Note Making Format Class 11, Note Making and Summarising for class 11, Note Making Format, Examples, and Sample

How to Make Notes ?

1. Read the passage carefully and understand the passage.

2. While reading the passage, underline the key sentences. It will help you in formatting the title and subtitles.

3. Make a rough note of the main points in mind and give them a logical sequence.

4. Use any format you like but it should depend on the theme of the passage a little practice will make you perfect in note making.

Points to Remember While Making Notes :

1. Notes should be short and to the point.

2. They should have all the important and relevant information.

3. Information should be systematically divided and subdivided.

4. Use universally recognized symbols and abbreviations wherever necessary and provide keys to the abbreviations. 

Note: Always put the abbreviation in a box.

Abbreviation use: 

A) Capitalised First letter: 

• Inc.    - Increase.
• Pqd.   - Required.
• Diff.   - Differentiate.
• Govt. - Government.

B) Use short form whenever possible: 

• H.D.I   - Human Development Index.
• W.H.O - World Health Organization.
• C.B.S.E - Central Board of Secondary Education.

5. Main title should be shot: Avoid long sentences as a title unless it happens to be a common saying or a proverb. It should reflect the spirit of the passage.

6. Notes must be written in points only. They should be listed under the other and numbered properly.

Points to Avoid While Making Notes :

1. Avoid the use of a full and complete sentence.

2. Do not lift a portion of the passage from notes.

3. Do not include the relevant piece of information in your notes.

Marking Scheme or Pattern for Note Making :

1. Heading or Title (1 mark).

2. Sub Headings along with 2-3 points (3 marks). 

3. Abbreviation (1 mark).

Total Marks: 5 Marks.

Format of Note Making :

Summarising :

Students are required to write a paragraph using the main points listed in the notes.

Complete sentences are used they are logical and consciously linked together with the help of suitable linkers. 

Note: Do not use abbreviations and symbols.

The standard word limit for a summary is 80 -120 words or around one-third of the passage.

Marking scheme of summarising :

Content       - 02 Marks.

Expression  - 01 Mark.

Total.           - 03 Marks.

An Example of Note Making and Summarising: Previous Years’ CBSE Examination Question.

Effective speaking depends on effective listening. It takes energy to concentrate on hearing and to concentrate on understanding what has been heard. Incompetent listeners fail in several ways. First, they may drift. Their attention drifts from what the speaker is saying. Second, they may counter. They find counter-arguments to whatever a speaker may be saying. Third, they compete. Then, they filter. They exclude from their understanding those parts of the message which do not readily fit with their frame of reference. Finally, they react. They let personal feelings about a speaker or subject override the significance of the message that is being sent.

What can a listener do to be more effective? The first key to effective listening is the art of concentration. If a listener positively wishes to concentrate on receiving a message his chances of success are high.

It may need determination. Some speakers are difficult to follow, either because of voice problems or because of the form in which they send a message. There is then a particular need for the determination of a listener to concentrate on what is being said.

Concentration is helped by alertness. Mental alertness is helped by physical alertness. It is not simply physical fitness, but also positioning of the body, the limbs and the head. Some people also find it helpful to their concentration if they hold the head slightly to one side. One useful way for achieving this is intensive note-taking, by trying to capture the critical headings and sub-headings the speaker is referring to.

Note-taking has been recommended as an aid to the listener. It also helps the speaker. It gives him confidence when he sees that listeners are sufficiently interested to take notes; the patterns of eye-contact when the note-taker looks up can be very positive; and the speaker’s timing is aided-he can see when a note-taker is writing hard and can then make effective use of pauses.

Posture too is important. Consider the impact made by a less competent listener who pushes his chair backwards and slouches. An upright posture helps a listener’s concentration. At the same time it is seen by the speaker to be a positive feature amongst his listeners. Effective listening skills have an impact on both the listener and the speaker.

A. On the basis of your reading of the above passage, make notes on it using headings and sub-headings. Use recognizable abbreviations wherever necessary. (5 Marks).

Answer:

The Art of Effective Listening 

1. Eff. speaking depends on:

1.1 eff. listening

1.2 concen. on listening

1.3 concen. on understanding what you hear

2. Reasons why incompetent listeners fail:

2.1 their attention drifts

2.2 they find counter arguments

2.3 they compete & then filter 2.4. they react

3. Ways for a listener to be more eff.:

3.1 concen. on the msg. reed.

3.1.1 mental alertness

3.1.2 phys. alertness-positioning body

3.1.3 note-taking-aid to listener helps speaker-gives him confidence encourages the eye contact

4. Impce. of posture

4.1 helps listeners in concen.

4.2 seen by spkr. as a +ve feature among his listeners.

Key to Abbreviations

1. Eff. – effective
2. concen. – concentrating
3. msg. – message
4. reed. – received
5. phys. – physical
6. +ve – positive
7. impce. – importance
8. spkr. – speaker.

B. Write a summary of the passage in not more than 80 words using the notes made and also suggest a suitable title. (3Marks).

Answer:

The Art of Effective Listening

Summary: 

Effective speaking and effective listening are two sides of the same coin, both equally important. An incompetent listener will always fail as he drifts away from counters, competes, and finally filters what the speaker is saying. To be a good listener concentration is important combined with mental and physical alertness. The importance of other factors like note-taking and posture cannot be ignored. All these are effective listening skills and are viewed as a positive feature by the speaker among his listeners. They have an impact not only on the listener but also on the speaker.