Which option describes the purpose of a summary?(1 point)
Responses
to recap the minor details in a text
to recap the minor details in a text
to state the reader's opinion of a text
to state the reader's opinion of a text
to add supporting details to a text
to add supporting details to a text
to restate a text's most important information
to restate a text's most important information
How does a summary compare to the text it summarizes?(1 point)
Responses
It has fewer main points than the text.
It has fewer main points than the text.
It shorter than the text.
It shorter than the text.
It has more details than the text.
It has more details than the text.
It is longer than the text.
It is shorter than the text.
Effective Summaries Quick Check
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Question
Use the summary of a book about starfish to answer the question.
Starfish are actually not fish at all. Because they do not have spines, or backbones, they belong to a category of species called invertebrates. Most starfish have spiny skin and five arms around a disk-like body. Their arms have tiny suckers that allow them to move slowly across the ocean floor. Starfish like to dine on clams, oysters, and snails. There are about 1,600 different species of starfish living in our oceans. One species, known as the leather star, lives on the West Coast of North America and can be found in depths of 300 feet. This type tries to avoid its predator, the morning sun star.
Stella wants to revise her summary so that it only includes major details about the starfish species. Which change should she make to her summary?
(1 point)
Responses
add her personal story about an experience with starfish
add her personal story about an experience with starfish
delete the minor details about the leather star species
delete the minor details about the leather star species
add information about starfish from other texts
add information about starfish from other texts
explain why starfish are her favorite sea creature
explain why starfish are her favorite sea creature
Stella should delete the minor details about the leather star species.
What is one purpose for writing a summary?(1 point)
Responses
to learn how to check a text for false information
to learn how to check a text for false information
to help understand and remember what is read
to help understand and remember what is read
to help form an opinion about a text
to help form an opinion about a text
to learn the difference between major and minor details