How do you summarize a passage?

borrowing the exact words from the source
restating a section of text from the source
expressing the main ideas of the passage in your own words
restating at least five facts in your own words

Question

How do you summarize a passage?

borrowing the exact words from the source
restating a section of text from the source
expressing the main ideas of the passage in your own words
restating at least five facts in your own words

anonymous · Answer

Expressing the main ideas of the passage in your own words. It is this because summarization is taking text from an outside source, and translating it to your own words, to prove understanding.