True or False: When picking a good summary, always pick the longest summary
False: Always make sure to read all of the choices and pick the one that has the key ideas and no details
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True or False: A summary should include details from the text
False: Summaries should not include details
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True or False: The main idea should be in the first or second paragraph of the reading
True: The main idea should be somewhere in the beginning of the text
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True or False: You should use the exact words from the text when writing a summary
False: A summary should be in your own words
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Double points!
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baam
Lose 25 points!
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True or False: The first step to writing a summary is to make things up
False: You must go back and read the text to start your summary
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True or False: A good tip is to write down how long it takes you to produce a summary or note-taking exercise and then try to improve that time as you progress through your course.
False: Everyone has there own way of approaching a summary
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No points!
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Take 20 points!
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Lose 20 points!
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Other team wins 5 points!
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Go to first place!
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baam
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True or False: A summary does not have to go in order
False: A summary should go in the order of the text and should make sense
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True or False: You should start a summary with a sentence that a) identifies the writer and the piece of writing, for example by giving the writer's name
True: A summary should include writer's name instead of just the word them
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True or False: You should always read the question and ALL the answer choices carefully.
True. These are important steps and can make a big difference to your answer choice
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True or False: A summary should include the 5Ws - What?, Which?, Who?, Where?, When?, Why? - and the 1H - How?
True: A summary should answer the 5Ws and the how(at times)
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True or False: A summary should tell you only the important parts of a text
True: A summary should only state the important parts of the text