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Summarize text

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A summary does what?
a)
nothing
b)
tells an opinion
c)
makes an educated guess
d)
is a shorter way to explain a text with important information or key points
2.

Read these sentences from a story:

“I always knew that I would be a writer when I grew up. But I didn’t know that I would also become a baker, a farmer, and photographer along the way. I think doing all of those jobs helped me have interesting experiences to write about. Training in different areas also helped me because I got to learn from a variety of teachers.”

Which strategy will best help the reader remember the main points about the author’s career path?

a)

make inferences

b)

compare

c)

predict

d)

tellback

3.

Read the following fairy tale.

A young boy named Jack trades his only cow for beans that he’s told are magic. When he brings the beans home, his mother doesn’t believe that they are magic and becomes angry with Jack. Against his mother’s advice, Jack plants the beans. A huge beanstalk grows. Jack climbs it and finds a giant’s house full of treasure. He takes the treasure from the house and runs away as the giant chases him down the beanstalk. Jack reaches the ground and is able to chop down the beanstalk. He keeps the treasure.


Choose the best summary of this fairy tale’s plot.

a)

After climbing a magic beanstalk, Jack takes treasure from a giant’s house, is chased down a beanstalk and chops it down before the giant can catch him.

b)

Jack trades his only cow for magic beans and plants them. They grow into a beanstalk.

c)

Jack’s mother sends him out to sell their only cow, becomes angry that her son trades the cow for beans and scolds him.

d)

Jack loves his only cow but chooses to believe that the beans he trades her for are magic.

4.

What NOT a reason that someone would summon a monster in camp usually

a)

Joking around

b)

Practice fights

c)

A pet

5.

 

Brian realizes that the pile of sand has...

a)

mosquitos

b)

eggs

c)

spiders

d)

flies

6.

When they get to the Coral Queen, Noah tells Abbey to stay in the boat until......

a)

he drops the food coloring gel into the toilets.

b)

he makes it out of the women’s bathroom.

c)

he yells “Geronimo”.

7.

Analyze means.....

a)

the act of providing intricate and rich detail or the act of developing thoroughly

b)

a short account of an interesting or humorous incident

c)

 the act of providing (someone) with a beginning knowledge or first experience with something

d)

to break into smaller components for the purpose of study or examination

8.

In a summary, how should the events of the story be presented?

a)

In the order they happened.

b)

In reverse order.

c)

In any order.

d)

In alphabetical order.

9.

Story Summary: What is the big problem in the story and how is it fixed?

a)

The big problem in the story is that the main character lost their pet, and it is fixed by getting a new pet.

b)

The big problem in the story is a natural disaster, and it is fixed by the characters figuring out how to control the weather.

c)

The big problem in the story is a fight between friends, and it is fixed by one of them moving away.

d)

The big problem in the story is [insert big problem], and it is fixed by [insert how it is fixed].

10.

Which summaries fit the story? Choose ALL that apply

a)

Quinn went her friend's sleepover and had fun. But, she then wanted to leave, so she went home.

b)

Quinn went to a sleepover and ate popcorn and played, but she left during it.

c)

Quinn went to her dumb friend's sleepover and did nothing.

d)

Quinn wet to a sleepover

11.
Read the passage and choose the best summary.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

12.
Why does Opal want to remember everything that happens to Winn-Dixie and herself?
a)
she wants to write it down in her diary
b)
she wants to tell her father
c)
she wants to tell her mother if she ever meets her
d)
she wants to write a book about Winn-Dixie
13.

What are the two most important ways to survive?

a)

Find food and avoid enemies

b)

Run fast and hide somewhere

c)

Attack enemies and build shelter

d)

Stay with your friends and make food

14.

Brain ate all but what when stranded?

a)

fool birds

b)

turtle eggs

c)

fish

d)

moose meat

15.

How does Lucy do on the exam?

a)

She failed

b)

perfect score

16.

True or False? You should be able to understand what a story is about when you read the summary.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Marty decides to do what with Shiloh.

a)

take him back to Judd

b)

give him a bath

c)

walk him

d)

hide him

18.

Rosa Parks has been called the "mother of the civil rights movement." She is one of the most important people of the 20th century. In December of 1955, she refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white passenger. The bus driver had her arrested. She was sent to court. She was found guilty of breaking the law.

Her act sparked a boycott of the bus system by blacks. Blacks refused to use the buses for more than a year. The boycott introduced the country to a man named Martin Luther King, Jr. People all over the country came to know King. Soon, the U.S. Supreme Court made segregation on city buses against the law.

Over the next forty years, Rosa Parks helped make Americans aware of the history of the civil rights struggle. She earned many honors, including the Martin Luther King Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize. She is an example of courage and strength. She inspires all Americans to live free.


The summary of this passage is:

a)

Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Then, the buses were boycotted, and Martin Luther King, Jr., became very well known. He had a prize named after him.

b)

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus. The bus driver had her arrested, and then she was found guilty of breaking the law. She was important to American history.

c)

Rosa Parks boycotted the bus system. This boycott brought Martin Luther King, Jr., to the front of the civil rights movement. People all over the country got to know Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

Rosa Parks was an important person of the 20th century. She refused to give up her seat on a bus, which led to a boycott of the bus system. She earned many honors for her work in the civil rights movement.

19.
Chapter 9
What doesn't Mr. D want to do to Percy?
a)
Throw him out of camp
b)
Protect him from the gods
c)
Destroy him
d)
Nothing at all
20.

What does Gris help teach Trave?

a)

how to start a fire

b)

how to ride a horse

c)

both- how to start a fire and ride a horse