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What is the difference between a summary and a paraphrase?
Original Khojo Papers practice question — not from a past board paper.
Answer
A summary compresses a passage, keeping only the main points and leaving out illustration and detail, so it is much shorter than the original. A paraphrase restates the whole passage in different words at roughly the same length, keeping every idea.
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Explanation
A comprehension paper asks for a summary, not a paraphrase.
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