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Non-Fiction Summary Practice

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Non-Fiction Summary Practice

Read an informational passage, identify its main ideas and important details, then use them to write a concise summary in your own words.

Read and Understand

Arctic foxes live across the far northern regions of Canada, where winters are long and food can be difficult to find. Their compact bodies and furry paws help them conserve heat. A thick winter coat provides extra insulation, while a shorter brown or grey coat in summer helps a fox blend into the tundra. These foxes use sharp hearing to locate prey hidden beneath snow. Lemmings are an important food source, but Arctic foxes also eat birds, eggs, and other small animals. When food is plentiful, a fox may bury some of it to eat later. Changes in the Arctic are creating new pressures. Warmer conditions can reduce the snow cover that foxes rely on for camouflage. Red foxes are also moving farther north, bringing competition for food and space. Researchers monitor Arctic foxes to learn how these changes affect their populations.

1.Which statement best expresses the main idea of the passage about Arctic foxes in Canada?
  • Arctic foxes survive in the North using helpful adaptations, but changing conditions bring challenges.
  • Arctic foxes depend on buried food because they cannot hunt in winter.
  • Red foxes and Arctic foxes hunt exactly the same kinds of animals.
  • Researchers have already stopped all changes to Arctic fox habitats.
2.Choose three details from the passage that support its main idea.
3.Complete the organiser using the passage. Write its main idea and three important supporting details.

Write a Summary

Linking words you may use: Also, In addition, However, As a result

4.Write a three- or four-sentence summary of the passage. Include its main idea and the most important supporting information. Connect ideas with linking words, and leave out minor details.
5.Compare Arctic foxes with another Canadian animal you know. Write two or three sentences describing at least one similarity and one difference.
Before you finish, check that your summary states the main idea, uses your own words, includes only important information, and links ideas clearly.

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  • Non-Fiction Summary Practice, page 1 of 2: Read and Understand

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  • Non-Fiction Summary Practice, page 2 of 2: Write a Summary

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