Direction: modified True or False.
1 . To infer is to retell in a few words.
2. The summary informs the reader about the topic of the following paragraph.
3. Jack and Jail went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after. Could this be summarized as TWO KIDS playing on a hill. ?
4. The first step in summarizing a paragraph is to read it thoroughly and comprehend it.
5. The summary is always included in the passages first sentence.
6. An educated guess is what comprises a summary.
7. Strategies for summarizing are find the main idea, look for important details, words like but, so, then.
8. You can add your analysis and comments to the authors thoughts when summarizing.
9. The length of a summary should be the same as the original material.
10. When drafting a summary, keep your remarks regarding a text to a minimum. Stick to the points made in the text.