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 is not a feature of a good summary?

(5 points)

Group of answer choices

(A) Brief

(B) Objective

(C) Restates the thesis

(D)Focuses on minor details
Only one answer!

Answer 1

d

Step-by-step explanation:

Because in a summary you have to give details. You cannot make a summary brief.

Answer 2

(D) Focuses on minor Details

Step-by-step explanation:

Summary

A summary is a short and concise account of a text written by the reader in his or her own words. A good summary must contain the writer's message in a shorter, clear and concise way.

Features of a Good Summary

A good summary must ;

• Be brief: A good summary must be a short as possible, that is what makes it a very good summary. This will help to improve the readability of the summary
• Capture the major points: capturing the main points in a paragraph makes the summary clearer. Two sentences can be used to summarize a paragraph without omitting the major details.
• Restate the author's thesis statement: the author's thesis statement must be restated but in your own words. This, of course, should not alter the meaning of the original text.
• Be Objective: this requires asking a question of what you are supposed to achieve with the summary before attempting to summarize a text

Therefore, focusing on minor details it is not part of a feature of a good summary.