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1. Note making
Class XI

2.  Note Making is an easy way of recording
important details from a source. This source
can be any book, article, meeting or any oral
discussion. In note making, the writer takes
notes in points, in a short, brief manner so
that information can be recorded.
 It helps us to understand and clarify thinking.
Note making saves a lot of time by going
through the notes made. One can get a
glimpse of a lot of information from a short
note

3. 1. Notes
2. Key
3. Summary

4. While making notes we follow certain standard
practices. These may be listed as follows:
(a) Main points, Sub-points, sub-sub-points
(b) Abbreviations and Symbols
(c) Note-form
(d) Numbering and Indentation
(e) Key
(f) Summary

5.  A passage is usually given with 5 – 6
paragraphs.
 The given passage needs to be read
thoroughly.
 The main points in each para needs to be
underlined or noted.
 Each of the points then need to be made into
3-4 worded phrases.
 The main points then need to be written in a
logical form, in the order it appears in the
passage.

6. Read the passage thoroughly.
Understand first what the passage is about
and then decide on an appropriate,
relevant title. (Relevant to the passage)
Write the heading at the top centre of the
page.
The heading ought not to be more than 3-4
words at the most.
Under the heading, write the word -
NOTES

7.  Note-Form
While making notes the whole information is to be
listed in note-form in points only.
 Notes should not be written in complete sentences as
we can’t remember the whole information. So only the
main points are listed one under the other and
numbered.

It implies the logical division and sub-division of the
listed information by using figures, letters, dashes and
spaces.

All examples and figurative speeches are eliminated.

8.  POLLUTION -> Title
NOTES
 1. Types -> Main
points
 a. Air
 b. Water
 c. Noise -> Sub-points
 2. Causes
 a. Human -> note indenting &
 i. Traffic
numbering
 ii. Disposal of waste -> sub-sub
points

9. 
They are used in notes for precision and
economy of words and hence quite helpful in
note-making.
 Minimum 5 and maximum 8 recognisable
abbreviations are to be used in note-making.
These are essential components of note-
making. Students often make use of
abbreviations and symbols in doing their
written work.

10. Its mandatory to use abbreviations or
symbols in sub-points or sub-sub-points
only while making notes.
Eg.
2. Source of pollution
 a. lack of awrns.
 b. No segrgtn. -> abbreviations

12. Indentation and numbering are important
part of note making.
Indentation means leaving space at the
beginning of a line of print or writing.
First write the title and then write down the
notes in a logical order.
From the main headings to the sub-
headings, the numbering should be
spaced a little to the right.

14. Writing the key is the 2nd part of note-
making. A key HAS TO FOLLOW after the
notes. It is basically a small tabular column
of the list of abbreviations and symbols
used along with their full forms.
 KEY
S.No. Abbreviations Words
1. Govt Government
2. Poll. Pollution
3. Cntmn contamination
4. Segrgtn segregation

15.  This is the 3rd part of note-making. Based on
the notes written, the summary has to be
written.
 The main points are picked up and joined to
make coherent sentences to make a short
summary of 80 WORDS ONLY.
 Examples, statistics or data that feature in the
passage will not feature in summary. The
summary HAS to be based on the NOTES
only.

16. 1. Heading
2. 2. Notes – sub-heading, sub-sub heading
3. 3. Indentation and Numbering
4. 4. Notes – in short phrases- NO
SENTENCES
5. 4. in each sub- heading – only 1-4 words
can be used
6. 4. No prepositions/articles/conjunctions

17. 6. A minimum of 4 sub-headings and
maximum of 5 or at the most 6 sub-
headings are to be written per passage,
7. For sub-sub-headings one can have 1 to
5 only of those.
8. Examples/statistics quoted in the
passage WILL NOT feature in the notes.