Summary Writing

1. A shortened retelling of the important parts of a text or story is called a:

• A. Paraphrase

• B. Review

• C. Summary

• D. Paraphrase and Summary

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2. Hellshire Beach is seen by thousands of tourists every year.

• A. Thousands of tourists visit Jamaica every year.

• Yearly people travel to Hellshire Beach for leisure.

• Thousands of tourists visit beaches every year.

• Each year, many people visit Hellshire Beach.

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3. What is the purpose for using transitional words in Summary Writing?

• A. To help your reader follow and connect your ideas.

• B. To create a disconnect when reading.

• C. To make the summary reader friendly.

• D. To provide additional information on main points.

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4. Which is NOT an example of a transition word?

• In addition

• Moreover

• Likewise

• There

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5. To paraphrasing means...

• A. to list chronologically

• B. to reduce to five sentences or less

• C. to change the wording to your own words

• D. to rewrite phrases in a text or sentence.

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6. 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.

The Summary of this passage is:

• A. There are a lot of cows in Texas.

• B. There are many different, varied parts of Texas.

• C. Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.

• D. Texas also has large coastal harbors with numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland lakes, rivers etc.

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7. 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:

• A. San Francisco has many neat things to do.

• B. It seldom snows in California.

• C. San Francisco is located on the coast of California in an area often called the Bay Area.

• D. The weather in San Francisco is generally very mild.

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8. Turn over a bag of potato chips. Is the label interesting? A simple food recipe may use several ingredients. These come from the soil and from chemistry labs around the world. Surprises also show up in the labels on clothing and other products. Look at the label on a package of lipstick. The tube seems small and shiny, but inside lipstick there is soap, oil, fish scales, and wax!

Which is the best way to summarize this passage?

• A. A bag of potato chips seems like a simple recipe. There are many ingredients from the soil and from chemistry labs.

• B. Labels show what goes into food, clothing, and other products. A simple product may have many ingredients.

• C. Clothes and other products have many ingredients as well. Lipstick alone has soap, oil, wax, and fish scales

• D. Lipstick seems small and shiny. Look at the label sometime. It has at least four different ingredients.

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9. The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be held in Brazil. It will be the 20th year of the World Cup. Brazil was chosen in October of 2007 to host the 2014 competition. Earlier in the year, South America had been chosen as the continent for the contest. Brazil was the only country to put in a bid. This is the second time Brazil will host the World Cup. The country hosted it in 1950. It is the first World Cup to be held in South America since 1978, when Argentina hosted. No other South American country has hosted the World Cup more than once.

The summary of this passage is:

• A. The 20th World Cup will take place in 2014. In 2007, it was decided that the competition would be held in South America. It is the first World Cup in South America since 1978.

• B. In October 2007, Brazil was chosen to host the 20th World Cup. Brazil has already hosted the World Cup before. 1978 was the last time a South American country hosted the World Cup.

• C. The 2014 World Cup will be held in Brazil. It is the second time Brazil has been chosen to host the World Cup. Brazil is the only South American country to host the World Cup twice.

• D. Early in 2007, South America was chosen as the continent for the 20th World Cup. Brazil was the only country that put in a bid. Brazil hosted the World Cup before in 1950.

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10. Game FAQs is a Web site that hosts walkthroughs for video games. It also has answers to many frequently asked questions to popular video games. The website was created in November 1995 by Jeff Veasey. The site has a lot of video game information. It is a place where gamers can get almost any information about games. It covers systems from the Atari to the Xbox 360. The Web site also covers computer games. The information on the Web site is given by volunteer gamers. Then, it is reviewed by the site's two editors, Jeff Veasey and Allen Tyner. The Web site also has a large message board community. Every game listed on the site has a board for discussion or game help.

The summary of this passage is:

• A. Game FAQs has a lot of information about video games. It helps people with questions they have about games. It also gives them information on how to play the games well. Users can post messages on the message boards.

• B. Game FAQs is a good Web site that allows gamers to discuss all kinds of video and computer games. It was started in November 1995. Allen Tyner is one of the two editors who checks the information volunteers put on the Web site.

• C. Game FAQs has information on old and new video games. It has information for Xbox 360 games like Halo. It also has several message boards where gamers can discuss their favorite computer games. It was created by Jeff Veasey.

• D. Game FAQs is a Web site that helps video gamers with their games. It was created in 1995 and covers old and new video and computer games. The site is run by two editors, who check volunteer information before putting it on the site.

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