Writing Skills

SHORT COMPOSITIONS N O T I C E NAME OF THE INSTITUTION DateTitle kernel Events name, venue, season and other required details Name (Designation) NOTICE data format easy LETTER FORMAT Q1. Write a notice inviting volunteers for a mavin-day line of reasoning Donation Camp to be organized in your indoctrinate set forth by the Indian ruddy Cross Society. You are Rahil, Head male child of St. Thomas School. N O T I C E ST THOMAS SCHOOL 6 family 2012 BLOOD DONATION camping ground The Indian Red Cross Society is organizing a one-day blood boon camp in our school on 15 September 2012 from 10 am to 4 pm.A team of 4 doctors and 8 nurses from the Indian Red Cross Society will attend the camp. All the senior students to a higher pl sail through 17 years, pa hang-ups and guardians as well as the staff members are invited to give blood. The collected blood will be use for the cancer patients at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, Delhi. For further details, you may contact the undersigne d. Rahil (Head Boy) MESSAGE Q2. Write a mess grow based on the conversation given below. Ramesh Hello, can I speak to Arjun? Raju Arjun is not at home. whitethorn I know whos speaking? Im his brother. Ramesh Im Ramesh, his classmate.Could you inform him that tomorrows chemistry extra class has been cancelled as anil sir is ill? Also tell him to bring the practical file for patience on Monday. Raju Ill surely tell him. Ramesh Thank you. Bye. MESSAGE 6 September 2012, 1 pm Arjun Ramesh, your classmate, c each(prenominal)ed up to inform you that tomorrows chemistry extra class has been cancelled as Anil sir is ill. He has also asked you to bring the practical file for submission on Monday. Raju entropy INTERPRETATION Note You may get bar graphs, pie graphs, tables, X-Y charts for interpretation. Q3. The pastime chart depicts Age wise Population dispersion of a state.Using the information, interpret the entropy ration ally in about 70-80 speech. Age-wise Population Distribution of a raise Age Group Percentage Up to 15 30 Up to 25 47. 75 Up to 35 65 Up to 45 79. 0 Up to 55 93. 75 Up to 65 98. 87 Up to 110 100 Ans. The above chart depicts the Age-wise Population Distribution of a State. The age gathering up to 15 forms the lowest plowshare in the state and it is slight than one third percentage of centre state. Al or so half of the nation of the state is less than 25 years as this age group holds 47. 75 % of total existence.The age group between 25 to 35 years shows the biggest gain in population percentage from 47. 75 to 65 showing 17. 25 % increase. After up to 45, up to 65, the increase in percentage is 19. 37 in total. The age groups between up to 65 and up to 110 shows minimum increase in percentage, portraying that as age increases, the increase in population convince states. DESCRIPTION Note Description can be of any object, soulfulness or event. Q4. Your friend John was absent from the school for a week. in the mean epoch a unsanded student has joined your class.You have to give a factual description of the new classmate to John on phone. make the same in about 70-80 haggling. Ans. A boy from Dehradun named Arpit joined our school 3 days back. He is taller than most of the boys in the class. He is reinvigorated and carries himself very well. He is also a basketball player. Our class teacher is quite impressed with him as when he was asked to introduce himself to the class, he did it in a unique and interesting manner by beginning his portal with his favorite quote. He is an amiable person and in no time hes made a lot of friends.Through his introduction I learnt that you, I and he have a lot of common hobbies and recognize that we would make good friends. BIO-SKETCH Q5. Using the information given below, lay aside the Bio-sketch of the ace Indian athlete P. T. Usha. NameP. T. Usha Date of Birth20 May 1964 Place of BirthKeothali, Kerala CoachMadhvan Nambiar AchievementsSilver medal, 100 m and ii hundred m in 1982 Asian Games, New Delhi Four Gold medals at Asian Games, Seoul in 1986 Ans. P. T. Usha, an ace athlete of India, was born in a poor family in Keothali, Kerala on 20 May 1964. She showed her antiquated talent in the sub-junior championships.The man who shaped the raw material in a glittering diamond was her coach Madhvan Nambiar. His guidance and coaching change her into a great athlete. She showed her athletic prowess at the Asian Games, starting in 1982 where she won Silver medal for 100m and 200m race and then in Seoul in 1986 when she won four gold medals for India. She is an athlete of true and unmatched spirit. DIARY ENTRY FORMAT Date, day (6 September 2012, Thursday)Time (10 pm) satisfy LONG COMPOSITION INFORMAL LETTER Senders grapple Date (5 September 2012) Dear friend/brother/father etc ContentYours fondly Name FORMAL LETTER FORMAT Senders overlay Date (5 September 2012) Receivers Address overcome Sir/Maam Content * Introduction * Elaboration * Conclusion Y ours sincerely/ real Name Q6. You are Akshay, 12, Qutb Road, New Delhi. Write a letter to the editor of a National daily expressing your views on the harmful effects of deadly rain on trees and monuments as a result of industrial contamination in about 150 words. Ans. 12, Qutb Road New Delhi 5 September 2012 The Editor The Times of India New Delhi Subject Damage being caused by industrial contamination Sir/MaamThrough the columns of you esteemed newspaper, I would corresponding to drive the attention of the concerned authorities towards the damage being caused to the trees and monuments by industrial pollution. Pollution from industries is growing in our kingdom which is the worlds indorsement fastest growing economy. As a result of pollution from industries, sour rain occur causing harm to trees and monuments. It not only change soil but can also affect the trees directly as the acid particles damage the little pores on the leaves and block the air transition on the lea ves. This makes it easier for fungi and insects to attack the tree.In the same instruction, when the sulphur pollutants fall on the buildings made from limestone and sandstone, they react with minerals in the stone to form a fine substance that can be washed away by rain. The Taj Mahal has been colly by this sort of air pollution. I would be highly have if you publish an article on this step up so that the industrialists become much concerned about environment and take necessary precautions to check pollution and also the government takes strict action against those who violate norms laid eat up for the industry to check industrial pollution.Yours sincerely Akshay E-MAIL FORMAT FromTo Subject Dear friend/father/brother etcContentWith love/regardsName ARTICLE FORMAT Catchy Heading Content Q7. World Literacy Day was celebrated on 8 September 2012. Write an article for your school magazine highlighting the advantages of literacy in about 150 words. Ans. LITERACY- A STEP TO PROG RESS didactics is not hardly filling up of pale but lighten up of fire. Education has power to change the world. Education is synonymous to progress. Therefore literacy of the country is very important for its breeding.Illiteracy leads to poverty and exploitation and vice-versa. It is the basic cause for all social and economic ills in many countries. Productivity level of the uneducated people is very low. Literacy, on the other hand, helps in fostering development and improvement of living standards in a society. The government and private heavens can create more jobs for the literates which would ultimately lead to the increase in the output of the country. Hence, literacy affects the economic condition and is an important indicator for assessing the overall wellness of the country.Lower literacy rate means that greater proportion of countrys population is not capitalizing on its skills. As a result, there is an overall decline in the gross national income. Thus, it is esse ntial for the government to tackle the issue of illiteracy on top priority for if we need to build our country, we must(prenominal) begin from the field of education. SPEECH Note It is good to start with a quote or saying ahead you introduce yourself and your topic. testingple oral communication on Literacy- a step to progress Education is not simply filling up of pale but lightening of fire.Education has power to change the world. Education is synonymous to progress. A very good morning to one and all present here. Today, Im here to express my views on the topic Literacy- a step to progress. Rest of the content- same as the content of article REPORT FORMAT Heading Date, Place, name Content Q8. You are Anurag/Anuradha, a staff reporter of The Times of India. You have been asked to trail the ghastly initiate accident that took site at Ratlam. Write a report of the terrible accident in about 150 words to be published in your newspaper.Ans. A TRAIN ACCIDENT 2 September 2012, Rat lam, Anuradha Call it a twist of tragic irony or fate, within twenty four hours of the Railway Ministers office of making the Indian Railways safer and secure, the nation has witnessed a ghastly rail accident. forward reports tell that the accident was caused by professional incompetence due to an error-prone human judgment. The Rajdhani Mail was stationed at platform no. 1. Passengers were waiting for the dissemble City Mail coming on platform no. 2.The linesman gave a wrong track to the coming train leading to a disastrous collision. Three bogies got derailed. Many passengers got trapped inside cries of wounded rent the air and dead bodies could be seen lying on the rails. The relief train came within an hour with doctors and medicines. Over thirty people were taken to the normal Hospital, Ratlam. The horrible accident took a toll of twelve lives, including three women and two children. STORY FORMAT Catchy Title Content- beginning and ending should back the chief(prenominal ) part or the events described in the story.Writing SkillsExam 986041RR WRITING SKILLS PART 2When you have completed your exam and reviewed your answers, filter face Exam. Answers will not be recorded until you hit Submit Exam. If you need to exit before completing the exam, click Cancel Exam.Questions 1 to 20 Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a pageboy break, so be sure that you have seen the entire question and all the answers before choosing an answer.1. Which one of the following(a) strong beliefs or phrases is most likely to be considered a cliche?A. Are you a man or a moose?B. How dead is a dead doornail?C. When in doubt, pout.D. Look before you leap.2. Of these four words, which one is most likely to have a detrimental flavor?A. MeanderB. HarangueC. ConfoundD. Distract3. Which of the following statements about diction building is not make?A. Pronunciation is an important part of adding new words to your vocabulary.B. The best way to improve your vocabulary is to memorize lists of vocabulary words.C. version on a daily basis is very important for building your vocabulary.D. Using the dictionary is only one step in the process of vocabulary building.4. Read the word in parentheses then decide which of these fates most effectively translates an mouse concept into a mental picture.A. (Sunrise) The rising sun transformed the canyon into bright stone and deep shadow.B. (Studious) Lucy lay on her bed reading a back issue of National Geographic.C. (Rumors) Whispers of doubt filled the avoid halls like the reek of boiled cabbage.D. (Freedom) On her twenty-first birthday, Lola declared herself a woman.5. When using direct quotations in your writing, which of the following should be placed outside the set of quotation marks?A. SemicolonB. PeriodC. CommaD. Question mark6. Which of the following words is most likely to carry a connotation?A. WalkB. StandC. StrideD. Run7. When we speak of the flavor of a word, were talking about the extra understood meanings that it carries in addition to its main meaning. These extra meanings are calledA. definitions.B. shadings.C. connotations.D. denotations.8. Find the sentence with the active part.A. The bill was passed by the legislative assembly.B. I was told by the chairman that the bill was passed by the legislature.C. The chairman told me that the legislature passed the bill.D. It was voted by the legislature to pass.9. An antonym is a word thatsA. pronounced the same.B. blow in meaning.C. the same in meaning.D. defined in a thesaurus.10. Of the following methods, the best way to increase your reading is byA. reading a new book every day.B. setting a goal to read tail fin new pages every night.C. joining a mail-order book club.D. forcing yourself to read subjects you dislike.11. Nelsons quest is tinkering with small appliances. Tinkering with implies that Nelson is unskilled at his hobby. You want to change the flavor of this sentence to show that Nelson is, in fact, quite skilled at his hobby. Which of the following should you consider to replace tinkering with so that the reader gets the right idea?A. RepairingB. SellingC. Messing withD. Fiddling with12. Which sentence best describes clustering?A. You write down words or ideas in chronological order.B. Youre generating words that suggest manageable themes for an essay.C. Youre generating words that suggest possible sentences or paragraphs.D. You write down words or ideas that occur to you in no particular order.13. Which of the following sentences uses the best close-up words?A. Sara is pursuing a non-science degree.B. Sara is pursuing a degree.C. Sara is studying languages.D. Sara is studying French and German.14. Increasing your vocabulary meansA. youll be able to spend more time reading.B. youll spend less time on revision.C. youll write more lively sentences.D. youll write lifelong sentences.15. Which of the following would be an appropriat e way to add variety to your sentences?A. consumption questions and answers together.B. Use more close-up words.C. Add personal anecdotes.D. Make your sentences read like a spoken conversation.16. When writing, you can most effectively use a dashA. to add a formal touch to a sentence.B. in place of an exclamation point.C. to get the readers attention.D. in place of a semicolon.17. Which of the following words is the best close-up word?A. FoodB. ZucchiniC. PlantD. Vegetable18. Which of the following sentences is written in the passive voice?A. I would not provoke that man if I were you.B. Having left the building, demigod never returned.C. The effects of cyanide are well known.D. They considered their options.19. Which one of the following sentences is written in the active voice?A. Few people recall seriously of doing something about accidents.B. It is said that definite steps can be taken to prevent many accidents.C. Accidents are considered by most people as unavoidable.D. Acci dents are witnessed every day.20. Which statement is most accurate regarding the speaking-writing radio link?A. The words used by writers are not normally used in speaking.B. To own a word, speak it.C. Written words rarely reflect the words people use when they speak.D. To own a word, write it over and over again. End of exam