Précis Writing

Précis writing basically means to write a summary with a limited number of words as specified in the question. The number of words may vary from 40 —100. In the ICSE examination, you are required to write a précis of 60 words. The following points should be kept in mind while answering the compulsory précis questions.
  • According to the number of words specified in the question, two sets of lines and columns (meaning two grids) should be drawn first.
  • Each line and column has to be numbered accordingly.
  • Only one word is to be written in each box as has been shown to you.
  • After the grids are ready, the headings ‘Rough Précis’ and ‘Fair Précis’ should be written above each grid.
  • While completing the Rough Précis, words may exceed the number specified in the question. E.g. If you are asked to write a précis in not more than 60 words, the rough précis may exceed the number to 65 or 68.
  • Keeping the question in mind. Choose the points needed for your answer from the passage. Details not asked should be left out.
  • Do not lift or copy exact sentences from the passage. The précis should be in your own words, just like the answer to all the comprehension questions and should be written in indirect speech.
  • After completing the Rough Précis, you will have to read through it to check and see where you can fit in the important words by cutting out useless words in the Rough Précis. All corrections will be done by you only in the Rough Précis.
  • After making all the necessary changes in the Rough Précis, copy the corrected précis into the fair grid already numbered by you.
  • Most important- After writing the Rough Précis, draw a diagonal line across the Rough Précis to ensure that the examiner corrects and marks on the right précis.
  • Do not erase the lines and columns drawn and numbered by you.

Comments

  1. Unknown12 September 2017 at 15:30

    Sir, how to number each block?Like in each block at the top a number or we've to number lines horizontally and vertically?

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    1. Aviral12 September 2017 at 18:43

      Number rows and columns (horizontally and vertically)

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  2. Aviral14 September 2017 at 07:32

    Yes. Number the rows on the left.

    1 2 3 4 5

    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12

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  3. Unknown14 September 2017 at 11:12

    Thx sir

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  4. Unknown14 September 2017 at 11:12

    Thx sir

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  5. Unknown18 September 2017 at 13:49

    Sir please post some questions related to Merchant of Venice and the the literature chapters

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  6. Anonymous18 February 2018 at 18:43

    how many points should we wrie

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  7. Aviral19 February 2018 at 19:00

    6 to 8.

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  8. Akshita Gupta23 February 2018 at 14:44

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  10. Akshita Gupta23 February 2018 at 14:46

    Is this the final word? I mean there are a few teachers who have told us (in school) to write the fair prècis in a paragraph form and not cancel the rough one.

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  12. Suprith C Kumar20 September 2019 at 23:03

    What if there are no mistakes in the rough grid

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  13. SUHAS TAYADE18 November 2019 at 18:30

    Thanks but in our format the precis should be only of 50 words

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  14. Unknown13 February 2020 at 13:41

    Sir how we draw with pencil or pen

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  15. Aceakantor14 February 2020 at 18:40

    Sir I am in isc board but i wrote a 60 word summary instead of 100 words how many marks will be deducted from it sir please tell.

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  16. Unknown15 July 2020 at 18:54

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  17. Unknown2 August 2020 at 19:39

    Can numbers and symbols be used?

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  18. Unknown25 August 2020 at 07:34

    Thank you sir

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