Precis Writing Practice Passage Nine for Beginners

• Lingers (verb): Stays in a place longer than necessary, typically because of a reluctance to leave; persists
  • Contextual Explanation: Describes gender equality's quiet, persistent presence in subtle, often unacknowledged areas
• Gestures (noun): A movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning; (figurative) actions or signals
  • Contextual Explanation: Refers to non-verbal cues and slight actions that communicate gender roles or power dynamics
• March in (phrasal verb): To enter with purposeful steps; (figurative) to arrive in a forceful or overtly declared manner
  • Contextual Explanation: Metaphorically represents overt, demonstrative acts of change or protest
• Applause (noun): Praise or approval expressed by clapping
  • Contextual Explanation: Symbolizes public recognition or celebratory acknowledgement, implying equality's progress is often uncelebrated

The passage is about the quiet presence of gender inequality in daily life and the silent yet powerful way gender equality begins to assert itself. Furthermore, the purpose of the passage is to highlight how gender inequality is not always overt but ingrained in routines while real change toward equality occurs quietly, without publicity, yet with lasting impact.

Main Idea of the Passage

• Gender equality emerges quietly from routine imbalance, gradually reclaiming its rightful place without applause.

Supporting Ideas Helping the Main Idea

• Gender inequality is often invisible, existing in people's gestures, silences, and routines.
• Women internalize exclusion not from lack of ability but from social conditioning.
• Change begins quietly: a single independent human choice or voice can shift the balance.
• True gender equality does not demand recognition; it silently rewrites existing structures.

Confused About Main and Supporting Ideas?

Kindly make sure to revise all five lectures on Precis Writing that I have already delivered. In these sessions, we discussed in detail:

• What a precis is and its purpose.
• What the main idea means and how to extract it effectively.
• What supporting ideas are and how to identify them.
• How to coordinate the main and supporting ideas while writing a concise, coherent precis.

Additionally, go through the 20 examples I shared in the WhatsApp groups. These examples highlight the Dos and Don’ts of Precis Writing, and revising them will help you avoid common mistakes and refine your technique.

Precis 1

Gender equality often remains unnoticed, absorbed through individuals' routine, gestures, and learned silence; nevertheless, it progresses quietly through individual choices and actions, thus molding social norms and gradually establishing its rightful place without requiring recognition or applause.

• Original Words in the Passage: 91
• Precis Word Count: 37
• Title: Silent Emergence of Gender Equality

Precis 2

Gender equality quietly emerges, often learned through individuals' practices and silence. It gradually advances via individual actions that assert rights and reshape societal norms without seeking recognition.

• Original Words in the Passage: 91
• Precis Word Count: 27
• Title: The Silent Struggle for Gender Equality

Precis 3

Gender equality grows subtly, absorbed in individuals' daily habits, and gradually emerges through small acts that challenge social norms yet without demanding recognition.

• Original Words in the Passage: 91
• Precis Word Count: 23
• Title: Gradual Rise of Gender Equality

Precis 4

Gender equality develops quietly from individuals' routines and gradually appears in their actions that question social norms without any admiration.

• Original Words in the Passage: 91
• Precis Word Count: 20
• Title: Subtle Growth of Gender Equality

Precis 5

Gender equality quietly advances through subtle individuals' actions, challenging entrenched social norms without seeking praise.

• Original Words in the Passage: 91
• Precis Word Count: 15
• Title: Quiet Revolution of Gender Equality