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I. TRUE or FALSE
Summarizing is a retelling in your own words, a short version of the main ideas, events and details.
True
False
A summary is a brief, clear restatement of the most important points of a paragraph or passage.
True
False
You should NOT include key details when you are retelling a story.
Ture
False
Summarizing can be best described as taking the passage and listing briefly the most important points in your own words.
True
False
The terms, "retell" and "summarize" are synonyms of each other. In other words, they mean the same thing.
True
False
II. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER
When you determine the main idea of a text, significant details and condensing information into a short one or two sentence summary, you are:
A. predicting
B. evaluating
C. summarizing
D. judging
A teacher might ask a student to retell and/or summarize a story to figure out how well the student the story.
A. likes
B. dislikes
C. understands
D. remembers
In order to give a good summary of a story, you must make sure you include which of the following:
A. only the most important details, your own words, what the story is mostly about
B. as many details as possible, all of the events in the story, in order, the author's words
C. all of the above
D. none of the above
Which of the following does summarizing NOT help you do?
A. Gives you a way to check your understanding.
B. Makes it harder for you to understand what you are reading.
C. Helps you remember information.
D. Helps you clarify relationships among ideas.
In Africa, music is usually performed outdoors. There is spontaneous music making as well as performances by social and music groups at ceremonies and feasts. There is no written music or music notation. African music tradition, like folklore and history, is transmitted orally. Music is a social activity in which almost everyone participates. Clearly, African music has several interesting characteristics.
The best summary of the paragraph is:
A. In Africa, music is usually performed outdoors.
B. There is no written music or musical notation.
C. African music has several interesting characteristics.
D. In Africa, music making is spontaneous
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