Writing a Summary

Finish this sentence: Each sentence of the summary should...

All of the above. (focus on the text; give credit to the author; discuss the major details.)

Before summarizing, it is important to do the following:

All of the above. (read the article carefully; take notes on the article, looking for major supporting details; look for the author's main point.)

True/False: Summaries can contain only the best quotes from the article.

False

True/False: A summary is your option of the article

False.

Choose the correct first sentence for a summary.

In the article, "How to write a Summary," Tricia Anderson, a communications instructor at Iowa Central community College, explains the steps to summarizing.

What tense of verb should you use in a summary?

Present (argues)

What best describes the first sentence of a summary

The title, the author if available, a note about the author's credibility and the article's thesis.

What point of view should the summary be written?

Third (he, she, it, they, them).

True/False: A summary should give the gist of the article.

True

Finish the sentence. Third person writing...

is more objective