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2. What is it?

3. What does it need me to do?

4. What is a summary question?
Identify the main
points from a
specific section
of the passage
Phrase the main
points in our own
words
[Semester 2]
Keep our answer
to the word limit

5. 1. Read the summary
question carefully
2. Mark off the area of
passage to be
summarised
3. Combine the content
points to write a
coherent paragraph in
complete sentences
4. Edit

6. Read the summary
question carefully.

7. Where is the
area of
passage to
be
summarised?
What do you
need to
summarise?
How many
parts are
there to
answer?
What is the
word limit?
1 2 3 4

8. What is the purpose
of summary?
Whose point of view
do you write the
summary in?
First or third person?
Does the number of
opening words
include or exclude
the summary?

9. Description
Cause and Effect
Comparison
Sequence of
Events
Persuasive
Arguments
Chronologically
Mix of 2 or
more
Others
What is the purpose of summary?

10. Do I write in first or third person?
First Third

11. Does the number of opening words include or
exclude the summary?

12. Mark off the area of
the passage for
summary

13. Find
relevant
points for
the question
Highlight
the relevant
points
Number
them

14. points

15. Sentences which highlight the points which have
been or will be made in the paragraph.
Found usually at the start or at the end of the
paragraph.

17. Connectors
Synonyms or
synonymous phrases
Sentence Structure

21. Combine the
content
points to
write a
coherent
summary in
complete
sentences.

22. Arrange your points in a logical
order according to purpose.
Use a variety of sentence
structure
Write your summary in a
paragraph only

23. Edit

24. minutes

25. Count and write
down the number
of words written
for summary.
If your summary is
too long, delete
unnecessary
words
Excess words will
not be marked

27. Spelling Punctuation
Tenses
Sentence
Structure

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