PART: B (SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS)
WIRTING SECTION: CLASS: 12
QUESTION: 04 – REPORT WRITING – (WORD LIMIT – 120 – 150 WORDS)
FORMAT & CONTENT:
1. HEADLINE: TITLE /SUBJECT / THEME / TOPIC (in 3 – 4 words in CAPITALS)
(a) Eye-catching, encapsulating (summarising) the central theme.
(b) By line – Name of the reporter.
2. PARAGRAPH: 01
The opening paragraph should have the following details:
(a) Name(s) of the person(s) or thing(s) about whom the news is written / reported.
(b) The place of the incident / location where happened.
(c) The day, date and time when happened.
(d) The details of the incident / event.
(e) Reasons why the incident happened.
3. PARAGRAPH: 02
(a) Brief and authentic details of the event.
(b) Accounts of the eye-witness(es)
(c) Quote the statements of eye-witness(es)
(d) Their critical analysis / comments / views about the incident.
4. PARAGRAPH: 03
(a) Remarks about the impact on people.
(b) Describe the future course of action being planned.
5. IMPORTANT NOTES FOR NEWSPAPER REPORT:
(a) Use appropriate formal language.
(b) Use past definite, past continuous and past perfect tense in sentences.
(c) Use formal language.
(d) Use passive voice.
(e) Use ‘Journalistic vocabulary’
(i) ‘according to sources’ ‘according to spokesman’
(ii) Words like ‘murder’/ ‘smuggler, etc. are preceded by ‘suspected’ / ‘alleged’
(f) Logical ideas—causes / reasons, effects or consequences should be followed.
(g) Should contain views of all the sides involved.
(h) Personal pronouns (I, Me, Myself, Mine) should not be used.
6. IMPORTANT NOTES FOR SCHOOL MAGAZINE:
(a) Use semiformal language.
(b) Should have ‘Headline’, ‘date’ and place of origin.
(c) Mention name of the reporter with class in ‘By-line’ just below the heading.
(d) Mention only relevant information.
(e) First person Accounts:
(i) Describe the incident objectively.
(ii) Follow logical and sequence in the description.
(f) For factual description:
(i) Be objective in the description.
(ii) Presentation should be logical and systematic.
(iii) Give step-by-step account of activity, experiment and procedure.
PART: B (SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS)
WIRTING SECTION: CLASS: 12
QUESTION: 04 – REPORT WRITING – (WORD LIMIT – 120 – 150 WORDS)
EXAMPLE: 01 – TEACHER’S DAY CELEBRATION (School Magazine)
1. HEADING: TEACHERS’ DAY CELEBRATION
1.1.BY LINE: by C. A. SELVAN, CLASS-12
PARA: 01 05 th
September, 2020, Hathras. St. Francis Inter College, Hathras celebrated ‘Teachers’ Day in
commemoration on the birth day of Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan and feast day of St. Mother Teresa of
Calcutta in the Bishop Albert Memorial Hall. The programme commenced at 08:00 AM with the welcome
of Principal,103 teachers, and the Chief Guest, Dr. Tariq Mansoor, the Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim
University. The auditorium was filled with students and parents to its capacity.
PARA: 02 The event began with the Lighting of Lamp by the Chief Guest, Principal, Mr. Bharat Bhushan and Mrs.
Kumud Kulshreshtha, the senior teachers. The nursery children presented a Prayer Dance. It was followed
by a Felicitation Song by students of Grade 01 & 02. Grade 03, 04 & 05 students staged a beautiful comedy
show. Thereafter the students Grade 06, 07 & 08 rocked the stage with a Bollywood dance. The students of
Grade 09 & 10 expressed their gratitude to the teachers by a meaningful skit themed ‘Teachers Our Gods’.
The senior students of 11 & 12 presented a melodious felicitation song and a western dance. In his address
the Chief Guest, Dr. Tariq Mansoor, generously appreciated the teachers and emphasized the need to love
and respect the teachers. He also congratulated the students for staging such a meaningful programme. Then
the Principal, Rev. Fr. Robert Varghese, felicitated the teachers and expressed his deep gratitude for their
selfless and dedicated service to the school and society. After which, the representatives of the Parents
Teachers Association sang a melodious song to honour the teachers. Mr. Bharat Bhushan Pachauri, the
senior teacher gave away his vote of thanks and the programme came to a conclusion.
PARA: 03 The teachers simply admired the students for their outstanding performance on the stage. The parents gifted
a memento to the teachers. The programme concluded with a festal meal sponsored by the school
management.
PART: B (SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS)
WIRTING SECTION: CLASS: 12
QUESTION: 04 – REPORT WRITING – (WORD LIMIT – 120 – 150 WORDS)
EXAMPLE: 02 – NEWSPAPER REPORT
1. HEADING: ROAD ACCIDENT KILLS – 05
1.1.BY LINE: by C. A. SELVAN
PARA: 01 Sadabad, 4th September, 2020: A fatal accident occurred near Sadabad, Agra-Aligarh National Highways on
04th September, 2020 at 11:00 PM near Sadabad Police Station. The UPSRTC bus that was travelling from
Agra to Dehra Dun collided with a Maruti K-10 going to Agra and 5 passengers were killed on the spot. The
driver, 4 passengers in the bus and 3 local residents standing beside the road escaped with minor injury.
PARA: 02 The eye-witnesses reported that both vehicles were over-speeding. The car was trying to overtake a truck
without caring for the bus on the opposite side. In a wink of an eye, both collided with a thunderous sound
in which the car was crushed to scrap. The bus driver was thrown out of the bus and suffered multi-fractures
in his right leg and left hand. The bus went out of control and dragged itself to the side-walks and knocked
down 3 locals with minor injuries. The dead and the injured were immediately rushed to the Bagla District
Hospital, Hathras. The injured were given first-aid and were discharged after a complete examination. The
bus driver was taken to Agra by the police. The dead were taken to Agra Medical College for post-mortem.
The Highway Patrol Squad arrived at the spot and took up the rescue and cleared the stranded traffic. The
local volunteers also joined the police and rescue team. An F.I.R. was filed in the Sadabad Police Station.
PARA: 03 The fatal accident annoyed the locals and they demanded barriers and speed-breakers to be installed
immediately at the spot. They grieved that such accidents were frequent as the road-users often violated the
speed limit. This fatal accident demands the responsible attitude of drivers respecting the traffic rules. The
police should be more vigilant and aggressive to track the offenders and impose severe punishments that
alone can minimise the mis-happenings on the road.
