Question

What is a summary?(1 point)
A reader’s opinions about a particular text.
A listing of the major works by an author.
A brief statement that includes the main points or elements of a text.
A description of a story’s setting.


What are the characteristics of an objective summary?(1 point)
It withholds any personal judgments or opinions.
It provides an analysis of the text’s theme.
It features facts about a text’s main characters, setting, and plot.
It supports statements with direct quotations from the book.
It includes details about both major and minor characters



What strategies should you follow to objectively summarize a text? Drag each strategy to put them in the correct order.(2 points)
Review the story, paying attention to its literary elements.
Use story details to paraphrase the sequence of the story.
Determine the story’s most essential elements to include.
Eliminate any opinions or judgments from the summary



The Veteran
by Stephen Crane
Out of the low window could be seen three hickory trees placed irregularly in a meadow that was resplendent in
spring-time green. Farther away, the old, dismal belfry of the village church loomed over the pines. A horse,
meditating in the shade of one of the hickories, lazily swished his tail. The warm sunshine made an oblong of vivid
yellow on the floor of the grocery.
“Could you see the whites of their eyes?” said the man, who was seated on a soap box.
“Nothing of the kind,” replied old Henry warmly. “Just a lot of flitting figures, and I let go at where they ‘peared to be
the thickest. Bang!”
“Mr. Fleming,” said the grocer—his deferential voice expressed somehow the old man’s exact social weight—”Mr.
Fleming, you never was frightened much in them battles, was you?”

The veteran looked down and grinned. Observing his manner, the entire group tittered. “Well, I guess I was,” he
answered finally. “Pretty well scared, sometimes. Why, in my first battle I thought the sky was falling down. I
thought the world was coming to an end. You bet I was scared.”
. . .
“The trouble was,” said the old man, “I thought they were all shooting at me. Yes, sir, I thought every man in the
other army was aiming at me in particular, and only me. And it seemed so darned unreasonable, you know. I
wanted to explain to ‘em what an almighty good fellow I was, because I thought then they might quit all trying to hit
me. But I couldn’t explain, and they kept on being unreasonable—blim!—blam! bang! So I run!”
Two little triangles of wrinkles appeared at the corners of his eyes. Evidently he appreciated some comedy in this
recital. Down near his feet, however, little Jim, his grandson, was visibly horror-stricken. His hands were clasped
nervously, and his eyes were wide with astonishment at this terrible scandal, his most magnificent grandfather
telling such a thing


Use the passage to answer the question.
What is the setting of this passage?
(1 point)
a battlefield
a meadow
a village church
a village grocery store


Use the passage to answer the question.
Who are the characters in this passage?
(1 point)
An old man on a soap box, a grocer, and a veteran named Henry Fleming.
A veteran named Henry Fleming, his grandson Jim, a grocer, and a man on a
soap box.
A grandson named Jim, a grocer, and an old man on a soap box.
A veteran named Henry Fleming, his grandson Jim, and a grocer.

Answer 1

### Summary:
- **What is a summary?**
A brief statement that includes the main points or elements of a text.

### Characteristics of an Objective Summary:
- **What are the characteristics of an objective summary?**
It withholds any personal judgments or opinions.

### Strategies for Objective Summary:
- **What strategies should you follow to objectively summarize a text?**
1. Review the story, paying attention to its literary elements.
2. Determine the story’s most essential elements to include.
3. Use story details to paraphrase the sequence of the story.
4. Eliminate any opinions or judgments from the summary.

### Setting of the Passage:
- **What is the setting of this passage?**
a meadow

### Characters in the Passage:
- **Who are the characters in this passage?**
A veteran named Henry Fleming, his grandson Jim, a grocer, and a man on a soap box.