NOTE MAKING TIPS
1. This question consists of an unseen passage of about 500 words and a student needs to –
– give suitable title to the passage (not more than four words)
– make notes on the passage, giving main headings (min 4 main headings)
– sub-headings ( 3 or 4 to each main heading)
– sub-sub-heading to each sub-heading (not mandatory)
– minimum 4 abbreviations are the be used
– Abbreviations used are to be explained in a table
– write a summary of the passage (develop notes into a paragraph)
2. Title of the passage
– Crisp and short – max four words
– Complete sentence is not to be written
– Relevant to theme of passage
– It should begin with a capital letter
3. Note Making
– Divide passage into four parts
– Main heading for each part
– four main headings are to be given
– use short titles for each subheading
– not to be full sentences
– use abbreviations like rqd for required, edu. for education, > for greater than
– Sub headings
– three sub headings for each main heading
– these are to be properly indented
– These will represent total idea about the main heading
– use short titles not a full sentence
– use abbreviations
– sub sub heading
– Not mandatory
– two sub sub headings for the sub heading
– these are to be properly indented
– These will represent total idea about the sub heading
– use short titles not a full sentence
– use abbreviations
– Full form of abbreviations
– At the end of note making draw a table
– Write full form of each abbreviation used
– Title of the table – Key to abbreviations
3. Summary
– Write summary of the passage in about 80 to 100 words
– Summary is to be written in one paragraph
– Ensure that each main heading, sub heading and sub sub heading is included in the summary
– Ensure that each abbreviation is used in its full form in summary
4. All above will become clear to you through solved example
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