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Grade 5 English: Main idea and summarising worksheet

A CAPS Grade 5 English worksheet on main idea and summarising (Reading and writing). 16 questions in three sections that rise in difficulty, 27 marks in all.

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Grade 5 · English

Main idea and summarising

Reading and writing · CAPS Grade 5

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1. What is the main idea of a text? (A) What the whole text is mostly about (B) The first word of the text (C) The longest sentence in the text (D) The name of the writer

2. A good title tells the reader what a text is about. True or false?

3. A ____ retells the main ideas of a text in a few short sentences.

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