Writing

Q. You are Amit/Amita staying at Sunrise Apartments, Gymkhana Road, Pune.

The main road leading to this colony has three open manholes causing frequent accidents at night. Your apartment association has complained to the Civic body of your locality multiple times but to no avail. There are no working street lights on the road as well. You are writing a letter to the editor of a leading newspaper to express your concern about the apathy of the authorities towards this situation.

Choose the most appropriate options.

Which actions would be appropriate to suggest the civic body undertake to combat the problem presented in the letter?

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1. The permanent solution would be to install pothole warning signs on the main road
2. Hold a drive to show citizens how to maneuver between potholes while driving
3. Fix the potholes and ensure that the existing street lights receive electricity on the main road
4. Install new street lights on the main road

Q. You are Amit/Amita staying at Sunrise Apartments, Gymkhana Road, Pune.

The main road leading to this colony has three open manholes causing frequent accidents at night. Your apartment association has complained to the Civic body of your locality multiple times but to no avail. There are no working street lights on the road as well. You are writing a letter to the editor of a leading newspaper to express your concern about the apathy of the authorities towards this situation.

Choose the most appropriate options.

Select the option below which has the most appropriate checklist for this letter.

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1. • Concise subject line
   • Mention of all the roads that have potholes in the civic body’s jurisdiction
   • Request the civic body to deal with the problem as soon as possible
2. • Long subject line
   • Five paragraphs with each highlighting an instance when someone got hurt on the main road
   • Share opinions in the concluding paragraph as to why the potholes and street lights have to be fixed
3. • The subject line contains the context of the letter
   • Have three paragraphs that state the problems, steps taken to address them and the request to the civic body
   • Sign off as Amit/Amita on behalf of Sunrise Apartments
4. • State the problems the residents of Sunrise Apartments are facing
   • Share the opinions of different residents
   • State what the residents will do in case the civic body does not fix the potholes or street lamps on the main road

Q. You are Amit/Amita staying at Sunrise Apartments, Gymkhana Road, Pune.

The main road leading to this colony has three open manholes causing frequent accidents at night. Your apartment association has complained to the Civic body of your locality multiple times but to no avail. There are no working street lights on the road as well. You are writing a letter to the editor of a leading newspaper to express your concern about the apathy of the authorities towards this situation.

Choose the most appropriate options.

Select the option that would have the appropriate organisation of ideas for this letter.

[0.8 marks]

1. Introduce the purpose of the letter, state the measures taken by the people themselves to fix the problem, and share pictures of people fixing the potholes.
2. Share the dangers of having potholes and no street lights - request the action that is to be taken by the civic body - state how many accidents happen
3. Express the dangers of having potholes and no street lights - share the responses given by the civic body - request the action that is to be taken by the civic body, demand that this letter be published in the newspaper.
4. Introduce the problems with the main road, such as the potholes and no street lights and the dangers they pose - state efforts taken to rectify the problem - share what responses were given by the civic body - propose and request action that is to be taken by the civic body

Q. You are Amit/Amita staying at Sunrise Apartments, Gymkhana Road, Pune.

The main road leading to this colony has three open manholes causing frequent accidents at night. Your apartment association has complained to the Civic body of your locality multiple times but to no avail. There are no working street lights on the road as well. You are writing a letter to the editor of a leading newspaper to express your concern about the apathy of the authorities towards this situation.

Choose the most appropriate options.

Which option should Amit/Amita choose as an introduction to the letter?

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1. The situation of the main road leading to Sunrise Apartments on Gymkhana Road is terrible
2. Please give me a minute of your precious time to understand the situation at Sunrise Apartments, Gymkhana main road.
3. You need to know the horrific situation of the main road leading to Sunrise Apartments located on Gymkhana Road.
4. I wish to draw your attention to the plight of the main road leading to Sunrise Apartments located on Gymkhana Road.

Q. You are Amit/Amita staying at Sunrise Apartments, Gymkhana Road, Pune.

The main road leading to this colony has three open manholes causing frequent accidents at night. Your apartment association has complained to the Civic body of your locality multiple times but to no avail. There are no working street lights on the road as well. You are writing a letter to the editor of a leading newspaper to express your concern about the apathy of the authorities towards this situation.

Select the most appropriate option for the subject of the letter.

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1. The poor quality of the main road leading to Gymkhana Road
2. The condition of our main road is horrible!
3. Regarding the condition of the main road leading to Sunrise Apartments on Gymkhana Road
4. The condition of Sunrise Apartments on Gymkhana Road

Q. You are Amit/Amita staying at Sunrise Apartments, Gymkhana Road, Pune.

The main road leading to this colony has three open manholes causing frequent accidents at night. Your apartment association has complained to the Civic body of your locality multiple times but to no avail. There are no working street lights on the road as well. You are writing a letter to the editor of a leading newspaper to express your concern about the apathy of the authorities towards this situation.

Choose the most appropriate options.

Below is a sentence from the draft of the letter. Select the options that will fill in the blanks appropriately.

While during the day vehicular movement is still (i)____________, at night it is (ii)_____________.

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1. (i) less manageable (ii) more manageable
2. (i) easy (ii) less easy
3. (i) safe (ii) tricky
4. (i) difficult (ii) dangerous

Q. You are Amit/Amita staying at Sunrise Apartments, Gymkhana Road, Pune.

The main road leading to this colony has three open manholes causing frequent accidents at night. Your apartment association has complained to the Civic body of your locality multiple times but to no avail. There are no working street lights on the road as well. You are writing a letter to the editor of a leading newspaper to express your concern about the apathy of the authorities towards this situation.

Choose the most appropriate options.

Which line should Amit/Amita choose to conclude their letter?

[0.8 marks]

1. This letter should be published in your esteemed newspaper. I know this will push the civic body to act promptly to fix the roads and street lamps in their jurisdiction.
2. Thank you for publishing my letter, this will help me become a local celebrity.
3. I thank you once again for publishing my letter in your esteemed newspaper. I hope this request is met with utmost urgency to ensure the safety of the residents in and around Sunrise Apartments.
4. This request must be met with utmost urgency and care by the civic body to ensure that everyone in Pune is safe from potholes.

Q. The principal of the school, Mrs. Suman, has to write a notice to inform all students that there is a new ‘lost and found’ room in the school. Students can deposit any item found whose owner is unknown here. They can also look for their misplaced belongings here.

What name and designation will follow the signature in the notice?

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1. Suman,
2. Suman, Principal
3. Teacher
4. Mrs. Suman, Principal

Q. The principal of the school, Mrs. Suman, has to write a notice to inform all students that there is a new ‘lost and found’ room in the school. Students can deposit any item found whose owner is unknown here. They can also look for their misplaced belongings here.

Select the appropriate opening line for the notice.

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1. There is a new room on campus
2. This is to inform all students and school staff of the new ‘lost and found’ room on campus.
3. Visit the ‘lost and found’ room to find new items.
4. We can find the ‘lost and found’ room on the first floor of building-2.

Q. The principal of the school, Mrs. Suman, has to write a notice to inform all students that there is a new ‘lost and found’ room in the school. Students can deposit any item found whose owner is unknown here. They can also look for their misplaced belongings here.

Select the most appropriate concluding line for this notice.

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1. Use this room only when you lose things.
2. Do utilise this room to help people find their misplaced items.
3. Keep coming to this room regularly, to look at all the items.
4. Try not to lose items so that we will not have to use this room regularly.

Q. The principal of the school, Mrs. Suman, has to write a notice to inform all students that there is a new ‘lost and found’ room in the school. Students can deposit any item found whose owner is unknown here. They can also look for their misplaced belongings here.

Select the option that includes appropriate points from those given below to be included in the body of the notice.
(i) How to log complaints of lost items
(ii) Where the ‘lost and found’ room is
(iii) Every item that is in the ‘lost and found’ room
(iv) Timings of ‘lost and found’ room
(v) When teachers in charge of the ‘lost and found’ room will be chosen
(vi) Different opinions on ‘lost and found’ room

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1. (i), (ii), (iv)
2. (i), (v)
3. (iii), (iv), (v)
4. (iii), (v)

Q. The principal of the school, Mrs. Suman, has to write a notice to inform all students that there is a new ‘lost and found’ room in the school. Students can deposit any item found whose owner is unknown here. They can also look for their misplaced belongings here.

Select an appropriate heading for the notice.

[0.8 marks]

1. Lost and found’ room in the school
2. Lost and found’ on campus
3. Where to deposit items
4. Finding lost items on premises