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WorksheetsEnglish A - Quiz #2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 36mins
The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be held in Brazil. It will be the 20th year of the World Cup. Brazil was chosen in October of 2007 to host the 2014 competition. Earlier in the year, South America had been chosen as the continent for the contest. Brazil was the only country to put in a bid. This is the second time Brazil will host the World Cup. The country hosted it in 1950. It is the first World Cup to be held in South America since 1978, when Argentina hosted. No other South American country has hosted the World Cup more than once.
The summary of this passage is:
The 20th World Cup will take place in 2014. In 2007, it was decided that the competition would be held in South America. It is the first World Cup in South America since 1978.
In October 2007, Brazil was chosen to host the 20th World Cup. Brazil has already hosted the World Cup before. 1978 was the last time a South American country hosted the World Cup.
The 2014 World Cup will be held in Brazil. It is the second time Brazil has been chosen to host the World Cup. Brazil is the only South American country to host the World Cup twice.
Early in 2007, South America was chosen as the continent for the 20th World Cup. Brazil was the only country that put in a bid. Brazil hosted the World Cup before in 1950.
When writing a summary, you should ask yourself: "Do you need this information to understand the text?"
True
False
Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary?
using your own words
summary being shorter than the text
exact words from the text
including main ideas or events only
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.
The summary of this passage is:
San Francisco has many neat things to do.
It seldom snows in California.
Many people choose to live in California.
The weather in San Francisco is generally very mild.
A summary includes the following:
key people or characters, the central idea, and supporting details
opinions, background, and direct quotes from the text
central idea, supporting details, and text evidence
the point, evidence, and explanation
Summaries should include every detail from a story or passage.
True
False
A written summary should be 3-5 sentences long.
True
False
You should only include the main events or ideas from the passage when writing a summary.
True
False
A summary does what?
nothing
makes an educated guess using inferences made in the text
is a shorter way to explain a text with important information or key points
tells an opinion and reasons why you believe so
Summaries help me...
understand what I'm reading
include the key points of a text
write about what I read
all of the above
Turn over a bag of potato chips. Is the label interesting? A simple food recipe may use several ingredients. These come from the soil and from chemistry labs around the world. Surprises also show up in the labels on clothing and other products. Look at the label on a package of lipstick. The tube seems small and shiny, but inside lipstick there is soap, oil, fish scales, and wax!
A bag of potato chips seems like a simple recipe. There are many ingredients from the soil and from chemistry labs.
Labels show what goes into food, clothing, and other products. A simple product may have many ingredients.
Clothes and other products have many ingredients as well. Lipstick alone has soap, oil, wax, and fish scales.
Lipstick seems small and shiny. Look at the label sometime. It has at least four different ingredients.
A summary is ________________.
long
short
What makes a good summary? (choose all that apply)
Only including information from the text
Includes only most important details.
Copies sentences word for word from the text.
Explains what the author thinks
States the reader's opinion
Which of the following statements about SUMMARIZING is true?
The Summary is a thought that is true but is not in the passage.
The Summary is specific, detailed information contained in the passage.
The Summary is what the passage is mostly about.
The Summary is always found in the first sentence of the passage.
Is this statement true or false: Ms. Avila wants me to understand that a summary contains the main points of a text and is NOT a paraphrase.
True
False
I'm picking this answer because I want to see Ms. Avila's reaction, but I know it's true.
Definition of a summary:
express the meaning of (the writer or speaker or something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity.(simplify in your own words)
To give a brief statement of the main points of (something). In your own words.
A (a) contains only the ideas of the original text.
Which questions can help determine the main idea? Select 2.
What is the author's opinion of the topic?
What is the text about?
What is the author's background?
What ideas in the text are most important?
What is the definition of a main idea?
The details that support what the text is about.
The reader's opinion on a text.
The central idea of a text.
What are supporting details?
Details that are fun and exciting to the reader.
Details that are the shortest and easiest to find.
Details that the reader finds the most interesting.
Details that demonstrate the main idea of the text.
