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Get the Gist
Quiz
•
English
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6th Grade
•
Hard
+8
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
FREE Resource
25 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What do you need to identify to be able to write the GIST?
who the author is
the main character
"who" and "What" are the most important parts of the text
central idea
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.9
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why should you only use 10 words or less when writing your GIST?
because you are not rewriting the text
because you only choose the most important information
because it has to be in your own words
because it takes too long to write more
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.9
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
3.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A gist statement represents the _______________ of a paragraph or short section of text.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.9
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
4.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is Step 1 in finding the gist of an informational text?
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 4 pts
What is gist?
The basic thing that happened, like a summary
point of view
figurative language
A type of lion
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
6.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is Step 2 in finding the gist of an informational text?
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What do you need to identify to be able to write the GIST?
The main idea
Who and what are the most important parts of the text
Who the author is
The main character
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.9
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
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