Comprehension précis and composition
Précis is a test of your ability to find the important
points in a piece of writing and to put them together
To write a précis you must be able to do two things you must
be able to understand what you read
And to put ideas
together comprehension is a test of your ability to understand what you read
comprehension is a test of you’re ability to put ideas together so précis
comprehension and composition
Are closely related to each other
unit 1
Contains twenty-four short pieces at same questions under
each piece your answers together in this way you will make a short paragraph
your paragraph will be a précis of the piece at the same time
It will be composition before you begin each exercise read
these instructions carefully read them each
Time you begin a new piece they are very important
How to work
1.
Read the piece carefully two or three times make
sure your understand it
2.
Write an answer to each question each answer
must be a complete sentences
3.
Your answers to the questions must follow each
other together they will make a complete paragraph
4.
Read thought your work and correct your mistakes
5.
Count the number of words in your paragraph
words like the ,a,etc,count as single words words which are joined by a hyphen
(e g living room ) also count as single words do not over the word
Limit at the end of your paragraph write the number of words that you have used
Example
Work through this example carefully and then try to do the
exercises in unit in the same way
Granny Forbes
Mrs Forbes was very old and very poor everybody in the Neigh
bourhood called her granny Forbes
And tried to help her some Neighbours came in each day and
cooked meals for her others came
And cleaned her room it was small dark and almost empty
there was a bed and a table
And there were two chairs in winter neighbours sometimes
brought coal and lit fire but granny s room was often very cold granny lived in
poverty all her life she died at the age of eighty four then her Neighbours got
a big surprise she left 50,000.00
Comprehension précis and composition
Answer these questions in not more than 50 words
1.
Did granny forbes live in poverty all her life
or not
2.
Did her neighbours help her or did her relations
help her
3.
Did they cook meals for her every day or not
4.
Did they clean her small poorly furnished room
or not
5.
Did they sometimes light a fire for her in
winter or not
6.
Did granny forbes die at the age of eight one or
did she die at the age of eight four
7.
Did everyone get a surprise or not
8.
How much did she leave
9.
Answer
Granny forbes lived in poverty all her life
her neighbours helped her they cooked meals
For her every day they cleaned her small
poorly furnished room they sometimes lit a fire
For her in winter granny forbes died at the
age of eighty four everyone got a surprise
She left 50,000.00
Key structures and special difficulties
When you finish the exercise in
comprehension précis and composition go on to the language
Exercise that follow the information under
the title key structures gives you advice about particular problems the twent
four passges in unit I will help you to understand these problems
And to do the language exercise