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What is a summary?
What is a summary?
- A detailed reenactment of a movie or book
- A complete analysis of the main events in a piece of writing
- A word-for-word repetition of a story
- A condensed retelling of a longer work (correct)
Why do people write summaries?
Why do people write summaries?
- To make the original work longer
- To communicate the basic idea of a longer work in a shortened form (correct)
- To skip important details of the original work
- To confuse the readers by providing too much information
What should one focus on when writing a summary?
What should one focus on when writing a summary?
- Finding the central idea or theme of the story (correct)
- Including unnecessary details to make it longer
- Highlighting only the complex parts of the original work
- Ignoring the main events and ideas
Where can summaries be commonly found?
Where can summaries be commonly found?
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What should you pay attention to while reading in order to write a good summary?
What should you pay attention to while reading in order to write a good summary?
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What should you look for to identify the central idea of a narrative?
What should you look for to identify the central idea of a narrative?
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When summarizing a story, what type of information should be excluded?
When summarizing a story, what type of information should be excluded?
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What is a common mistake to avoid when writing a summary of a story?
What is a common mistake to avoid when writing a summary of a story?
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Why is it important to write a topic sentence that communicates the central idea of a story?
Why is it important to write a topic sentence that communicates the central idea of a story?
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In summarizing a story, what should be the focus when selecting the main details to include?
In summarizing a story, what should be the focus when selecting the main details to include?
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