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Reading Skill: Summarizing Information




                                                                                                                                          Summarizing information involves
                                                                                                                                          finding the most important
      Circle the correct words to summarize the information.                                                                              information in a passage and then
                                                                                                                                          writing a short summary about it.


                                                People didn’t have modern technology in their homes.





         In the Past                         • People used ( candles / wells ) to light their homes.


                                             • People kept food in ( a refrigerator / an icebox ).


                                             • People washed clothes ( by hand / with machines ).







                                                Modern technology helps people in many ways.





              Today                          • People use modern technology for entertainment.

                                             • People learn and ( communicate / change ) by using


                                                computers and phones.






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