
Writing Summaries: A Review
Authored by Lynda Reitman
English
University - Professional Development
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the followng should appear at the beginning of your summary?
Full name of the author
A list of all of the main ideas in the text
Full name of the text
Overview of the topic covered by the text
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A summary should be written in the past tense.
False
True
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A summary should be selective, which means that you only include those ideas that support your thesis statement.
True
False
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A summary is concise when it eliminates repetitions and is shorter than the original text.
False
True
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When you are writing a summary, you should include all of the most important quotes.
False
True
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
One way to help make your summary coherent is to use transitions.
True
False
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Your reader must have read the original text in order to understand your summary.
True
False
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