| MASTERMIND CHAPTERWISE Cluestion panK Report Writing v Areport isa written account or description of some event, accident, or investigation of an issue. It is purely objective innature. 'A report can be a short paragraph a single page writing or a few pages according to its subject such as a newspaper report or a First Information Report (FIR) registered by the police, or a voluminous document, €.9. 2 ‘report on the archaeological survey or the annual report of an institute or departmental or ministerial reports. In this way, we have various types of reports—newspaper report, enquiry reports, progress or action taken report, ‘a police report, report of a meeting, etc., each having its ‘own character and format. However, in this section of ‘writing skills we shall deal only with newspaper reports and magazine reports covering accidents, events, functions and celebrations. Valuable Points to be Inciuded in a Report > Accidents > 3 W's what happened, where and when > Th-how > People and vehicles involved > Loss of life and property > Details ofthe rescue and relief operations > The scene ofthe accident > Details of the—dead, injured, hospitalised > Grants to the families of the dead and the injured > Orders of enquiry by the government > Warning—reminder—a comment on the negligence of the guilty—a recommendation on what needs to be done Events/Celebrations Name of the event, e.g. Tree Plantation Occasion Date, time and place Chief guests/quests of honour Welcome detaits Inauguration Message by the chieF quest Details ofthe cultural programme ‘ize distribution (if need be) Vote of thanks Conclusion Reporter's comment on the overall impression of the programme Tips to be Remembered for an Effective Report Writing > Report must be based on facts and should be to the point > Must be written in passive voice as far as possible > Since a report is an account of the event which has already taken place, t must be written in past tense. > Since your report needs to be concised, don't ‘explanations, stick to the relevant points only. vyyvvyvYyYYyYyYy > A report, to be effective, must begin with a catchy heading running into small paragraphs each dealing with only one aspect of the subject, [Link] it should be only—how the event was inaugurated, > Format of a Report Headline or Title: Catchy and short Byline: Name of the reporter, his designation ‘Opening paragraph: A brief mention of 3 w’s—what, when and where; 1h—how. Details: Paragraph 2 and 3 should contain the details of the event being reported. Eyewitness account (in case of newspaper reports) should be included, vi, loss of life and property, cause of the accident ang other details mentioned above in ‘accident’ column and events/celebrations column. Conclusion: A brief comment of the reporter on how the entire event influenced the life of the people, Format of Report Writing Title Name of the Reporter/By line Place of the report Date of the report Opening paragraph j= - — Content. Mention 3w/s- what, when ‘and where Brief Comment! Sample 1 (Newspaper) Amassive fire due to short circuit gutted 50 odd shops in the congested area of Sadar Bazar in Dethi leading to loss of life and property. As a reporter with The Tribune, write a report For the newspaper. Fire in Sadar Bazar By: Rohul Tiwari Staff correspondent, The Tribune New Delhi, 5 March 20Xx: Ammassive fire broke out in the Sadar Bazar area of New Delhi yesterday. The fire took place at about 4.00 pm. It gutted around 50 shops which were adjacent to each other in the congested area of Sadar Bazar. This incident also took many lives and several people were injured badly. tt caused an untold damage to property. The ambulance arrived immediately after the incident ‘and took the seriously injured to the government hospital and the Families of the dead were informed, The scene was extremely hortilre state government has announc the kins of the dead and the injured ifthe owners of the shops had got adequate e, done, ths fire accident could have been averted? Sample 2 (School magazine) > white a report, to be published in your school magazine, onthe Annual Day Celebrations’ of your school : ‘Annual Day Celebrations By: Shweta xu1B ‘he annual prize distribution function was celebrated by 8D. Public School on 20 December 20%X. The Deputy Director of Education, Mr PK. Das was invited as the Chief Guest Mrs Kapila Srivastava coordinated the entire function. The Principal Mrs Deepika Virmani welcomed the Chief Guest by presenting a bouquet. The programme was initiated with the lighting of the lamp, which was Followed by Saraswati Vandana sung by the students of class X. The annual report was read by irs Parul Kapoor For the year 20XX-20XX. ed compensation for English Coro| Class 12| 65 A short cultural programme was presented by the students of various clases, Hitu of class % performed a beautiful Kathak dance vihich earnisd the applause of the audience, Then a dance drama was prevented by the students of class V on the eine ‘Trees are our best friends’ Yoga asanas were presented by the students of class VEVIII which won the hearts of evsryone, Then the prizes were given aviay by Hrs Das—wife of Mr PK, Das, the Chief Guest, The Chief Guest addressed the students and appreciated the efforts of the students and the teachers for making the event a grand show, He also emphasised the Importance of moral values, good conduct and understanding of our rich cultural heritage. The event ended with a vote of thanks by Mr ¥.8. Sinha, the Vice Principal of the school followed by the National Anthem. It was pure fun celebrating the annual day. Practice Exercise [Link] RWA (Resident Welfare Association), Nandipura-Il, launched a volunteer programme for the young adults in and around the neighbourhood, on 18 January 2023. As Sunitha J, the local correspondent of the neighbourhood newsletter, write a report, covering this event. Support your ideas with outline cues given below, to craft your report. attended the camp and donated blood. Or Sanjeev Saxena, from the Red Cross Society. appreciated the efforts of the RWA and the young adults for their overwhelming response. The secretary of the RWA, Dr Sanjeev Saxena and all the members of the RWA also donated blood. Refreshments were served during the camp. Certificates of appre: blood donor cards ‘which volunteer programme?: purpose of the launch event: its importance + activities that took place: who attended? ‘any key messages delivered? how were young adults encouraged to join the volunteer programme? ‘s any resources and information provided to attendees? ‘any insight into follow-up activities planned? ‘* what impact is expected to be achieved in the community? {Cast SOP 2025-24) in Nandlipura-t By: Sunitha J. Lacol correspondent, Newsletter XYZ City, 18 January 2023 ‘A blood donation camp was organised by the RWA, Nanaipura-ll in collaboration with the Red Cross Society, in the community centre of the society oh 18 January 2023, The purpose of this volunteer propramme was to urge and encourage the Young ‘adults, in and around the neighbourhood, to donate blood that can save many tives. The camp 1 10_am and continued up to 3pm, Around 350 adult: [Link] stuctent, Ans. Ans, ‘were given to all the donors. The secretary of the RWA proposed a vote of thanks to all the participants. The camp was a huge success. All the attendees: understood and realised the importance of blood donation, They all promised to continue the noble ‘ause in future and serve humanity: 2. Your school has organised 2 seminar on cyberbullying and ontine safety, It was attended by counsellors and students from ten different schools. Asa student reporter, write 2 report to be published in the school weekly. You are Rajshri/Rishi, You may use the following cues along with your ideas to, compose the report, date, day, time, venue, Speakers Dr Raa, Dr Sea, Dy Sill discussion on pals of cyberbullying, measttes to conttot If tegat ald, (68582083) Cyberbullying ne Satety By: Rishi Stuart Reporter AADC City, 13 Detorer 2ONN Last_Friday,_our school organises! a seminar on cyberbullying aid online safety inthe school auidtortuny from 40. ain Ao 12 pu, The seminar was66 | MASTERMIND CHAPTERWISE CQuestion Bank attended by counsellors and! students from ten different schools. The purpose of the seminar_was to make the students aware of the instances of Egberbullying and to tell them about the importa line safet Dean br Sen ond Dr Sih wre the est speakers They spoke on the perils of cyberbullying and even discussed the jssue with the counsellors and the students. They emphasised that the students 2s well as thelr parents must be aware ofthe measures thi Can be taken to prevent and control cyberbullying because with the increasing use of the internet: the cases of cyberbullying are increasing rapidly. They said that online safety must be taken as a serious issue. Tey also dscussed and made everyone aware of the legal aid that is available to the public Sha sar ws hight formate Ap Tine ut to be a huge success. The students requested the organisers to organise such seminars more often in future, 3. Your school recently conducted an inter-school Heritage Quiz Contest. As a student reporter, write ‘a report of the event to be published in your school ‘magazine. You are Amit/Archana, Mention day, date, time and venue. Know Your Heritage ‘An Inter-School Quiz Contest ‘History ‘+ Mythology Culture ‘+ Monuments ‘* Handicraft * Attractive prizes for audience question * Friday 14th March, St. Marks School (€85E2023) ‘Ans. Know Your Heritage An Inter-School Quiz Contest By: Archana An inter-school quiz contest ‘know Your Heritage’ was organised by St_Marks School on Friday, 14 March 20%%. The contest was organised in the school auditorium from 11am to 1pm. The purpose of the quiz contest was to promote heritage awareness among the students, ‘The questions asked in the quiz contest were from various fields and sections like History. Mythology, Sulture. Monuments. Handicrafts, et The quiz mryained four rounds. Each round was interesting in iis own way and tested the knowledge of the Participants, Even the audience wer i Fe allowed to ask Stestions in the “audience question round: Everyone el K eneaged and excited. Attractive prizes were awarded for the ‘audience question round: The event was highly informative and very interesting. The winners were awarded, Everyone appreciated the Cfforts of the organising committee. The quiz contest turned out to be a huge success, Ans. Ans. A Cultural Programme for Helping the Handicapped inistry of Transport, New Dethl organisey “ re dy Auto Mela at the Institute of Driving, Sa, to motivate women divers to tale up comment dtiving, The day-long event was inaugurated by i Commissioner of Police, Mr 5.P. Mehra. The eventstarted with an introduction to commergy driving-its rules and regulations. This was followey by a basic training session in self-defence, a ny, through of the licensing procedures and a sale second-hand cars. You are Anita/Anil, Staff Report of ‘The Daily News: Write a report mentioning day, main features, purpose and response of participant (0512022 em, Auto-Mela ‘By: Anil Staff Reporter, The Daily News New Dethi, 13 May 20XX A one-day ‘Auto-Mela! was organised by the Ministry of Transport at the Institute of Driving, Saket o, 12 May 20XX, The main purpose of the event was | to motivate women drivers to take up_comnmercia, ivin MSE the honourable Commissioner of Potice inaugurated the day-long event. He declared the event open by cutting the rei ribbon. He started the event with an introduction to commercial _driving-its rules_and_regulations He gave a short yet wonderful speech. This was followed by a basic training session in self-defence for the women drivers. A run-through of the licensing procedures and a sale of second-hand cars were alsp the parts of the event. People visiting the ‘Auto-Mely were given the opportunity to take a test-drive of the available models of commercial vehicles, All the participants were very happy as the event was very well organised, They expressed their wish that such events should be held more often. Recently a cultural programme was arranged in your ‘school for raising funds to help an association for handicapped children of your city. Write a report on to be published in your school magazine. By: Pulkit- xi A Last week, a cultural programme was arranged in ou School with the help of local people for raising funds to help an association for handicapped children. A one-act play called ‘God's people’ was staged. It was appreciated by one and all. Then songs and dance followed. Everyone gave them a standing ovation My friends presented Bhangra, It received a great applause. The programme ended after four hours at Zpm. The money collected from tickets and voluntary donations amounted to % 70,000. The total amour We Sent to the Mitr—an association for handicapped children of our city. Al the teachers and the student® were very happy as our programme turned out to be 8 great success,ns 7. Your school has renovated the school Ans, [Link] district, Uttarakisand, on the occasion Rr'gasant Panchami celebrations had organised S three-day cultural festival. You are Bhupinder/ peyanka Bisht. Your newspaper had deputed you to cover the inaugural event of this festival. As a hewspaper reporter, write a report about the same. (CBSE sop 2020) Basant Panchami Celebrations By: Priyanka Bisht panikhet, 15 February 20XX three-day cultural_festival_was organised _in anikhet district, Uttarakhand, on the occasion of asant Panchami celebrations, The Fe:tival began on YaFebruary 20%X its inaugural ceremony was performed by Mr RK. Rawat, the honourable District Magistrate of Ranikhet He declared the festival open after cutting the red ribbon and gave a short yet wonderful speech. The inaugural event was very well organised, As it was the festival of Basant Panchami, the entire decoration was done in vibrant yellow colour. Even the cultural items pre=onted by students from various schools of Ranikhet had the yellow theme. As Basant Panchami marks the birthday of Goddess Saraswat the Inaugural ceremony commenced with Saraswati Vandana. which was performed by a little girl in the form of a classical dance. Tiny tots came beautifully dressed in bright yellow attires. The DM awarded two prizes to Basant Prince and Basant Princess. The marketplace had become the hub of main attractions which attracted big crowds of people of all ages. At the end yellow sweets (Laddoos) were distributed ‘amongst all present there as the holy prasadam. library recently. Prepare a report to be published in your school magazine. ‘School Library — Renovated By: Atul, Head bo The reporter visited the library on several occasions and interviewed the librarian and the visitors to the library. The library has a very congenial atmosphere. Ithas an attractive ambience. Its interior is properly tit with windows in front to let in fresh air. As compared to its old look, it has tables and chairs and enough space for the students to read and write. The new library has a_very good collection of books which caters to the needs of all students and teachers as well. The catalogue system and issuing of books are fully computerised The present library regularly subscribes to_15 Rewspapers in English and Hindi and 30 magazines Monthly as well as weekly. which include comics, sports periodicals, science and general knowledge. The library is fully equipped with all the modern gadgets like, e-board, OHP (Over Head Projector), computers on each table, CDs, PDs (Pen Drives). It has a small Ans. Ans. English Core | Class 12| 67 ‘Air conditioners are antryfrafreshment corner 109 Fane make I comfortable forthe visors ae ne ing Rot days. In a nutshell this can described as an exemplary library. On your way to school, right in front of the schoo! gate, you saw a verbal dispute leading toa a fight between an auto rickshaw driver ani passenger. A teacher of your school intervened, found out the cause of the quarrel and amicably resolved the issue (problem). Write a report on the incident. You are Balbir/Bimla. (CBSE 2020) Fight between an Auto Rickshaw Driver and a Passenger By: Balbir Student KV.P.L, Meerut ‘Meerut, 27 February 20XX Yesterday when | was about to reach the school, | was “Shocked to see a huge crowd near the school gate. On reaching close | found that an auto rickshaw driver was fighting with one of his passengers. Hot words were being exchanged. Soon this verbal combat converted into ‘a physical fight. They started hitting each other. it seemed that there was some misunderstanding regarding the fare, The auto rickshaw driver was demanding ¢ 50 whereas the passenger was adamant to pay him % 30 on the ground that he usually paid that amount for this distance. Meanwhile Mrs. Rashi the chief coordinator of the school, came out and intervened. She separated the two apart and asked ‘them to keep their calm. She asked them what the cause of the quarrel was, She listened to their stories one by one. Mrs. Rashi asked the passenger, who seemed to be quite well-off, to pay the poor driver his due amount. Finally, the entire matter was resolved quite amicably. The eminent psychologist, Dr Madhumita was invited by your school authorities to speak to the students on the topic, ‘How to maintain robust mental health?’ She delivered allively speech without using any medical technical term, After the lecture the ‘students asked many questions especially about how to cope with stress during examinations. DrMadhumita addressed their concerns very Patiently and gave them some very useful tips. Write a report for your school magazine describing the session with the psychologist. You are Noor/Hilal Head girl/Head boy, National School, Sonipat. (c8se 2019) A Session with the Psychologist By: Hilal, Head boy National School, Sonipat Our ‘school invited the eminent psychologist Dr Madhumita to speak to the students on the topic. “How to maintain robus “on Bi t_mental health? 3 February 20Xx without using any medical teresG8 | MASTERMIND CHAPTERWISE CJUESTION BANK Dr Madhumita enlightened the students on the need tal health. She delivered her story men Gf all the students, viho were mesmerised By her swords of wisdom. After the lecture, many students ame up with numerous questions. especially about fourio cope vith the stress during examination DrMadhumita addressed their concerns _very vatiently and gave them some very useful tips on being alm and composed. She even demonstrated 2 few techniques to help in relieving stress The session turned out to be a huge success. The students requested Dr Madhumita to take out more time for such sessions in future also. ‘ool, Nashik, recently organised a science * pace sn tne topic: ‘Effect of Pollution on Quality of Life: You are Amit/Amita Raazdan, editor ofthe school magazine. Write a report on the event for your school magazine. ‘cose 2018) Science Symposium ‘science symposium was organised by MMD School Nashik on the topic “fect of Pollution on Quality of Life inthe school audtoriam on 5 Harch 207%. All the students of class XI Science Strearn participated in tis programme. The symposium began_with falctatons of chet uest andthe guest speakers who fad been invited from various other schools. Mi TP. Agarwal the director of the symposium acquainted all the participants with the aims and objectives of the workshop. Mr AK. Thai Pricipal of Kendriya Vidyalaya Pavia wino was one ofthe resource persons spoke elaborately on the necessity of dealing withthe ‘menace of pollution, The session halted for half an hour for lunch. After the lunch break Mr HS. Pandey, another resource person, spoke about various kinds of pollution. He also showed the PPTs which enthralled the participants. Mr DP. Desh Pandey, the head of science department DAL, Public School, Nashik, spoke about the various ways to reduce the pollution. ‘At the end Mr KP. Kulkarni, Principal MMD School, Nashik delivered a vote of S to all the guest speakers who spared their precious hours to make the symposium a grand success, 11. You are Usha/Umesh. The World Bock Fair which aed fs @ month in your city was the hot topic of all book lovers. Write a report on it for i oe it for publication in Ans. Ans. World Book Fair By: Usha Reporter The Flame’ Chennai, 18 December 20xXX The World Book Fair was inaugurated in our city on 19. November 20XX. Leading publishers from all 12. Ans. 13. Ans, yer the world participated in it. Visiting the Boy 3 craze for the book lovers. Attract designs, multi-coloured fine printing fard bound library covers were quite fascinat Foreign books on fT. computer science. medics ‘cience and engineering were much in_demang Books on English literature. language and grammar published by leading overseas/indian publishe fico attracted the buyers. The interactive sessio ‘vith the authors were quite illuminating and proveq fo be a reviarding experience. Children's books frory different countries were also available. Comic. and cartoons were sold briskly. In short. the boo fair created a new enthusiasm for learning and ay awakening among the book lovers. ‘You visited an old age home and were very disturbeg by the scene there. Write a report on your visit. Use | the following hints. You are Keshav/Kanika. ~ cramped accommodation — unhygienic conditions = food, not good enough — poor medical facilities = uncivil behaviour of staff. (C8SE2020) Visit to an Old Age Home By: Konia XVZ City, 20 March 20XX The reporter recently visited an old age home. Several rooms were full of old women at Nari Niketan, the ‘old age home. Among them were mostly widows They were living in cramped accommodation under ‘unhygienic conditions. In the name of food, they were given four chapatis of wheat flour, dal and rice of not good quality. Milk could be thought only in dreams Nominal breakfast was taken by those unhealthy widows. Sanitary arrangements were of very poot quality, Bathrooms and toilets were not clean, Facesof ‘old women were not in bloom. Medical facilities were not of good quality. There was no doctor, no nurse and no other medical staff to give the treatment if someone falls sick. Even the behaviour of staff was uncivil with old women, The scene there can disturb anyone. AT20 cricket match was played between your school ACE Public School and DFG Public School, Lamput Your team won the match by 4 wickets. Write @ report on the same for your school magazine. You are Sapna/Sridhar. An Exciting T20 Match By: Sridhar ‘A720 cricket match was hosted by ACE Public Schoo! on 20 March 20XX. The match was played between ACE Public School and DFG Public ‘School, Lamput ‘Mr VK. Desh Pandey was the honourable Chief Guest ‘The visitor team won the toss and chose to bat first The opening batsmen played so well that they scored Fair became jctures.o9 runs in 10 overs. The huge crowd! of students igno had gathered In the playground ch spective teams. But then the match tu ined. By th gedof ther 15th over, the batting team had lo TI Sekets for 120 runs. ae now it was the turn of ACE Public School, Captain suzat Saini and Vineet Kohli opened thelr innings, aptain Amar hit a four on his first ball, Vinect alse scored two sixes. The spectators seemed excited. Both of them were out after making onl oy qu You are Sandhya/Sohan an active member of the ‘Animal Lovers Club which works for the welfare of animals by preventing cruelty to them. Recently you visited Mahatma Gandhi Animal Care Home. You were pleasantly surprised to see the good treatment given to the animals. Write a report on your visit, 2. You are Karan/Kirti of LM. Memorial Public School, Dwarka. Your school has adopted a village as a social responsibility. Students are being taken to teach the children of that village on a regular basis. Write a report, for your school magazine, on the various Programmes organised there. heered their 50 runs in 10 English Core| Class 12| 69 overs, Pour more wickets fell quickly without scoring much. Then fohit_and Rahul came to the crease, They played comfortably hitting sixes and fours. The team scored another 71 runs in just 7 overs. It was, an exciting end with the ACE team winning, the match Mr Vi. Desh Pandey, the chief guest. presented the trophy to ACE Public School. Rohit Khanna was doclared the 2 match for his wonderful performance. Chapter Test Q3. An NGO, Health for All organised a health check-up a4. a5. camp ina slum at Amritsar. You are Ruchika/Raunak, and you visited the camp. Write a report covering arrangements such as registration, check-up, tests carried out, ete. Cultural Society, Sunshine Public School, Nellore organised an adult literacy camp in its neighbourhood. Write a report on the camp for your school magazine. You are PY. Sunitha, Secretary. Inyour locality, blood donation camp was organised by an NGO~ ‘For Your Health’ Many people visited the camp and donated blood. Write a report for a local newspaper covering the arrangements. . Scan the OR Code 2 To get Answers of this Chapter Test Es