Summarizing informational Research

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Which of the following statements is true about SUMMARIZING?

• A summary should include as many factual details as possible.
• A summary is always found in the first sentence of an article.
• A summary should always be 3 sentences long.
• A summary is what the research is mostly about.

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A summary is what the research is mostly about.

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What is a summary?

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The main or most important idea of the text/article

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What is a key detail?

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An important point in the text that can help us find the main idea

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What is the main idea?

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A brief statement that you create which shows/reflects what a nonfiction text is mainly talking about.

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A summary is...

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A short paragraph that you create which includes the main idea of the text and some key important details.

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The purpose of research is to...

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Gain information with the intention of teaching others about a specific topic

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Information that is able to be trusted and accurate is? Options: relevant, reliable, glossary, source

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reliable

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Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary? Options: using your own words, summary being shorter than the text, exact words from the text, including main ideas only

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exact words from the text