Summarizes findings and executes the report through narrative

​Summarizes findings and executes the report through narrative and visual/graphic forms

By April Heart

​Summarizing Findings and Executing The Report Through Survey

​Summarizing Findings and Executing The Report Through Survey

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to restate ideas in your own words when writing a summary?

• a. To make the summary longer and more detailed

• b. To copy the author’s writing style

• c. To avoid plagiarism and show understanding of the text

• d. To include all the minor details from the original text

Multiple Choice

What does summarizing help students learn to do?

• a. Memorize every word of the text

• b. Identify main ideas and ignore irrelevant information

• c. Rewrite the entire text exactly as it is

• d. Focus only on numerical data

Multiple Choice

When writing a summary of findings, how should the content be organized?

• a. Start with the findings, then list the questions

• b. Mix questions and findings together in one paragraph

• c. Present each research question first, followed by the findings that answer it

• d. Only include general ideas without referring to the research questions

how to write a summary

Preparing to Write: To write a good summary it is important to thoroughly understand the material you are working with. Here are some preliminary steps in writing a summary. 1. Skim the text, noting in your mind the subheadings. If there are no subheadings, try to divide the text into sections. Consider why you have been assigned the text. Try to determine what type of text you are reading with. This canhelp you identify important information

how to write a summary

Preparing to Write: To write a good summary it is important to thoroughly understand the material you are working with. Here are some preliminary steps in writing a summary.

1. Skim the text, noting in your mind the subheadings. If there are no subheadings, try to divide the text into sections. Consider why you have been assigned the text. Try to determine what type of text you are reading with. This can help you identify important information

how to write a summary

2. Read the text, highlighting important information and taking notes.
3. In your own words, write down the main points of each section.
4. Write down the key support points for the main topic, but do not include minor detail
5. Go through the process again, making changes as appropriate.

Multiple Choice

Ella’s teacher reminded her not to copy every detail from the text but to include only the most important points that support the main idea. Which summary step is Ella focusing on?

• a. Writing down all examples

• b. Highlighting all details in the text

• c. Writing key support points without including minor details

• d. Revising her summary for grammar

Multiple Choice

Before writing her summary, Lara quickly looked through an article about climate change, focusing on titles and short paragraphs to understand how it was organized. Which step in preparing to write a summary did Lara perform?

• a. Writing down the key support points

• b. Revising her work and making changes

• c. Skimming the text and noting subheadings or sections

• d. Highlighting main ideas while reading

Multiple Choice

During his second reading, James highlighted sentences that explained causes and effects of pollution and wrote short notes in his notebook. What part of the summary-writing process is James applying?

• a. Skimming the text

• b. Reading carefully and taking notes of important information

• c. Writing the main points in his own words

• d. Revising the summary draft

Multiple Choice

After completing her first draft, Mark reread his summary and noticed he included some unnecessary examples. He decided to remove them and make his sentences clearer. Which step in summary preparation is Mark doing?

• a. Writing down all examples

• b. Highlighting all details in the text

• c. Writing key support points without including minor details

• d. Reviewing and making changes as appropriate

WRITING THE SUMMARY

Multiple Choice

Mia was asked to summarize a three-page article about renewable energy. She only wrote about solar power because that was her favorite topic, leaving out other parts like wind and hydro energy. Which rule of summarizing did Mia fail to follow?

• a. Writing in her own words

• b. Covering the original text as a whole

• c. Presenting the material neutrally

• d. Identifying the source

Multiple Choice

After summarizing a news article about government programs, Aaron added his own opinion, saying, “I think the government should do more.” What mistake did Aaron make in writing his summary?

• a. He included his personal comment or evaluation.

• b. He forgot to include all the main ideas.

• c. He didn’t shorten the material enough.

• d. He used his own words to rephrase ideas.

Multiple Choice

Lara copied several sentences directly from the original article when writing her summary, thinking it would make her work more accurate. Which requirement did Lara fail to observe?

• a. The summary should cover the original as a whole.

• b. The summary should be neutral and free of opinions.

• c. The summary should be a condensed version written in your own words.

• d. The summary should identify the source.