R. Dhillon Solved Precis Passage Twenty Six

• Multilingual (adjective): Using or able to speak several languages
  • Contextual Explanation: The author acknowledges that the nation is multilingual, meaning it contains many different language groups living together.
• Thrust (verb): To push something or someone suddenly or violently; to impose something on someone
  • Contextual Explanation: If a language is thrust upon an unwilling minority, it indicates it is being forced upon them against their will.
• Vitiate (verb): To spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of something
  • Contextual Explanation: Forcing a language on people can vitiate the educational process, suggesting it corrupts or undermines the effectiveness of learning.

The passage discusses the relationship between poverty, multilingualism, fear of employment, and the medium of instruction, arguing that poverty, not language, is the real problem, and that regional languages can enrich culture or damage education depending on how they are imposed. Thus, the author identifies poverty as the root cause of employment fear, counters the misconception that languages are a curse, explains that languages become cultural assets under conditions of economic progress and voluntary acceptance, and warns that forced linguistic policies in education can undermine learning and create socio-political problems.

Main Idea of the Passage

• Poverty-driven fear distorts multilingualism into division while voluntary regional-language education supports learning, but coercion harms it.

Supporting Ideas Helping the Main Idea

• The country is multilingual and economically poor, creating fear of unemployment.
• Poverty fuels anxiety rather than language diversity itself.
• Collective courage and productive work can remove poverty.
• Once poverty ends, languages enrich cultural expression instead of dividing regions.
• Regional languages can ease learning when used willingly as instructional media.
• Forcing a regional language on minorities damages education and creates social and political tensions.

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

Poverty generates fear of employment in a multilingual society. However, sustained societal effort can eradicate it and transform linguistic diversity into cultural strength. Moreover, regional languages support learning within society when accepted willingly. But imposing them on unwilling minorities disrupts education and creates social and political tensions, defeating their intended educational purpose.

• Original Words in the Passage: 164
• Precis Word Count: 54
• Title: Poverty, Language, and Education

Precis 2

Poverty fuels employment anxiety in a multilingual society. Nonetheless, with economic progress, languages strengthen a society’s cultural expression. Moreover, regional languages support education when freely chosen, yet forcing them on minorities undermines learning and creates social and political difficulties within society.

• Original Words in the Passage: 164
• Precis Word Count: 41
• Title: Language Policy and Social Reality

Precis 3

Poverty creates employment fear in a multilingual nation, but mandated action can remove it, turning languages into cultural assets. Moreover, regional languages aid learning when voluntary, but forcing them on minorities creates social and political tensions.

• Original Words in the Passage: 164
• Precis Word Count: 38
• Title: Poverty, Multilingualism, and Education

Precis 4

Poverty breeds employment fear in a multi-lingual society. Yet voluntary linguistic diversity removes it and enriches education. However, forced regional language disrupts learning and society, socially and politically.

• Original Words in the Passage: 164
• Precis Word Count: 28
• Title: The Real Language Problem