Lesson 19

Question 1

T/F

The length of your summary should be your primary interest.

Answer 1

false

Question 2

A descriptive abstract presents…….

1. pedantic perspective
2. most general view
3. visual depiction
4. most detailed view
5. essential message from the original

Answer 2

the most general view

Question 3

T/F

Generally you should summarize someone else’s material in your own words.

Answer 3

true

Question 4

T/F

A summary never should be longer than 5% of the original.

Answer 4

false

Question 5

To avoid confusing anyone in a large and unspecified audience, make your summary……

1. highly technical
2. nontechnical
3. graphically engaging
4. as entertaining as possible
5. as brief as possible

Answer 5

nontechnical

Question 6

T/F

More people are likely to read your summary than any other part of your report.

Answer 6

true

Question 7

T/F

New employees often summarize professional literature for decision makers.

Answer 7

true

Question 8

Above all, a good summary is……

1. grammatically correct
2. obtuse
3. brief
4. entertaining
5. concise

Answer 8

concise

Question 9

T/F

Whenever possible, you should insert personal comments about material in the summary.

Answer 9

false

Question 10

For a summary, the essential message does not include……

1. conclusions and recommendations
2. controlling ideas
3. key statistics
4. examples and visuals
5. major findings

Answer 10

examples and visuals