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WorksheetsSummarizing: Check it yourself
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
2. Summarizing is a powerful technique because when you summarize information, you actively…………………….. it with your brain.
(a)
3. Creating summaries is an excellent way to prepare for…………………… tests. (What type of tests?)
(a)
4. When you read a textbook, you may find it helpful to stop at the end of each…………………… and write a summary.
(a)
5. The title of a summary is the same as the title of the…………………… selection.
(a)
6. When you write a summary, instead of taking sentences directly from a passage, you should ……………………them.
(a)
7. When you write a summary, you can add your own opinions and other information that you know. True of false?
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F
8. To make your summary read more smoothly and to show how the ideas are linked, you should use ……………………words.
(a)
9. When you write a summary, you can present the author’s ideas in any order you like. True or false?
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F
10. Summaries should be only ……… ……………percent as long as the original selection.
(a)
11. Effective summarizers read text passages at least …………………… (how many times)?
(a)
12. When you are preparing information for a summary, you should replace lists of specific things with a ……………………word that describes them all.
(a)
13. Learning to write useful summaries takes lots of ……………………
(a)
14. After you have written a summary, you should take a few minutes to …………………… it to see if it meets the guidelines for a correct summary.
(a)
15. To help readers get the “big picture,” it is sometimes helpful to include an ……………………… main idea sentence in a summary before you present the main ideas of the individual paragraphs.
(a)
1. When you write a summary, you must present the …………………….(whose?) most important points (main ideas).
(a)
