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- 1. Multiple ChoiceRead the following passage and then answer the question.
As soon as she arrived at grandmother's house, Jessica ran into her bedroom to look at the blue quilt. It covered her grandmother's bed and was Jessica's favorite. It had patches of dark blue, medium blue, and light blue, with pictures of birds and flowers on every other patch. Jessica liked to take naps with the quilt wrapped around her. She loved the way it felt so soft and warm against her skin. Whenever she was visiting grandma, just looking at the quilt made Jessica happy.Jessica's grandmother has a pretty blue quilt.Jessica loved her grandmother's quilt.Jessica took naps at her grandmother's house.The quilt was warm. - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat strategy do you use to summarize FICTION?SWBSTWWW3
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes a summary?a really long detailed piece of writingthe entire text told in your own wordsa dumb thing that teachers make you writethe main ideas and important details of a text
- 4. Multiple ChoiceSummaries help me...understand what I'm readingwrite about what I readinclude the key points of a textall of the above
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the difference between retelling and summarizing?A summary is a long detailed paragraph and a retell is not.A retell is telling about all the events while a summary only talks about main ideas.Retelling and summarizing are the same thing.Retelling is a word used for little kids and summarizing is used for big kids.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceIt 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. - 7. Multiple Choice
In SWBST what does the first S stand for?
Somebody
Wanted
But
Then
- 8. Multiple Choice
In SWBST what does the W stand for?
Somebody
Wanted
But
So
- 9. Multiple Choice
In SWBST what does the B stand for?
Somebody
Wanted
But
So
- 10. Multiple Choice
In SWBST what does the T stand for?
Somebody
Wanted
But
Then
- 11. Multiple ChoiceJulie watched the ants as they carried small crumbs down the trail to the anthill. She thinks ants are very hard working and industrious little creatures. They always seemed busy, and you never saw an ant just laying around doing nothing. They were carrying food, building tunnels, or defending the anthill. One thing you could say about ants is that they sure aren't lazy.
The Summary of this passage is:
Ants carry many things.Some ants may bite you.Ants are hard workers.Some ants help take care of the queen. - 12. Multiple ChoiceJohnny really wanted an adventure. He borrowed his friend's bike and explored the world. He saw many amazing things and had a lot of fun. Johnny was so glad he went on his trip! What is the best summary for this paragraph?Johnny saw amazing things.Johnny went on a fun bike adventure.Johnny was glad he went on a trip.Johnny wanted to explore.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceSally had a birthday party at her house. She invited lots of friends. They all brought her a present to open. She was excited to share cupcakes with her friends. She thanked everyone for coming before they went home. What is the best summary for this paragraph?Sally opened presents.Sally ate cupcakes with her friends.Sally had a birthday party with her friends.Sally thanked her friends for coming.
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