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  SUMMARY WRITING    TOPIC: Practical Approach to Writing a Good Summary (Introduction). Definition: Summary is an art of extracting the main points from a given passage. Before you can write a good summary, you must read the passage carefully and follow the rules and guidelines of summary writing. HOW TO IDENTIFY THE MAIN POINTS IN THE PASSAGE. The passage must be read with absolute concentration. Every summary passage has a theme or central thought in the first paragraph. That is why closer attention must be paid to the words of the passage. HOW TO ANSWER SUMMARY QUESTIONS. 1. Ensure that your answer is written in grammatically complete sentence. 2. Avoid mindless lifting of the points from the passage. 3. Avoid grammatical error in your sentence. 4. Ensure that your sentence contains a point. 5. Make sure that your sentence is concise and short. 6. Avoid list of items in your summary. 7. Make use of a single word that captures the point in your...

  WASSCE 2024 ENGLISH LANGUAGE OBJECTIVE TEST 1 HOUR 80 MARKS 1.       The boy may be culpable but his brother is surely ---------- (a) innocent (b) ignorant (c) accountable (d) honest 2.       Our class teacher used to be rigid in his opinions but he is now ------- of other people’s views. (a) wary (b) critical (c) apprise (d) tolerant 3.       Some workers were quite affable at the meeting but their leader was rather--------- (a) guarded (b) cautious (c) suspicious (d) antagonistic 4.       The manager was eulogized for his speech while his assistant was ------- (a) discouraged (b) criticized (c) appraised (d) denounced 5.       The driver believed he would be castigated by all the passengers but he was --------- (a) encouraged (b) exonerated (c) commended (d) released 6.       Some people are generous towards stranger...

  SS3 FIRST TERM SCHEME OF WORK FOR 2024/2025 WEEK TOPIC SUB-TOPIC 1. a. Structure   b. Oral   c. Summary Writing d. Words for the week v   Sequence of Tenses in Phrases and Clauses (Def,types and examples). v   Word Stress, Sentence Stress, number of syllables, prefixes and suffixes. v   Definition, dos’, and don’ts v   Meaning of Dearth, convivial, brusque, acrimony, adamant, emend, effulgent, felicitous, eloquent, forsake, 2. a. Vocabulary Development   b. Listening Comprehension   c. Summary   v   Words associated with culture, institutions and ceremonies v   Point out the main points and ideas in speeches, lectures or discussions v   Write a good summary without mindless lifting. 3. a.   Oral   b. Structure c. Composition d. W...