aim to precisely condense a larger work to present only the key ideas. They tell the audience the gist of what has been read, listened to, or viewed.

do not give away the actual content of the material when they write summaries of materials

simply pique the interest of the target of the audience

present key ideas and major findings of the study

more preferred in an academic setting 

a one-paragraph summary of your paper's overall focus. 

to provide readers with the main points of your paper

the abstract of a research paper usually contains ------ to ------ words

generally condenses information into 15 to 30 percent of the original text

a small replica or model of any passage or article

must have an apt heading

maintains the order of the original piece and is always in written format

shortened description of any passage or article 

not specifically have to maintain the order and can be written as well as spoken

the reader reads piece of info's and has to extract the main idea that is being talked about

the reader decides what are the main points that need to be expressed from the given piece.