Which of the following statements about SUMMARIZING is false?

The Summary is one isolated thought in a passage.

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1
Repeated ideas will often help you zero in on the “main idea” of a reading.
True
Not necessarily
False
2
Which of the following statements about SUMMARIZING is false?
The Summary is what the passage is mostly about.
The Summary is one isolated thought in a passage.
The Summary is what most of the the text is about.
The Summary is found in more than one place of the text.
3
When can you include your opinion in a summary?
Whenever
Never
Almost never
When quoting yourself
4
Summarizing comes naturally and requires minimum cerebral (brain) work.
False
True
5
All information is relevant for writing a summary.
False
True
6
Every day we verbally summarize something?
False
True
7
Summarizing is a great way to boost your memory and comprehension?
Yes
Yes, no and theory
No
All theory
8
What should you do after reading the title?
Start writing the summary
Not necessary to read the title
Nothing
Make a prediction
9
Effective summarizers read text passages at least (how many times)?
Thrice
Once
Twice
10
When is a summary longer than the original text?
When the text is shorter than the summary.
Never
"What you talkin' about Willis?"
When the summary is twice as long as the text.
11
Can you accurately summarize a text you don't understand?
No
It depends on what you are reading.
Yes
A little
12
Which is not a good strategy for summarizing a difficult text?
Reading it again and again--until you understand it.
Annotating
Highlighting main idea and important details
Reading it once
13
Learning to write useful summaries takes lots of...
Plagiarizing
Grizz Bucks
Mental fortitude (mental work)
Money
14
Which word is not a synonym for concise?
Wordy
Consolidate
short
Abbreviate
15
When you write a summary, you can present the author’s ideas in any order you like.
As long as you get permission--it's okay.
As long as it doesn't change the meaning
Always
Never

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Summarizing Contest

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Add the main idea and important details and you'll get your SUMmary!

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Questions 15

Answers

1
Repeated ideas will often help you zero in on the “main idea” of a reading.
True
Not necessarily
False
2
Which of the following statements about SUMMARIZING is false?
The Summary is what the passage is mostly about.
The Summary is one isolated thought in a passage.
The Summary is what most of the the text is about.
The Summary is found in more than one place of the text.
3
When can you include your opinion in a summary?
Whenever
Never
Almost never
When quoting yourself
4
Summarizing comes naturally and requires minimum cerebral (brain) work.
False
True
5
All information is relevant for writing a summary.
False
True
6
Every day we verbally summarize something?
False
True
7
Summarizing is a great way to boost your memory and comprehension?
Yes
Yes, no and theory
No
All theory
8
What should you do after reading the title?
Start writing the summary
Not necessary to read the title
Nothing
Make a prediction
9
Effective summarizers read text passages at least (how many times)?
Thrice
Once
Twice
10
When is a summary longer than the original text?
When the text is shorter than the summary.
Never
"What you talkin' about Willis?"
When the summary is twice as long as the text.
11
Can you accurately summarize a text you don't understand?
No
It depends on what you are reading.
Yes
A little
12
Which is not a good strategy for summarizing a difficult text?
Reading it again and again--until you understand it.
Annotating
Highlighting main idea and important details
Reading it once
13
Learning to write useful summaries takes lots of...
Plagiarizing
Grizz Bucks
Mental fortitude (mental work)
Money
14
Which word is not a synonym for concise?
Wordy
Consolidate
short
Abbreviate
15
When you write a summary, you can present the author’s ideas in any order you like.
As long as you get permission--it's okay.
As long as it doesn't change the meaning
Always
Never