Summarizing Techniques
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What is the main idea of summarizing?

  • Writing a detailed version of a text.
  • Writing a shortened version of a text, including only the most essential parts. (correct)
  • Writing a shortened version of a task.
  • Writing only the non-essential parts.
  • In the image, what action is one of the students performing?

  • Jumping in the air. (correct)
  • Sitting down.
  • Walking slowly.
  • Reading a book.
  • How many students are shown in the image?

  • Five
  • Four (correct)
  • Three
  • Two
  • Where are the students located in the image?

    <p>Outside of a building.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of including the caption 'REDUCE the text' in the image?

    <p>To instruct on how to summarize.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does quoting involve?

    <p>Directly using the exact words used in a text</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is invisible to the eye, according to the quote from the little prince?

    <p>What is essential</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the quote, how can one 'see rightly'?

    <p>With the heart</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the provided example, what does the quote from the little prince imply about sight?

    <p>Some things are beyond our sense of sight</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In quoting, how should the exact words be presented?

    <p>In quotation marks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does referencing involve?

    <p>Mentioning names, events, or actions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of referencing?

    <p>To acknowledge sources and allow readers to trace proofs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement is NOT true about paraphrasing?

    <p>It changes the original meaning completely</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In paraphrasing, what must be avoided?

    <p>Changing the original meaning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is achieved by referencing in academic work?

    <p>Acknowledging sources and tracing proofs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Summarizing

    • A shortened version of a text, including only the most essential parts
    • Aim is to reduce the original text to its most important information

    Quoting

    • Directly using the exact words used in a text
    • Example: The Little Prince quote "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye"

    Referencing

    • Mentions names, events, or actions as a way of acknowledging sources
    • Allows readers to trace sources and proofs supporting claims
    • Example: Citing song "Paubaya" by Moira Dela Torre and referencing the love story of Elena and Stefan in Vampire Diaries

    Paraphrasing

    • Rewriting a particular text using own words without losing its original meaning or idea
    • Restating someone else's ideas in own words

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