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Lesson 268 of 500 · Extra Passages
⭐ 30 XPSummarizing
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Summarizing means taking a longer piece of text and making it shorter while keeping the main ideas.
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Summarizing means taking a longer piece of text and making it shorter while keeping the main ideas. To summarize, you first read the text carefully. Then, think about what the most important points are. For example, if you read a story about a girl who finds a lost puppy, your summary might say, 'A girl named Mia finds a lost puppy and helps it find its way home.' This summary tells the main idea without all the extra details. Summarizing helps you understand what you read and remember the key points better.
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1 of 2What does summarizing involve?
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