Test: Note Making - Class 11 MCQ

Notes are a short written record of facts that aid the memory. They are usually taken to record a speech or dictation while listening to it or after reading a book, magazine, or article.

Knowledge is vast and unlimited, but our memory is limited. We cannot remember all the information all the time. Hence note-making is necessary to aid the memory.

While making notes, we do not simply read the passage or listen to the speech, but consider various points made by the writer or speaker and draw our own inferences about what is being presented. Thus note-making helps us in understanding the passage in a better way and organizing our thoughts systematically.

Good notes must be short and compact. They must contain all the important information and should be presented in a logical way, understandable when consulted at a later stage.

At least four recognizable abbreviations are to be used in note-making in your board examination. These are essential components of note-making.

While making notes, the whole information is listed in note-form in points only. Notes should not be written in complete sentences as we can’t remember the whole information. So only the main points are listed one under the other and numbered.

Indentation means leaving space at the beginning of a line of print or writing. From the main headings to the sub-headings, the numbering should be spaced a little to the right.

According to the text, the purpose of note making is to aid memory by recording important information that can be referred to later.

Good notes must be short and compact and contain all the important information presented in a logical and understandable way.

Confusing abbreviations should be avoided in note making as they can lead to misunderstandings.