Report Writing


1) As you were travelling by train, you happened to witness an accident at an unmanned level crossing. As the reporter of a newspaper, write a report on the accident, including details of the number of people injured and the extent of damage caused.

Answer:

Two Killed In Train Accident
By: ABC, Staff Correspondent

16th March, 20xx: Delhi: Two persons were killed when their car was hit by the KK Express at an unmanned level crossing at Dabri Mor. They were rushed to a local hospital where they were declared brought dead. The car driver was identified as Umesh (36) and the other passenger as Soham (39). Expressing sorrow and shock at the accident, the State Transport Minister, stressed the need to set up manned level crossings, which should be taken up by the Centre. According to eyewitnesses, at around 11:15 am, the car was at the level crossing and stopped just before the KK Express was to pass, but unfortunately, it was too close to the tracks. The car was thrown around 20 feet from the level crossing. The area where the road crosses the railway tracks is unmanned, and according to local residents, this is the second time within one year that a car has been hit by a train. An enquiry has been ordered into the accident.

2) You are Sweety/Suresh of L.M. Jain School, Ajmer. As Secretary of your School Co-curricular Activities Club, you visited a slum area in your city where the people suffered a great loss of life and property in a massive fire. The students of your school rendered their services and material help to the victims. Write a report in 100-125 words for your school magazine. 

Answer:

Students Service To Victims Of Fire
By: Sweety
L.M. Jain School

14th February, 20xx. A major slum area in Vilas Nagar was gutted by a massive fire on 10th February, 20xx. The fire whose exact cause is still not very clear caused extensive damage to life and property. Ten persons lost their lives, many were injured and about two hundred people were rendered homeless. Our school joined and relief to the victims. The students of our school got together and collected food packets, old clothes, medicines, utensils, etc. to be distributed to these homeless and helpless people. Ten students and three teachers personally visited this slum area to ensure proper and fair distribution of the items that had been collected and thus provided some relief to these unfortunate people in their time of crisis and misery.

3) You are Ramesh/Rani, Sports Secretary, Government Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh. Last Monday an inter-school twenty-over cricket match was played on your school ground. Write a report in 100-125 words on the match. 

Answer:

Inter-School Twenty
Over Cricket Match
Ramesh, Sports Secretary,

Govt. Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh 17th January, 20xx. Last Monday an inter-school twenty over cricket match played in our school grounds between Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector-4 and Central School, Sector-37. It was one of the most thrilling match that we all had seen as the winner was decided only after the last ball of the match had been bowled. Kendriya Vidyalaya won the toss and chose to bat. They set a target of 130 runs in twenty overs for the opposition team who beat them in the last ball of the match by hitting a boundary which took their score to 131 runs. Central School had to make ten runs in the last two balls in order to win. Their star batsman ABC scored a six followed by a fantastic boundary to take his team to victory. It was a great match with a nail-biting finish and all the spectators present there thoroughly enjoyed watching it.

4) 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 overspeeding as he is admitted in hospital with grievous injuries. The state government has announced a compensation of? 25,000 for those seriously injured and ‘10,000 for those whose injurious are not very serious. A state-level inquiry has also been ordered into the mishap.

5) Write a report in 100-125 words on ‘No Tobacco’ campaign organized by your school in the academic session 2010-11. You are Deep/ Deepa, Cultural Secretary, Anupam Senior Secondary School, Meerut. 

Answer:

‘No Tobacco’ Campaign
Deep, Cultural Secretary
Anupam Sr. Secondary School, Meerut

Our school organised a ‘No Tobacco’ Campaign on 19th November during the academic session 2010-11. Our school children took out a huge procession around the school carrying posters and placards and shouting slogans on the harmful effects of tobacco. This campaign also brought together experts from various fields like fitness experts, public health experts, media representatives and also members of the youth organizations who increased awareness about the dangers of using tobacco. Various interschool art competitions, debates and declamations were also organised as a part of this campaign. The main aim of our campaign was to highlight the hazards of using tobacco and to encourage people to give up use of tobacco in any form. Through this campaign the student community came forth in its own way to lend its voice and draw public attention to the fatal dangers of using tobacco.


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