English (Compulsory) Class 9 Chapter 24: Summary Writing and Mind Maps

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• Class 9
• English (Compulsory)
• Unit 24
• Book pages Class 9 book Review I and Unit 6 (summary writing skills and mind maps; skills only)
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Chapter summary

After this unit you will be able to do these things. A summary is a short version of a passage in your own words. In Q2 of the Class 9 paper, part (i) is the summary: it is compulsory and carries 6 marks, the most in that question.

Topics in this chapter

• Provide an objective summary of fiction and poetry texts
• Examine a central idea of an informational text; provide an objective summary
• Summarise complex information by paraphrasing, using transitional devices, own words and punctuation
• Use summary skills to write an objective summary of the given text and poems
• Use paraphrasing skills to paraphrase a poem
• Mixed topics

Sample questions

Try these questions from the chapter. The answers are for Premium students.

1. List the steps you would follow to write a good summary of a passage. Give at least four steps in order. (3 marks)
2. Summarise this stanza in one sentence of your own.
   "The old man sat beside the stream,
   And watched the water run.
   He thought of days of long ago,
   When he was young and full of fun." (2 marks)
3. Why is it important to use linking words such as 'moreover', 'therefore' and 'however' in a summary? Answer in two or three sentences. (3 marks)

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English (Compulsory) tests reading, writing, grammar and comprehension. Read a little every day, learn the formats of letters and essays, and practise unseen passages.