Report Writing Class 12 Format, Examples, Topics, Samples
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Let’s understand……………..
A Report is a written composition or, in other words, we can say it is a prepared talk
about a particular subject. It is a vivid expression of a personal experience on account
of something heard, seen, done, studied etc meant to be published or broadcasted. The
most common example is the news reports we read in the newspapers, everyday.
Reports can be of many types, such as
1. A newspaper report
2. A report about an event or function at school/institute/ organisation
3. A report about an accident/happening that you have witnessed
4. A report about an enquiry or survey
Students are required to write either newspaper reports or reports for the school
magazines.
While Writing a Report
be factual and do not add any information on your own that may seen fictitious.
write in indirect speech and preferably in passive voice.
write in third person form and avoid using pronouns like I, me or you.
avoid imposing your personal opinions and do not make any conclusions.
answer the questions to ‘when’, ‘where’, ‘why’, ‘what’, ‘who’ and ‘how’.
Format of a Report
1. Headline
2. Byline (Name of the reporter)
3. Opening paragraph
4. Details (Next two paragraphs)
5. Conclusive statement
(It can either be a summary of the whole situation, a conclusion, condemnation, appeal
or warning)
Marking Scheme
Format 1 Mark
Headline, byline, date and place.
Content 4’Marks
What, when, where, who, how the incident happened.
Expression 5 Marks
Logical and relevant details without grammatical or spelling errors.
Illustrations
1. A Report about an accident.
Four Killed as Car Rams Into Bus
by Shweta Vashist, Staff Correspondent
Panchkula, 15th July, 20XX : Four people were killed and at least two seriously injured,
when a Maruti 800 car rammed into a private bus at Sector 15 round about 2 pm here
today. According to preliminary reports and eyewitness accounts, the driver of the car
lost control on his speed and failed to apply the brakes. The bus was waiting for
passengers at the Sector 15 bus stand.
The injured have been rushed to the Government Hospital, Panchkula and further
investigations are on.
What did you observe in this Report?
The headline of this report is short and is not a complete sentence.
The name of the reporter is followed by date, place and time of the incident.
The entire report is broken down into many paragraphs. In the first paragraph, the
entire incident is reported in a gist form. The subsequent two paragraphs mention
the other details related to the incident. The final paragraph contains the
inconsequential details.
The whole report is factual.
The entire report is in the third person and in the passive voice.
. A report about an event
GNPS Rajouri Garden Celebrated World Environment Day
by Ravi Sharma
New Delhi, 2nd July, 20XX : Students of Guru Nanak Public School, Rajouri Garden
participated in a function to celebrate World Environment Day on 5th June at Vigyan
Bhavan. It was also the 30th anniversary of National Museum of Natural History.
President of India, Pranaba Mukherjee was the Chief Guest. The other guests included
Narain Meena, Minister of State for Environment,S Raghupathy, Minister of State
(Forests and Wildlife), Meena Gupta, Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests and
Sudhir Mittal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests.
The students presented ‘Prakriti Vandana’ a song and dance. An effective skit ‘Kahan
gaya wo dharti ka swarg’ was also presented, wherein experts from National Museum of
Natural History including Dr Naaz Rizvi and school teachers Jyoti Cheema and Rajvindra
Kaur directed the students. The song presentation prepared under the able guidance of
Bhupinder Kaur, Inderjeet Kaur and S Amritpal Singh forced the audience to introspect.
The School chairman, S Inder Singh and vice chairman, S Singh Ratra were also present.
The vote of thanks was proposed by the Director, National Museum of Natural History,
Dr Venugopal.
What did you observe in this Report?
The report has a headline that attracts a reader’s attention.
The report tells what, when, where, how (description) and why was the event
organised.
Finally, the report has the name of the writer or reporter.
3. A report about a survey
75% Children Plagued by Dental Problems : IDA
by Sriparna Dutta, Staff Correspondent
