Writing Workshop: Summarizing Historical Trends — Quiz

Question 4 • Virginia and US History

Which of these sentences from a summary about the Industrial Revolution should be rewritten?

Answer

Factories relied on the canals and railroads to bring in their raw materials and transport their products to customers across the country.

The growth of factories provided many jobs for unskilled workers, bringing many former agricultural workers to the cities.

You can’t help but admire the factory owners who built entire villages for their workers to live in.

Inventions and innovations in manufacturing processes spurred the Industrial Revolution.

Explanation

A summary should present information objectively rather than include personal opinions. Sentence C says, “You can’t help but admire,” which expresses a judgment about factory owners, so it should be rewritten in a neutral way. The other sentences describe developments or effects of the Industrial Revolution without directly stating a personal opinion.

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