Note Making: Format and Samples

Introduction to Note Making in English

Note-making is a process of creating a record of important details
from sources such as passages, paragraphs etc. The source can also be
written documents or oral communication. Note-making means
recording the essence of information that is crucial.
Benefits of Note Making

Some of the benefits that the process offers are mentioned below.
1.​ It plays a major role while you are taking an exam or academic
assessment
2.​ It helps capture the idea in a more effective way, especially if
the notes made are easier for you to understand
3.​ It also helps in fast thinking, and comprehension, memory
retention, and prepares an ever-lasting record
4.​ It maintains a primary record of lectures, meetings or studies for
later use by students
5.​ Furthermore, note-making helps in summarising and overviewing a
group of information which lends a hand in recognising central
issues
The Procedure of Note Making

●​ Read the passage provided

●​ Underline the important sentences. It helps to make headings
and subheadings
●​ Make a rough note first so as to get an idea
●​ Organize them in logical order or sequence for the final note
●​ Use the appropriate note-making format
●​ Do not change the idea or the message of the passage

Points to Remember

●​ Avoid using long sentences as heading or title

●​ Never lose the main idea of the passage
●​ Ignore information that is less important
●​ Be brief, clear, and specific
●​ Use logical sequencing
●​ It is vital to give each note a meaningful title and to maintain
proper indentation.
●​ Only the most important instances should be provided.
●​ The presentation of this writing skill is critical.
●​ Leave no spaces to avoid confusion
●​ Do not include your own version or understandings
●​ At least four abbreviations must be included in your notes. To
make it apparent to the reader, put a full stop after each
abbreviation.
●​ Make your note more memorable by adding colours, drawings,
and symbols
Using Abbreviations and Symbols in Note Making

Using abbreviations and symbols when taking notes saves time and
space. There are several techniques to shorten long or intricate words:

●​ Using the initials of one or more words, for example, Prime

Minister – PM, India – IND, United Nations – UN, Chief
Marketing Officer – CMO.
●​ Using only the initial few letters of the words, for example,
construction – Const., abbreviation – abbr., information – info.,
and so on.
●​ Universally recognised abbreviations include, for example,
opposite – opp., government – govt., established – est., private
limited – Pvt. Ltd, department – dept., etcetera – etc., that is
– i.e., etc.
●​ Removing the vowels, for example, reading – rdng, books – bks,
cleaning – clng, shopping – shppng, and so on.

Note Making Example 1: Read the passage given below:(Sample

Question Paper CBSE, 2019-20)

BALANCING THE SCALES

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making a difference to how legal work is

done, but it isn’t the threat it is made out to be. AI is making

impressive progress and shaking up things all over the world today. The

assumption that advancements in technology and artificial intelligence

will render any profession defunct is just that, an assumption and a

false one. The only purpose this assumption serves is creating mass

panic and hostility towards embracing technology that is meant to make

our lives easier.

Let us understand what this means explicitly for the legal world. The

ambit of AI includes recognizing human speech and objects, making

decisions based on data, and translating languages. Tasks that can be

defined as ‘search-and-find’ type can be performed by AI.

Introducing AI to this profession will primarily be for the purpose of

automating mundane, tedious tasks that require negligible human

intelligence. The kind of artificial intelligence that is employed by

industries in the current scene, when extended to the law will enable

quicker services at a lower price. AI is meant to automate a number of

tasks that take up precious working hours lawyers could be devoted to

tasks that require discerning, empathy, and trust- qualities that cannot

be replicated by even the most sophisticated form of AI. The legal

profession is one of the oldest professions in the world. Thriving over

1000 years; trust, judgement, and diligence are the pillars of this

profession. The most important pillar is the relationship of trust

between a lawyer and clients, which can only be achieved through

human connection and interaction.

While artificial intelligence can be useful in scanning and organizing

documents pertaining to a case, it cannot perform higher-level tasks

such as sharp decisionmaking, relationship-building with valuable clients

and writing legal briefs, advising clients, and appearing in court. These

are over and above the realm of computerization.

The smooth proceeding of a case is not possible without sound legal

research. While presenting cases lawyers need to assimilate

information in the form of legal research by referring to a number of

relevant cases to find those that will favour their client’s motion.

Lawyers are even required to thoroughly know the opposing stand and

supporting legal arguments they can expect to prepare a watertight

defence strategy. AI, software that operates on natural language

enables electronic discovery of information relevant to a case, contract

reviews, and automation generation of legal documents.

AI utilizes big-data analytics which enables visualization of case data.

It also allows for creation of a map of the cases which were cited in

previous cases and their resulting verdicts, as per the website Towards

Data Science. The probability of a positive outcome of a case can be

predicted by leveraging predictive analytics with machine learning. This

is advantageous to firms as they can determine the return on

investment in litigation and whether an agreement or arbitration should

be considered.

(a) On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, make

notes on it using headings and subheadings. Use recognizable

abbreviations (wherever necessary- minimum four) and a format you

consider suitable. Also supply an appropriate title to it. (5)

(b) Write a summary of the passage in about 80 words. (3)

SAMPLE NOTE MAKING FORMAT FOR ABOVE QUESTION

Solution 1:​

Suggested Notes by CBSE​

Artificial Intelligence: Not a threat​

1. Not a threat​

. 1.1 is of help​

. 1.2 makes life easier​

. 1.3 no profession defunct​

2. [Link] help legal field​

. 2.1 [Link] speech and object​

. 2.2 making decisions based on data​

. 2.3 translates langs.​

. 2.4 do search and find tasks​

3. AI. cannot perform high level tasks like​

. 3.1 writing legal briefs​

. 3.2 advising clients​

. 3.3 apprng in courts​

. 3.4 sharp decision making​

4. Function of AI.​

. 4.1 collates data​

. 4.2 predicts probable outcomes​

. 4.3 tells return on invest.​

. 4.4 considering agreement or arbitration

Key to Abbreviations

Abbreviati Words
ons

AI Artificial Intelligence

recog. recognises

langs. languages
apprng. appearing

invt. investment

Suggested Summary as per CBSE

Summary

Artificial Intelligence: Not a threat

Artificial Intelligence is not a threat but makes life easier especially in

the legal field. It cannot perform certain high-level tasks like writing

legal briefs, advising clients, making sharp decisions and appearing in

courts but it can collate data, aid research and decisions based on data.

It can recognize human speech and translate languages. It can also

predict probable outcomes, tell return on investment, consider

agreement or arbitration and is thus advantageous to legal firms.

Note Making Example 2: Read the passage given below: (Sample

Question Paper CBSE, 2017-18)

1. Colour Therapy is a complementary therapy for which there is

evidence dating back thousands of years to the ancient cultures of

Egypt, China and India. If we define it in simple terms, Colour is a light

of varying wavelengths, thus each colour has its own particular

wavelength and energy.

2. Colours contribute to energy. This energy may be motivational and

encouraging. Each of the seven colours of the spectrum are associated

with energy. The energy relating to each of the seven spectrum colours

of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet, resonates with the

energy of each of the seven main chakras/energy centres of the body.

Colour therapy can help to re-balance and/or stimulate these energies

by applying the appropriate colour to the body.

3. Red relates to the base chakra, orange the sacral chakra, yellow the

solar plexus chakra, green the heart chakra, blue the throat chakra,

indigo the brow chakra (sometimes referred to as the third eye) and

violet relates to the crown chakra.

4. Colour is absorbed by the eyes, skin, skull, our ‘magnetic energy field’

or aura and the energy of colour affects us on all levels, that is to say,

physical, spiritual and emotional. Every cell in the body needs light

energy – thus colour energy has widespread effects on the whole body.

There are many different ways of giving colour, including; Solarised

Water, Light boxes/lamps with colour filters, colour silks and hands on

healing using colour.

5. Colour therapy can be shown to help on a physical level, which is

perhaps easier to quantify, however there are deeper issues around

the colours on the psychological and spiritual levels. Our wellbeing is

not, of course, purely a physical issue. Fortunately, many more

practitioners, both orthodox and complementary, are now treating

patients in a holistic manner.

6. Colour Therapy is a totally holistic and non-invasive therapy and,

really, colour should be a part of our everyday life, not just something

we experience for an hour or two with a therapist. Colour is all around

us everywhere. This wonderful planet does not contain all the beautiful

colours of the rainbow for no reason. Nothing on this earth is here just

by chance; everything in nature is here for a purpose. Colour is no

exception. All we need to do is to heighten our awareness of the energy

of colour, absorb it and see how it can transform our live

(a) On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, make

notes on it using headings and sub- headings. Use recognizable

abbreviations (wherever necessary-minimum four) and a format you

consider suitable. Also supply an appropriate title to it. (5)​

(b) Write a summary of the passage in about 80 words. (3)

Solution 2:​

Suggested Notes as per CBSE

NOTE MAKING FORMAT FOR ABOVE QUESTION​

Colour Therapy​

1. Age old therapy​

. 1.1 Found in​

. 1.1.1 Egypt​

. 1.1.2 China​

. 1.1.3 India​

. 1.2 light of vryng wvlngth & energy​

2. Colour relate to energy of chakras​

. 2.1 red –base​

. 2.2 orange – sacral​

. 2.3 yellow – solar plexus​

. 2.4 green – heart​

. 2.5 blue – throat​

. 2.6 indigo – brow​

. 2.7 violet – crown​

3. Holistic benefits​

. 3.1 phy’l​

. 3.2 spirit’l​

. 3.3 emtn’l

Key to Abbreviations
Abbreviation Words
s

vryng varying

wvlngth wavelength

& and

phy’l physical

spirit’l spiritual

emtin’l emotional

Summary

Colour Therapy

Colour therapy is an age-old therapy found in the cultures of Egypt,

China and India. Each colour has light of varying wavelength and energy.
Colours relate to the energy of chakras. Red is for base chakra, orange

to sacral, yellow to solar plexus, green to heart, blue to throat, indigo

to brow and violet to crown. Colour impacts us on all levels, including

the physical, spiritual and emotional well being. Colour therapy has

holistic benefits.