EnglishYear 6

Summarise and précis texts

Learn Summarise and précis texts for Year 6 pupils (ages 10–11). Free practice questions, lessons and worked examples — aligned to the UK National Curriculum.

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine a long, messy story about your birthday party. A summary is like telling a friend only the BEST bits in just a few sentences!

  2. 2

    What do you do when you summarise a text?

  3. 3

    Let's summarise this short paragraph together! 📝

  4. 4

    Now you try! Drag the key phrases into the right order to make a summary of this short text. 🧩

  5. 5

    Which sentence is the best summary of the fox story?

  6. 6

    Read this: 'Tom and Sam built a huge sandcastle. They added a flag on top. Then a wave washed it away. They laughed and started again.' Write a one-sentence summary. 🏖️

  7. 7

    What is the most important thing to keep in a summary?

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