AnswersMO-English Language Arts 9 B-CRSummarizing Central Ideas in The Dark Game, Part 1

Summarizing Central Ideas in The Dark Game, Part 1 Answers

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Which detail should be included in a summary of Elizabeth Van Lew’s role as a spymaster during the Civil War?

A
She was born in the year 1818.
B
Her home was used as a safe house.
C
In 1864, she sent three messages weekly.
D
She put a message inside an empty eggshell.
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A good summary of an informational text must

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include all the details that the text contains about its subject.
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state, in the student’s own words, only the most important ideas.
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evaluate whether the text’s author covered the subject matter well.
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use phrases and sentences taken directly from the original author.
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Trina is writing a summary of an article on global warming. To write a good summary, what should Trina do? Select four options.think about what the central ideas of the article areparaphrase the central ideas of the articlewrite the central ideas of the article in her own wordsmake the summary the same length as the articlecondense the central ideas into a shorter formuse sentences from the article without quotation marksinclude as many details from the article as she can

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think about what the central ideas of the article are
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paraphrase the central ideas of the article
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write the central ideas of the article in her own words
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make the summary the same length as the article
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condense the central ideas into a shorter form
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use sentences from the article without quotation marks
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include as many details from the article as she can
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most . . . spies of the Civil War were amateurs
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spying was . . . easy for both sides
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. . . the chances of getting caught were low
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as the war progressed . . . some spies were caught and executed
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Which excerpt best states the central idea of the second paragraph of The Dark Game?

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Most of the war was fought in states south of Washington, D.C. . . .
B
For the Union soldiers, this meant they had to fight in unfamiliar and hostile territory.
C
This matter of geography affected the spies who worked behind enemy lines.
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Confederate spies could usually find a safe house, or at least a sympathetic soul . . .

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