How does a summary

Question

compare to the text it
summarizes?
It has fewer main
points than the text.
It shorter than the text.
It is longer than the
text.
It has more details
than the text.

Answer 1

A summary typically has fewer main points than the text it summarizes and is shorter than the text. Therefore, the correct comparisons are:

• It has fewer main points than the text.
• It is shorter than the text.

A summary condenses the original content, focusing on the key ideas and main arguments while omitting extraneous details. It is not longer than the text or more detailed.