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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements about SUMMARIZING is true?The Summary is a thought that is true but is not in the passage.The Summary is what the passage is mostly about.The Summary is specific, detailed information contained in the passage.The Summary is always found in the first sentence of the passage.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceSan Francisco is located on the coast of California in an area often called the Bay Area. The weather is generally very mild, seldom getting really cold or really hot. Its mild climate is one reason many people live there. It seldom snows in San Francisco and generally does not get below freezing during the winter. Even in the middle of summer, temperatures may be in the mid 80s with a cool breeze from the bay keeping the weather very comfortable.
The Summary of this passage is:
San Francisco has many neat things to do.It seldom snows in California.Many people choose to live in California.The weather in San Francisco is generally very mild. - 3. 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. - 4. Multiple ChoiceThe 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. - 5. Multiple ChoiceWhen 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. - 6. Multiple ChoiceA summary does what?nothingtells an opinionmakes an educated guessis a shorter way to explain a text with important information or key points
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe 'who/subject' is....the person or thing a text or article is aboutThe date the article is happeningwhere the stuff takes placeWhat happens in the article or text
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe 'What' is...a question from the textwhere the action takes placewhat is happening
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe 'Where' is...the time the action takes placewhat the who/subject doesthe place the action in the text takes place or the settingjust a place
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe 'When' is...when the article or text is published or put onlinenot importantthe time when the action is taking place
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe 'Why' is...not importantthe reason the action takes place or motivation for Who/Subject to do somethingthe question presented in the textwhat the who is asking
- 12. Multiple Choice"Summaries are not important to reading, only writing."TrueFalse
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