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Guide to Short Answer Summary Responses in Reading Tasks

This guide explains how to effectively craft a Short Answer Summary Response after reading an informational selection. You’ll learn to identify the main idea and supporting details, ensuring your response is clear, concise, and focused on the content of the text. The process involves summarizing without personal opinions, paraphrasing key details accurately, and utilizing proper language conventions. Helpful tips are provided to maximize your writing space and enhance clarity.

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Guide to Short Answer Summary Responses in Reading Tasks

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  1. Answering “Short Answer Summary Response” Questions Reading Tasks

  2. What is it? • A “Short Answer Summary Response” occurs after reading an INFORMATIONAL (factual) selection • You are asked to “SUMMARIZE THIS SELECTION. INCLUDE A MAIN IDEA AND ONE DETAIL THAT SUPPORTS IT.”

  3. Remember? • For those of you who did the Practice Test, you read a selection about Northern Ontario mining communities using converted passenger rail cars as small schools during the early years of the 20th century. • In general, these selections usually deal with Canadian history, symbols, or attractions

  4. Things to Note: • The wording of the question: • SUMMARIZE this selection • INCLUDE A MAIN IDEA and…. • ONE DETAIL THAT SUPPORTS IT. • NOTICE: You are NOT asked to express your opinion—do not include any personal ideas or thoughts in your answer

  5. First Things First (use the Rough Notes area!) • Determine what the main idea is (if you had to explain to someone what the selection was about, what would you say?). This should be an overall general statement • Determine which detail in the selection best SHOWS what the text is about

  6. Next: • Begin your answer by rewording the question: • “This selection is about….” and outline the topic covered by the text • Then, provide a detail from the selection that best supports the topic of the text. CLOSELY paraphrase the sentence(s) or even provide a direct quotation, ensuring you use quotation marks correctly. Use names, dates, specific places, etc. • Sum up what you’ve written with a concluding thought that is closely related to the selection’s topic.

  7. Now check it over… • Do you use almost all the space provided (not more and not less)? • Do you avoid vague language (like “it”, “they”, “the place”). Be as specific as possible, especially when outlining your supporting detail (include dates, names, specific places, etc.) • Do you use proper language conventions (spelling, punctuation, tenses) • Have you accurately summarized the selection?

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