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Making notes is a useful practice as it often helps students during lectures, while preparing for exams and revising for them. It also helps condense long chapters into short, to the point material, which further helps one to remember the gathered information. Moreover, texts are better understood with the help of the notes.

 How to Make Notes : 
►  Read the passage carefully  and understand the main/general meaning of the passage. You must comprehend the theme and subject of the passage.
►  Once you know what the passage is all about, mark the main components or sub parts of the passage. Look for details, points, opinions or conclusions drawn from the passage. Make sure, no important point is missed out.
►  Give your notes a title, make sure it's short and crisp. It should be based on the central idea of the passage.
►  Next, frame, main headings and subheadings to put across crucial components given in the passage. It should be the main idea of the passage presented in the bullets or numbered points.
►  In case, the subheadings can be further provided with important details, write them in points specifically under the subheading to which it belongs.
►  Do not write full sentences; use abbreviations whenever necessary.
►  Use proper indentation to present the notes. Sub-sections are written a little further from the main heading; be consistent while numbering.

 How to Use Abbreviations and Symbols : While making notes, using abbreviations and symbols help in saving time and space.
There are different ways to abbreviate long or complicated words:
►  Using the initials of two or more words
e.g., United Nations - U.N., etc.
►  Using the first few letters of the words
e.g., construction - Const., abbreviation - abbr., etc.
►  Universally recognised abbreviations
e.g., Opposite - Opp., government - govt., department - dept., etcetera - etc., that is - i.e., etc.
►  Removing the vowels
e.g., reading - rdng, books - bks, shopping - shppng, etc.
►  Universally recognised symbols
e.g., ∴ Therefore, ∵ because, > greater or larger, < less or smaller, ↓ falling or decrease, ↑ rising or increase

 How to Write Summary : Ideally, a summary must provide the information in the same order as given in the original passage. While writing the summary, it is advisable that you refer to the notes you have already made. This will help you in keeping your summary short and crisp, informative and original. However, make sure, all the important components of the passage have been covered in the summary.

Note- Making Format :
I.    Title
II.  1.    Main heading
      1.1  Subheading
      1.2  Subheading
      1.3  Subheading
            1.3.1  Sub-subheading
                      (Any extra detail)
       2.   Main heading
       2.1 Subheading
       2.2 Subheading
III. Abbreviations used
IV. Summary
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