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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is a summary?
A shortened version of a longer passage.
A more concise version of a longer passage.
A shortened, more concise version of a longer passage in your own words.
A juicy, lengthy recap of the details.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What does condense mean in Summary Writing?
To make shorter.
To make longer.
To make more interesting.
The conversion of vapour or gas to a liquid.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does paraphrase mean?
To put into paragraphs.
To pull out the relevant points.
To put into your own words.
To transfer to somewhere else?
- 4. Multiple Choice
How do we paraphrase?
Use antonyms and synonyms.
Use synonyms and synonymous phrases.
Use antonyms and antonymous phrases.
Use synonyms, synonymous phrases, make complex sentences simple and combine sentences.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Select the best summary for the following: Belize, Bermuda, Trinidad and Tobago, Canada
countries
cities
towns
villages
- 6. Multiple Choice
A face wrenched and seasoned by time.
A young face
A painful face
An old face
A joyful face
- 7. Multiple Choice
John tediously made the same point over and over again.
John said the same thing over and over again.
John was annoying.
John made the same point time and time again.
John repeated himself.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Genniva was yawning and rubbing her eyes.
Genniva was excited for school.
Genniva was sleepy.
Genniva was hungry.
Genniva was tired because she had enough of the sleepover.
- 9. Multiple Choice
The men were motionless, were not breathing, and had not heartbeat.
The men were dead.
The men were injured.
The men were lazy.
The men were pretending to be asleep.
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of a summary?
To make life difficult for students.
To facilitate people who are easily bored.
To make everything easier to read.
To provide the important details of a given piece.
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