Note Making

Note Making is a way of recording important details from a source. This source can be any
book, article, meeting or any oral discussion. In note making, the writer records the essence of
the information. It helps us to understand and clarify thinking. Note making saves a lot of time by
going through the notes made. One can get a glimpse of a lot of information from a short note.

Points to remember- Note making and summarising

Select only the relevant data and include only the essential phrases from the passage.
Try to use a minimum amount of words. Complete sentences would not be accepted as
notes. Thus, the usage of full sentences must be avoided.
Only really important examples need to be included.
Eliminate the use of auxiliary verbs, prepositions etc.

It is necessary to give a suitable title to notes and maintain proper indentation.

It is mandatory to make at least four headings and subheadings.

The summary should be brief and should be made using notes prepared. It is important
that one keeps in mind the word limit of the summary and strictly adheres to the notes.

It is mandatory to include at least four abbreviations in your notes. Add a full stop after
each abbreviation to make it clear for the reader. They should be common and easily
identifiable. For example- “carbs.” for carbohydrates
It is necessary to prepare a key to abbreviations (minimum four) and enclose it within a
box.

The presentation of this writing skill is of utmost importance.

Note Making Sample

Example 1: Read the passage given below:(Sample Question Paper CBSE, 2019-20)

BALANCING THE SCALES

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making a difference to how legal work is done, but it isn’t the threat it
is made out to be. AI is making impressive progress and shaking up things all over the world
today. The assumption that advancements in technology and artificial intelligence will render any
profession defunct is just that, an assumption and a false one. The only purpose this
assumption serves is creating mass panic and hostility towards embracing technology that is
meant to make our lives easier.

Let us understand what this means explicitly for the legal world. The ambit of AI includes
recognizing human speech and objects, making decisions based on data, and translating
languages. Tasks that can be defined as ‘search-and-find’ type can be performed by AI.
Introducing AI to this profession will primarily be for the purpose of automating mundane,
tedious tasks that require negligible human intelligence. The kind of artificial intelligence that is
employed by industries in the current scene, when extended to the law will enable quicker
services at a lower price. AI is meant to automate a number of tasks that take up precious
working hours lawyers could be devoted to tasks that require discerning, empathy, and trust-
qualities that cannot be replicated by even the most sophisticated form of AI. The legal
profession is one of the oldest professions in the world. Thriving over 1000 years; trust,
judgement, and diligence are the pillars of this profession. The most important pillar is the
relationship of trust between a lawyer and clients, which can only be achieved through human
connection and interaction.

While artificial intelligence can be useful in scanning and organizing documents pertaining to a
case, it cannot perform higher-level tasks such as sharp decisionmaking, relationship-building
with valuable clients and writing legal briefs, advising clients, and appearing in court. These are
over and above the realm of computerization.

The smooth proceeding of a case is not possible without sound legal research. While presenting
cases lawyers need to assimilate information in the form of legal research by referring to a
number of relevant cases to find those that will favour their client’s motion. Lawyers are even
required to thoroughly know the opposing stand and supporting legal arguments they can
expect to prepare a watertight defence strategy. AI software that operates on natural language
enables electronic discovery of information relevant to a case, contract reviews, and automation
generation of legal documents.

AI utilizes big-data analytics which enables visualization of case data. It also allows for creation
of a map of the cases which were cited in previous cases and their resulting verdicts, as per the
website Towards Data Science. The probability of a positive outcome of a case can be predicted
by leveraging predictive analytics with machine learning. This is advantageous to firms as they
can determine the return on investment in litigation and whether an agreement or arbitration
should be considered.

(a) On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, make notes on it using headings
and subheadings. Use recognizable abbreviations (wherever necessary- minimum four) and a
format you consider suitable. Also supply an appropriate title to it. (5)

(b) Write a summary of the passage in about 80 words. (3)

Solution 1:

Artificial Intelligence: Not a threat

1. Not a threat
1.1 is of help
1.2 makes life easier
1.3 no profession defunct
2. AI.will help legal field
2.1 recog.human speech and object
2.2 making decisions based on data
2.3 translates langs.
2.4 do search and find tasks
3. AI. cannot perform high level tasks like
3.1 writing legal briefs
3.2 advising clients
3.3 apprng in courts
3.4 sharp decision making
4. Function of AI.
4.1 collates data
4.2 predicts probable outcomes
4.3 tells return on invest.
4.4 considering agreement or arbitration

Key to Abbreviations

Abbreviations Words
AI Artificial Intelligence
recog. recognises
langs. languages
apprng. appearing
invt. investment

Summary

Artificial Intelligence: Not a threat

Artificial Intelligence is not a threat but makes life easier especially in the legal field. It cannot
perform certain high-level tasks like writing legal briefs, advising clients, making sharp decisions
and appearing in courts but it can collate data, aid research and decisions based on data. It can
recognize human speech and translate languages. It can also predict probable outcomes, tell
return on investment, consider agreement or arbitration and is thus advantageous to legal firms.

Note Making Example 2: Read the passage given below: (Sample Question Paper CBSE,
2017-18)
1. Colour Therapy is a complementary therapy for which there is evidence dating back
thousands of years to the ancient cultures of Egypt, China and India. If we define it in simple
terms, Colour is a light of varying wavelengths, thus each colour has its own particular
wavelength and energy.

2. Colours contribute to energy. This energy may be motivational and encouraging. Each of the
seven colours of the spectrum are associated with energy. The energy relating to each of the
seven spectrum colours of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet, resonates with the
energy of each of the seven main chakras/energy centres of the body. Colour therapy can help
to re-balance and/or stimulate these energies by applying the appropriate colour to the body.

3. Red relates to the base chakra, orange the sacral chakra, yellow the solar plexus chakra,
green the heart chakra, blue the throat chakra, indigo the brow chakra (sometimes referred to
as the third eye) and violet relates to the crown chakra.

4. Colour is absorbed by the eyes, skin, skull, our ‘magnetic energy field’ or aura and the energy
of colour affects us on all levels, that is to say, physical, spiritual and emotional. Every cell in the
body needs light energy – thus colour energy has widespread effects on the whole body. There
are many different ways of giving colour, including; Solarised Water, Light boxes/lamps with
colour filters, colour silks and hands on healing using colour.

5. Colour therapy can be shown to help on a physical level, which is perhaps easier to quantify,
however there are deeper issues around the colours on the psychological and spiritual levels.
Our wellbeing is not, of course, purely a physical issue. Fortunately, many more practitioners,
both orthodox and complementary, are now treating patients in a holistic manner.

6. Colour Therapy is a totally holistic and non-invasive therapy and, really, colour should be a
part of our everyday life, not just something we experience for an hour or two with a therapist.
Colour is all around us everywhere. This wonderful planet does not contain all the beautiful
colours of the rainbow for no reason. Nothing on this earth is here just by chance; everything in
nature is here for a purpose. Colour is no exception. All we need to do is to heighten our
awareness of the energy of colour, absorb it and see how it can transform our lives.

(a) On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, make notes on it using headings
and sub- headings. Use recognizable abbreviations (wherever necessary-minimum four) and a
format you consider suitable. Also supply an appropriate title to it. (5)
(b) Write a summary of the passage in about 80 words. (3)

Solution 2:
Suggested Notes as per CBSE
Colour Therapy
1. Age old therapy
1.1 Found in
1.1.1 Egypt
1.1.2 China
1.1.3 India
1.2 light of vryng wvlngth & energy
2. Colour relate to energy of chakras
2.1 red –base
2.2 orange – sacral
2.3 yellow – solar plexus
2.4 green – heart
2.5 blue – throat
2.6 indigo – brow
2.7 violet – crown
3. Holistic benefits
3.1 phy’l
3.2 spirit’l
3.3 emtn’l

Key to Abbreviations

Abbreviations Words
vryng varying
wvlngth wavelength
& and
phy’l physical
spirit’l spiritual
emtin’l emotional

Summary

Colour Therapy

Colour therapy is an age-old therapy found in the cultures of Egypt, China and India. Each
colour has light of varying wavelength and energy. Colours relate to the energy of chakras. Red
is for base chakra, orange to sacral, yellow to solar plexus, green to heart, blue to throat, indigo
to brow and violet to crown. Colour impacts us on all levels, including the physical, spiritual and
emotional well being. Colour therapy has holistic benefits.