Writing Summary

Which one is NOT the benefit of writing a summary.

• helps critical thinking

• improves vocabulary

• make reading easier

• improves reading skills

Summary should be as long as its original text.

• True

• False

What is the first step of summarizing?

• Reading the original text.

• Writing the introductory sentence.

• Writing the topic sentence.

• Writing outlines

Commonly, where can you find the topic sentence of a paragraph?

• In all sentences.

• In the first sentence and/or the last sentence of the paragraph.

• In the middle of the paragraph.

A summary should be a paragraph long.

• True

• False

A summary should include our opinion about the topic.

• True

• False

What should be included in the introductory sentence?

(Select all that is true.)

• the text's author

• original title on your own word

• conclusion

After you have finished writing your summary, you must do the following, except:

• read your summary and check for mistakes

• check that you have used all the keywords

• leave out any examples or questions

• leave it as it is without having to check for mistakes