SUMMARY WRITING
Important points to remember: 1) Read the text or article carefully to understand the passage and to get general idea of the subject matter as well as the author’s attitude . 2) Then read through a second time to identify the main points. These are usually the first sentences of each paragraph. It is time saving and will help you to keep within your word limit. 3) Underlining: Underline the important ideas and essential points from the original text. Arrange the essential points in a logical sequence. 4) Use your own words , rather than the author’s words. M ake essential notes to indicate the most important points. Choose only a few supporting details to illustrate similarity or contrast. T he length of summary writing should be around one third of the original passage. Indirect speech should be used in summary writing. If dialogue format is given, then you have to change it into narrative form. ...