Precise Writing MCQs

The word precise is derived from ________.

(a) Greek

(b) French

(c) English

(d) None

(b) French

The word precise mean ______.

(a) Summary

(b) theme

(c) Both a and b

(d) None

(a) Summary

Precis writing is one of the most useful skills you can acquire
for your
work __________.

(a) student

(b) professional

(c) Both a and b

(d) None

What are the good quality of the precise writing?

(a) Clarity and Completeness

(b) Correctness and Conciseness

(c) Objectivity and Coherence

(d) All of above

(d) All of above

What are the steps/Method of procedure precise writing?

(a) Reading

(b) Examine the passage

(c) Give a short title

(d) Select important points

(e) Note the length and write first draft

(f) Remodeling

(g) Revise your draft

(h) Write fair copy

(i) All

(i) All

Which word may be the opposite of precise?

(a) summary

(b) expansion

(c) essence

(d) gist

(b) expansion

What kinds of words are not suitable in a Precis?

(a) Suggested, advised and questioned

(b) Requested, honoured and awarded

(c) Plz, bcoz, bt, etc.

(d) None of the these

What is opposite of Precis?

(a) Summary

(b) Expansion

(c) Essence

(d) Gist

(b) Expansion

"I saw a man who had one leg and he was unable to cross the
road."
This sentence can be shortened as:

(a) I saw a man who had only one leg

(b) Isaw a physically challenged man who was unable to walk

(c) I saw a man with one leg

(d) None of these

Precis writing aims of

(a) Reading

(b) Writing

(c) Speaking

(d) Both A & B

(d) Both A & B

Which of the following is not required in Precis?

(a) Omit irregular matter

(b) Unnecessary details

(c) For sakes repetition

(d) Omit superfluous matter

(b) Unnecessary details

Which of the following should be used in Precis writing?

(a) First Person

(b) Second Person

(c) Third Person

(d) All of above

The title of the Precis Draft should be

(a) Illustrious

(b) Superfluous

(c) Irrelevant

(d) Apt

(d) Apt

Which of the following is not the requirement of Precis Writing?

(a) Suggestive Title

(b) Add Nothing

(c) Correct Nothing

(d) Decorative Details

(d) Decorative Details

What should be strictly avoided in Precis Draft?

(a) Repetition, Examples and Ilustrations

(b) Quotations

(c) Figures of Speech and irrelevant issues

(d) All of above

(d) All of above

The title of the Precis Draft should express the _______.

(a) Theme of the original draft

(b) Title of the original draft

(c) Conclusion of the original draft

(d) None of these

(a) Theme of the original draft

We should not add __________ in Precis draft.

(a) Title

(b) Theme of the original draft

(c) Our thoughts, comments, ideas and criticism

(d) All of above

While reading the original draft, one needs to understand______.

(a) What the passage is about?

(b) What its tone is?

(c) What type of writing it is?

(d) All of above

(d) All of above

Which of these is not a type of precis?

(a) Precis of speech

(b) Precis of correspondence

(c) Tables

(d) Telegraphese

Which of the following is not a rule of Precis Writing?

(a) Should always have the title

(b) Use of extensive vocabulary

(c) Remove irrelevant information present in the original
passage

(d) Dont use any short forms or abbrevations

(b) Use of extensive vocabulary

We need Precis Writing because __________.

(a) Everyone has shortage of time

(b) We require brevity in every sphere of life

(c) Precis writing saves our time and helps us to make smooth
communication

(d) Government officers, journalists, advocates and businessmen
do not require Precis writing

(d) Government officers, journalists, advocates and
businessmen do not require Precis writing

What is the feature of a goof precis draft?

(a) Adds to the content of the original passage

(b) Paraphrases the original passage in detail

(c) Gives all the essential information properly and concisely

(d) Concludes with the writer's opinion about the passage

Which is the best way to write a Precis?

(a) Summarise the original passage in your own language

(b) List all interesting expressions from the original passage

(c) Incorporate all instances given in the original passage

(d) Use direct speech

(a) Summarise the original passage in your own language

A precis is different from a summary because __________.

(a) Summary needs not t follow the order of the original passage
but Precis does

(b) Summary may contain the irrelevant point but Precis does not

(c) There is no hard and fast rule for Summary

(d) All of above

(d) All of above

The essential features of a good Precis are:

(a) Brevity and Clarity

(b) Faithful reproduction of the original passage

(c) Coherence with simple and clear language

(d) All of above

(d) All of above

Precis writing is a ________ brain work

(a) Intensive

(b) Extensive

(c) Expensive

(d) Easy

(a) Intensive

First stage of Precis writing is:

(a) Listening

(b) Reading

(c) Writing

(d) Giving title

(b) Reading

A precis writing should be in:

(a) Original words

(b) Difficult words

(c) Your own words

(d) None of these

A precis paragraph must be of its length.

(a) 1/3

(b) 1/2

(c) 1/4

(a) 1/3

A precis is a ______.

(a) Paraphrasing

(b) Explanation

(c) Summary

(d) Long passage 3

What we do at the last of precis writing?

(a) Examine the passage

(b) Eliminate the extra information

(c) Revision

(d) Wite rough draft

Which of the following is not a rule of precis writing?

(a) Always have a heading

(b) Use extensive vocabulary as possible

(c) Don't use any short forms or abbreviations

(d) Remove any irrelevant information present in the original
passage J

(b) Use extensive vocabulary as possible

A precis is the of passage.

(a) Gist

(b) Main theme

(c) Essence

(d) All of these

(d) All of these

While writing precis, we can omit:

(a) Examples

(b) Stories

(c) Repetition

(d) All of them

(d) All of them