CXC English A tutorials

The first step in writing a summary: Finding the main idea

The first step in writing a good summary is to understand the topic of the passage you are about to summarize.

Finding the main idea of a passage can be easy or difficult. If the main idea or purpose of the passage is stated, your job is easy, you simply restate the main idea of the passage in your own words.

CXC English A: Summary writing: interactive practice exercise 6

These summary writing exercises are more difficult than those give before.

CXC English A: Summary writing: interactive practice exercise 5

Here are more adavaced summary writing exercises. In these exercises, you read the given passages and write your summary in the text box below.

CXC English A: Summary writing: interactive practice exercise 4

CXC English A: Summary writing: interactive practice exercise 3

Here are some more activities to help build your summary writing skills.

CXC English A: Reading comprehension: Literary devices explained

CXC English A: Reading comprehension: Literary devices in poems

You must answer reading comprehension questions on poems in the CXC English A exam.

CXC English A: Summary writing: Identifying and sequencing important information

CXC English A: Summary writing: How to write an investigative report