COMPREHEN

SION &
PRÉCIS
WRITING
BAHADUR ALI
DEPTT OF HUMANITIES AND LINGUISTICS
 What is a Comprehension?

Comprehend means the act or

power of understanding. So
comprehension means
understanding.
 What type of understanding?

1. Understanding in depth
2. Ramification of thought
3. Both expressed & implied meanings
4. Cobweb of decorative words
5. Skimming is much useless thing
Requirements
1. A fairly good command over language.
2. A quick reading habit .
3. A quick power of understanding.
4. A keen power of observation
5. A knack to detect error in the logic.
6. A sufficient stock of vocabulary.
7. A little bit of imagination.
An exercise of comprehension
 Methods of Setting exercise

1. Questioning
2. Wording & phrases
3. Précis Writing
 What is Precis?
French in origin and not an English word
1. To precise or accurately expressed
2. …. to extract main points of original
passage and to express them as clearly
and in as few words as possible.
Objectives of Precis Writing

1. Time saving device

2. Good writing Exercise
3. Great mental Exercise
 Qualities of a good precis

1. Completeness
2. Compactness
3. Brevity
4. Clarity
5. Coherence
 Rules for Writing a good Precis

1. Reading
2. Marking of ideas
3. Avoidance
4. Rough Sketch
5. Length
6. Language
7. Organic Whole
Rules of Précis
7.No addition
8.Change of narration
9.Tense
10.Proper proportion
11.Final Draft
13. Title
What is Title?
 Rules of Comprehension
1. Reading to enter into spirit of passage
2. Reading to notice the drift of thought
3. Reading with open mind shedding
prejudice
 4. Reading of questions
5. Reading of passage to locate answers
6. Answering the question
7. Qualifying words
8. Answers in letter and spirit
9. 7C’s writing principles
 Types of Passages ………..
Descriptive, narrative, dramatic, reflective,
discursive……….
Purpose