JSS 1 English Studies Flashcards: Reading: Summarising Main Ideas and Supporting Details

Question 1

A brief statement of a text's main points is a ____.

Accepted Answer

summary

Question 2

The sentence that expresses a paragraph's central idea is the ____.

Accepted Answer

topic sentence

Question 3

What should a summary omit?

Accepted Answer

minor details

Question 4

A good summary should preserve the writer's ____.

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main meaning

Question 5

Why should examples usually be omitted from a summary?

Accepted Answer

They support rather than state the key idea.

Question 6

Which connective signals an important contrast?

Accepted Answer

however

Question 7

The expression 'most importantly' directs attention to a ____ point.

Accepted Answer

major

Question 8

What is the first step in summarising a paragraph?

Accepted Answer

identify its main idea

Question 9

Using one's own words in a summary is called ____.

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paraphrasing

Question 10

A summary must not add the reader's ____.

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personal opinion

Question 11

What should repeated ideas become in a summary?

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one concise point

Question 12

A summary is usually ____ than the original text.

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shorter

Question 13

Which detail should remain: a central cause or a decorative example?

Accepted Answer

a central cause

Question 14

What does 'in conclusion' usually introduce?

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a final main point

Question 15

A topic sentence may appear at the beginning, middle or ____ of a paragraph.

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end

Question 16

How can a reader test a draft summary?

Accepted Answer

compare it with the text's key ideas

Question 17

Changing 'because of the heavy rain' to 'because it rained heavily' is ____.

Accepted Answer

paraphrasing

Question 18

A list of five similar examples can often be replaced by a ____ term.

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general

Question 19

What tense should a summary normally keep consistent?

Accepted Answer

the chosen tense

Question 20

A clear summary presents ideas in a ____ order.

Accepted Answer

logical

Strong work.