Hello and welcome to ExamPundit. A lot of people have mailed us asking about How to write a perfect précis in the upcoming banking and insurance exams in 2015. So we are giving a easy strategy and some insights on a perfect précis writing.
The French gave it the name 'précis' — the pruning away of all that is inessential.
Sign of a good Précis is marked by clarity, brevity and precision. While writing it you must
remember you should not just take some sentences from the original and paste it. It should be
written in your own words but without your opinion.
A précis is usually reduced
to at least one-fourth of its original length and frequently much more. How long it is will be determined
by its purpose and by the nature of the original. A précis is written in the
reporting speech.
You must have a logical order and make the points well
connected. You must have a meaning and suitable title. And never add any
details which are not found in the original text.
Guide to a
Successful Précis:
- Understand the essential facts or dominating idea of the passage.
- In your opening sentence express what the passage tends to show.
- With as few sentences as possible enlarge on the essential shown in the opening sentence.
- Summarize only what the author says; do not add your own opinions.
- As far as possible, use your own words but no irrelevant to the context.
- Ask whether the précis is clear to one who has not seen the original.
Don'ts in a
précis:
- Do not insert any question in your précis. Its significance, if essential, may be expressed by a statement.
- Do not use abbreviations or contractions.
- Do not express your own opinion, wish, remark or criticism.
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