximately does it take you to read the book?
c)
What is Fiona's neighbor's favorite book?
d)
What happens to Fiona in the novel?
12.
When should you write your summary?
a)
As soon as you read the text for the first time.
b)
Before coding the text
c)
Before reading the sections that you didn't understand
d)
After you read the text, code it, and re-read any parts that you didn't understand.
13.
What can you summarize?
a)
Only nonfiction
b)
Only novels
c)
Anything that you read or watch
d)
Only movies
14.
Should a summary include your opinion?
a)
YESSS
b)
NOOO
15.
When would you most likely summarize a book?
a)
When you want to tell your friend the gist of the book.
b)
When you don't know the definition of a word that you read in the book.
c)
When you want to tell your friend about the specific details of the book.
d)
When you want to forget a book.
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