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Summarizing: multiple choice and practice

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  • Ants live in social groups called colonies. Some colonies have thousands of workers while others have just around ten. Work is divided among the members. The queen’s primary job is to lay eggs. Some ants work as guards to keep away predator
    Ants live together in groups called colonies. Work is divided between the members of the colony.
  • Have you ever heard of Pandora’s box? Pandora’s box was a box that belonged to an ancient Greek myth character named Pandora. The ancient Greeks created stories to explain things around them. The stories are called myths
    A myth is a type of story. They were created by the ancient Greeks.
  • True or False: You should put ALL details of the story in the summary to help the reader
    False. You need to put relevant details like plot, characters, and setting.
  • Matthew stood awake during the night and tried not to hear the sounds. Even though it was supposed to be a simple storm, something just did not sound right about the wind. He woke up his family. There was a tornado coming!
    Matthew woke up his family to save them from a terrible storm.
  • True or False: When you summarize, you must use your own words
    True.
  • Comets follow an orbit that is long and oval shaped. Those in our solar system travel around the sun. Those that make their journey around the sun in less than two years are called short-period comets. They become brighter closer to the sun
    Some comets are short-period comets. They travel for less than 200 years.
  • Summaries need to include _______ details
    relevant
  • When most people think of deserts, they imagine a sunny place that is filled with sand. This is not always the case. A desert is described as a place that just gets a small amount of yearly rainfall. Antarctica, is a desert.
    Not all desert are hot. A desert is a place that only gets a small amount of rainfall even if the place is cold
  • Small ants such as honeypots store a sweet liquid in their abdomens. They dangle from the ceiling of the colony’s home and spit out the liquid when it is needed as food by others.
    Honeypot ants produce a sweet liquid. They store the liquid in their bodies until it is needed.
  • A summary should have all of the following EXCEPT: a. plot b. characters c. personal opinion
    Personal Opinion
  • Which kinds of relevant details do we put in a summary?
    all
    main idea
    plot
    setting
  • We have all heard of animal migration,but have you ever heard of plant migration too? Stuck to animal fur, lodged in animal poop, and even by humans, plants and their seeds can end up in new places.
    Plants can migrate to new places. They are often carried by animals or humans
  • Summaries need to be _____ than a few words: a. less b. more
    more
  • Summaries (do/do not) replace reading the actual text
    do not
  • What happens if when we add too many unnecessary details to a summary?
    The summary becomes muddled. It can become too long. It gives too many details.
  • True or False: Summaries need to be written in complete sentences
    True.
  • Is this a good summary for the movie UP: This story is about a man named Carl. If no, what is wrong with it?
    No. There are not enough details. Only the main character has been stated.
  • Which is the question you should ask yourself when determining whether or not you should put something in your summary?
    Which 5 extra details should I include?
    Do you need this information to understand the text?