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Question 1:

A summary does not analyze or evaluate an argument. Instead, what does it do?
a) Reproduces an argument’s supporting details
b) Represents the ideas of an author in condensed form
c) Discusses whether an author’s ideas are effective
d) Synthesizes another’s ideas with your own

Question 2:

Writing a successful summary is based on what?
a) Following the same order as the original
b) Distinguishing between major and minor supporting points
c) Avoiding repetition, even though an author may repeat points
d) All of the above

Question 3:

What is the best way to start an accurate summary of an article?
a) Generate lists of associations about the topic of discussion
b) Make general notes on the article’s areas of discussion
c) Outline the article’s use of supporting evidence
d) Record each of the article’s topic sentences

Question 4:

Which of the following is true about annotated bibliographies?
a) They appear at the end of essays.
b) They appear at the beginning of essays.
c) They include the title of a source and a brief summary of it.
d) Both A and C

Question 5:

Which of the following is NOT an example of a summary?
a) An introductory paragraph
b) A précis
c) A literature review
d) An annotated bibliography

Question 6:

What does the acronym SPACE, as related to summary writing, stand for?
a) Special, precise, accurate, clear, energetic
b) Specific, precise, accurate, clear, efficient
c) Special, perfect, accurate, conscious, efficient
d) Scientific, practical, accurate, concise, efficient

Question 7:

Summary writing plays a minor role in academic writing.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

The Active Reader, Third Edition: Chapter 7