Which statement about summaries is true?

Question

A summary should always be objective.
Summaries may include an author's personal opinion.
Summaries always include direct quotes from the text
A summary focuses mostly around minor details from a text.

Answer 1

The true statement about summaries is: A summary should always be objective.

Summaries aim to condense the main ideas of a text while remaining neutral and factual, without including the author's personal opinions or direct quotes. They should focus on the main points rather than minor details.

Answer 2

Which of the following is the most effective summary of the passage above?
According to the article, "Experts agree that climate change could make tropical storms more powerful."
There is still a lot to learn about tropical storms, such as cyclones and hurricanes, but, based on what they do know, scientists are worried that the impact of climate change will make these storms more powerful in the coming years.
Climate change is very bad for our planet.
Scientist's, like James Kossing, who works at the U.S. National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Center for Weather and Climate in Madison, Wisconsin, figured out that tropical storms are occurring closers to the Earth's poles.

Answer 3

The most effective summary of the passage is: There is still a lot to learn about tropical storms, such as cyclones and hurricanes, but, based on what they do know, scientists are worried that the impact of climate change will make these storms more powerful in the coming years.

This option provides a comprehensive overview of the main ideas presented in the passage, reflecting both the uncertainty of knowledge about tropical storms and the concern regarding the impact of climate change.

Answer 4

But, climate change is heating up other parts of the ocean. This is why cyclones are drifting toward areas in the north and south poles that weren't warm before.
What type of text structure does the phrase show? Cause and Effect
Chronological
Compare and Contrast
Problem and Solution

Answer 5

The phrase shows Cause and Effect text structure.

It describes how climate change (the cause) is leading to the heating of other parts of the ocean, which in turn causes cyclones to drift toward previously cooler areas near the poles (the effect).

Answer 6

An inference can be defined as?
A brief statement of the central idea of a text
The overarching idea in a text
A conclusion or logical guess about a text that is based on evidence and known facts
The facts and information that support an idea

Answer 7

An inference can be defined as a conclusion or logical guess about a text that is based on evidence and known facts.

Inferences go beyond the literal information provided in the text and involve the reader's interpretation, drawing on contextual clues and prior knowledge.