REPORT WRITING – GRADE 12

Points to Remember:
 Mention the place, date, time and other relevant facts about the event.
 Include information collected from the people around or affected by the event.
 Write the name of the reporter.
 Provide a suitable title/heading.
 Write in past tense.
 Develop ideas (causes, reasons, consequences, opinions) logically.
 Can be written in either two or three paragraphs

Please note that you can write the report in two or three paragraphs.

Q1. Recently your school held a Seminar on Conservation of Water as a part of World Water
Day celebrations. As the School Pupil Leader of Maryland School, Gurgaon, write a report in
100-125 words for a local daily. Sign as Pritham/Preeti.
Answer:
Seminar On Water Conservation
By: Preeti
Maryland School,
Gurgaon

16th March, 20xx, Gurgaon: Our school organised a seminar on ‘Water Conservation’ as part of
the World Water Day Celebrations on 13th August, 20xx. The main aim of this seminar was to
remind us all about the need to save the government and the non-governmental organisations in
providing help water as it is a precious source imperative for our survival.

Distinguished environmentalists and eminent personalities were our guest speakers and they
reiterated the need not only of conserving water but also spoke at length on how to conserve
water by stressing upon the fact that each drop of water is precious. Dr. Yashraj, an eminent
environmentalist, suggested rain-water harvesting as one of the best ways to conserve water.

Using visual aids to highlight his discourse, he suggested that to ensure availability of water for
the future generations the withdrawal of fresh water from an ecosystem should not exceed its
natural replacement rate. The seminar concluded on the note that water conservation is the most
cost-effective, environmentally sound way to reduce our demand for water and so each one of us
must do our bit towards improving water management to enhance optimum use of water.

2. Your school organised an exhibition-cum-sale of the items prepared under Work Experience
Certificate by your school students. There was an overwhelming response from the public.
Prepare a report in 100-125 words for a local daily. You are the Coordinator, S.U.P.W. activities,
Nita School, Gurgaon.
Answer:
An Exhibition-Cum-Sale
By: ABC, Coordinator, SUPW Activities
Nita School, Gurgaon
31st July 20xx, Gurgaon : There was Work Experience session by our students on the 31st of July
in the school lawns. It was heartening to see the overwhelming response our endeavour got from
not only the parents but also from the general public who showed a lot of interest in the items
made by the students. A wide array of items such as candles, greeting cards, jewellery boxes,
wooden handicrafts had been prepared by talented students.

The students were really encouraged by the positive feedback they got from everyone present.
Our principal too was personally present there all the time interacting with everyone. He
appreciated the students’ hard work and creativity and announced that the money collected from
the sale of items would be donated to an old-age home in the vicinity of our school.

Our principal also decided that such initiatives would be taken up by our school more frequently
to motivate the creative students and to help a noble cause.

3. A major bus mishap which left several people seriously injured took place at Nicholas Road,
Nungambakkam, Chennai. Luckily no life was lost. Collect the information from the
eyewitnesses and send a report in 100-125 words to ‘The Nungambakkam Times’. You are
Vinod/Vinodhini, a reporter.
Answer:
Bus Mishap
Vinod, Staff Reporter
The Nungambakkam Times 14th February, 20xx: A major bus mishap took place at Nicholas
Road in Nungambakkam, Chennai yesterday at about 10 a.m. It resulted in serious injuries to
almost twelve of the twenty-five passengers who were on board the bus. Luckily though, there
was no loss of life. An eyewitness accounts how the high speeding bus overturned when it took a
sharp turn in an attempt to avert a collision with a truck that was coming in the wrong direction.

The authorities have arrested the truck driver for his negligence. The bus driver could not be
taken into custody for over speeding as he is admitted in hospital with grievous injuries.

The state government has announced a compensation of? 25,000 for those seriously injured. A
state-level inquiry has also been ordered into the mishap.

4. A new indoor gymnasium has recently been constructed and inaugurated at APJ International
School at Goa. As special correspondent of ‘The Hindu’ draft a report in 100-125 words on the
gymnasium and the inauguration ceremony.

Answer:
State-Of-The-Art
Gymnasium Inauguration
Special Correspondent,
The Hindu
The Hindu 7th August,20xx : An indoor gymnasium which had been under construction for the
past few months was inaugurated at APJ International School. The State Health Minister, Shri
S.D. Philips, inaugurated the fully equipped air-conditioned gymnasium yesterday in the
presence of the staff and students of the school. In his inaugural speech, the Minister stressed
upon the need of physical fitness and the importance of following a regular work-out regime in
today’s stressful lifestyle. The gymnasium combines innovative early physical education, pre-
gymnastics classes with state-of-the-art fitness equipment and other facilities.

Such initiatives empower the school children by j helping them to acquire the necessary skills,
confidence and positive self-image needed to become healthy young adults.