Question

Read the excerpt from "A Byte Out of History.”

And what of some of the names pegged as Cooper? None have panned out. Duane Weber, who claimed to be Cooper on his deathbed, was ruled out by DNA testing (we lifted a DNA sample from Cooper’s tie in 2001). Kenneth Christiansen, named in a recent magazine article, didn’t match the physical description and was a skilled paratrooper. Richard McCoy, who died in 1974, also didn’t match the description and was at home the day after the hijacking having Thanksgiving dinner with his family in Utah, an unlikely scenario unless he had help.

A summary of this paragraph should

be the same length as the paragraph.
include details like the location of McCoy.
restate each of the ideas in the paragraph.
give an overview of the p

Answer 1

Short answer:
- Not the same length — a summary should be shorter. (No.)
- Include notable details like McCoy’s location — yes, if they matter. (Yes.)
- Restate the paragraph’s main ideas — yes. (Yes.)
- Give an overview of the paragraph — yes. (Yes.)

Example concise summary (includes McCoy’s location):
Investigators have ruled out several suspects: Duane Weber was excluded by DNA taken from Cooper’s tie, Kenneth Christiansen didn’t match the physical description and was a trained paratrooper, and Richard McCoy didn’t fit the description and was at home in Utah for Thanksgiving the day after the hijacking, making him an unlikely lone suspect.