Question

Which option describes the
purpose of a summary?
to state the reader's
opinion of a text
to add supporting
details to a text
to recap the minor
details in a text
to restate a text's most
important information

Answer 1

The option that best describes the purpose of a summary is:

**to restate a text's most important information.**

A summary condenses the main ideas of a text while omitting less relevant details.