Summarizing & ParaphrasingHESI A2 cheat sheet

Shorter, or reworded

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Summary

Shorter; main idea plus key support; no examples, no opinion

Paraphrase

Same length, fully reworded, all meaning preserved

Both

Must stay faithful — adding judgment makes it wrong

Test Cue

A choice containing a new opinion is never the right summary

Key takeaway

Shorter, or reworded

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