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WorksheetsFlocabulary Summary and Main Idea P2-4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A detail is...
the central idea in a story
something real or true
specific descriptions of people, places, or things
to show something is true/real
A main idea is
specific descriptions of people, places, or things
something real or true
the central idea in a story
to show something is real or true
Specific means...
vague
giving evidence
topic
exact
What does subject mean?
vague
exact
topic
give evidence
A detail is...
The general thing discussed in a text
Specific descriptions of people, places, or things
Something proven to be real or true
The central idea of a text
A fact is...
specific descriptions of people, places, or things
something proven to be real or true
a belief
the central idea in a story
Prove means to...
exact
give specific descriptions of people, places, or things
the topic
show something is true or real
If you support something, you...
give evidence
discuss the topic
give the main idea
all of the above
The plot is the...
events in the novel or movie
A restatement/explanation of what's been said
belief or judgment
explanation
Relevant means...
a restatement/explanation of what's been said
the events in a novel or movie
a belief or judgment
appropriate/related to the text
A summary is...
a belief or judgement
the events in a novel or a movie
A restatement/explanation of what's been said
a fact
An opinion is
real and provable
a belief or judgment
true
none of the above
A synonym for summary is...
synopsis
plot
fact
story line
A summary should...
be written in one draft without revisions
only use quotes from the text
use incorrect punctuation
be in your own words
What can you summarize?
novels
movies
video games
movies and novels
When summarizing, focus on the
who, what, when, where, and why
opinions, theme, setting, and characters
facts and figures
Details help to ____________ the main idea of a text
support and back up
contradict
relate to
How does summarizing help you become a better reader?
because you are using your imagination to recreate the ending
because you are evaluating the text to see what is most important
because you are combining what you learned in the text with your own background knowledge
because your teacher made you do it
What is one strategy you can use when you read a text to help you summarize
the 5 W's (who, what, when, where, why)
looking up unknown words in the dictionary
asking the teacher for the answer
writing down everything word for word
Essential means...
needed or necessary
an explanation
an opinion
a fact
