Question

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.

[0.8 marks]

• A.
  • 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
• B.
  • 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
• C.
  • 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
• D.
  • 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

Answer 1

The correct option is C

• 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

Option c. covers how the letter should be written and how it should progress, making it an appropriate checklist for this letter.