SUMMARY

SUMMARY

because the candidate is only required to write not more than six (6) sentence

in 50 minutes. A strict observance of the rules below will do the magic line.

It is quite easy for a candidate to Score 28/30 in summary. This is

easy.

RULES THAT GOVERN SUMMARY

(1) Read and understand the passage before attempting the question(s). Read

the passage at least twice and as you read the second time, underline the

answers to the summary question(s)

Present your answers in your own words. A candidate who engages in

mindless lifting of lines will score zero mark. However, do not attempt to

change difficult words or technical terms as this may alter the contextual

meaning of the words.

2. Present your answers in complete sentences. Do not write in phrases or

clauses because only half of the marks allotted will be awarded for any

correct answer that is not written in a complete sentence . example.

A. Be sequential in your presentation of answers. Arrange your answers in

the order in which they appear in the passage.

B. Do not introduce, inject, or include irrelevant or extraneous materials (facts)

in your answers. Your answers should have only facts or ideas that are

expressly stated in the passage.

C. When the number of points in the passage exceeds the number of points

you are required to write, do not use conjunctions(s) to merge two or more

points in order to exhaust all the points in the passage. Limit yourself to

the number of points you are required to write and leave out the other

(1) Bringing up children (2% marks) (phrase)

(2) Because he was annoyed (2% marks) (clause)

(3) Women bring up child (5 marks) (sentence)

He left the room because he was annoyed (5 marks) (sentence)

points

(4)Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it.

(5)Apart from bringing forth children, a mother has also to cater for their

emotional welfare.

(6)She plays a vital role in helping a child learn about love and

affection -lessons that may be just as important as the satisfaction of his physical needs. In order to develop into a well - balanced adult, a child needs a

warm, secure environment while growing up. Here again, a mother's role is

crucial.

crucial. So, whatever else a woman might do, this is her primary function in

society. Besides looking after her children, the mother is often their principal

teacher. It is mainly the mother or grand mother who patiently teaches the child

to speak, to walk, and to do household chores and countless other things mother

outside the home to help support their families. Millions of women work on the

Little wonder then that one's language the world over is referred to as one's 'me

tongue' rather than father tongue. Today more women than ever have to work

Hard, or care for livestock. This labour, usually underpaid or unpaid feeds all

the world. In Africa, 70 percent of the food is grown by women, in Asia the

figure is 50-60 percent and in Latin America 30 percent.

In the Western World, most women leave home daily to work in offices

schools and factories. Many of them are indeed getting into top positions, al

though they are still outnumbered by men at this level. Although they generally

earn less than men simply because they are women, they nonetheless provide

very essential services that keep many factories and institutions running. In-

deed, in many countries of the world, most nurses, midwives, doctors and teacher

are women. One of the greatest gifts that women can give their families is

compassion. When a family member falls sick, the mother takes on the role of

a nurse while still shouldering all her other responsibilities. A woman's compassion may even motivate her to eat less herself so that her child do not go with

out food. Researchers have found that some women consider their food in take

as sufficient even though they are malnourished. They are so accustomed to

giving the larger share to their husbands and children that as long as they can

walk, they consider themselves adequately fed.

Sometimes a woman's compassion is expressed in her concern for the

local environment. That environment matters to her, since she also suffers

when drought, desertification, and deforestation impoverish the land. In one

town in India, women were outraged when they learnt that a lumber company

was going to cut down about 2500 trees in a nearby forest. When the loggers

arrived, the women were already in place, hands joined, protectively encircling

the trees.

trees', told the loggers. The forest was saved.

You will have to cut us down as well if you want to cut down the

Perhaps because of her biological role as the provider of succour a

compassion, a woman is hardly ever a soldier. However, if need be that is

becomes one, or, she can be terrible! The Dahomey warriors who torments

the ancient Egba for ages were women in arms! However, it is perhaps best

save women the abominable role of killers and reserve them for what they are

best at bringing forth and bringing up the young ones are

In six sentences, one for each, state the functions of women in society

(WAEC)

ANSWERS TO THIS PASSAGE 

Women bring up children.

Women do agricultural work.

Women render essential services to public institution.

Women help to support their families.

They help to ensure that their environment is protected.

They take up arms to save their children and communities.

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