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Worksheet time: 45mins

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Which of the following is the better objective summary of The Lion King?

This Disney animated feature follows the adventures of the young lion Simba, the heir of his father, Mufasa. Simba's wicked uncle, Scar, plots to usurp Mufasa's throne by luring father and son into a stampede of wildebeests. But Simba escapes, and only Mufasa is killed. Simba returns as an adult to take back his homeland from Scar with the help of his friends Timon and Pumbaa.

In a tear jerker story, a young lion, Simba, becomes the victim of his cruel Uncle Scar’s plot to take the throne. After finding himself with the help of his friends Timon and Pumbaa, Simba heroically returns to Pride Rock where he overpowers Scar. While the film is charming and inspiring, the likelihood of a vegetarian lion beating his dominant uncle in a fight is hard to swallow.

When you write the events you'll want to paraphrase them. Paraphrasing means...

to list chronologically

to list objectively

to reduce to five sentences or less

to change the wording to your own words

Does the meaning of the text change when you write an objective summary?

No, it's shorter but has the same meaning.

Yes, of course the meaning changes because someone else is writing it.

It depends on the material and who originally wrote it.

Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary?

using your own words

summary being shorter than the text

quotes words from the text

including main ideas only

What does "objective" mean?

No opinions or reactions, just the facts.

Giving your personal reflections on the topic.

No statistics used to support the idea.

Having plenty of evidence to support your opinion.

Are summaries supposed to include overly extra information about the characters, settings, and overall plot.

No, because summaries are supposed to be simple but enough detailed for the reader.

Yes, because it is good to add extra information to the summaries so the readers can understand correctly.

No, because summaries are a simple way to summarize the story and to much is not appropriate for summaries

Yes, because then the readers will understand clearly and you will surely get an a+ for adding extra information.

A summary should include your opinion about the topic.

True

False

The main idea should be included in a summary.

True

False

A summary includes only the most important ideas.

True

False

10.

When some people think about Texas, they think of cowboys on the open range-herding cattle up a dusty trail. However, Texas has much more than open prairie with large herds of cows. There are the mountains of West Texas, the piney hills of east Texas, and the emerald waters off the coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large coastal harbors with numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland lakes, rivers, swamps of southeast Texas with alligators and other exotic wildlife.
The Summary of this passage is:

There are a lot of cows in Texas.

There are many different, varied parts of Texas.

Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.

There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.

11.

It started when they got to the bears. Peter felt tired and his stomach hurt. He dragged himself over to see the elephants, which were eating from a stack of hay. Normally, the elephants were his favorite. Without much interest, Peter followed his classmates to the camels, which were busy swatting flies with their tails. Peter knew he should be having fun at the zoo, but he just felt terrible and all he wanted to do was lie down and rest. Even the lions and tigers did not interest him now.
The Summary of this passage is:

Peter's favorite animals were the elephants.

The camels were swatting flies with their tails.

It was really hot at the zoo.

Peter didn't enjoy the zoo because he felt really bad.

12.

A summary does what?

nothing

tells an opinion

makes an educated guess

is a shorter way to explain a text with important information or key points

13.

The first book Chris read in fifth grade was about a lost kitten. Then he read a book about a family of bears, and then he read about a wild kangaroo in Australia. It seems every book Chris reads is about animals. Last week he found a good book about snakes and reptiles, and another book about elephants. Today Chris went to the library, and he checked out a book about dolphins, whales and other animals that live in the sea.
The Summary of this passage is:

Chris likes kangaroos.

Chris is in the fifth grade.

Chris reads a lot of books about animals.

Dolphins and whales live in the sea.

14.

True or false: Summaries should be longer than the story you are talking about.

True (Yes, it should be longer)

False (It should be shorter)

15.

What are the 5 W's of a summary?

West, Wind, Wild, Wear, Will

Who, What, When, Where, Why

We, Were, What, Why, Win

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Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 45mins

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