WorksheetsSummarizing
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is the following paragraph mainly about?
John's fear of Dr. Majors
what John experiences during a visit to the dentist
how Dr. Majors removed John's tooth
why John wasn't happy about the dentist's mask and gloves
Which detail front he story belongs in the empty box?
The judge proclaimed that Brandie was part of the McNamara family.
Brandie will never forget this day.
Brandie was excited to be adopted by her foster family.
The judge was adopting Brandie.
Which of these is the BEST summary of the story?
Bill and Joshua were grown and it was difficult to get together. Both men had busy lives. They decided to get together to go through some old stuff their mom saved. They found water balloons and filled them up with water.
Bill and Joshua didn't see each other very often because of their busy schedules. One day, they decided to get together and go through an old box their mother saved. They found some water balloons and had an awesome fight with them. The events of the day made them realize that they should spend more quality time together.
Bill and Joshua found some old water balloons in a box. They filled them up and went into the backyard to have a fight. They felt like kids again and realized they should get together more often.
Two brothers got together. They found some water balloons. They were in an old box. They had a water balloon fight . It was in the backyard. They were dripping with water. They should get together more often.
Which detail from the story belongs in the blank?
She wishes she could be with her grandpa just one more time.
She has fond memories of her grandfather and his collection.
She researched the most valuable of all coins.
She's going to a big coin collector's show in Austin.
Read the following paragraph and determine which sequence of events is the BEST answer.
Louvre Museum, Eiffel Tower, Seine River cruise
Seine River cruise, Mona Lisa, visit Paris
Paris, Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum, Mona Lisa
Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum, Seine River cruise
They put the coffee table on the outside.
Dad and his children decided to make a blanket fort.
Dad tried to convince the children to build a fort.
They had a great time in the blanket fort.
Which of the following BEST completes the summary?
Michelle rushes to the bus without an umbrella.
Michelle regrets her decision when she has to walk to her grandmother's house in the rain.
Mom is upset with her when she arrives at Grandmother's house and is soaking wet.
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.
For the walls, Jenny thought she would use a bright yellow paint. She would pick a border that had mostly bright red and green colors, and maybe a little bit of blue. She already had found some curtains that were sky blue with streaks of red, blue and yellow that she thought would go great with the walls. And finally, she had picked a carpet that was mostly blue with specks of red and yellow. Jenny couldn't wait till she was done decorating her room. It was really going to look awesome.
The Summary of this passage is:
Jenny likes bright colors.
Jenny was going to paint her room.
Jenny was picking out colors and materials to decorate her room.
Yellow is a good color to paint your walls.
Right now Jason was playing right field. He really wanted to play third base. Earlier this year, coach had put him in left field and second base in a game, but never at third base. Once in practice, coach let him play third base, but he kept missing ground balls. When he did stop one, he made a bad throw to first base. Maybe if he kept practicing, Jason would be good enough to play third base. That was his dream.
The Summary of this passage is:
Jason really wanted to play third base.
Jason was the best player on his team.
Jason had trouble catching ground balls.
Jason was too lazy to practice.
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.
What makes a good summary? (choose all that apply)
Only including information from the text
Explains what the author thinks
Includes only most important details.
Copies sentences word for word from the text.
States the reader's opinion
