Special PMR Tips & Tricks Seminar Paper 2: Section C

Welcome Have a seat... on the floor.

What do they want?

To see whether you are able to:

locate main ideas

paraphrase using correct & appropriate

language

Section C: Summary Writing

2005 Advantages of television to our children

2006 Why Zoo Negara has problems with the

animals left at the gates

2007 Why Andrew’s visit to Malaysia was a

memorable one

2008 The benefits of collecting coins

2009 How open burning affects people

2010 The interesting things on a trip

2011 How the newspaper is useful to students

Marking Criteria

BAND EXCELLENT CREDIT ACHIEVE

MENT WEAK VERY WEAK

MARKS 5 4 3 2 1

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Marked

ability to use

own words

Ability to use

own words

Attempts to

use own

words

No attempt

to use own

words

Unable to use

own words

No lifting of

sentences

Minimal lifting

of sentences

Selective

lifting of

sentences

Almost

wholesale

lifting of

paragraphs

Total lifting of

paragraphs

Language

accurate

with minor

errors & first

draft slip

Language

largely

accurate

Language

sufficiently

accurate

Language

partially

accurate

High density

of errors

Accurate

spelling &

punctuation

Spelling &

punctuation

largely

accurate

Some serious

errors in

spelling &

punctuation

Numerous

errors in

spelling &

punctuation

Serious errors

in spelling &

punctuation

1.Read the question to find out what it

wants.

2.Read the passage to get main idea &

underline key points.

3.Copy all the sentences onto rough paper.

4.Strike out ‘also’, ‘very’ & ‘too’.

5.Strike out lists. ‘For example’, ‘such as’,

‘like’.

6.Add connectors.

7.Link key points with conjunctions.

8.Copy onto answer sheet in 1 paragraph.

Steps For Summary

Choose the right key points or

keywords

Use correct Grammar

Use correct spelling & punctuation

Use your own words

How To Score

YOU MUST:

Write at least 5 key points from the passage

Use only 1 word connectors

Try to link 2 key points together with conjunctions

Copy Don’t Copy Wrong!

Maximise the word limit

Firstly,

Next,

Then,

Moreover,

Besides,

Finally,

No Secondly/Thirdly

No 2 word connectors!

› After that, / Besides that,

Connectors

and

or

so

because

Conjunctions

Summary Writing – Test Yourself Smoking is one of the worst things

children or adults can do to their bodies. No matter what the good-looking people in the advertisements and on billboards say, smoking is bad for you.

Tobacco contains nicotine, a chemical that causes a tingly or good feeling – but the feeling only lasts for a little while. Nicotine is addictive. This means that if you start to use nicotine, your body and mind will become so used to it that you will need to have it again and again.

Anyone who starts smoking runs a high risk of becoming addicted to nicotine which is a poisonous drug – it can even be used to kill insects!

Children who smoke are much more likely to get infections, such as colds and pneumonia. Each time you light up a cigarette, it hurts your heart, lungs, and brain. And the longer you smoke, the worse the damage becomes.

Along with bad breath and stinky hair and clothes, using tobacco makes it harder to run and to play sports. It also makes it more difficult for blood to flow in the body, so smokers often feel tired and cranky. Using tobacco eats up a lot of money too. Breaking the law every time they smoke or chew, children who smoke are also more likely to get in trouble at school and get lower grades.

Write a summary on the effects of smoking.

Begin your summary as follows:

Smoking is one of the worst things we can do...

Be Careful: If you do not understand the given

10 words, DO NOT USE IT!

Find all the key sentences first before deciding which ones to delete. › Leave out sentences that are too

long.

Do not delete or add words without understanding. › Do not understand, just copy the

sentence.

Do not write more than 65 words.

No box!

HOW TO PREPARE FOR: Summary?

› Drill, Drill, Drill = Do many Summaries

› Repeat until satisfied

Conclusion & Questions

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