WorksheetsCentral ideas and text summaries
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 44mins
When you write a summary, which details do you need to include?
All of them
Important Major Details
Minor Details
None
Based on “Pakistan’s Malala,” which best reflects the overall purpose of Malala’s blog?
to stand up for girls’ right to an education
to encourage the Taliban to leave Swat Valley
to gain the opportunity to talk to powerful people
to start a campaign to reopen her father’s school
When answering a question, remember to keep your answer...
Wordy
Detailed
Long
Broad
Who mysteriously arrives in a canoe on the lake to take them home? (Look at Chapter 17 summary slide)
Ixtali
La Llorona
Papá
Mamá
A type of shark called a shortfin mako can leap 20 feet above the surface of the water.
Which of the following did Percy see in his dream?
Medusa
Zeus's face
His mother's face
Gladiola
X-Ray was rewarded for finding the gold tube by _____.
a ride back to camp, a candy bar, and a soda pop.
a ride back to camp, a double shower, and clean clothes.
a ride back to camp, a double ice cream cone, and 3 days rest.
to create, make, or write
Summary
Recite
Compose
Central Idea
the main points of the story or text
author's claim
summary
point of view
perspective
The Summary of this passage is:
True or False: Pavel is the housekeeper
True
False
When Marty asks if he can bring Shiloh back to their house (If Judd doesn't find out what happened), what does his dad say?
Yes
No
Maybe
Which answer best describes the reason Opal and Gloria Dump planted the tree?
The garden was bare.
The tree was there.
Opal might have a green thumb like her mother.
Why do the boys begin digging so early?
To avoid the hottest part of the day
It takes all day to dig one hole
To fill the hole back in at the end of the day
So they couldn't sleep in.
What does Eric say Robin Hood is about?
Robin Hood is about a guy in green pajamas who lives in the forest and shoots arrows.
Simon delivered two messages to Daniel on the mountain.
True
False
On O’Brien’s last day at the hotel, the owner takes him:
fishing
camping
to work
home
Read the passage, then answer the question.
" Franklin loved to play checkers, but he wasn't a very good sport. If his piece was jumped, he would huff and pout. If he had to crown another player, he would slam his pieces on the table. If he lost... well, you wouldn't want to see what happened when he lost. Sometimes, the checkerboard went flying!
It's no wonder that, after a few months, Franklin ran out of checkers partners. His friends would play hopscotch and cards with him, and they would ride bikes. When he pulled out the checkerboard though, his friends would politely excuse themselves.
One day, he decided to ask Fonda, his big sister, to play. She wasn't a very good sport either!
"I don't have time to play right now, Franklin. I'm working on a book report," Fonda said.
"Well, boo! What am I supposed to do? I want to play checkers now!"
"Don't get in a huff, Franklin. Come with me."
Fonda put him in front of her computer, and on the screen was a giant checkerboard.
"Now you can get as mad as you want. You're playing a computer, and computers don't care!" Fonda explained.
Franklin was so happy. He found the perfect checkers partner for a bad sport like him!"
Which line best shows an idea that is important to include in a summary of this story?
"I don't have time to play right now, Franklin . . ."
She wasn't a very good sport either!
He found the perfect checkers partner for a bad sport like him!
His friends would play hopscotch and cards with him.
