Question

Considering reading comprehension, what does “summarizing” mean?
Question 18 options:

a)

locating supportive sources

b)

gaining the main ideas of passages or the text as a whole

c)

a good way to avoid errors in grammar

d)

not understanding the text you are reading

Answer 1

Answer:

b.

Explanation:

It is like simplifnig

Answer 2

Answer:

b)  gaining the main ideas of passages or the text as a whole

Explanation:

To summarize is to gather the main ideas of a large text and condense them into a briefer, smaller text.

a) No, that's citing.

c) No, that's proofreading.

d) Also not correct.