Writing Summaries Reports

Respuesta correcta: B) A long copy of every sentence from the original text in the same order.

• A) A short text that retells the main ideas of a longer text in your own words.Correct! A short text that retells the main ideas in your own words captures summarizing because it is brief, objective, focused on key points and avoids unnecessary details.
• B) A long copy of every sentence from the original text in the same order.The option about a long copy of every sentence fails because copying everything in the same order keeps all details and repetitions instead of shortening the text to its main ideas.
• C) A personal story about your feelings and memories related to the topic.The option about a personal story about your feelings fails because a summary must stay faithful to the original text and must never add personal memories, emotions or invented experiences.
• D) A list of difficult words from the text with their dictionary meanings.The option about a list of difficult words fails because defining vocabulary helps comprehension but does not retell the central message, so it cannot work as a summary.

Respuesta correcta: D) Findings, Title, Recommendations, Conclusion, Introduction

• A) Title, Introduction, Findings, Conclusion, RecommendationsCorrect! Title, Introduction, Findings, Conclusion, Recommendations is right because it moves logically from topic to purpose to evidence to final message and then to suggested actions.
• B) Recommendations, Conclusion, Findings, Introduction, TitleThe option starting with Recommendations and ending with Title fails because a report cannot suggest actions before presenting the topic, purpose and evidence that justify those actions.
• C) Conclusion, Title, Recommendations, Introduction, FindingsThe option starting with Conclusion and placing Title second fails because the title must open the report and the conclusion must close the argument, not appear at the beginning.
• D) Findings, Title, Recommendations, Conclusion, IntroductionThe option starting with Findings and mixing Title in second place fails because findings need an introduction first and the title must always come first to identify the topic.

Respuesta correcta: A) Bins were placed in every classroom near the door and the windows.

• A) Bins were placed in every classroom near the door and the windows.The option about bins placed near the door and windows fails because it reports one small supporting detail about location instead of the overall purpose of the recycling project.
• B) Our school started a recycling project to reduce paper waste.Correct! Our school started a recycling project to reduce paper waste is right because it states the central purpose and covers the whole paragraph while the other options give only details.
• C) Volunteers collect paper every Friday after lunch in blue bags.The option about volunteers collecting paper every Friday after lunch fails because the day and the bags are secondary details that support but do not express the main idea.
• D) The caretaker bought ten new bins from a shop in town.The option about the caretaker buying ten new bins fails because it invents shopping details that are not in the paragraph and misses the central message about reducing waste.

Respuesta correcta: C) Most teenagers love being online and cannot live without their phones.

• A) The survey shows that most teenagers spend over three hours a day online.The option that repeats the survey shows that most teenagers spend over three hours fails because exact copying without changing words or structure is plagiarism even if the meaning is correct.
• B) According to the survey, a majority of teenagers use the internet for more than three hours daily.Correct! According to the survey, a majority of teenagers use the internet for more than three hours daily is right because it keeps the exact meaning with new vocabulary and a new sentence structure.
• C) Most teenagers love being online and cannot live without their phones.The option about teenagers loving being online and not living without phones fails because it adds a personal judgment about feelings that the original survey result never stated or measured.
• D) Only a few teenagers rarely use the internet for their homework tasks.The option about only a few teenagers rarely using the internet fails because it reverses the meaning from most and over three hours to few and rarely, which contradicts the survey.

Respuesta correcta: A) The results are super cool and show attendance got way better, you know?

• A) The results are super cool and show attendance got way better, you know?The option with super cool and you know fails because slang and direct appeals to the reader break the formal, objective tone required in school reports.
• B) The results indicate a clear improvement in attendance this term.Correct! The results indicate a clear improvement in attendance this term is right because indicate and improvement are precise formal words and the sentence stays objective without slang.
• C) Attendance got awesome because everyone just loved the new prizes and stuff.The option about attendance getting awesome with prizes and stuff fails because awesome and stuff are vague informal words that weaken precision and do not belong in formal writing.
• D) Gonna say attendance went up a lot cause the new rules rock.The option starting with gonna say and ending with rock fails because gonna, cause and rock are spoken contractions and slang that destroy the formal register of a report.

Respuesta correcta: C) Late study rooms at the city library sharply increased student visits because learners prefer a quiet place.

• A) The city library opened late study rooms that students like.The option about the library opening late rooms that students like fails because it is too general and leaves out the key result of a forty percent rise and the reason of quiet space.
• B) The library bought new chairs and painted the walls in January.The option about buying new chairs and painting walls fails because it invents furniture details that never appear in the text and ignores the real cause and result.
• C) Late study rooms at the city library sharply increased student visits because learners prefer a quiet place.Correct! Late study rooms sharply increased visits because learners prefer a quiet place is right because it combines the action, the measured result and the stated reason in one concise sentence.
• D) Students never visit the library because they prefer to study at home.The option claiming students never visit because they prefer home fails because it directly contradicts the text, which reports a large rise in visits and a preference for the library.

Respuesta correcta: D) Bus use increased in March; for example, car traffic remained high near the school.

• A) Bus use increased in March; furthermore, car traffic also rose in the same area.The option with furthermore linking bus increase and car rise fails because furthermore adds a similar idea but the task requires contrast, and both clauses here move in the same direction.
• B) Bus use increased in March; however, car traffic remained high near the school.Correct! Bus use increased with however and car traffic remaining high is right because however correctly signals contrast between positive public transport growth and persistent car pressure.
• C) Bus use increased in March; in conclusion, car traffic remained high near the school.The option with in conclusion joining the two findings fails because in conclusion closes a whole text and cannot link two parallel findings inside the same findings section.
• D) Bus use increased in March; for example, car traffic remained high near the school.The option with for example joining bus and car findings fails because for example introduces an illustration of the same point, not a contrasting result about different transport modes.

Respuesta correcta: B) Fruit portions are small and prices rose last month.

• A) Most students wait over ten minutes at lunch time.The option about waiting over ten minutes fails as a candidate for omission because queue length is a central survey finding about service that must stay in the summary.
• B) Fruit portions are small and prices rose last month.The option about small fruit portions and risen prices fails as a candidate for omission because food quality and cost are key survey topics that directly answer the report purpose.
• C) My cousin once dropped his tray and everyone laughed loudly.Correct! My cousin once dropped his tray and everyone laughed is right for omission because a single funny anecdote is not survey data and adds nothing about queues, prices or health.
• D) Two thirds of students want more affordable healthy meals.The option about two thirds wanting affordable healthy meals fails as a candidate for omission because it states the main demand measured by the survey and belongs in any summary.

Respuesta correcta: C) To copy every finding again with the same words.

• A) To retell a funny personal story related to the topic.The option about retelling a funny personal story fails because recommendations must be practical and evidence based, not entertaining narratives disconnected from the findings.
• B) To list new vocabulary with translations for the reader.The option about listing new vocabulary with translations fails because word lists belong in a glossary or appendix, not in a section meant to guide future decisions.
• C) To copy every finding again with the same words.The option about copying every finding with the same words fails because repetition without new value wastes space, while recommendations must move from facts to proposed actions.
• D) To suggest practical future actions based on the findings.Correct! To suggest practical future actions based on findings is right because recommendations translate evidence into clear next steps the school or reader can actually implement.

Respuesta correcta: A) The report states that the new timetable improve punctuality.

• A) The report states that the new timetable improve punctuality.The option with improve without final s fails because the singular subject timetable requires third person singular improves in the present simple clause after that.
• B) The report states that the new timetable improves punctuality.Correct! The report states that the new timetable improves punctuality is right because that clause keeps correct subject verb agreement and clean present simple for a general finding.
• C) The report states that the new timetable will improved punctuality.The option with will improved fails because will must be followed by the base form improve, and the double marking of future plus past participle breaks verb phrase rules.
• D) The report states that the new timetable improving punctuality.The option with improving without auxiliary fails because the that clause needs a finite verb, and the gerund alone cannot serve as the main verb of the reported finding.

Respuesta correcta: D) Researchers surveyed five hundred students in three different schools.

• A) The article reports that average screen time rose to four hours a day.The option reporting average screen time of four hours fails as a removal candidate because it faithfully reports measured data without judgment and belongs in an objective summary.
• B) The study links late night screen use with shorter sleep in teenagers.The option linking late night use with shorter sleep fails as a removal candidate because it states the study result neutrally and does not express the writer personal approval or blame.
• C) In my view, anyone who plays video games is lazy and wasting life.Correct! In my view, anyone who plays video games is lazy is right for removal because lazy and wasting life judge people instead of reporting the article facts objectively.
• D) Researchers surveyed five hundred students in three different schools.The option about surveying five hundred students fails as a removal candidate because method and sample size are factual background that support credibility and must stay.

Respuesta correcta: B) Physical activity boosts focus and lowers stress levels among learners.

• A) Regular exercise improves concentration and reduces stress in students.The option repeating regular exercise improves concentration word for word fails because exact copying without quotation or change is plagiarism even when the source idea is correct.
• B) Physical activity boosts focus and lowers stress levels among learners.Correct! Physical activity boosts focus and lowers stress is right because it changes both vocabulary and structure while preserving the exact cause effect meaning of the original.
• C) Exercise is good and stress is bad for students in schools today.The option saying exercise is good and stress is bad fails because vague good and bad lose the specific effects on concentration and stress reduction stated in the original.
• D) Students should do more exercise because the teacher says it is healthy.The option saying students should exercise because the teacher says so fails because it replaces research evidence with authority and adds a recommendation absent from the original.

Respuesta correcta: D) Report Report Report Water Lab Water Lab Very Long Title Indeed Today

• A) Some Thoughts About Things at School and Other Interesting MattersThe option about some thoughts about things fails because vague words like things and matters never tell the reader the place, topic or purpose of the report.
• B) Water Use in the School Laboratory: Findings and RecommendationsCorrect! Water Use in the School Laboratory with findings and recommendations is right because it names the exact topic and place and signals the report content in concise formal style.
• C) Why Water Is Amazing and Everyone Should Love Science ForeverThe option claiming water is amazing and everyone should love science fails because emotional praise and forever promises create an advertisement, not an informative objective report title.
• D) Report Report Report Water Lab Water Lab Very Long Title Indeed TodayThe option repeating report report and water lab many times fails because repetition and filler waste space and still do not state a clear focus or purpose for the reader.

Respuesta correcta: C) It is obvious that homework should be banned in all schools.

• A) Homework is boring and only lazy teachers assign it every day.The option claiming homework is boring from lazy teachers fails because boring judges value and lazy insults people, so it expresses opinion rather than measured evidence for Findings.
• B) Sixty percent of students finish homework in under one hour.Correct! Sixty percent of students finish in under one hour is right because it gives a verifiable measured result without judgment and fits the factual purpose of Findings.
• C) It is obvious that homework should be banned in all schools.The option saying it is obvious homework should be banned fails because should be banned recommends policy with absolute certainty instead of reporting observed data neutrally.
• D) The best teachers are those who never give any homework at all.The option about the best teachers never giving homework fails because best evaluates quality subjectively and never states an absolute that survey data cannot prove.

Respuesta correcta: B) Bikes, bikes, bikes. Parking, parking. Lots of stuff about bikes and parking and things.

• A) I really love bikes and I think cycling is the coolest hobby ever invented.The option starting with I really love bikes fails because personal passion and coolest hobby ever add subjective voice that has no place in a neutral executive summary opening.
• B) Bikes, bikes, bikes. Parking, parking. Lots of stuff about bikes and parking and things.The option repeating bikes and parking with lots of stuff fails because repetition and vague stuff give no purpose, method or main finding to guide the busy reader.
• C) This report examines bike parking at school through a survey of two hundred students. It finds demand exceeds spaces by thirty percent.Correct! This report examines bike parking through a survey with demand exceeding spaces is right because it states purpose, method, sample and headline result in two dense sentences.
• D) Yesterday I rode my bike to the park and then I ate ice cream with friends.The option about riding to the park and eating ice cream fails because a personal anecdote about leisure is irrelevant to parking capacity and wastes the crucial opening lines.

Respuesta correcta: A) A single dense paragraph of three hundred words with no heading and no breaks.

• A) A single dense paragraph of three hundred words with no heading and no breaks.The option with a single dense paragraph of three hundred words fails because a wall of text without heading or breaks hides each finding and exhausts the reader attention.
• B) Findings: Electricity peaks at lunch. Heating wastes energy overnight. Labs use twice the power of classrooms.Correct! Findings with three short separate points about lunch, heating and labs is right because a clear heading plus short parallel bullets lets the reader scan and compare quickly.
• C) RANDOM notes mixed with jokes and capital letters with NO order at all.The option with random notes mixed with jokes and capital letters fails because jokes break formal tone and random order plus shouting capitals prevent logical scanning of evidence.
• D) The same three findings repeated three times in different random orders.The option repeating the same three findings three times fails because deliberate repetition without new value wastes time and suggests the writer cannot select or organise information.

Respuesta correcta: C) Every student arrives by car and no one uses buses or walks.

• A) Almost half come by bus, nearly a third walk, and a quarter arrive by car.Correct! Almost half by bus, nearly a third walking and a quarter by car is right because the fractions match 45, 30 and 25 percent closely without exaggerating or inverting shares.
• B) Most students walk to school while almost nobody ever uses the bus.The option claiming most walk while almost nobody uses the bus fails because it reverses the chart where bus leads at 45 percent and walking is second at 30 percent.
• C) Every student arrives by car and no one uses buses or walks.The option claiming every student arrives by car fails because 25 percent by car is only a quarter, and it falsely erases the bus and walking majorities.
• D) A tiny minority takes the bus while almost everyone drives daily.The option about a tiny minority by bus and almost everyone driving fails because it turns the largest group of 45 percent into a tiny minority and inflates the smallest group.

Respuesta correcta: D) The harvest was shared with the school canteen in June.

• A) The garden club grew tomatoes and lettuce in spring.The option about growing tomatoes and lettuce fails as a deletion candidate because it reports garden produce directly from the article and stays within its time and place limits.
• B) Students water the plants twice a week after lessons.The option about watering twice a week fails as a deletion candidate because routine care is part of the original description of this year school garden work.
• C) Gardens were first invented in ancient Egypt thousands of years ago.Correct! Gardens were first invented in ancient Egypt is right for deletion because ancient history never appears in an article limited to our school garden this year.
• D) The harvest was shared with the school canteen in June.The option about harvest shared with the canteen fails as a deletion candidate because distribution of produce belongs to the reported results of the same garden project.

Respuesta correcta: A) Late opening caused every student to get perfect grades in all subjects.

• A) Late opening caused every student to get perfect grades in all subjects.The option claiming late opening caused perfect grades in all subjects fails because neither source proves total causation or perfect scores, so it overclaims far beyond the evidence.
• B) The library is old and small with uncomfortable chairs and poor light.The option about old small uncomfortable chairs fails because building age and furniture never appear in either source and it ignores both visits and grades completely.
• C) Both sources connect late opening to higher visits, and students associate library study with better grades.Correct! Both sources connect late opening to higher visits with better grades is right because it joins each source contribution carefully without inventing absolute causation.
• D) Visits fell sharply because students dislike studying in the library.The option claiming visits fell because students dislike the library fails because it reverses Source A rise into a fall and turns a positive association into dislike.

Respuesta correcta: B) Do something better about food and try to improve things generally.

• A) Build a swimming pool and organise a football tournament next term.The option about building a swimming pool and football tournament fails because sports facilities ignore queues, fruit supply and prices and therefore answer none of the three findings.
• B) Do something better about food and try to improve things generally.The option to do something better and improve things generally fails because vague better and generally propose no concrete action, owner or measurable change for any finding.
• C) Remove all fruit and raise prices to reduce the number of buyers.The option to remove all fruit and raise prices fails because it worsens two problems by cutting healthy choice and increasing cost, directly contradicting the survey evidence.
• D) Open an extra counter to cut queues, add affordable fruit options and review prices.Correct! Open an extra counter with affordable fruit and review prices is right because each action maps to one finding: queues to capacity, fruit to supply, and cost to pricing.