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- Prajakta Pandit -Posted on 05 Nov 15 - Writing a test summary report is a major task of evaluating exit criteria and reporting. - Test summary report is formal document that summarizes the results of all testing efforts for a particular testing cycle of a project or a module. - It gives the status of testing, it is nothing but daily report regarding testing. - It defines the overall status of the test cases.
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Which of the following is a MAJOR task of evaluating exit criteria and reporting?
Explanation: Evaluating exit criterion is the activity where test execution is assessed against the defined objectives. This should be done for each test level, as for each we need to know whether we have done enough testing. Writing a test summary report for stakeholders is a MAJOR task of evaluating exit criteria and reporting.
- A. Logging the outcome of test execution
- B. Writing a test summary report for stakeholders
- C. Repeating test activities as a result of action taken for each discrepancy
- D. Evaluating testability of the requirements and system
Answer: Option B
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How to write a good Test Summary Report?
By The Nerdy Geek, Community Contributor - July 14, 2022
Test Reports were originally started to be used in Waterfall Models but nowadays teams have started adopting it in Agile Development processes too and it has proved to be of great help.
A test report summary contains all the details of the testing process, what was tested, when was it tested, how it was tested, and the environments where it was tested. As compared to those created in the Waterfall versions, the test summary report in Agile development processes is less formal and is more focused on the results.
Let’s discuss what is a test summary report and how it can help in software development lifecycle processes .
Also Read: Difference between CI/CD, Agile and DevOps
What is a Test Summary Report?
The definition of a Test Summary is as simple as the name suggests. It is also known as a Test Closure Report. It provides the relevant stakeholders with a detailed account of the overall test results and the defects found. It aims to formally summarize the results of the entire testing process.
Test Summary Report is an important document that is prepared at the end of a Testing project, or rather after the Testing cycle has been completed. The prime objective of this document is to explain the details of the Testing activities performed for the Project, to the respective stakeholders like Senior Management, Clients, etc. It also portrays the overall quality level of the application.
While the Daily Status Reports only deliver the daily test status and results to the stakeholders, Test Summary Report on the other hand provides a consolidated report on the overall testing activities performed in the cycle.
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Benefits of Test Report
The typical benefits of a test report include:

Pillars of a good Test Summary Report
The pillars of a good test summary report are:
- Specification : You don’t really need to write a very long test summary report. It should have all the test result specifications in a concise manner and to the point.
- Standard : The test summary report should follow a standard template as it is easy for stakeholders to review and understand.
- Clarity : The information captured in the test report should be clear. The report should reflect brevity and clarity.
- Detail : The report should provide detailed information about the testing activities wherever necessary. The information though concise should not be abstract as it won’t help the stakeholders in drawing a clear picture of it.
When to create a Test Summary Report?
A test summary report is ideally created at the end of testing cycles, so it can also include details about regression tests. However, there should be enough time after the report is submitted and before the product is to be shipped to the customers. The intention here is to help the client and the stakeholders with the information on the overall health of the testing cycle and the application being tested so that any corrective action can be taken if necessary.
What to include in a Test Summary Report?
An informative test summary report should be concise and relevant. There are several examples of Test Summary Report templates that are available online but all of them might not be applicable in your case. Therefore, it is vital to customize our report according to the nature of our test project after doing a proper analysis.

Below is a list of what should be included:
- Test Objective – Include the purpose of the testing, this shows that the test object and the requirement were clear with the testing team.
- Areas Covered – Include the areas and the functionalities of the product that were covered in testing. It need not capture each and every test scenario in detail but should cover all the areas at a high level.
- Areas Not Covered – It is very essential to capture the areas of the product that were not covered in testing. Any areas not tested can raise an alarm at the client’s end, so we should ensure that anything that has been left untested is noted and expectations around it are set accordingly. Also, ensure that each point has an associated reason, for example, limitation of access to the availability of devices.
- Testing Approach – This is important to cover since it indicates what and how the testing was performed. Ensure to provide details of the steps taken and the types of testing approaches that were adopted to achieve the task.
- Defect Report – Defect Report, though it usually gets captured already in the bug report, having it included in the test summary report can give an additional advantage to your report.
- Platform Details – Nowadays, products are tested across multiple platforms. With the growing demand, testing is not just limited to multiple devices or browsers but different versions as well. So, let’s ensure to include details of every single platform and environment on which the product was tested.
- Overall Summary – This section is mainly for us to provide our feedback on the overall status of the application under test. It should inform the client about the critical issues that were discovered and how many are still open so that they can estimate how close they are to shipping the product to the customer.
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Steps to create a good test summary report
Now that we have learned about Test Summary reports, let us try to create a sample test report.
We will create a sample test report on ‘XYZ online travel company’.
Step 1: Capture the purpose of the document
In this step, let’s capture a short description of the purpose of the document.
For Example, This document captures the various activities that were performed as part of the Testing of the ‘XYZ’ online travel company application.
Step 2: Capture an overview of the product in test
In this step, let’s capture an overview of the application tested in brief.
For Example, ‘XYZ online travel company’ is an online travel services application that offers services for booking airline tickets, domestic and international holiday packages, hotel reservations, rail, and bus tickets. There are several modules like Registration, Booking, Payment, and Reports which are integrated to fulfill the purpose.
Step 3: Capture the Testing Scope
In this step, we should capture the testing scope of the application, which means that the areas/modules that are In Scope, Out of Scope and also the areas that were not tested due to any constraints or dependencies.
For Example, We can capture the areas of the product as shown below.
- Registration Of Users
- Booking of Tickets
- Booking of hotel packages
- Registration confirmation
- Out of Scope: Concurrency and multi-tenant user testing are out of scope in this release.
- Areas not tested: The user registration page with the field values in mixed cases for eg, XYZ and cancellation of multiple tickets together could not be covered due to known issues.
Step 4: Capture the Metrics
Test Metrics help us to understand the test execution results, status of the cases as well as defects, etc.
Also, Charts or Graphs can be attached for better representation to capture Defect distribution- function or module wise, or severity wise.
In the below chart, we have captured the total no of cases that were planned, the no of cases that were executed, the no of passed and failed cases, the no of defects identified, etc.
- No. of test cases planned
- No. of test cases executed
- No. of test cases passed
- No. of test cases failed

- No of defects identified with their Status & Severity

Step 5: Capture the types of testing performed
In this step, capture the various types of Testing that were performed for the product. This ensures that the application is being tested properly. We can also capture the details if multiple rounds of testing were done. For example,
- Smoke Testing
Regression Testing
Integration Testing
For Example,
Smoke or Sanity Testing
Smoke or Sanity tests were performed whenever a new build was deployed into the test environment to ensure that the major functionalities of the application are working fine. If the test results were up to mark, the build was accepted and promoted to other test environments for the QA team to start testing.
- Regression Testing was done once the smoke results were good on any new build that was deployed in the test environments.
- Regression Results were analyzed to ensure that the entire functionality works fine with the new build deployed.
- Regression Runs also covered the new test cases that were added for the newer areas in the test or any defect fixes that went in.
This was performed to make sure that the entire application on a whole, integrated with all other functionalities, works as expected as intended without any errors.
Step 6: Capture the Test Environment and the Tools used
In this step, capture the details about the Test Environment in which the testing activities were mostly carried out, Application URL, Database version, etc. Also, capture the details of any tools that were used for Bug Management like JIRA or Selenium for automation.

Step 7: Learnings during the test activity
Utilize this section to describe the critical issues that were faced and the solutions that were implemented to get past those problem areas during the testing. These learnings made will help during the next Testing phase, and hence it is important to capture the details about them.

Step 8: Recommendations or Suggestions, if any
In this section, we can mention any recommendations or suggestions for the relevant stakeholders, if any. These suggestions can help in the planning for the next cycle and can help the involved teams.
- Administrator user details could be shared with the team across all time zones, so that there is no dependency on the Onsite counterparts of the testing team for their usual day-to-day activities.
- There should be demos conducted by the Development Team for any new feature introduced in the application, to the entire Test team. This will help them to get an overview of the feature before the testing starts.
Step 9: Exit Criteria
Exit Criteria is defined as Test Completion when certain conditions are fulfilled like
- All test cases that were planned are executed successfully
- All critical issues are closed
- Any other open issues have an action planned and are targeted for the next release cycle.
Step 10: Sign Off
This section captures whether the Testing team gives a Green Signal for the application to Go Live and if the Exit Criteria were fulfilled. If the Exit Criteria are not fulfilled completely, then the relevant areas of concern can be highlighted and the decision can be left further with the Senior Management and other stakeholders if the application can Go Live or not.
How to share test summary reports within the team?
Once the test summary reports are designed, it is important to share them not just with the stakeholders and clients but within the team as well. With the test summary report, the team members will get an overview of the entire testing cycle which will help them in improving further. The reports can be of great help for the newcomers as well.
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How to Write a Summary | Guide & Examples
Published on November 23, 2020 by Shona McCombes . Revised on November 4, 2022.
Summarizing , or writing a summary, means giving a concise overview of a text’s main points in your own words. A summary is always much shorter than the original text.
There are five key steps that can help you to write a summary:
- Read the text
- Break it down into sections
- Identify the key points in each section
- Write the summary
- Check the summary against the article
Writing a summary does not involve critiquing or evaluating the source . You should simply provide an accurate account of the most important information and ideas (without copying any text from the original).
Table of contents
When to write a summary, step 1: read the text, step 2: break the text down into sections, step 3: identify the key points in each section, step 4: write the summary, step 5: check the summary against the article, frequently asked questions about summarizing.
There are many situations in which you might have to summarize an article or other source:
- As a stand-alone assignment to show you’ve understood the material
- To keep notes that will help you remember what you’ve read
- To give an overview of other researchers’ work in a literature review
When you’re writing an academic text like an essay , research paper , or dissertation , you’ll integrate sources in a variety of ways. You might use a brief quote to support your point, or paraphrase a few sentences or paragraphs.
But it’s often appropriate to summarize a whole article or chapter if it is especially relevant to your own research, or to provide an overview of a source before you analyze or critique it.
In any case, the goal of summarizing is to give your reader a clear understanding of the original source. Follow the five steps outlined below to write a good summary.
You should read the article more than once to make sure you’ve thoroughly understood it. It’s often effective to read in three stages:
- Scan the article quickly to get a sense of its topic and overall shape.
- Read the article carefully, highlighting important points and taking notes as you read.
- Skim the article again to confirm you’ve understood the key points, and reread any particularly important or difficult passages.
There are some tricks you can use to identify the key points as you read:
- Start by reading the abstract . This already contains the author’s own summary of their work, and it tells you what to expect from the article.
- Pay attention to headings and subheadings . These should give you a good sense of what each part is about.
- Read the introduction and the conclusion together and compare them: What did the author set out to do, and what was the outcome?
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To make the text more manageable and understand its sub-points, break it down into smaller sections.
If the text is a scientific paper that follows a standard empirical structure, it is probably already organized into clearly marked sections, usually including an introduction , methods , results , and discussion .
Other types of articles may not be explicitly divided into sections. But most articles and essays will be structured around a series of sub-points or themes.
Now it’s time go through each section and pick out its most important points. What does your reader need to know to understand the overall argument or conclusion of the article?
Keep in mind that a summary does not involve paraphrasing every single paragraph of the article. Your goal is to extract the essential points, leaving out anything that can be considered background information or supplementary detail.
In a scientific article, there are some easy questions you can ask to identify the key points in each part.
If the article takes a different form, you might have to think more carefully about what points are most important for the reader to understand its argument.
In that case, pay particular attention to the thesis statement —the central claim that the author wants us to accept, which usually appears in the introduction—and the topic sentences that signal the main idea of each paragraph.
Now that you know the key points that the article aims to communicate, you need to put them in your own words.
To avoid plagiarism and show you’ve understood the article, it’s essential to properly paraphrase the author’s ideas. Do not copy and paste parts of the article, not even just a sentence or two.
The best way to do this is to put the article aside and write out your own understanding of the author’s key points.
Examples of article summaries
Let’s take a look at an example. Below, we summarize this article , which scientifically investigates the old saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.”
Davis et al. (2015) set out to empirically test the popular saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Apples are often used to represent a healthy lifestyle, and research has shown their nutritional properties could be beneficial for various aspects of health. The authors’ unique approach is to take the saying literally and ask: do people who eat apples use healthcare services less frequently? If there is indeed such a relationship, they suggest, promoting apple consumption could help reduce healthcare costs.
The study used publicly available cross-sectional data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Participants were categorized as either apple eaters or non-apple eaters based on their self-reported apple consumption in an average 24-hour period. They were also categorized as either avoiding or not avoiding the use of healthcare services in the past year. The data was statistically analyzed to test whether there was an association between apple consumption and several dependent variables: physician visits, hospital stays, use of mental health services, and use of prescription medication.
Although apple eaters were slightly more likely to have avoided physician visits, this relationship was not statistically significant after adjusting for various relevant factors. No association was found between apple consumption and hospital stays or mental health service use. However, apple eaters were found to be slightly more likely to have avoided using prescription medication. Based on these results, the authors conclude that an apple a day does not keep the doctor away, but it may keep the pharmacist away. They suggest that this finding could have implications for reducing healthcare costs, considering the high annual costs of prescription medication and the inexpensiveness of apples.
However, the authors also note several limitations of the study: most importantly, that apple eaters are likely to differ from non-apple eaters in ways that may have confounded the results (for example, apple eaters may be more likely to be health-conscious). To establish any causal relationship between apple consumption and avoidance of medication, they recommend experimental research.
An article summary like the above would be appropriate for a stand-alone summary assignment. However, you’ll often want to give an even more concise summary of an article.
For example, in a literature review or meta analysis you may want to briefly summarize this study as part of a wider discussion of various sources. In this case, we can boil our summary down even further to include only the most relevant information.
Using national survey data, Davis et al. (2015) tested the assertion that “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” and did not find statistically significant evidence to support this hypothesis. While people who consumed apples were slightly less likely to use prescription medications, the study was unable to demonstrate a causal relationship between these variables.
Citing the source you’re summarizing
When including a summary as part of a larger text, it’s essential to properly cite the source you’re summarizing. The exact format depends on your citation style , but it usually includes an in-text citation and a full reference at the end of your paper.
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Finally, read through the article once more to ensure that:
- You’ve accurately represented the author’s work
- You haven’t missed any essential information
- The phrasing is not too similar to any sentences in the original.
If you’re summarizing many articles as part of your own work, it may be a good idea to use a plagiarism checker to double-check that your text is completely original and properly cited. Just be sure to use one that’s safe and reliable.
A summary is a short overview of the main points of an article or other source, written entirely in your own words.
A summary is always much shorter than the original text. The length of a summary can range from just a few sentences to several paragraphs; it depends on the length of the article you’re summarizing, and on the purpose of the summary.
You might have to write a summary of a source:
- As a stand-alone assignment to prove you understand the material
- For your own use, to keep notes on your reading
- To provide an overview of other researchers’ work in a literature review
- In a paper , to summarize or introduce a relevant study
To avoid plagiarism when summarizing an article or other source, follow these two rules:
- Write the summary entirely in your own words by paraphrasing the author’s ideas.
- Cite the source with an in-text citation and a full reference so your reader can easily find the original text.
An abstract concisely explains all the key points of an academic text such as a thesis , dissertation or journal article. It should summarize the whole text, not just introduce it.
An abstract is a type of summary , but summaries are also written elsewhere in academic writing . For example, you might summarize a source in a paper , in a literature review , or as a standalone assignment.
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How To Write A Summary

How to Write a Summary - Beginner’s Guide & Example
Published on: Jul 31, 2022
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Writing a summary demonstrates that you have clearly understood the text, and now you can communicate that understanding to your readers. However, summary writing is not an easy task. In fact, it is quite a difficult academic skill to learn. As with any other skill, especially for writing, students explicitly need to learn this skill.
If you want to learn how to write a perfect summary, read this blog and understand the steps required for creating a perfect one.
What is Summary Writing?
A summary is the condensed version of an original text. It is about identifying the most important text and restating it into your own words. Writing a summary is a great way to process what you read, whether it’s a book or an article.
For writing a good summary, the best approach to this task is to review the piece you are analyzing a couple of times. If you understand the subject, you will be able to summarize it easily. However, if you can not summarize a subject, it clearly means you have not learned it well.
If you are writing a summary for the first time, several questions might stick to your mind, such as:
- How long should a summary be?
- How to write a summary of an article?
- How many sentences are in summary?
- What is a one-page summary?
- What is the sentence summary?
- What should a summary include? Etc.
Keep reading the blog until the end to know the answers to these questions.

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How to Write a Summary?
Writing a perfect summary is not an easy task. You need to be well-versed with both supporting arguments and main ideas.
Let’s delve into the steps of writing an appropriate summary.
1. Read the Original Piece
The first and most important step to a well-crafted and good summary is to read the original text. Focus on reading the text at least 2 times and do not take notes at this point. The goal here is to become familiar with the text and understand the author’s writing style and tone.
Reading the text before the writing process will help you grasp the main idea of the work without going into specific details.
2. Understand the Main Idea
Once you are done reading the original text, take time to absorb what you have read. Identify the central point of the text and understand how the author has written the sequence of events. Keep in mind the 5Ws (what, who, when, why, and where) of the story to identify the main elements in the text.
3. Reread and Take Notes
Now comes the stage of active reading. Here, you will have to read the story once again and note down the major points to include in your summary. Highlight the topic sentences, plot points, important quotes, and major events. Also, note down the points that you find difficult to understand.
4. Organize Your Notes
After reading and taking notes, it is time to organize them. Take your time and find a way to organize the notes, as it will become a reference when you begin the actual writing process. Don’t forget to elaborate on the noted information and clarify any point difficult to understand.
5. Craft a Thesis Statement
The important factor to a great summary is to develop a good thesis statement. A one-sentence claim is often written in the introductory paragraph to demonstrate your understanding of the original text.
The thesis statement is important to include, especially if you are writing a book summary. It identifies the text’s main idea of the text for writing a thesis statement that will highlight the main argument.
6. Write a Short Paragraph Summary
The thesis statement can be used as the first sentence of your summary, and the other supporting points will go into the body paragraphs. Don’t forget to include some transition words to maintain the effective flow of information in your summary.
Make sure your summary includes all the major supporting ideas into a final version that should be complete and coherent throughout.
7. Revise Your Summary
Once you are done with the writing, it is important to edit your work. Reread your summary several times and make changes along the way. You can also ask someone else to read your work and provide you feedback. Make changes in your summary according to the provided feedback to come up with an effective piece of writing.
Here is a sample of a detailed guide with a summary worksheet that will help you write a perfect summary.
Sample of Writing a Summary
Examples of Writing a Summary
If you have been assigned to write a summary and have no idea where to start, check out the summary examples below. Read these examples written by an expert writer to understand the whole summary writing process better.
Example of Writing a Summary of a Chapter
Example of Writing a Summary of an Article
Example of Writing a Summary of a Research Paper
Example of Writing a Summary of a Story
Example of Writing a Summary of a Book
Example of Writing a Summary of a Paragraph
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Tips on How to Write a Summary
Here are some important tips from experts that you can keep in mind to come up with a great summary.
- The length of a summary can range from two sentences to even several pages. In any case, write complete sentences to describe the main points of the author.
- To summarize the author’s argument, use the present tense.
- Do not include information that is not in the original text. Also, do not include your own opinion or ideas.
- It is important to refer to several source materials, especially for research summaries. So, information can be considered to present and explain the main idea to a number of references discussing the same subject.
- If you are using the author’s original words, don’t forget to put quotation marks to show that the quoted information does not belong to you.
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Frequently Asked Question
What are the 3 characteristics of a summary.
The three characteristics of a summary are:
- Conciseness
- Objectivity
How long is a summary?
A summary is a quick and easy way to condense what you’ve written for readers. They can be as short or long as 1/3rd of the original length, depending on how much information needs.
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