Question

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

True

False

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

True

False

3. Readers always prefer a technical style in summaries.

True

False

4. An effective summary accurately conveys a documentâ s

		partial message.
		specific details.
		essential message.
		alternative meanings.
		None of these answers are correct.

5. The best type of abstract for readers who donâ t have time to read the full report
and who want writers to help guide their thinking is

		an informative abstract.
		a closing summary.
		a descriptive abstract.
		an executive abstract.
		either b or c.

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

True

False

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

True

False

8. Ethical pitfalls of summaries include

		failing to communicate a documentâ s full complexity.
		distorting the message.
		too many details.
		only a and b.
		a, b, and c.

9.A summary should

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

10.The informative abstract

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

Answer 1

1)A good strategy is to write your own documentâ s summary before you compose the main text. False as the summary should be written when the complete main text is written.
2) False as closing summary should be read by someone when he has read the complete main text or needs to understand what is in the main text without reading the main text and it shpuld come before concluding the document.
3)Readers always prefer a technical style in summaries.- False most readers do not like technical style summary.
4) An effective summary accurately conveys a documents essential message. as summary means to summarize the meaning of the main text document.
5)The best type of abstract for readers who donâ t have time to read the full report and who want writers to help guide their thinking is either B or C as there should be a closing summary or a descriptive text so that one who don't have the time to read the full report can understand what is there in it
6)Instead of a summary, a thesis or topic sentence is usually sufficient to preview the contents of letters and memos. True
7)Never assume that global audiences will understand certain facts that you consider common knowledge. False as no one has the same common knowledge so this consideration should not be taken into account
8)Ethical pitfalls of summaries include Only A and B
9)A summary should Be able to stand alone as one who cannot read complete text can read the summary and inderstand the meaning
10)The informative abstract presents the message of the main text and appears just after the title page.