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6th grade Summarize a story without opinions worksheet

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Summarize a story without opinions

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  1. Read this first

    The Museum Case (story)

    [1] Zee’s class prepared a display of old jars for a small local history exhibit. [2] Zee planned to arrange the jars by height because that made a tidy row. [3] A volunteer explained that visitors might also want to know each jar’s use. [4] Zee read the notes and grouped jars used for food separately from jars used for ink. [5] One jar had no label, although its shape resembled the food jars. [6] Zee refused to guess and placed a question card beside that jar, even though placing it with the food jars would have been easier. [7] The class found a photograph showing the same shape beside a writing desk. [8] Zee updated the card to say that the jar had probably held ink. [9] Before opening, Zee noticed that a tall jar blocked one shorter label. [10] Zee shifted the tall jar while keeping the use groups together. [11] Visitors could now read the labels and compare the two groups. [12] Zee kept the question card in the class notes as a reminder to check uncertain facts, rather than silently treating an uncertain guess as a proven fact.
    Event-and-response strip: 1. A tidy height row hid each jar’s use → Zee regrouped jars by use | 2. One jar lacked a label → Zee waited for evidence before updating it | 3. A tall jar blocked a label → Zee shifted it while preserving the groups

  2. Ari reads The Museum Case. Which objective summary keeps the complication and response for the whole story?

    • Zee labeled the unknown jar before the class found a photograph.
    • Zee reorganized a jar display by use, checked an uncertain label with a photograph, and adjusted the layout so visitors could read it.
    • Zee created a brilliant exhibit that every visitor must have loved.
    • One tall jar stood in front of a shorter label.
  3. Esme reads The Museum Case. Which objective summary keeps the complication and response for the uncertain jar?

    • Zee should have guessed ink immediately because guessing is exciting.
    • The jar resembled jars used for food.
    • Zee left an unlabeled jar marked as uncertain until a photograph suggested it had probably held ink.
    • The class found a photograph only after Zee declared the jar was definitely for ink and removed the question card.
  4. Esme reads The Museum Case. Which two strip entries objectively summarize how Zee checked the uncertain jar and kept the labels readable?

    • One jar lacked a label → Zee waited for evidence; A tall jar blocked a label → Zee shifted it
    • A height row hid each jar’s use → Zee grouped jars by use; One jar lacked a label → Zee waited for evidence
    • One jar lacked a label → Zee waited for evidence; this was surely the best part
    • One jar lacked a label → Zee waited for evidence; Zee guessed the jar’s use without a clue
  5. Kira reads The Museum Case. Which objective summary keeps the complication and response for the display and result?

    • Visitors compared the groups before Zee reorganized the jars.
    • Zee grouped jars by use and moved a tall jar so visitors could read labels while comparing the groups.
    • The tall jar blocked one shorter label.
    • The new layout was certainly the most beautiful possible arrangement for the whole local history exhibit.
  6. Kira reads The Museum Case. Which two strip entries objectively summarize how Zee made both the groups and their labels useful?

    • A height row hid each jar’s use → Zee grouped jars by use; A tall jar blocked a label → Zee shifted it
    • One jar lacked a label → Zee waited for evidence; A tall jar blocked a label → Zee shifted it
    • A height row hid each jar’s use → Zee grouped jars by use; Zee kept the tall jar in front of the label
    • A height row hid each jar’s use → Zee grouped jars by use; this was surely the best part
  7. The Umbrella Plan (story)

    [1] Tala’s class planned an outdoor reading table for a neighborhood gathering. [2] Tala checked the weather report and prepared a wide umbrella for shade. [3] When a gust lifted the umbrella edge, Tala moved the table nearer a sheltered wall. [4] The wall blocked the wind, but it also made the printed pages harder to see. [5] Tala borrowed a small lamp from the event helpers and tested the light. [6] The lamp helped, yet its cord crossed the narrow path beside the table. [7] Tala rerouted the cord behind the table and taped it away from walkers. [8] A visitor asked whether the reading could still happen if rain arrived. [9] Tala pointed to the covered room across the courtyard and checked its open door. [10] The reading began outdoors because the sky stayed dry that afternoon. [11] The group used the prepared indoor room later when a brief shower started. [12] Tala wrote both locations on a sign so late visitors could find the readers.
    Event-and-response strip: 1. Wind lifted the umbrella → Tala moved the table to shelter | 2. The wall dimmed the pages → Tala tested a lamp and moved its cord | 3. Rain became possible → Tala checked an indoor room and used it later

  8. Milo reads The Umbrella Plan. Which two strip entries objectively summarize how wind shelter created a new light problem?

    • Wind lifted the umbrella → Tala moved the table to shelter; this was surely the best part
    • Wind lifted the umbrella → Tala moved the table to shelter; Tala moved into stronger wind to brighten the pages
    • Wind lifted the umbrella → Tala moved the table to shelter; Rain became possible → Tala checked an indoor room
    • Wind lifted the umbrella → Tala moved the table to shelter; The wall dimmed the pages → Tala tested a lamp
  9. Pia reads The Umbrella Plan. Which objective summary keeps the complication and response for the wind and light problems?

    • Tala was clever enough to solve every possible outdoor problem.
    • Tala sheltered the table from wind, then added a lamp and moved its cord when the new spot was too dark.
    • Tala tested a lamp before moving the table away from the wind.
    • The lamp cord crossed a narrow path beside the table.
  10. Pia reads The Umbrella Plan. Which two strip entries objectively summarize how Tala solved dim pages and prepared for possible rain?

    • The wall dimmed the pages → Tala tested a lamp; Rain became possible → Tala checked an indoor room
    • The wall dimmed the pages → Tala tested a lamp; Tala ignored the rain question and kept only the outdoor plan
    • The wall dimmed the pages → Tala tested a lamp; this was surely the best part
    • Wind lifted the umbrella → Tala moved the table to shelter; The wall dimmed the pages → Tala tested a lamp
  11. Tala reads The Umbrella Plan. Which objective summary keeps the complication and response for the backup and final result?

    • Tala used the indoor room before the outdoor reading began.
    • The covered room stood across the courtyard.
    • The indoor room was obviously a far nicer place to read.
    • Tala checked an indoor room as a backup; the group later used it when a shower started and updated the location sign.
  12. Tala reads The Umbrella Plan. Which two strip entries objectively summarize how Tala answered two different weather problems?

    • Wind lifted the umbrella → Tala moved the table to shelter; Tala used the room before the outdoor reading began
    • Wind lifted the umbrella → Tala moved the table to shelter; Rain became possible → Tala checked an indoor room
    • Wind lifted the umbrella → Tala moved the table to shelter; The wall dimmed the pages → Tala tested a lamp
    • Wind lifted the umbrella → Tala moved the table to shelter; this was surely the best part
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About this worksheet

Summarize a story without opinions. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can pick out events that change what happens next.
  • I can retell those events and responses in order.
  • I can leave my opinion out of a summary.

Words to know

summary: A short retelling of the important parts

objective: Telling what the story says without adding your judgment

event: Something that happens in the story

response: What a character does after an event

detail: A small fact that may or may not belong in a summary

Common mistakes

Your child added a judgment instead of retelling events; try checking which words the story proves.

Your child chose a true small detail in place of important events; try finding what changed next.

Your child put events out of order; try reading the strip from top to bottom.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with summarize a story without opinions?

Your child added a judgment instead of retelling events; try checking which words the story proves.

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