With any summary, you need to do the following (p 8)
Include _____________________________________________
Leave out ___________________________________________
Be ______________________________
V. Multiple Choice - Select the BEST answer choice.
Which statement describes a benefit of summarizing a text?
Summarizing allows you to express your own opinions.
Summarizing helps you learn more about the topic of a text.
Summarizing provides a highly detailed description of the text.
Summarizing can improve your comprehension of a text.
2. Which element should be included in a summary of a text?
the central ideas
other texts on the same topic
the reader's conclusions
interesting metaphors
The central ideas
all answers
I apologize for the confusion. The correct answer is: the central ideas.
i understand the last one is the central ideas but what is the answer to the rest
I apologize for the confusion. Here are the answers to the rest of the questions:
1. Which statement describes a benefit of summarizing a text?
Summarizing can improve your comprehension of a text.
2. Which element should be included in a summary of a text?
The central ideas.
With any summary, you need to do the following (p 8)
Include _____________________________________________
Leave out ___________________________________________
Be ______________________________
With any summary, you need to do the following:
Include: the main or central ideas of the text, important details that support those ideas, and key points or arguments made by the author.
Leave out: irrelevant or minor details, examples, anecdotes, and side points that are not crucial to understanding the main ideas of the text.
Be: concise and clear, presenting the information in your own words while maintaining the original meaning and intent of the text.
Transition Word - _________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
II. Fill in the Blank
An ________________________ is a situation where two or more people, __________________, _____________________, or ________________ have an effect or ______________________ on one another. (p 2)
Writers use organization and ____________________ _______________ to show various kinds of interactions and connections. (p 2)
______________________ words indicate in what way one things affects or is affected by another. (p 2)
Transition Word - Additionally, Furthermore
II. Fill in the Blank
An interaction is a situation where two or more people, objects, ideas, or events have an effect or influence on one another.
Writers use organization and transitional words to show various kinds of interactions and connections.
Transitional words indicate in what way one thing affects or is affected by another.
Organization Transition Words
Compare and Contrast
If …. then, so that,
Cause and Effect