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N(A)-Level English Summary Writing quiz (SEAB 1190 Paper 2) quiz

14questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. The three steps of writing a summary are

  2. How do you decide which points to include in a summary?

  3. Which of these should be left out of a summary?

  4. Paraphrasing for a summary means

  5. Why does lifting whole phrases from the passage lose marks in a summary?

  6. After selecting and paraphrasing, the points in a summary should be

  7. Roughly what is the word limit for the summary task?

  8. What is the best way to keep within the word limit?

  9. Why is dropping a relevant point to save words a poor choice?

  10. If the question gives opening words such as 'Cycling to school...', you should

  11. The most common mistake in summary writing is to

  12. Numbering the relevant points in the passage before writing helps because it

  13. In 'It saves money that would be spent on bus fares', a good paraphrase is

  14. Summary Writing is marked on