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
What is one purpose for writing a summary?(1 point)
Responses
to learn the difference between major and minor details
to learn the difference between major and minor details
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 how to check a text for false information