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Summary Essay Criteria

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

The introduction includes the...

a)

title and author of the article you are summarizing

b)

title, author, and main idea of the article you are summarizing.

c)

title, author, claim or argument of the article you are summarizing.

d)

a hook and claim for the article you are summarizing

e)

all of the above

2.

A summary essay includes ____, to support the _____

a)

your opinions, main idea

b)

facts, argument

c)

facts and details, main idea

d)

your ideas, author's main idea

3.

A summary essay includes paraparaphrasing which means to-

a)

Rewrite the author's ideas in your own words.

b)

Write a line or quote from the article.

c)

Write your own ideas about the text.

d)

write a quote from a different author.

4.

A summary essay also uses....

a)

passive voice

b)

voiceovers

c)

voice of reason

d)

active voice

5.

In which person should summary essay be written?

a)

1st person, I, you, we, they

b)

2nd person; you

c)

3rd person; he, she,

d)

4th person;

6.

What should the conclusion of a summary essay include?

a)

your name

b)

the end

c)

The facts

d)

The main idea

7.

A summary essay should be ......

a)

At least 5 paragraphs.

b)

as long as you want

c)

short and concise

d)

short and funny

8.

In what order should a summary essay go?

a)

random order

b)

alphabetical order

c)

logical order

d)

Fries and hold the onions order

9.

In the article, Julia Moves to the United States, by Sean Mcollum, the author discusses author Julia Alvarez's experience emigrating to the U.S from the Dominican Republic. What is the main idea of the article?

a)

The Dominican Republic and immigration

b)

The author Julia Alvarez and her life and work

c)

Julia Alvarez's experience emigrating to the U.S.

d)

Immigration to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic

10.

What are appropriate conventions?

a)

spellcheck and punctuation

b)

punctuation and voice

c)

spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure

d)

ideas and formatting