Writing a Summary Paragraph
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the purpose of a summary?
to retell the story
to give your personal opinion
to present the writer's main ideas
to give advice to the audience
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.5.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When you write a summary, instead of taking sentences directly from the passage, you should do what instead?
Paragraph
Plagiarise
Plan
Paraphrase
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.5.9
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When you write a summary, you can present an author's ideas in any order that you like.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
BEFORE you present the main ideas in your summary, you should begin with a ____________________________.
Transitional word
Topic sentence
Linking sentence
Concluding sentence
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.5.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A closing sentence can restate the main idea or be a _________________ of all the ideas in the paragraph.
fact
fiction
summary
supporting detail
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of these is the best word or phrase to start a closing sentence?
First
In conclusion
In addition
Next
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.5.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A paragraph is a group of sentences that are about the same ____________.
topic
word
detail
book
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
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