5.2.R.4 Summarize Nonfiction

1. 1) What is the main idea to be included in a sumary of "Homework on Patents"?

• It is easy to obtain a patent.

• Patents are legal documents that protect people's intellectual property.

• Patents only protect inventions from colonial times.

• The first U.S. Patent was issued on July 31, 1790

2) The detaiils in paragraph three of "Homework on Patents" support the main idea that

• Silly Putty is an example of a plant patent.

• the most important patent is the design patent.

• patents are only available for Silly Putty and Yankee candles.

• there are three types of patents available in the U.s.

3) Read the following.

A patent keeps anyone from copying or selling another person's invention, unless they have obtained that person's permission. Patents do not last forever; generally the length of time they are valid is 20 years from when the application was filed.

Select the student's error in writing the above summary of paragraph 4 of "Homework on Patents."

• It is written in the reader's own words.

• It is the same length as the original text.

• Some of the details from the original text are missing.

• It contains new information.

All of the following are characteristics of a summary except:

• A summary is shorter than the original text.

• A summary is in the reader's own words.

• A summary includes new information not in the original text.

• A summary includes the main idea and key supporting details of the original text.

The writer of a summary of "Homework on Patents" is considering adding additional information. Select the best suggestion.

• Add how Canada regulates patents.

• George Washington was the first president of the U.S.

• Great Britain controls all U.S. patents

• no change

What is the main idea of a paragraph 5 of "Homework on Patents" that should be part of a summary?

• where to go to apply for a patent

• the best time to apply for a patent

• how long it takes to get a patent

• the process of obtaining a patent

Select the best summary of paragraph 4 of "Homework on Patents."

• Different types of patents have some things in common. After the applicant files for a patent, all patents will last about 20 years. All U.S. patents are legitimate in the U.S. territories, in addition to the U.S. All are protected by licensing, which is profitable, to avoid the design being copied without approval from the holder of the patent.

• Patents last only 20 years in the U.S.

• Patents granted by the U.S. government are valid only in the U.S. and or its territories. They are not valid in Asia.

• All patents must be licensed, or others could sell an idea without permission from the patent holder.

What is the main idea in Selection 2?

• how long birds can fly

• the first flights in the history of the world

• a bird can fly 853 feet

• why there are machines

All the following details should be in a summary of Selection 2 except:

• The first flight lasted twelve seconds.

• The fourth flight lasted fifty-nine seconds.

• The fourth flight covered a distance of 853 feet.

• The second and third flights were on the same day.

Read the following.

The first flight in the history of the world lasted twelve seconds. The second and third flights (the same day) were a little longer, and the fourth lasted fifty-nine seconds.

Select the error a student made in writing the above summary of Selection 2.

• It is the original text.

• It adds new information.

• It is too long.

• It has too many details.