Summary Writing

A summary should include the title of the article that is being summarized.

• always

• seldom

• never

The topic sentence in a summary should include the author's name and the thesis of the article.

• usually

• always

• never

• sometime

A summary should cover only main ideas from the article.

• true

• false

A summary should include details and examples from the article.

• true

• false

A summary should contain quotations from the article.

• not usually

• always

A summary should include your ideas and opinions.

• yes

• no

A summary needs transition words between ideas.

• yes

• no

A summary should contain a concluding sentence.

• yes

• no

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

• quotes words from the text

• using your own words

• summary being shorter than the text

• including main ideas only

Does the meaning of the text change when you write an objective summary?

• No, it's shorter but has the same meaning.

• It depends on the material and who originally wrote it. 

• Yes, of course the meaning changes because someone else is writing it.