Writing a summary of an essay, article, or other assigned reading material is an effective way to A. record your impressions. B.
offer a critical analysis of the material. C. formally present your own response to the author's ideas. D. determine whether you've understood the material.
(d) determine whether you've understood the material.
Explanation:
Summarizing the material that we have read is a valuable skill that one possesses. When we summarize our reading we demonstrate that we have understood the text. Summarizing is extracting the main elements from the text which we consider to be most important. For students, it is a helpful skill which will help them to revise and will eventually avoid them from again reading the whole text during exams.
