What is the definition of a summary?

Below are the guidelines for summarizing EXCEPT …

Why do you summarise a text?

Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary?

Summaries help me...

All of these are processes of summarizing EXCEPT:

When you summarize, you restate the ____________ information of the text.

Why is it important for readers to summarize only the most important parts of a text instead of retelling every detail?

SWBST stands for:

In the SWBST (somebody wanted but so then) strategy, what word tells you about the problem in the story? 

__________ tells how the problem or conflict was SOLVED in the end.

What is the primary purpose of using the SWBST strategy in reading comprehension?

How does the 'Wanted' part of the SWBST strategy help in understanding a story?

Why is the SWBST strategy useful for summarizing stories?

S-A-A-C Technique stands for __________

If SWBST method is used to summarize the plot of a story, the following are the focus of SAAC technique EXCEPT...

Which of the following is an example of a summary using SAAC Technique?

Which among the following techniques answers the Who, What, When, Where, Why and How questions?

What summarizing technique focuses on the beginning event followed by the key details that took place and the results of the event or action in the original text?

In what format does the summarized idea comes after the date when the material was published?

In what format does the summarized idea comes before the citation?

In what format does the summarized idea comes after the citation?

What summarizing format is used in the example below?

The study of Kabilan, Ahmad, and Abidin (2010) shows that the students perceived FB as an online environment to expedite language learning specifically English.

What summarizing format is used in the example below?

Benchmarking is a useful strategy that has the potential to help public officials improve the performance of local services (Folz, 2014; Ammons, 2001). Once the practice of a particular city is benchmarked, it can be a guidepost and the basis for the other counterparts to improve its own.

What summarizing format is used in the example below?

In their 2004 study on the impact of participatory development approach, Irvin and Stansbury argue that participation can be valuable to the participants and the government in terms of the process and outcomes of decision making.

It started when they got to the bears. Peter felt tired and his stomach hurt. He dragged himself over to see the elephants, which were eating from a stack of hay. Normally, the elephants were his favorite. Without much interest, Peter followed his classmates to the camels, which were busy swatting flies with their tails. Peter knew he should be having fun at the zoo, but he just felt terrible and all he wanted to do was lie down and rest. Even the lions and tigers did not interest him now. 
The Summary of this passage is:

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:

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 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.
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Right now Jason was playing right field. He really wanted to play third base. Earlier this year, coach had put him in left field and second base in a game, but never at third base. Once in practice, coach let him play third base, but he kept missing ground balls. When he did stop one, he made a bad throw to first base. Maybe if he kept practicing, Jason would be good enough to play third base. That was his dream.
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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: