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English-NOTE MAKING..........SOS

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Guys, I am badly confused in this note making section. My highest marks in note making in all my school exams are 0.5/5. Gr8,aren't they?

PLZ Give me some tips on how to make notes.

I hav the following confusion-

1-How many main points shud be there? Shud they be equal to the no of paragraphs or they can be less than? If yes, how do we come to know which paragraphs we can leave.

2-is there any limit to the no of sub/sub-sub points?

First clear these doubts, I will ask if I get more doubts.

PLZ REPLY. RATES ASSURED.

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Ananth Patri

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7 Mar 2008 22:11:27 IST

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i think in case of 5 marks u have to atleast make five typical notes which are highlight points in the paragraph given....its better to make 6-7 (if u can pick out) so tht u wontloose marks....Hope u get good marks in u r topic of note making....cheers....

kundan a.k.a Juan Dankh

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7 Mar 2008 22:18:43 IST

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hey tarin.......
note making is never a hassle bhai if you have your logic rit.......

just remeber these points......

1.) target paragraphs first.......isolate matter that has similar references ans similar meaning (you know like revolves around 1 central idea , various aspects )........

2.) name that cental idea......( remeber that the invigilator goes by the heading irrespective of what ur teacher says , it just has to be completely satisfying )

3.) dont give a shit to grammar ......( u know like for a paragraph on universe........dont title it birth of the universe....go like this universe: birth and evolution).......getting me.........

4.) let me say again.........nail the heading.......nail the heading......

that's 80% battle won..........

about ur querry......

no sub options have no limits.......but impression have limits......

the longer your point gets.......the messier it gets........you deviate from the main point........

so best of luck to you.........do these bhai......

after all we are all in the same boat..........cheers

Ashwini

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7 Mar 2008 22:25:30 IST

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yeah, like kundan_leo said...........a gud heading is half the battle won............read the paragraphs nicely.......and underline the imp points.keep ur points short and sweet (dont beat around the bush) , dont write anything extra and if there is a quotation given dont mention it in the notes..............and let the sub headings not be very long...

nitigya

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7 Mar 2008 22:52:17 IST

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tell u what

first divide the paragraphs into generally 4 or sometimes 5 parts(this u can do even on the question paper)

and yes leo bhai is right if u give a good heading the general impression comes out to be good

under each parts(that u would have divided ur passage into) write not more than 4 sub parts

dont use sentences for eg if the line goes------>"bla bla diseases are caused due to the cntamination of water by sewage disposal" write it as

bla bla-contaminated water-sewage disposal.

dont look at the examples givn\en in refrence book rather look at the answers of cbse sample paper

RISHIPRATIM MAZUMDAR

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7 Mar 2008 23:26:24 IST

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yeah...note makin is one tuff job...

and yes..a good heading,or rathr an attractive one wud ensure that the examinr takes the trouble of actually reading ur paper....

all u need to b sure of is that u hav successfully representd d diffrnt ideas under separate points.....

nxt,jst take out d wrds dat u think r absolutely essetial for expressing the basics of the topic.....
take care nt to nclude the unnecessary details..leave out quotes and provrbs and all those stuff......

for division of subpoints,try to limit urslf to two subdivisions...
dnt xtnd it upto 1.1.1.2....it creates a lot of mess....

and,try to abbreviate freq used words and ake an index below explainin those abbreviations...
our teachr told us to giv atleast 4 abbreviations....

so...best of luck!!!

Tarin Bansal

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7 Mar 2008 23:42:26 IST

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Thank U very much guys for ur overwhelming response.

More responses are most welcome.

Nadeem

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7 Mar 2008 23:43:13 IST

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a mark of 0.5 / 5 usually indicates the use of wrong format . this problem cannot be solved by attractive headings

Here 's how a note would look like

             Heading

1. Sub - Heading
           1.1 Point
           1.2 Point
                  a) Sub Point
                  b)

And so on.
Note that it should be indented , that is the points should not start from the margin , some space should be left. NEVER use complete sentences . just convey the idea using phrases

Tarin Bansal

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7 Mar 2008 23:44:38 IST

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Nadeemoidu,
I know the format very well. I think the problem is with my content. My skul teacher is not satisfied with my notes.
So I want some gud tips on How to write gud and attractive notes.

RISHIPRATIM MAZUMDAR

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7 Mar 2008 23:49:34 IST

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u dnt need to write good notes....
u jst hav to write the bare minimum points in the para to express urslf.....
that will b enuf to fetch u around 80% in the question.
and remembr,cbse markin is usually much less stringent than school marking....

simar deep

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8 Mar 2008 12:02:18 IST

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My scul teacher said that dont even give headin from urself..........
i mean i got one paragraph in house exam.......... which was abt. utilisin time.& not wastin it & I gav da headin. ASTICH IN TIME SAVES NINE.........& she told me try to use words 4 headin which r there in paragraph...........
So what u guys think of it..................???

Girish Suri

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9 Mar 2008 10:28:09 IST

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this is my techers format which is quite gud i think

HEADING(underline it)
1(in roman numerals)some sub title
1 main point
a) sub point(s)
b)blablabla

points to be followed:-
1)use atleast 2-3 abbreviations and in the end draw a key box and give an expansion for it
2)be to the point(assume ur right a telegram and each word counts)
3)preferably dont give full stops at the end
4)dont chek the grammer too much
5)make clear and attractive heading which need to make sense as well as catch the eye of the examiner.....
6)lastly never exceed the word limit......

rate me if u like it

Amit srivastava a lone pair electrone...

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9 Mar 2008 11:15:08 IST

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Dear they all r saying right..
But agar tum exam time confuse ho jao to just make the note as you make in ur class..
Becoz as we attand the reading section at last becoz of which we were exausted till that time thats why people get less marks in note making...

sainath

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16 Oct 2011 18:05:12 IST

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hi i cant understand this note makeing

Nayanjyoti Talukdar

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29 Oct 2011 18:10:28 IST

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How to write a note making and then its summary?

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