MAKING A SUMMERY
Fill in the blanks.
i.
A good summary is generally one-third of the length of the original
passage.
ii.
A
summary must present all the important points in a precise form.
iii.
A summary is
also called a "precis" (pronounced: pray-see).
iv. There are five skills needed to make a precise.
v.
Generalizing means
to give one general word or phrase for a long list of words.
vi.
Oranges,
bananas, apples, grapes, pears, peaches all these can come under the general
word fruit.
vii.
The third
skill to learn is to compress several words into one word or phrase.
viii.
In
summary, we change direct speech to indirect speech.
ix.
In
precis, one should not give a personal opinion.
x.
Avoid
writing big sentences, make it precise when you are writing a summary.
Question and Answers:
Q.1 Give
the Summary of the Lesson.
Ans. We use a summary to
express lengthy material in short steps. A good summary is generally one-third
of the length. Precise must not look like a collection of disjointed sentences
nor should any important or beautiful idea of the original be left. For making
a precise, we should keep five skills in mind among which generalizing of ideas
is an initial step. Selection of related ideas, compression of lengthy
sentences, use of indirect narration and reference of the author counts very
much in Precise-writing.
Q.2 What
is the significance of Precise-Writing?
Ans. The significance of
Precise-writing is clear from the fact that in this fast-moving world, one
could not pace up with the advancement of the world, so the man of this century
depends mostly upon precise. It is the easiest way to get information at length
in shortest possible time by average reading.
Q.3 What
are the steps involved in Precise-Writing?
Ans. Precise-writing is
used to express prolong material in short steps. A perfect precise can be
produced by the combination of five steps among which the use of indirect narration
and compression of lengthy material are important. The other steps are a selection of related ideas,
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