IV.

Report

reort gives a description of an event. Hence, it should be prepared in

he same order in which the event has happened. A report should be clear,
Systematic and to-the-point.

Tips to write report

a

.Give a bold title/heading to the report.

Write the name of the person reporting (writing) it just below the
heading. Give his/her designation also, if mentioned.
The date and place of the event are very important parts of a report
and must be written before the beginning of the report.
A report should be prepared in three-four short paragraphs. They can be
arranged as follows:
The first paragraph should contain a brief account of the event that
is being reported in one-two lines.
> The second and third paragraphs should contain the details of the
incident/accident such as what/how/where/when it happened along with
any special happening/action/mishap/casualties/losses, etc.
The fourth paragraph should include action taken/action required
along with the concluding remarks.
A report is written in the third person.
Use proper punctuation marks and ensure that the language, grammar
and spellings are correct.
Do not exceed the prescribed word-limit.
1. You are Maya/Mayank Chawla, Head Boy/Girl of Setia Public School,
Noida, U.P. Your school has just celebrated its Golden Jubilee by holding
a spectacular function. The Chief Guest was the Prime Minister. Write a
report in not more than 150-200 words about the same.

Golden Jubilee Celebrations

by Maya / Mayank Chawla
Noida, 6 Apr: On 5 April 20xx, our school, Setia Public School, Noida,
celebrated its Golden Jubilee with a spectacular function in the school
auditorium from 5.00-8.00 pm. The Chief Guest was the Hon'ble Prime
Minister of India, who arrived promptly at 5:00 pm. .
The celebrations began with the lighting of the lamp followed by a
medley of songs by the school choir along with a live orchestra comprising

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 mostly of senior students. The Principal, Mr. D.K. Gupta, welcon
Chief Guest with a shawl and a bouquet of flowers. The Midlle omed
the
presented a
hilarious skit in which students chool
their teo
imitated their teach
and friends. This was appreciated and enjoyed by
everyone. The s
students presented a short documentary on the progress of of the seh
school
since it was
opened by Mrs. Mrinalini Gupta fifty years ago.
documentary also served as a background for various
performances The
the students depicting the
development of the school. by
The celebrations ended with a
gracious speech by the Prime Ministos
who remembered witnessing the
laying of the first brick and the oDenine
of the school. He
praised the teachers and students for their hard Woring
in
having made the evening a memorable and successful one.
2. Your school constructed a new Art and Craft Room
where students were
given special classes in art, weaving, pottery,
the year. At the end of the school embroidery, etc. throughout
year, the school had a special
displaying the work that the students had accomplished. All the exhibition
were sold and the
a school for the
proceeds were sent to the Ram Mehra Fund to works build
residents of a nearby slum. Write a
exhibition as Amita/Amit Setia of the Ram report about the
Mehra Secondary School for
your school newspaper in not more than
150-200 words.
Art and Craft
Exhibitiona
by Amita/Amit Setia
New Delhi, 24 Apr: When the new
school year began in 20xx, the Ram
Mehra Secondary School
opened a new Art and Craft room which boasted
of the latest state-of-the art
materials and technology.
Special classes for embroidery, pottery,
singing, etc. were held for all the interested weaving, painting, sketching,
April 20xx, ä special exhibition students. Recently, on 20
held in the school displaying the students' hard work was
premises. All
invited to view and buy the items parents, friends and relatives were
was astounded prepared
by the enormous talent andduring
the year. Everyo
hard work
the exhibition. All the
students and their teachers were displayed a
Principal who also announced that the school had been praised by tne
large sum of money to help able to collece
Mehra Fund was building for the complete the school building that the Ka
children and adults of a nearby lum
The Principal also stated
that since the exhibition had been
s
success, one would be held suc
every year to encourage all
display their talents. Extra classes and eredits will studen al
students who are interested in also be given
joining.
 Section B: Writing Skilts B-231
You are Anjali/Anand Sood, a reporter with the Hindustan Times'. Write
a report for the newspaper about a fire which took place in Okhla where
a textile factory was burnt down and several thousand yards of fabric
was destroyed.

Fire in Textile Factory

by Anjali /Anand Sood
(HT Reporter)
New Delhi, 2 Mar: A fire broke out in the busy Okhla area on 1st
March, 20xx, where a textile factory was completely burnt down. Several
thousand yards of fabric along with the machinery which it is made
on
and printed was destroyed causing a loss of about one million rupees.

to of the the- police have come

people living nearby,
After talking some

to the conclusion that the fire started

because of a short circuit in
one of the wires of the factory itself. However,
the electric spark went
unnoticed and the work continued in full swing. Soon, an entire portion
r a n out in fear.
of the factory was on fire. The workers panicked and
The machines also began to overheat causing the
fire to spread quickly.
fire was raging and difficult to
By the time the fire brigade arrived, the
control.The brave worked continuously for five hours until
firefighters
the embers died down.
months' salaries will be given
The owners have announced that two
have also promised to help all
to all employees as compensation. They
as soon as possible.
those working for them to find new jobs
RAV Public School, Sirsa, Haryana
4. A Career Day w a s conducted in
for Class XII students who have to
for all senior students, especially
o n c e they pass out of school.
decide what subjects they want to pursue
like fashion designing, food production,
Professionals from various fields and a n s w e r
etc. w e r e invited to give advice
c a r manufacturers, publishing, write
students. As Tania/Tushar Chhabra,
the questions of the confused words.
m o r e than 150-200
a report about the s a m e in not
Career Day
by Tania/Tushar Chhabra

conducted Career
Jan: RAV Public School, Sirsa, Haryana,
a
Haryana, 21 which subjects they want to pursue
Day to help senior students decide
students asking questions from many
after Class XII. This event entailed
of the confused students.
professionals who had come to address the queries
fashion designer Rahul
Professionals from international corporations, seated
Saurabh Ganguly, etc. w e r e all
Verma, sports personality
 separately in various classrooms. Students, along with
went in pairs to talk to whomever they felt would be able their parents.
their na
e to givethe
needed. They asked about the type of th
the type of advice give
thatthey Couurses
or
subjects they should study, the colleges they needed to
what their talents were best suited for.
There were also apply toto and
apply
members from Delhi University who Iso some
some stastaff
gave detailed
the curriculum and the information aho
subjects taught in various courses.
spea
After speaking to the advisors, the
studentsseemed more
the course of action to
pursue once they pass out of
certain about
was a school. Career [Daw
huge success and all the parents who
lauded the school for accompanied their children
conducting such an event. en
5. You are
Shristi/Saurabh Manchanda (Sports
of the
participants from Claremont Captain) and
you were one
part in the Public School, Faridabad
Inter-school Sports Meet held in New who took
report about the standard of the Delhi recently.
schools and their coaches Write a
school fared. and how your

Inter-school Sports Meet

by Shristi/ Saurabh Manchanda
(Sports Captain)
Faridabad, 10 Mar: A group of 150
School, Faridabad, students from Claremont Public
participated the
in
JNU Sports
Stadium, New Delhi fromInter-school
5-9 March
Sports Meet held at
competition was held among 50 schools from in and
20xx. This four-day
The Sports Meet around New Delhi.
began with a march-past by all
Sports Captains leading their schools the schools with the
onto the
also accompanied
by their sports teachers and fields. The students were
held in various fields coaches. Competitions were
such as track,
swimming (held at Talkatora javelin/disc throw, high/long jump
performances were so
Stadium), cricket, basketball, etc. Many
try out for the national impressive that the students were
teams as well. encouragea
fifth in the medals Claremont
tally having won a total of 50 Public School stoo
medals. The most gold, silver and DrULnze
medal in every outstanding sportsperson was Maya Puri, who wo
swimming event she
At the closing ceremony on 9
participated
in.
April
commended all the 20xx,
Affairs and Sports, the Minister for Youth
their students schools for having
ing encouraged
to
participate. He also
commented encount ellent

sportsmanship and camaraderie displayed by all the

on the
e
their well-wishers. participan