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A STEP BY STEP GUIDANCE FOR CSS ASPIRANTS TO WRITE A GOOD PRECIS

Write a Précis of the following passage.

Prevention is better than cure. It is recognized that the only way to get rid of malaria completely is o get rid of the mosquitoes which cause it. Malaria is always associated with damp and marshy land. This is not because the land is damp, but because the static water is the breeding place of the mosquitoes, which begin their life as a larva in the water. Malaria does not frequently occur in dry desert countries because mosquitoes cannot breed there. The only way to destroy mosquitoes is to prevent their breeding in static water. Draining all ponds and pools can do this. And by keeping them covered in the breeding season with a film of kerosene oil, which by depriving the larva of air kills them. 

stage 1:
read the passage thrice and pick important points in the passage:

Important Points: ( Write points in your own words)

·  Prevention is better than cure.
·  Mosquitoes cause malaria.
·  We should get rid of malaria.
·  The static water is the breeding place of mosquitoes.
·  If the land is dry, the mosquitoes will not breed there.
·  WE should destroy the mosquitoes by draining all ponds and pools.
·   Another way to destroy the mosquitoes is to cover the ponds and the pools with a    layer of    kerosene oil.
·The larvas get air and ultimately die.


Stage 2 : write a rough draft
Rough Draft
malaria is caused by mosquitoes. They breeds on the stagnant water .They do not breed on dry place.if we want to get rid of malaria we should drain the standing water or use kerosine  oil layer to destroy the larva.

Stage 3: write a final draft

1.The first sentence is written in passive .It needed to be converted to active voice.
2. The second sentence is connected with the first  by using commas.
3. breeds to converte to breed (A grammatical mistake).
4. important details is added
5.  A proper title is given


Mosquitoes cause Malaria


Mosquitoes, which cause Malaria, breed in stagnant water. They cannot breed in dry lands. If we use kerosene, the stagnant water is covered with a layer of kerosene, the larva will die. By doing so, we could prevent the spreading of malaria. 

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