Summary writing tips1. Read THE QUESTION FIRST.Scroll down after the RC questions and you will find the summary question. This should be done BEFORE reading the passage.**You should get the idea of what the passage is about just by looking at the question. Reading the questions before reading the passage is good because it gives you focus on your reading and you will understand the passage a lot faster.2. Read the passage3. Complete the Reading Comprehension Questions4. To start summarizing, use the BRIEF technique.BBOX

RREAD

IIDENTIFY

EEXTRACT

FFINALIZE

5. B=BOXThis is VERY SIMPLE. Just draw a box on the paper. Start the first horizontal line ABOVE the line mentioned in the instruction (In RED) and another after the last line mentioned.6. R=Read the passageThis is not simply reading. Focus on what you are going to summarize. Especially the one in the box.7. I=IdentifyThis means you must identify the points/ key ideas that are relevant to what the instructions want. Be careful of what the question wants especially the PARTS OF SPEECH.8 E=ExtractThis basically means when you have identified the ideas, you have to take the idea out from the text and ON A PIECE OF A DIFFERENT PAPER, write them out again according to the ORDER THEY ARE FOUND IN THE PASSAGE. Making this list of ideas/points is CRUCIAL because we need to weed out the unnecesssary details and to recheck whether the ideas we identify is relevant or not. Remember, only highlighting on the text IS NOT ENOUGH. You have to REWRITE THE POINTS.Remember, NO EXAMPLES, ELABORATIONS AND REPEATED IDEAS IN A SUMMARY.9. F=FINALIZEUse the sentence as an opener for your summary given to start writing a paragraph of summary. Be sure not to exceed 120 words.

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Use the sequence connectors provided at the beginning of each sentences.Sequence ConnectorsFirstSecondThirdAlsoBesidesIn additionFuthermoreMoreoverFinallyLastly