What is a summary a
A short explanation of a text
b
a persuasive argument about a text
c
a movie based off of a book
d
a theme or universal lesson
Question 2 (10 points)
When would you most likely summarize a book?

a
When you want to forget a book you have read
b
When you want to tell a friend your opinion of a book but not what it was about
c
When you want to tell a friend the gist or the main idea of a book
d
when you don't understand a vocabulary word you read in a book
Question 3 (10 points)
A summary should

a
answer the 5 w's: who, what, when, where, and why
b
describe the details but not the main idea
c
never mention the plot of the text
d
always mention the age of the author
Question 4 (10 points)
Whis of the following questions should you definitely answer in a summary of the novel My Funny Friend Fiona?

a
What Fiona's neighbor's favorite color is
b
what happens to Fiona
c
If the book is boring
d
How long did it take you to read the book
Question 5 (10 points)
What detail should be cut from the following summary?

My Funny Friend Fiona is a novel about a girl named Fiona. It is really quick and easy to read, and you should read it because it is the funniest book in the world.

a
The name of the main character
b
the title of the book
c
the fact that the book is a novel
d
the opinion that it is the funniest book in the world
Question 6 (10 points)
When should you write a draft of your summary?

a
immediately after reading a text for the first time
b
before coding/annotating the text
c
before re-reading sections of the text you didn't understand
d
after you have read the text, coded/annotated it, and re-read sections you didn't understand
Question 7 (10 points)
Which of the following is an example of a coding/annotating while you read?

a
looking up words you don't know in the dictionary
b
putting an exclamation mark next to a word/section/surprise from the text/or new information
c
drawing a picture of various objects in the blank spaces because you want to
d
re-reading the same page multiple times
Question 8 (10 points)
You should write your summary

a
in your own words with complete sentences
b
in a secret language that you made up
c
in one draft without revising it
d
in fragments/bullets without punctuation
Question 9 (10 points)
You can summarize

a
only novels
b
only non-fiction
c
only movies
d
anything you read or watch
Question 10 (10 points)
The article "The Three Men Who Invented the Telephone" is about three different men who contributed to the invention of the telephone. Which of the following should you include in a summary of this article?

a
details about how smart phone/cell phones work in general
b
a detail about where the phrase "put someone on hold" comes from
c
a brief explanation of how each man was involved in the invention of the telephone
d
your opinion about who really invented the telephone