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Student Task Sheet # 1: Lets Review
How can we form plural nouns?
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How can we form irregular plural nouns?

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Student Task Sheet # 2

What is a summary?
1. A summary clearly expresses the main idea of a text.
True

False

2. A summary expresses the readers opinion.

True

False

3. A summary includes all the minor details of the text.

True

False

4. A summary contains the most important supporting details of the text.

True

False

5. A summary often contains any definitions of important words in the text.

True

False

6. A summary uses the words of the original author.

True

False

7. A summary usually uses the pattern of organization of the original text.

True

False

8. A summary contains information not in the original text.

True

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False

9. A summary is considerably shorter than the original text.

True

False

10. A summary helps the reader understand the most important information
contained in the text.

True

False

Student Task Sheet # 3

Writing a summary
A. This task will be assigned as your homework and you have 20
minutes for this task.
B. Go to the following link:
http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?
str=reading&num=6&act=2&que=1
C. Write your answers on the space provided below.
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