Question

Which is true about summarizing as an active reading technique?
A. A summary is always shorter than a paraphrase.
B. A paraphrase is always shorter than a summary.
C. Summarizing is rewriting an essay in your own words.
D. Summarizing is only a useful strategy for reading narrative essays.

Answer 1

The true statement on summarizing as an active reading technique is D. Summarizing is only a useful strategy for reading narrative essays.

Explanation:

• A summary gives important points and ideas of an essay.
• It helps the reads to reduce the size of the reading essay and only write the important points in the essay.
• It helps the readers to understand the essay quickly and to determine important ideas in essay.
• It also gives details in the essay to support the idea in it.
• It focus only on keywords and key phrases which helps in remembering.