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 the following is the theme of a story?

a message about life that the author expresses

What should a summary do?

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

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

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 these should you do when comparing and contrasting?

write similarities in the overlap of a Venn Diagram

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

Superpup is a brave beagle that fights crime in New York

How should a summary be written?

in your own words with complete sentences

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

Fear is more dangerous than any beast

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

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

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Questions 25

Answers

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