Which characteristic best describes descriptive abstracts?

Which characteristic best describes descriptive abstracts?

• A. Purpose/method/scope provided
• B. 100 words or less
• C. does NOT include conclusion
• D. Includes results

Answer: (A)

Descriptive abstracts give a quick sense of what the document covers by stating its purpose, the approach or methods used, and the scope of the material. This lets a reader understand what the work aims to do, how it was examined or approached, and how broad or narrow the coverage is, without getting into the study’s findings. Because of this focus, descriptive abstracts typically do not present results or conclusions; those details belong to other types of abstracts that summarize outcomes. Length is variable, not fixed, and depends on the work and discipline.

Descriptive abstracts give a quick sense of what the document covers by stating its purpose, the approach or methods used, and the scope of the material. This lets a reader understand what the work aims to do, how it was examined or approached, and how broad or narrow the coverage is, without getting into the study’s findings. Because of this focus, descriptive abstracts typically do not present results or conclusions; those details belong to other types of abstracts that summarize outcomes. Length is variable, not fixed, and depends on the work and discipline.