Deck 9: Summarizing Research Findings and Other Information

Question 1

Readers always prefer a technical style in summaries.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Ethical pitfalls of summaries include

A) failing to communicate a document's full complexity.
B) distorting the message.
C) too many details.
D) only a and b.
E) a, b, and c.

Answer 2

only a and b.

Question 3

Abstracts are a type of , a restatement of the main ideas in a document.

Answer 3

summary

Question 4

A summary should

A) never be separated from the main text.
B) be understandable only after the entire document is read.
C) be able to stand alone.
D) a and c.
E) None of these answers are correct.

Question 5

Instead of a summary, a thesis or topic sentence is usually sufficient to preview the contents of letters and memos.

Question 6

An effective strategy for writing a summary is to underline or highlight thesis statements, topic sentences, findings, and conclusions as you read the text.

Question 7

An effective summary accurately conveys a document's

A) partial message.
B) specific details.
C) essential message.
D) alternative meanings.
E) None of these answers are correct.

Question 8

The best type of abstract for readers who don't have time to read the full report and who want writers to help guide their thinking is

A) an informative abstract.
B) a closing summary.
C) a descriptive abstract.
D) an executive abstract.
E) either b or c.

Question 9

When preparing a summary, you should

A) begin composing the summary before reading the entire document.
B) use direct quotations liberally.
C) underline essential material as you read.
D) verify that you have preserved the original message.
E) c and d.

Question 10

Never assume that global audiences will understand certain facts that you consider common knowledge.

Question 11

A(n)
abstract conveys only the nature and extent of a document,without revealing specific facts.

Question 12

A good strategy is to write your own document's summary before you compose the main text.

Question 13

A closing summary appears at the very end of a document, after the concluding section.

Question 14

Readers expect a summary to be complete, yet concise.

Question 15

As you edit your summary,

A) omit technical details and examples.
B) cross out unnecessary prefaces to sentences.
C) combine related ideas to show relationships.
D) b and c only.
E) a, b, and c.

Question 16

The informative abstract

A) describes the main document and appears just after the title page.
B) presents the message of the main text and appears just after the title page.
C) summarizes the full document and appears at the very end.
D) gives an outline of the document and appears before the title page.
E) Any of the answers is correct.

Question 17

Summaries are not useful for online contexts.