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Summary, Précis and Translation Practice

Summary writing means giving the main ideas of a passage in about one-third of its length. Translation means writing the same meaning in another language. These notes give the rules of summary, précis and translation, practice summaries with model answers, daily-use sentences with Urdu, and paragraphs and passages translated between English and Urdu.

All Summary, Précis and Translation (45)

  1. 1.What is Summary Writing?
  2. 2.Summary vs Précis vs Paraphrase
  3. 3.Rules of Summary Writing
  4. 4.How to Identify Main Ideas
  5. 5.How to Remove Unnecessary Details
  6. 6.How to Write a Good Summary
  7. 7.Common Mistakes in Summary Writing
  8. 8.Summary Writing Practice: The Value of Time
  9. 9.Summary Writing Practice: The Joy of Reading Books
  10. 10.Summary Writing Practice: Honesty
  11. 11.Summary Writing Practice: Mobile Phones and Students
  12. 12.Summary Writing Practice: Cleanliness and Health
  13. 13.Summary Writing Practice: Respect for Teachers
  14. 14.Summary Writing Practice: Allama Muhammad Iqbal
  15. 15.Summary Writing Practice: Discipline
  16. 16.Summary Writing Practice: Climate Change
  17. 17.Summary Writing Practice: Road Safety
  18. 18.Summary Writing Practice: True Friendship
  19. 19.Summary Writing Practice: Games and Physical Exercise
  20. 20.Summary Writing Practice: Self-Reliance and Hard
  21. 21.Summary Writing Practice: The Internet
  22. 22.Summary Writing Practice: Kindness to Animals
  23. 23.What is Translation?
  24. 24.Rules of English to Urdu Translation
  25. 25.Rules of Urdu to English Translation
  26. 26.Translating Simple Sentences
  27. 27.Translating Questions
  28. 28.Translating Negative Sentences
  29. 29.Translating Commands and Requests
  30. 30.Daily Use English Sentences with Urdu: At Home
  31. 31.Daily Use English Sentences with Urdu: At School
  32. 32.Daily Use English Sentences with Urdu: In the Market
  33. 33.Daily Use English Sentences with Urdu: Travel and Hospital
  34. 34.Common Translation Mistakes
  35. 35.Urdu to English Paragraph Translation: My Mother
  36. 36.Urdu to English Paragraph Translation: A Rainy Day
  37. 37.Urdu to English Paragraph Translation: Our Village
  38. 38.Urdu to English Paragraph Translation: My Daily Routine
  39. 39.Urdu to English Paragraph Translation: Our Neighbour
  40. 40.English to Urdu Translation: The Honest Woodcutter
  41. 41.English to Urdu Translation: The Importance of Trees
  42. 42.English to Urdu Translation: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  43. 43.English to Urdu Translation: Good Manners
  44. 44.English to Urdu Translation: The Ant and the Grasshopper
  45. 45.Summary, Précis and Translation: Exercises with Answers