TRue or false 16. summarizing is restating the main idea and supporting it with key points in as few words as possible. 17. use your own opinion when summarizing a text 18. summarizing helps students learn to identify key ideas of a text and ignore revelant information. 19. an effective thesis statement is not just a statement of fact or a description of a topic instead it describes for the reader what the position of the writer is on an issue ,or his/her interpretation of the significanse of a popular idea. 20. it is important that a thesis statement is too general because the writer will not have enough space to cover every possible aspect of the thesis statement.​