English Precis Writing for State PSC Exams | WBPSC, UPPSC, BPSC, MPPSC, RPSC

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PRECIS WRITING

POINTS TO REMEMBER:

1.          A catchy heading.

2.          Listing key points from the passage.

3.          Comprehensiveness with accuracy.

4.          Sentence construction and  Grammar.

5.          Word Count.

6.          Simple language

Q. Write a précis of the following passage in about one-third of its length. [Marks 15]

Personality is a lend itself to one possessed of self-confidence. What is self-confidence? It is a state of mind entirely sure of its own thoughts and actions whether right or wrong. Believe in yourself and in this belief you will grow more and more confident in yourself. Surety invokes the approval of others, the needed encouragement to greater confidence. The most effective and beneficial influence towards this end is the understanding gained by experience of life so that you can see life in its true proportion and realize that it is not enough to be fine, one must be fitting and know that alone is the fittest who takes the least cognizance of what others opinion of him is. It is the fear of other opinions that binds and imprisons one, while it is the fearlessness of that opinion that gives one their freedom. If we desire that our life should make a fascinating appeal and be full of charm. We must have a personality. It is not a thing reserved for the gifted. It can be had by any who wills to have it. But the will must be strong enough to endure the most discouraging experiences, for nothing that is worth hearing can be gained with ease, and of all the goals in life, personality is the most difficult to gain precisely as it is the greatest prize to win. [Words 232]

KEY POINTS

1.Personality comes with enriched self-confidence.

2.If you are sure about what you think and you believe that it will give you self-confidence.

3. Before taking action a self-confident man will not think twice about being right or wrong.

4.The person will not be swayed by other’s judgments.

5. The confidence and surety of himself to make others believe one’s own thoughts shine out as the personality. 

THE PRECIS

The Importance of Self-Confidence

Of all the goals in life, personality is the most difficult to gain. For the development of personality, the most important thing is self-confidence. A self-confident man is sure of his own thoughts and actions whether right or wrong. He has a firm belief in himself and is strong enough to endure the most discouraging experiences. His belief in himself and his fearlessness of other’s opinions give him more and more confidence in himself. Thereafter this confidence builds up as personality. [Words 81]