Reading
Comprehension
NOTE
MAKING
Why should we make notes ?
•The act of making notes often helps the
process of remembering.
•Usually we cannot remember a great deal
of new information without writing some of
it down.
•We need notes which we can consult
before an examination.
What is note making?
Reading the passage twice to know the
contents – skimming and scanning the
matter.
• Compressing the sentence in form of short
notes which are more easily
understandable is called ‘NOTE-MAKING
How to tackle new words
Word attack strategy:-
2syntax level – remove prefix,suffix, go for the
core word
3meaning level– read two lines before the
word and two lines after the word
Characteristics
Short,Clear Useof words Exclude Abreviations
andMainPoints and HelpingVerbs,Articles ShortenedForms
in Phrases Prepositions,Conjuctions and
Note-Form Examples&Quotations Symbols
What is to be included
Key Words Abbreviations
Key Points
What is to be excluded
Examples Quotations
Grammatically
Statements incomplete Statements
Guidelines to write notes
• Read the passage thrice minimum
• Word attack strategy
• pick up important sentence
• Use abbreviations
of the word which is often repeated and underline
them in notes
• Title---1 mark
• Notes---3 marks
• Abbreviation(4)---1 mark
• Summary—3 marks
TITLE
A1 (SUBTITLE)
a.___________________________
b.___________________________
c.___________________________
(i)_______________________________
(ii) ________________________________
.(iii) _________________________________
A2 (SUBTITLE)
a.__________________________
b.__________________________
c.__________________________
(i)________________________
(ii) _______________________
(iii)
________________________
title
subtitle subtitle subtitle
notes notes notes
How to make abbreviations
• Pick first letter of each word WHO
• Pick first three to four letters
• Pick first, middle, last letter
• Use symbols like
Mistakes committed by students
• Often stu. don’t differentiate between a sentence
and a phrase
• They give only a few sentences for the sake of
note making
• Difficulty with abbreviations – they try to give
more than four
• They don’t organize notes in order required
• They make notes paragraph wise
• Mostly they make notes of two to three pages of
answer sheet
Change the following sentences in phrases
she had always been short and fat and slightly bent.
Her face was a criss cross of wrinkles. She could never have been
Preety but she was always beautiful. She hobbled about in house
In spotless white one hand resting on her waist to balance the stoop
and the other telling the beads of rosary. Her silver locks were
scattered
Untidily over her pale puckered face, her lips constantly moved
in inaudible prayer
Supply the title
• short and fat and slightly bent
•.her face was a criss cross of wrinkles
•she hobbled about in house in spotless white
•one hand resting on her waist to balance the stoop
• the other telling the beads of rosary.
•her silver locks were scattered untidily over her pale, puckered face,
• her lips constantly moved in inaudible prayer
Example title
In speaking today about the social responsibilities of
science, I will speak of things which are relatively easy
for young people, but difficult For older persons, to
understand. This is because young people posses a
quality that in general diminishes with years : the
quality of imagination. Imagination is a quality which
is an internal part of science, and naturally endowed
to young people. It is a quality which sadly enough
evaporates with advancing age, yet it is a quality
which our unhappy world needs in abundance at the
present time.
For the last three centuries the findings of science
have had marked impact upon society, but people on
the whole have not understood just how our world has
been affected, nor have they cared. From the time of
Newton men began to realize that through technology,
which is based upon the findings of science,
substantial comforts and profits could be gained.
From the time of Pasteur men began to realise that
through they the application of science to medicine
might be able to live longer.
From the time of Leonardo da Vinci, men appreciated
that science could materially aid in winning wars. As
years went by, a technological materialism was
developed; demands for new technical knowledge
became greater and greater;more and more men
became scientists and technologists. The scientist came
to be looked upon as the creator of a new and abundant
life.
To make substantial profits, to work less, to live longer,
to win wars- what more could the people of nation
desire ? In the valour of its ignorance humanity
accepted science and technology as its benefactors
seldom questioning, seldom asking where it was leading
And where has it led ? To a large part of the world it
has brought unprecedented agony.
To the world of the future (the world in which you
young people must live) technological expansion may
bring total catastrophe, or it may aid In the moulding of
a balanced world in which men may have the
opportunity to live in reasonable harmony with their
environment and with each other . The end result will
depend upon the wisdom and imagination with which
we plan for the future – upon the wisdom and
imagination with which we integrate our scientific and
technical knowledge from other fields of human
endeavour , a pattern for a peaceful and stable world
NOTES
Social Responsibilities of Science
A Science
(a) requires imagination
(b) the young have the imagination.
(c) imagination loss in old age.
B Impact of Science
(a) most people don’t understand.
(b) Newton’s technology – based on science –
comforts and profits.
(c) Pasteur’s application of science – better
medicines – longer life.
C Development of technological materialism
(a) more and more people attracted to sci.
(b) science – the maker of a new and
prosperous life.
(c) ignorant people – directionless.
D Led to great comfort to some, much discomfort
to many
Rearrange the following phrases
wants to enjoy beauty of nature
• afraid of going to school as he has not learnt participles
• wonders what could be written on bulletin board
• back seats occupied the villagers
• his teacher dresssed up nicely
• makes an announcement that that would be the last
french lesson
• realises that he does not know his mother tongue
• enters in the classroom
E Future
(a) may bring total catastrophe
(b) may be a balanced world where :
(i) people and environment in harmony
(ii) harmony among people
(c) The end results depends on :
(i) wise planning
(ii) integration of science with other
human endeavours
Sequence Markers
• Addition - and, or, nor etc
• Cause - so ,therefore, in that
case etc
• For Continuing - well, anywhere, now, of
course etc
• For time - First, next, meanwhile
finally summarize
• Use of one word for many
Points to remember
• It should be true to the original ,don’t include your
own opinion
• Size of summary should be 1\3 of the original
passage
• Use complete sentence without any abbreviation
• Avoid examples anecdote, details &repetitions etc.
• Two or three paragraphs - - - depending on the size
of the passage
• Present ideas in logical ,coherent and accurate
manner