Written Test (weeks 3-4)

What is Summarizing?

Summarizing is finding the key ideas and supporting details to get the “gist” of a piece of writing.

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Keeping- Keep only the important information and main ideas.

Deleting- Do not include unimportant details in your summary.

Paraphrasing- Use your own words.

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Three Key Elements in Summarizing:

1. Provide an overview or topic statement.

2. Include key details.

3. Leave out irrelevant or unimportant details.

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​​You have 15 minutes for every item, so take your time!

Using Analogies in Describing or Making a Point

An analogy is way of comparison-it is when one idea, concept, or thing is compared to something else that is significantly different from the first.

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a. Synonyms – are words that mean the same thing. The first pair of words mean the same thing, so the second pair must mean the same thing too.

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Example: delay: stall :: allow : permit

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b. Antonyms – are words that mean the opposite, and so antonym analogies consist of two pairs of opposites.

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Example: whisper: yell :: tame : wild

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c. Object/Purpose – the first word in each pair names and the second word in each pair tells what the object is used for.

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Example: book: reading:: guitar : music

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d. Source/Product – name a product and tell where it comes from.

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Example: wheat: field:: cranberries : bog

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e. Part/Whole – the first word of each pair names a specific item, and the second word names a more general item that includes the first.

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Example: home: neighborhood:: ant : colony

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f. Animal/Habitat – the first word names an animal, and the second word tells where it lives.

Example: dolphin: ocean:: bear : forest

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II.  Complete the following analogies by choosing the appropriate idea or concept.

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​You have 15 minutes for every item, so take your time!

 III.  Choose the sentence that makes sense.

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​Example: DEGREE

A. Something that is huge is very big.   

B. Something that is good is very bad.  

C. Something that is new is very sweet.

Answer: A makes sense, but B and C don’t make sense.

​You have 15 minutes for every item, so take your time!

The next slide is your performance task, screenshot the task and the sample on the next slides and do it on a bondpaper.

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Submit your output on our group chat.

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 Performance Task: Complete the sentence:

Life is like a ________________. (25pts)

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In this activity, you will create your own analogy as you complete the sentence that starts with

“Life is like a _____________________”

Make it as attractive as you can, you may draw, put some colors and borders/designs.

Afterwards, write a short explanation about it.

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