EOY #2: Grade 7 English

Which of the following is the best summary of the text?

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A summary should

• answer the 5 W's: who, what, when, where, and why
• describe the details but not the main ideas
• never mention the plot of the text
• always mention the age of the author

You can use these story elements to summarize a short fictional text:

• plot, characters, problem, & solution

• characters, main idea, details, & plot

• conflict, setting, rising actions, & solution

• characters, setting, problem, & solution

What is the best summary of the text?

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A key detail is...

• A life lesson that the author is trying to communicate to us.
• An important point in the text that can help us find the main idea
• Reveals the main characters in the story.
• Is the main point the author is trying to make about the topic.

What can you summarize?

• only novels
• only nonfiction
• only movies
• anything you read or watch

What is the first step to summarizing a passage?

• Carefully reading and understanding the text

• Put the first important thing you see down without even reading the passage.

• Identifying the author and the publication date

• Listing all the details from each paragraph

What is the text mainly about?

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When writing a summary, it is okay to include any opinions or background knowledge you have on the topic.

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• False

Summaries help me...

• understand what I'm reading
• write about what I read
• include the key points of a text
• all of the above