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Summarizing

Quiz by Lisa MacQuarrie

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Q 1/10
Score 0
What is the main idea of a story?
30
The setting and time period
A list of events in order
The central message or theme
A detailed character description
Q 2/10
Score 0
What is a summary?
30
A detailed analysis of each character
An explanation of every event
A collection of quotes from the text
A brief restatement of the main ideas

10 questions

Q.

What is the main idea of a story?

1

30 sec

Q.

What is a summary?

2

30 sec

Q.

When writing a summary, what should you avoid?

3

30 sec

Q.

What does it mean to identify the main idea of a paragraph?

4

30 sec

Q.

Why is it important to summarize a text?

5

30 sec

Q.

What should you include in a good summary?

6

30 sec

Q.

What is the first step in summarizing a text?

7

30 sec

Q.

What is the best way to start a summary?

8

30 sec

Q.

What should you do after writing a summary?

9

30 sec

Q.

What does it mean to paraphrase when summarizing?

10

30 sec

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