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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
A sea storm is expected to hit the states on the East Coast of the country within 72 hours. As Rohit/Reema, Director General, Coast Guard, Odisha, write a notice in 50 words to warn fishermen, tourists and the general public to take all safety precautions and not venture into the sea. Mention relevant details.
Concept: Notice Writing
You are the Anuj/Anu, Secretary of Saket Kunj, Saket, Navi Mumbai, Resident Welfare Association. Write a notice in 50 words to be circulated to all the residents informing them that there will be no water supply in your colony for two days due to necessary repair and maintenance work. Mention dates, and the timings that tankers will be available in the R.W.A. premises.
Concept: Notice Writing
You are the Secretary of the Student Council at Holy Mother Convent School, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi. Your school is organizing a Diwali Mela. Draft a formal invitation letter in about 50 words to be sent to the Chairman of your school, inviting him to inaugurate the Mela. You are Amita/Amit. Mention the day, date, time and venue.
Concept: Formal Letter Writting
You are Vineeta/Vinay Sharma. Draft a formal letter of reply in about 50 words, declining the invitation to dinner on 28th February at Army Parade Grounds being hosted by Major J. P. Gautam. Mention the day, date, time and venue.
Concept: Formal/Informal Invitation and Reply
A survey reveals that advertisements impact both young and old. They are lured by the discounted prices and the promises made by the product manufacturers. Write a letter to the editor of a national daily expressing your views in 120-150 wards on how advertisements may mislead consumers and give suggestions on how they can make informed decisions. You are Carol/Philip. You may use the given input.
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Concept: Letter Writing
