SUMMARY
Hello teachers and students! Today we are going to discuss about the summary writing. As we know we have to write a summary of given text. It is a 4 marks question which is asked in section A of our question paper [for more details go through the syllabus of class 12 th ]. What is a summary? A summary is a brief statement or restatement of main points, especially as a conclusion to a work. It is generally one third of the original text. ♦ How To Summarise A Given Passage Read (First Read): Read the passage very carefully and critically. Read the passage straight through. Do not stop to look up anything that gives you trouble at the first reading. You should get a feel for the author’s tone, style and main idea. Reread (Second Read): Rereading should be active reading. Underline the topic sentences and key facts with pencil. Label the areas that you want to refer to as you wri