Summarizing Quick Check
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Question
What should summaries always include?(1 point)
Responses
main idea and writer's thoughts and feelings
important details and interesting details
main idea and important details
important details and the writer's opinions
The correct answer is: main idea and important details
Summaries should always include the main idea and important details.
To determine the correct answer for this Quick Check question, we can start by carefully reading the question and each of the response options.
The question asks what summaries should always include.
Response option 1 states that summaries should include the main idea and the writer's thoughts and feelings. While it is important to include the main idea, the statement about including the writer's thoughts and feelings is not always necessary in a summary.
Response option 2 states that summaries should include important details and interesting details. While including important details is essential in a summary, including interesting details is not always necessary.
Response option 3 states that summaries should include the main idea and important details. This option aligns with common principles of summarizing and is a good choice.
Response option 4 states that summaries should include important details and the writer's opinions. While it is important to include important details, summarizing should not involve including the writer's opinions.
Based on our analysis, the best answer for this question is response option 3: summaries should always include the main idea and important details.