Arkansas Foundations of Reading Test (FORT)

Which activity could help students summarize nonfiction content effectively?

1. Writing fictional narratives

2. Creating a list of questions

3. Reading poetry

4. Practicing spelling

The correct answer is: Creating a list of questions

Creating a list of questions could help students summarize nonfiction content effectively because it requires them to identify key information, main ideas, and supporting details. By generating questions related to the text, students are prompted to think critically about the material and extract the most important information. This process helps them to organize and condense the content into a coherent summary. It also encourages active engagement with the text and enhances comprehension. In contrast, the other options do not directly support the summarization of nonfiction content in the same way that creating a list of questions does.