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Draft a letter to the editor of a renowned daily in 120-150 words on the need to keep our surroundings clean to avoid outbreaks of common diseases like malaria and dengue. You are Bharat/Bharati.
Use the given cues along with your own ideas to compose this letter.

Concept: Letter Writing
You are Anil/Anita of Vasant Road, Lucknow. You saw the given advertisement in the newspaper and wish to apply for the position advertised. Write a letter of application in 120-150 words, along with a detailed biodata.
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Concept: Letter Writing
Every Sunday morning, you have observed senior residents of the colony teaching children from the neighbouring slums. You are impressed by this spirit of giving back to the community. You are Shalu/Shalin, a news reporter for a national daily. Write a report in 120-150 words on a community initiative. You may use the following cues:
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Spirit of Community
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Concept: Report Writing
Draft an article in 120-150 words to be published in a prominent journal on the problem of stray dogs in your colony. Give suggestions to overcome this menace. You are Prema/Prashant. Use the given cues along with your ideas to compose the article:

Concept: Article Writing
You are Neelam/Nitesh, Secretary of the school Library Club. The club is organizing an inter school "Let's Read a Book" week to help develop and encourage the habit of reading among children. Draft a notice in about 50 words for the school notice board inviting club members from classes X-XII to be student volunteers for the event. Mention the day, date, time and venue.
Concept: Notice Writing
Draft a notice in about 50 words, urging students of classes IX and XI to be volunteer teachers for a three-week literacy camp to be held in your school from Monday, 15th May to Friday, 2nd June as part of the community service internship. Children from the neighbourhood slums would be taught basic reading, writing, listening, speaking, and numerical skills. Mention the timings and the venue of the camp. You are Rita/Kailash, Teacher-in-charge of community service.
Concept: Notice Writing
You are Sarla Dutta, proprietor of Child's Planet, a showroom of children's educational toys. Draft a formal printed invitation in 50 words to be sent to your patrons, friends and relatives inviting them to the opening of the new showroom. Give details such as day, date, time and venue.
Concept: Formal/Informal Invitation and Reply
You have received an invitation to attend the prize giving ceremony for the Inter-School Science Exhibit Competition. Write a formal letter in 50 words to the Principal of Rose Public School, Simla informing him/her about your inability to attend the ceremony. You are Dr. Suri. Mention the day, date, time and venue.
Concept: Formal Letter Writting
You are a resident of Pranihar Colony and a member of the Resident Welfare Association. During your morning walks, you have noticed that the parks are in dismal condition. Due to neglect, the parks are no longer safe for residents or children to play. Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper in about 120-150 words, expressing your views on the situation and suggest ways of improving and maintaining the park. You are Satish/Sunaina, member RWA. Use the given cues along with your ideas to compose this letter.
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Reasons for Neglect
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Efforts to be taken
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Concept: Letter Writing
You are Prerna Seth, you saw the given advertisement in the newspaper and wish to apply for the position advertised.
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Dimla Pvt. Ltd. Required - an accountant with a minimum of 5 years experience. Lob Responsibilities - prepare salaries, accounts, and the record of income and expenditure. Preferred Skills and Qualifications - B.Com., C.A. with knowledge of computers, especially Excel. Send your bio-data within 10 days to Rajiv Arora, Personnel Manager, Dimla Pvt. Ltd., Nehru Enclave, Indore. |
Write a letter to The Managing Director, Dimla Pvt. Ltd., along with your bio-data, expressing your interest in the situation vacant.
Concept: Letter Writing
Write a Report for the school magazine on a one-day inter-school cricket match held in Suraj Public School, Chalapuram, Calicut. You may use the inputs given below.
| day, date, time, venue, scores of each team, outstanding individual scores, prizes and awards. You are Sujatha/Anil - Student reporter. (120-150 words) |
Concept: Report Writing
You are Praveen/Prerna. Secretary, Eco-club of Bharati School, Lucknow. You write an article on the hazards of environmental pollution for the school magazine. You may use the cues given below. (120-150 words)
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Causes - dumping of industrial waste in water bodies, improper disposal of e-waste and medical waste, indiscriminate construction work. Solutions - stricter laws/role of media in spreading awareness/initiative by N.G.O. |
Concept: Article Writing
The Literary Society of Glory Public School is setting up a Creative Writing Club to encourage and develop the habit of creative writing. Draft a notice in not more than 50 words for the school notice board, inviting students from classes VI-X to join the Writer's Society. The members would be expected to stay back after school for 2 hours once a week. Mention the day, date, time and venue. You are Ragini/Rakesh, President of the Society.
Concept: Notice Writing
Draft a notice in about 50 words, urging students of classes IX and XI to participate in a three-week leadership camp to be held in your school. Mention the date, day, time and venue of the camp. You are Rita/Kailash, President of the Student Council.
Concept: Notice Writing
Send a formal letter of invitation in 50 words to Dr. Mehra, noted novelist and educationist, to speak on, 'The Importance of Books'. You are Lena/Sanjay, Secretary, Literary Club, S. S. Public School. Mention the day, date, time and venue.
Concept: Formal Letter Writting
You are invited by a friend of yours to spend some days at his/her village near Manali during the summer vacation. Respond to his/her invitation. (50 words) Mention the day, date, time and venue.
Concept: Formal/Informal Invitation and Reply
The newspapers today have full-page advertisements promoting luxury items. With the increase in consumerism, people find it difficult to resist and soon find themselves trapped in a world of social one-upmanship. Write a letter to the editor expressing your views on the consequences of this consumerism, giving suggestions on how to control this habit. You are Renu/Rajan. Use the given cues along with your own ideas to compose this letter.
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Consequences
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Solutions
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Concept: Letter Writing
Mitali Kedia sees the following advertisement and wishes to apply for the position advertised. Write a letter of application in 120-150 words, along with a detailed bio-data.
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Skill Development Institute
Apply within 10 days to the Director, Skill Development Institute, Meerut. |
Concept: Letter Writing
You are Nishi/Nishant, a social worker, you feel that the progress and advancement of India can be enhanced by educating the girl child. He/She writes an article of 120-150 words for the local newspaper expressing his/her views. You may use the cues given below.
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Advantages of Educating the Girl Child
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Concept: Article Writing
Your school has organised a seminar on cyberbullying and online safety. It was attended by counsellors and students from ten different schools. As a student reporter, write a report in about 120-150 words to be published in the school weekly. You are Rajshri/Rishi. You may use the following cues along with your ideas to compose the article.
| date, day, time, venue, Speakers Dr. Rao, Dr. Sen, Dr. Sidh; discussion on perils of cyberbullying, measures to control it, legal aid. |
Concept: Report Writing
