Want to see correct answers?
Login or join for free!
  Reading Worksheets
Looking for Reading worksheets?
Check out our pre-made Reading worksheets!
Share/Like This Page
Filter By Grade

Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12

Browse Questions

Summarizing Questions - All Grades

You can create printable tests and worksheets from these Summarizing questions! Select one or more questions using the checkboxes above each question. Then click the add selected questions to a test button before moving to another page.

Previous Page 2 of 11 Next
Grade 8 Summarizing
Unlike paraphrase this means to explain the meaning of in an understandable way:
  1. interpret
  2. summarize
  3. paraphrase
  4. cajole
Grade 3 Summarizing CCSS: CCRA.R.5, RI.3.5
Which statement belongs in the number 3 spot?

1. American Indians hunted animals.

2. They used the animal skins to make moccasins.

3.                                                         
  1. Some people wear leather slippers called babouches.
  2. American Indians also used reindeer skins for boots.
  3. American Indians wore moccasins to keep their feet warm.
  4. Alpargatas keep feet warm in cold months.
Grade 8 Summarizing
Using the same ideas as a passage but making the words your own:
  1. paraphrasing
  2. copying
  3. marginalizing
  4. fortifying
Grade 7 Summarizing
To retell something in your own words is to                .
  1. classify
  2. paraphrase
  3. distinguish
Grade 3 Summarizing CCSS: CCRA.R.2, RL.3.2
One night Paul could not go to sleep. It was 10:00 PM and he was still awake. He tried closing his eyes, but that didn't work. He tried to lie on his stomach. That didn't work either. He tried to count to 100. That only made him think more. Finally, he got up and got a drink of water. That made him feel better. He went back to bed and fell asleep.

What is the best summary of this story?
  1. Paul could not go to sleep. He got a drink of water. He tried to count to 100. He finally went to sleep.
  2. Paul could not go to sleep. He tried many things to help him go to sleep. He got a drink of water. Finally, he went back to bed and went to sleep.
  3. He went back to bed and went to sleep. He tried to count to 100. One night Paul could not go to sleep.
Grade 3 Summarizing CCSS: CCRA.R.2, RL.3.2
It was late afternoon when Daisy and Baily were let out of their kennels. They ran outside and searched for their toys. They played frisbee, fetch with a ball and chased squirrels. After about an hour they began to get hungry. They barked and barked until their owner came out to feed them. The food was yummy and they ate it all up. After that, they laid out in the yard in the sunshine. The sun was warm on their fur. What a nice afternoon Daisy and Baily had together.

What is the best summary of this story?
  1. Daisy and Baily played all afternoon. They laid out in the yard. Then they went back to their kennels.
  2. Daisy and Baily are dogs. They like to bark and play. They played in the sun. They got out of their kennels. They had a nice afternoon together.
  3. Daisy and Baily played together. They ate some food. They laid out in the sun. They had a nice afternoon.
Grade 6 Summarizing CCSS: CCRA.R.5, CCRA.W.4, RI.6.5, W.6.4

This question is a part of a group with common instructions. View group »

Which statement would make the best conclusion for this passage?
  1. The hotel has more then fifty rooms and each one is designed by a different artist.
  2. Visitors often combine the trip with activities like dog sledding or snowshoeing.
  3. Ice hotels have become so popular that they have been built in Canada, Norway and Romania
  4. The hotel features everything from a restaurant and a lobby made completely out of blocks of ice.
Grade 3 Summarizing CCSS: CCRA.R.2, RL.3.2
It was a sunny, hot day. Mom decided to take us swimming. We got all our swimming things packed, got in the car and drive to the pool. When we arrived I saw some of my friends. We played and swam around the pool. The sun was burning hot as it reflected off the water. The water was cool and soothing. I wish I could have stayed there all day.

What is the best summary of this passage?
  1. A mom takes her children to the pool. The pool was fun and cool. The character wanted to stay there all day.
  2. The character wanted to stay there all day. A mom takes her children to the pool. The pool was fun and cool.
  3. A mom takes her children to the pool. The character wanted to stay there all day.The pool was fun and cool.
Grade 4 Summarizing CCSS: CCRA.R.5, RI.4.5
Read the paragraph below.

Goosebumps happen when your body gets cold or when you have a strong feeling, such as fear. Nerves carry a signal to tiny muscles in the skin. The muscles tighten. The muscles make the hair on the body stand up.

Which of the following sentences would be the best conclusion to the paragraph?
  1. Sometimes I get scared at night and get goosebumps.
  2. This causes the little bumps known as goosebumps.
  3. Science fiction books can be scary, too.
  4. If you have big muscles, you will get goosebumps more often.
Previous Page 2 of 11 Next