WorksheetsAuthor's Purpose, Summarize, Main Idea and Call
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 39mins
The word SUMMARIZE means...
to tell why.
to take it apart.
to give a short version.
to make your best guess.
Which best describes a SUMMARY?
A really long detailed piece of writing.
The entire text told in your own words.
The main ideas and important details of a text.
Your favorite part of a passage.
San Francisco is located on the coast of California in an area often called the Bay Area. The weather is generally very mild, seldom getting really cold or really hot. Its mild climate is one reason many people live there. It seldom snows in San Francisco and generally does not get below freezing during the winter. Even in the middle of summer, temperatures may be in the mid 80s with a cool breeze from the bay keeping the weather very comfortable.
Which one best SUMMARIZES the passage?
San Francisco has many neat things to do.
Many people choose to live in California.
It seldom snows in California.
The weather in San Francisco is generally very mild.
to return like for like as in revenge
retaliated
morose
insular
importuned
The main setting of the novel is in:
Africa
Alaska
Iceland
Canada
What historical event is the novel based upon?
The California Gold Rush
The Yukon Gold Rush
The Holocaust
The Great Depression
metamorphose
a descendent or offspring of someone or something (for example: a child or grandchild)
change or cause to change completely in form or nature.
transporting someone or something from one place to another.
stop (someone) from being angry
fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
Buck is the kind of dog needed for this type of journey because he
Already knows how to pull a sled
Is tame and easily managed
Is heavy, strong, and furry
Loves the cold weather
