A Good Way to Write a Summary (the Cbse Way)
Summary Writing – The CBSE Way by Admin on October 13, 2012 in English
Man created remote to avoid going over to the TV every time to switch a channel.
Huge articles were always there, some too huge that if we had such an article in exam; we would end up reading it all the three hours.
To tackle this, man created short notes and summaries. Why re-read huge articles again and again when you can get the gist of it in just 1/3 rd of its length? Sound’s better no?
Summaries can be of variable length depending on our requirement and the amount of detail we need in our summaries.
Steps in writing a summary
1. Make notes of the article
Make notes of the article first, usually in examinations like that conducted by CBSE, you’ll be asked to write summary using your notes.
If you are fuzzy about note making, you may follow these links to read about them. 1. Note making – The CBSE Way (Quick read) 2. Learn Note Making (Detailed with example)
2. Complete the sentences from your notes
Take each subheading of your notes, and complete the same sentences. Make sure your completed sentences are grammatically correct.
For example:
An excerpt from our note making example here: 1. Location and Origin
1. Small village of Somnathpur 2. Commissioned by Soma Dandanayaka, min. of hoyasala king.
This portion can be included in our summary as follows:
The temple of Somnath is situated in a small village called Somnathpur. It was commissioned by Soma Dandanayaka, Minister of Hoyasala King.
3. Add more points from the main article
After completing sentences from your notes, you may add some other important points from the main article which you feel would add value to the summary.
4. Trim down the summary to fit word limit
Now trim down little tid-bits from the draft summary you made so as to fit into the word limit. Usually, you can limit the words to 1/3 rd of the actual word count of the article.
Some useful tips
1. Use normal
Man created remote to avoid going over to the TV every time to switch a channel.
Huge articles were always there, some too huge that if we had such an article in exam; we would end up reading it all the three hours.
To tackle this, man created short notes and summaries. Why re-read huge articles again and again when you can get the gist of it in just 1/3 rd of its length? Sound’s better no?
Summaries can be of variable length depending on our requirement and the amount of detail we need in our summaries.
Steps in writing a summary
1. Make notes of the article
Make notes of the article first, usually in examinations like that conducted by CBSE, you’ll be asked to write summary using your notes.
If you are fuzzy about note making, you may follow these links to read about them. 1. Note making – The CBSE Way (Quick read) 2. Learn Note Making (Detailed with example)
2. Complete the sentences from your notes
Take each subheading of your notes, and complete the same sentences. Make sure your completed sentences are grammatically correct.
For example:
An excerpt from our note making example here: 1. Location and Origin
1. Small village of Somnathpur 2. Commissioned by Soma Dandanayaka, min. of hoyasala king.
This portion can be included in our summary as follows:
The temple of Somnath is situated in a small village called Somnathpur. It was commissioned by Soma Dandanayaka, Minister of Hoyasala King.
3. Add more points from the main article
After completing sentences from your notes, you may add some other important points from the main article which you feel would add value to the summary.
4. Trim down the summary to fit word limit
Now trim down little tid-bits from the draft summary you made so as to fit into the word limit. Usually, you can limit the words to 1/3 rd of the actual word count of the article.
Some useful tips
1. Use normal