What should a summary do?

answer the 5 W's: who, what, where, when, and why

Which question would be most helpful for figuring out the main idea of a book?

What is the main thing the author wants to say?

Which of the following could be a theme of a story?

Fear is more dangerous than any beast

Which of these should you do when comparing and contrasting?

write similarities in the overlap of a Venn Diagram

Which of the following could be a theme of a story?

Telling the truth may cause pain, but in the end, it's better than lying

The main idea of a book is "plants need sunlight to grow." What is a detail that supports the main idea?

Plants that get more sunlight grow taller than plants that sit in the dark

How should a summary be written?

in your own words with complete sentences

Which of the following is the theme of a story?

a message about life that the author expresses

When would you most likely summarize a book?

when you want to tell a friend the gist or main idea of a book

Which of the following could be a theme of a story?

You can never turn your back on your family

Which of these would be the main idea of a book?

Superpup is a brave beagle that fights crime in New York

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1
What should a summary do?
describe the details but not the main idea
answer the 5 W's: who, what, where, when, and why
never mention the plot of the text
always mention the age of the author
2
Which question would be most helpful for figuring out the main idea of a book?
What is the main thing the author wants to say?
Who is the author?
What is my opinion?
What else do I know about the subject?
3
What is a summary?
a theme or universal lesson
a movie based off of a book
a persuasive argument about a text
a short explanation of a text
4
The author's main purpose is not to entertain in which of the following texts?
a cookbook
a movie
a story
a comic book
5
In which of the following situations could you compare and contrast?
You are voting for class president and have three students to choose from
Deciding the differences between the first and last Harry Potter books
Writing an essay about which time period to live in: the 1980s or 1880s
All of the above
6
Words like "should", "think", "believe", and "feel" are clues that an author is trying to do what?
persuade
entertain
inform
explain
7
When an author's purpose is to inform, the text will include mostly which information?
characters and a setting
opinions
funny or imaginary details
facts
8
Which of the following could be a theme of a story?
Fear is more dangerous than any beast
A fear of heights
"I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too."
A brave young girl pretends to be a man to take her dad's place in army
9
Which of these should you do when comparing and contrasting?
write differences in the overlap of a Venn Diagram
write similarities in the overlap of a Venn Diagram
skip pre-writing and start the essay right away
write similarities in the arrows of a flow chart
10
Which word or phrase can be used to show a comparison?
In contrast
On the other hand
While
Similarly
11
What do the letters in PIE stand for?
persuade, inform, entertain
prepare, inform, experiment
program, interpret, entertain
persuade, investigate, examine
12
Which of the following could be a theme of a story?
Essie lied to her brother about her identity for two years
a small apartment in Marfa, Texas
Telling the truth may cause pain, but in the end, it's better than lying
a 35 year old woman named Essie and her brother
13
What can be summarized?
anything you read or watch
only nonfiction
only movies
only novels
14
The main idea of a book is "plants need sunlight to grow." What is a detail that supports the main idea?
My favorite kind of plant is a Venus fly trap
Plants that get more sunlight grow taller than plants that sit in the dark
Jessica sat in the sun and looked at her garden
There are many different species of plants on Earth
15
How should a summary be written?
in your own words with complete sentences
in fragments without punctuation
in one draft without revising mistakes
in a secret language that you make up
16
Which of these is the broad thing that a book is about?
key detail
main idea
subject
plot
17
Which of the following is the theme of a story?
a short summary of what the story is about
a sequence of events
a message about life that the author expresses
a main character
18
When would you most likely summarize a book?
when you want to forget a book you've read
when you want to tell your opinion of a book but not what it's about
when you don't understand a vocabulary word you read in a book
when you want to tell a friend the gist or main idea of a book
19
The sentence, "Friendships helps people get through hard times", is an example of which of the following?
main idea
character
theme
plot
20
Which of the following is an example of a subject of a book?
Whistling is one way that dolphins talk to each other
Dolphins can communicate with one another
Have you ever heard a dolphin?
dolphins
21
Which of the following could be a theme of a story?
an old man who used to be a father
Your past does not define you
A man sees a group of people he used to work with a long time ago
returning home after a long time
22
Which of the following words or phrases could be used when contrasting?
In conclusion
Similarly
On the other hand
Nonetheless
23
Descriptions of people, places, or things that support the main are called what?
characters
opinions
details
morals
24
Which of the following could be a theme of a story?
You can never turn your back on your family
A young girl returns home to her family after moving far away
Most people have at least one sibling
"I'll never speak to you again," she said quietly to her mother
25
Which of these would be the main idea of a book?
I read a story about Duke, a police dog
Sparky, a dog who fights fires
Superpup is a brave beagle that fights crime in New York
Slap Jake is my favorite comic book hero

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25 termsStudBud Administration21 plays

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Questions 25

Answers

1
What should a summary do?
describe the details but not the main idea
answer the 5 W's: who, what, where, when, and why
never mention the plot of the text
always mention the age of the author
2
Which question would be most helpful for figuring out the main idea of a book?
What is the main thing the author wants to say?
Who is the author?
What is my opinion?
What else do I know about the subject?
3
What is a summary?
a theme or universal lesson
a movie based off of a book
a persuasive argument about a text
a short explanation of a text
4
The author's main purpose is not to entertain in which of the following texts?
a cookbook
a movie
a story
a comic book
5
In which of the following situations could you compare and contrast?
You are voting for class president and have three students to choose from
Deciding the differences between the first and last Harry Potter books
Writing an essay about which time period to live in: the 1980s or 1880s
All of the above
6
Words like "should", "think", "believe", and "feel" are clues that an author is trying to do what?
persuade
entertain
inform
explain
7
When an author's purpose is to inform, the text will include mostly which information?
characters and a setting
opinions
funny or imaginary details
facts
8
Which of the following could be a theme of a story?
Fear is more dangerous than any beast
A fear of heights
"I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too."
A brave young girl pretends to be a man to take her dad's place in army
9
Which of these should you do when comparing and contrasting?
write differences in the overlap of a Venn Diagram
write similarities in the overlap of a Venn Diagram
skip pre-writing and start the essay right away
write similarities in the arrows of a flow chart
10
Which word or phrase can be used to show a comparison?
In contrast
On the other hand
While
Similarly
11
What do the letters in PIE stand for?
persuade, inform, entertain
prepare, inform, experiment
program, interpret, entertain
persuade, investigate, examine
12
Which of the following could be a theme of a story?
Essie lied to her brother about her identity for two years
a small apartment in Marfa, Texas
Telling the truth may cause pain, but in the end, it's better than lying
a 35 year old woman named Essie and her brother
13
What can be summarized?
anything you read or watch
only nonfiction
only movies
only novels
14
The main idea of a book is "plants need sunlight to grow." What is a detail that supports the main idea?
My favorite kind of plant is a Venus fly trap
Plants that get more sunlight grow taller than plants that sit in the dark
Jessica sat in the sun and looked at her garden
There are many different species of plants on Earth
15
How should a summary be written?
in your own words with complete sentences
in fragments without punctuation
in one draft without revising mistakes
in a secret language that you make up
16
Which of these is the broad thing that a book is about?
key detail
main idea
subject
plot
17
Which of the following is the theme of a story?
a short summary of what the story is about
a sequence of events
a message about life that the author expresses
a main character
18
When would you most likely summarize a book?
when you want to forget a book you've read
when you want to tell your opinion of a book but not what it's about
when you don't understand a vocabulary word you read in a book
when you want to tell a friend the gist or main idea of a book
19
The sentence, "Friendships helps people get through hard times", is an example of which of the following?
main idea
character
theme
plot
20
Which of the following is an example of a subject of a book?
Whistling is one way that dolphins talk to each other
Dolphins can communicate with one another
Have you ever heard a dolphin?
dolphins
21
Which of the following could be a theme of a story?
an old man who used to be a father
Your past does not define you
A man sees a group of people he used to work with a long time ago
returning home after a long time
22
Which of the following words or phrases could be used when contrasting?
In conclusion
Similarly
On the other hand
Nonetheless
23
Descriptions of people, places, or things that support the main are called what?
characters
opinions
details
morals
24
Which of the following could be a theme of a story?
You can never turn your back on your family
A young girl returns home to her family after moving far away
Most people have at least one sibling
"I'll never speak to you again," she said quietly to her mother
25
Which of these would be the main idea of a book?
I read a story about Duke, a police dog
Sparky, a dog who fights fires
Superpup is a brave beagle that fights crime in New York
Slap Jake is my favorite comic book hero