Summary writing quiz

1. Why do you summarise a text?

• To understand a text.

• To condense ideas.

• All of the above.

Which best describes a summary?

• a really long detailed piece of writing

• the entire text told in your own words

• the main ideas and important details of a text

• facts and opinions

Which of the following statements about SUMMARIZING is TRUE?

• The summary is a thought that is true but is not in the passage.

• The summary is specific, detailed information contained in the passage.

• The summary is always found in the first sentence of the passage.

• The summary is what the passage is mostly about.

San Francisco is located on the coast of California in an area often called the Bay Area. The weather is generally very mild, seldom getting really cold or really hot. Its mild climate is one reason many people live there. It seldom snows in San Francisco and generally does not get below freezing during the winter. Even in the middle of summer, temperatures may be in the mid-80s with a cool breeze from the bay keeping the weather very comfortable.

The Summary of this passage is:

• San Francisco freezes during winters.

• San Francisco experiences extreme weather conditions.

• People dislike living in San Francisco

• The weather in San Francisco is generally very mild.

You should write your summary

• in your own words with complete sentences

• in a secret language that you make up

• in one draft without revising

• in fragments without punctuation

Julie watched the ants as they carried small crumbs down the trail to the anthill. She thinks ants are very hard working and industrious little creatures. They always seemed busy, and you never saw an ant just laying around doing nothing. They were carrying food, building tunnels, or defending the anthill. One thing you could say about ants is that they sure aren't lazy.

The Summary of this passage is:

• Ants carry many things.

• Ants only defend their territory.

• Ants are hard workers.

• Ants are lazy.

Summaries help me...

• understand what I'm reading

• write about what I read

• include the key points of a text

• all of the above

When some people think about Texas, they think of cowboys on the open range-herding cattle up a dusty trail. However, Texas has much more than an open prairie with large herds of cows. There are the mountains of West Texas, the piney hills of east Texas, and the emerald waters off the coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large coastal harbors with numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland lakes, rivers, swamps of southeast Texas with alligators, and other exotic wildlife.

The Summary of this passage is:

• Texas is known for cowboys.

• There are many different, varied parts of Texas.

• Texas is a concrete jungle.

• The highlight of Texas is its emerald waters.

What is the purpose of using transitional words?

• To help the reader see connections between ideas

• To create a disconnect

• To repeat ideas

• To divert the reader's attention from a given topic.

What is the definition of a summary?

• A condensed version of text that defines your scope and focus.

• A condensed version of text that only includes the main ideas.

• A condensed version of text that gives insight on the development on a topic.