Question

Read the summary paragraph for the article on service and answer the question that follows:

Service improves society, impacting the helpers as well as those needing assistance. It means being an active participant in one's community, taking action where it can be of benefit. Every person should make it a priority to serve at least two hours per week. It's an extremely important civic responsibility that is invaluable to citizens most in need. Service creates improved communities where people care about each other.

Which of the following makes a true statement about good summaries? (5 points)


Good summaries include the writer's opinion on the article.

Good summaries focus on the support details from the body.

Good summaries provide all the data an author uses for support.

Good summaries objectively restate the thesis and crucial details.

Answer 1

Good summary’s are good

Answer 2

Answer: The third one (Good summaries provide all the data an author uses for support.)

EXPLANATIONS:

"Good summaries include the writer's opinion on the article." This one isn't correct, because writer's opinions don't matter in summaries. That's like putting your own opinion in your own summary. It's not an important part.

"Good summaries focus on the support details from the body" Support details are for when you're writing the main idea. For summaries, you're just summarizing up what the text says, in some of your own words.

"Good summaries provide all the data an author uses for support." Yes, Summaries provide data an author used for support. Like I said earlier, summaries are the summarized version of what the text says. So basically, you don't want to add boring, un-needed data/details. Use the important data/details the author used.

"Good summaries objectively restate the thesis and crucial details." This is definitely incorrect. Theses (plural form of thesis) are statements that include your opinion. You'd most likely need to use a thesis in an argumentative essay. Also, crucial details are facts to support your thesis. You wouldn't be needing these in your summary.