Question

Which best describes a summary?

A really long detailed piece of writing
The entire text in your own words
The main ideas of the text in your own words
Only the details of a text

Answer 1

The main ideas of a text in your own words.

Step-by-step explanation:

Doing the entire text would take too long, so you do the main points. A summary in your own words shows that you read and understood the plot.