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Effective Note Making Techniques

Note making is a method of summarizing key points from lessons or passages using short words, phrases, and symbols for quick revision. The document provides examples of note making for topics such as television, conversation, and a picnic, highlighting their advantages, disadvantages, and important lessons learned. Effective note making involves understanding the content, identifying main ideas, and organizing information clearly.
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Effective Note Making Techniques

Note making is a method of summarizing key points from lessons or passages using short words, phrases, and symbols for quick revision. The document provides examples of note making for topics such as television, conversation, and a picnic, highlighting their advantages, disadvantages, and important lessons learned. Effective note making involves understanding the content, identifying main ideas, and organizing information clearly.
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Note making Examples

What is Note Making?Note making is a way of writing

down the main points of a lesson, story, or passage in

short form. It helps students to remember and revise

quickly. Good notes use short words, phrases, symbols,

and headings instead of full [Link] of Note

Making1. Read carefully – Understand the passage.2. Find

main ideas – Pick out important points only.3. Use

headings and sub-headings – Arrange points properly.4.

Use abbreviations and symbols – (e.g., govt. for

government, edu. for education, + for and).5. Keep it brief

– Write only keywords, not long [Link]

Passage Television, or TV, is a machine that shows

pictures and sounds together. It is used in almost every

home today. People watch TV to get news, learn new

things, and enjoy different shows. It has become an

important part of our daily [Link] has many advantages. It

gives us news from all over the world. Students can learn

from educational programs in science, history, and

culture. TV also entertains people through movies,

cartoons, sports, and music. Families often sit together to

watch their favorite shows, which makes them [Link]


TV also has disadvantages. Watching too much TV wastes

time and makes students careless about studies. It can

harm our eyes and health. Some TV shows may teach bad

habits or show violence. Spending too much time with TV

also reduces family talk and outdoor [Link] conclusion,

television is both good and bad. It depends on how we use

it. If we watch only useful programs and for a limited time,

TV can be our friend. But if we watch it too much, it can

harm us. So, we should use television wisely.1.

Title: Television: Friend or Foe?2. Notes1. TV → common

machine 1.1 (pics + sound) 1.2 learn new things

1.3 Importance → part of daily life2.

Advantages: 2.1 Gives news (worldwide) 2.2 Edu.

programs → science, history, culture 2.3 Entertainment

→ movies, cartoons, sports, music 2.4 Family

togetherness3. Disadvantages: 3.1 Waste of

time 3.2 Harm → eyes + health 3.3 Bad

habits/violence 3.4 Less family talk + outdoor play4.

Conclusion: 4.1 Both good&bad 4.2 Wise use →

friend 4.3 Overuse → harmful3 . Key to

AbbreviationsEdu. = EducationPics = PicturesDisadvan. =

Disadvantages Ent. = Entertainment TV = Television4 .


SummaryTelevision is a common machine used in every

home. It gives news, education, and entertainment, and

also brings families together. However, too much TV

wastes time, harms health, and spreads bad habits. In

conclusion, television can be both useful and harmful, so it

must be used wisely. 2. Passage Conversation is the

exchange of ideas, thoughts and feelings between two or

more people in a polite and meaningful way. It is the

easiest and most useful form of communication in our

daily life. A good conversation not only gives information

but also creates understanding between [Link] art of

conversation means talking in such a way that both

speaker and listener feel comfortable. It requires patience,

politeness and the ability to listen carefully. A good

conversationalist knows when to speak and when to

remain silent. The aim of conversation is not to argue but

to share ideas [Link] good conversation, the

subjects should be interesting and useful. Topics like

education, hobbies, travel, sports, books and social issues

are suitable. One should avoid boring topics, personal

criticism or subjects that hurt the feelings of others. Light

humour and common interests make a conversation


lively.A good conversation is marked by clarity, simplicity

and respect. The speaker should talk in a friendly manner

and allow others to express their views. Listening is as

important as speaking. A cheerful tone, good manners and

honesty are the true qualities of an effective

conversation.📝 Note-MakingTitle: The Art of Conversation1.

Definition 1.1 Exchange of ideas,

thoughts& feelings 1.2 Simplest&useful form of

comm. 1.3 Builds understanding2. Art of

Conversation 2.1 Talk pleasantly&politely 2.2

Requires patience&listening 2.3 Know when to

speak/silent 2.4 Aim: sharing, not arguing3. Suitable

Subjects 3.1 Edu., hobbies, travel,

sports, books 3.2 Social

issues&commo interests 3.3 Avoid boring

topics 3.4 Avoid criticism&hurting feelings4. Qualities

of Good Conversation 4.1 Clarity&simplicity 4.2

Respectful&friendly tone 4.3 Honesty&good

manners 4.4 Listening equally imp.

as speaking 4.5 Cheerful&lively attitudeKey to

Abbreviations• Comm. = Communication• Edu. =

Education• Imp. = ImportantSummary The Art of


ConversationConversation is an easy and useful way of

communication. The art of conversation requires patience,

politeness and good listening. Suitable subjects such as

education, hobbies and social issues make it effective. A

good conversation should be clear, simple, respectful and

honest, where listening is as important as speaking.3

Passage It was summer vacation and we planned to go for

a picnic near the river. Everyone was in a jovial mood. We

sang songs, danced and enjoyed delicious food. After

some time, we decided to hire a boat. Excitedly, we went

for boating on the calm river. At first, everything was

wonderful and we laughed loudly as the boat moved

[Link] suddenly, the weather took a bad turn. Dark

clouds covered the sky and strong winds began to blow.

The river waves became high and we felt terrified. The

boat shook dangerously, and we thought it might sink.

Quickly, we put on our life jackets and cried for help. Our

hearts were filled with fear and we clung to each

[Link], a rescue party noticed us. They came in

another boat and reached us in time. With great effort,

they pulled us to safety. We thanked them with folded

hands, feeling relieved and [Link] this frightening


experience, we decided to end the picnic. We returned

home, still shaken but safe. That day taught us the

importance of being careful and never ignoring safety

measures during adventures. It was truly a picnic we could

never [Link]: A Picnic by the River Notes1. Picnic

Plan 1.1 Summer vacation 1.2 Picnic near the

river 1.3 Jovial mood: singing, dancing, enjoying food2.

Boating Adventure 2.1 Hired a boat 2.2 Boating

on calm river 2.3 Enjoyed in the beginning3. Sudden

Trouble 3.1 Weather turned bad 3.2 Dark clouds,

strong winds 3.3 Boat shook dangerously 3.4

Wore life jackets, cried for help4. Rescue and

Return 4.1 Rescue party arrived 4.2 Pulled to

safety 4.3 Returned home frightened

but safe 4.4 Lesson: Importance of safety &

cautionKey to Abbreviationvac. – vacationres. – rescueimp.

– importancegovt. – governmentinsp. –

inspectionSummary A Picnic by the River During

summer vacation, a group of friends went for a picnic near

the river. They were happy, sang, danced and enjoyed

food. Later, they hired a boat and went boating. Suddenly,

the weather turned bad with dark clouds and strong


winds. The boat shook dangerously, and everyone was

terrified. They put on lifejackets and cried for help. A

rescue party came in time and saved them. They returned

home safe but frightened. The incident taught them the

importance of safety and caution during adventures.

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