Learning Task 5
Three incomplete paragraphs are provided below. Complete the meaning of each paragraph by
filling in the blanks with the missing words or terms. Choose your answers from the pool of options
provided.
beginning
shortened
objective
shorter
paraphrasing words
summary
ideas
nutshell
main/central ideas
opinions
Summary is a (1)
version of an original material. While it is closely related
to (2)
they are different techniques usually employed when writing using other
author's (3)
that
When writing a summary, you should be able to identify the (4)
make up the original material. The summary should only contain these ideas retold in your own (5)
A given text can have one or more central ideas usually found at the (6)
One important tip when writing a summary is to always remain (7)
This
means that you should not include personal (8)
in what you are writing. In terms
of length, summary is (9)
than the original material. It presents all the important
ideas of the original text in a (10)​