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- 1. Multiple Choice
A summary should be concise. This means it should be...
full of facts
short & to the point
long & rambling
easy to read
- 2. Multiple Choice
A good summary should begin with
the main idea
supporting details
your opinion
a complete sentence
- 3. Multiple Choice
A good summary should also be objective. This means it leaves out...
the parts you don't like
details
opinions
the main idea
- 4. Multiple Choice
You should look for _______ to help you identify the important supporting details.
headings
titles
bold words
italicized words
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat does "objective" mean?No opinions or reactions, just the facts.Giving your personal reflections on the topic.No statistics used to support the idea.Having plenty of evidence to support your opinion.
- 6. Multiple Choice
When you're done writing a summary, you should read it to make sure you...
repeated the main idea
haven't repeated anything
left out important details
repeated supporting details
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the two things an objective summary should never have?Supporting ideas and opinionsThe word "I" and your opinionFacts and StatisticsThe author's name and title of the article
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the purpose for using transitional words?To create more workTo become a successful writerTo help your reader follow your ideasTo create a disconnect
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich is NOT an example of a transition word?AlsoFor exampleAndFinally
- 10. Multiple ChoiceDoes the meaning of the text change when you write an objective summary?No, it's shorter but has the same meaning.Yes, of course the meaning changes because someone else is writing it.It depends on the material and who originally wrote it.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceDoes your concluding sentence have to be a rephrased version of your topic sentence?Yes, it should summarize what the paragraph was about.No, it can be your last detail as long as it's clear the paragraph is coming to an end.Sometimes depending on the material you're summarizing.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhen writing objective summaries, students should pull details from each ____________ of the text.sectionauthorillustratortitle
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe first part of your topic sentence should do what?Use a verb that communicated the purpose the author had.Explain the main idea.Summarize what we're about to read.Identify the text (author and source)
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe second part of your topic sentence should do what?Explain the main idea of the text.Identify the text (author and source)Use a verb that communicates the purpose of the text.Tell a short summary about what the audience is about to read.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat should the third piece of your topic sentence do?Explain the central idea of the text.Use a verb that communicates the purpose of the original text.Tell the audience a short summary about what they're about to read.Identify the text (author and source)
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is missing from this summary? There are two correct answers.
According to/in
title
author
central idea
supporting details
- 17. Multiple Choice
A summary should include quotes.
True
False
- 18. Multiple Choice
A summary should include...
title of text
evidence
conclusion
L2:Why
- 19. Multiple Choice
A summary should have the central idea of the text.
True
False
- 20. Multiple Choice
The main idea of a text is...
one sentence long
one paragraph long
about 3-5 sentences long
about a page long
- 21. Multiple Choice
A summary (based on the texts we have been reading) is...
2 paragraphs long
a page long
4-6 sentences long
1 sentence
- 22. Multiple Choice
_____ is shorter than the original text
A paraphrase
A summary
- 23. Multiple Choice
a shortened retelling of the important parts of a text or story
Review
Paraphrase
Summary
There is no correct answer
- 24. Multiple Choice
You should only include the main events or ideas from the passage when writing a summary.
True
False
- 25. Multiple Choice
If nonfiction passages have main ideas, fiction texts have...
Central Ideas
Themes
Inferences
Morals
- 26. Multiple Choice
Which line contains an idea that would be most important to include in a summary of this passage?
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.
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white passenger.
The boycott introduced the country to a man named Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rosa Parks was sent to court. She was found guilty of breaking the law.
Rosa Parks is an example of courage and strength. She inspires all Americans to live free.
- 27. 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. - 28. 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. - 29. Multiple Choice
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.
- 30. Multiple ChoiceTomorrow is Jill's birthday. She is excited because she gets to pick where she will eat dinner. Will it be Mexican food at the Big Enchilada House? Or will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, or a big cheeseburger at Al's Hamburger Palace. She just couldn't decide. Then there was always the Pizza Shop with that great pepperoni pizza. How would she ever decide? Maybe she would just flip a coin.
The Summary of this passage is:Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.Jill loves Mexican food.The Pizza Shop has the best pizza in town.Jill will choose a place by flipping a coin. - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags