Question

In your own words, write the summary of the text you have just read?

Answer 1

answer

A summary is always much shorter than the original text.

Writing a summary does not involve critiquing or analyzing the source—you should simply provide a clear, objective, accurate account of the most important information and ideas, without copying any text from the original and without missing any of the key points.

1. When to summarize

2. read the text

3. Break the text down into sections

4. Identify the key points in each section

5. Write the summary

6. Check the summary against the article

7. Frequently asked questions about summarizing .