Know thyself - Summary Writing

An introduction and conclusion are essential to summary writing.

• True

• False

Brevity is an important feature of a summary.

• True

• False

Summary writing for IGCSE is largely a reading skill although the quality of your writing is assessed to a lesser extent.

• True

• False

Adding extra verbs and adjectives to your summary makes it vivid and shows that you have wide vocabulary.

• True

• False

Your opinions are accepted only if they are valuable.

• True

• False

Expressing the selected points in your own words is a must.

• True

• False

A good summary makes good use of connectives so that your points flow and unity is created.

• True

• False

Adding illustrations and example show that you understand the task well.

• True

• False

It is acceptable to write the summary in the first person.

• True

• False

If you do not meet the required word limit, you may use repetitions, own examples where necessary.

• True

• False