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O8 News and Report Writing, , SS _, , Introduction |, —<o, , A report is an account of an event that has happened in real. It is prepared for others, based on observation., Format of a report:, , I Title of a report is also called as Headline. It should be short and catchy., , 2. The “By Line’ of the report consists of the name of the person who is writing the report., , 3. The Date and Place of the event should be written on the left side., , 4. The Leadline should be based on the given Headline. It should be an expansion of the Headline stating what, happened, when, where, ard its outcome. The following paragraphs should be about getting answers to, various questions depending upon the type of the report., , While reporting a tragic incident, questions like the people involved, the events leading up to the incident,, how it affected everyone present at the sight, etc. should be answered. ., , While reporting a sports event, a competition, a food festival, etc., questions like the people involved, the, sponsors, the reaction of the people, the success of the event, etc. should be answered., , 5. The Conclusion should either be a remark from a person who was closely associated with the event, or a, comparison of the current evenvincident with a similar evenvincident of the past. In case of reporting an, event, plans to organise similar events in the future could also be a part of the Conclusion., , Guidelines:, , 1.‘ Narration should be in third person., , 2. Passive construction of sentences should be used., , 3: Should not consist of any bias or personal opinions., , 4. Language should be simple and clear. It should be precise., , E, , , , The reader should feel as if he’/ she were present at the time of the event., , Solved Examples |, , 1., , Ans:, , Your School had arranged a ‘Science exhibition’ at Taluka level for Classes IX and X students last, month. Prepare brief report on the headline, ‘Daund Taluka Science Exhibition — 2019’ with the help, of the following points:, , i. Venue of the exhibition ii. Duration of the exhibition, iii. | Opening ceremony by Chief Guest iv. Aim of science exhibition, v. Various projects by students vi. Conclusion, , Daund Taluka Science Exhibition — 2019, — Rupali Bhagat, Student Reporter, Pune, 23 January, 2019, , Our school, The Ideal English School, arranged a Taluka Science Exhibition — 2019 in the Recreation, Hall of our institution on 16° January, 2019. The science exhibition was held from 16° January to 22™, January, 2019, between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The Honourable Education Officer of our ward Mr. Ram, Kumar Chavan was invited to be the Chief Guest of this event. The aim of the exhibition was to make, students aware of the latest developments in the field of Science as well as increase appreciation for the, subject through the understanding of various scientific projects. Over 230 students from several reputed, schools participated in the event to showcase their talent. The projects made by students were, representations of simple day-to-day life machines, electronic items, etc. The exhibition theme focused on, inspiring students to take up careers related to the field of Science., , Overall, this exhibition was a great success as it provided an opportunity of leaming for one and all.

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os =, : Write a report on the headline “Free Eye Check-Up Camp” with the help of following points:, , 1 Arranged by it.Help to poor people, ule Guidance of Doctors Iv Aim | Purpose, Ne Conclusion, , Ans:, . Check-Up Cam, —e ~ Shibani Thakur, Student Reporter, , Mumbai, 17" March, 2019, , The Varvand Medical Foundation, a government registered charitable trust. organised a Free Eye, Check-Up Camp for the poor and needy abihe community on Saturday 16” March 2019. The camp was held, under the guidance of doctors from ‘The Varvand Primary Health Centre’. The President of the pape, Dr. R. J. Duta, said that the organisation aimed to hold such eye check-up camps frequently, so that, common People could get the best medical facilities at a concessional fee, as part of the social responsibility, Of the trust. Almost 400 patients benefitted from the facilities offered at the camp, , _ The President of the organisation said, “We would like to conduct many such camps that cater to, , Various common ailments based on the feedback collected from the people.”, , 3. Prepare a re;, , U port on the Annual Day celebration in your college with the help of the following points., se, , ‘An Initiative Towards Personality Development’ as the headline of your report., 1 Title of Report, , ee ii, Time of Function, ML. Venue of Function iv. Chief Guest, v. Speech made by the Principal vi. Various Activities of Students, , vii. Add your own points, Ans: An Initiative Towards Personality Development, , - Humayun Dastgir, Student Reporter, Pune, 19* February, 2019, , Shiksha Vidyalaya, Kalyan, celebrated its ‘Annual Day’ on Monday, 18” February, 2019, in the, Recreation Hall. It was a really grand gathering. The Chief Guest for the function was the President of, Shiksha Pragati Sanstha along with the dignitaries of various sister institutions. After a welcome speech by, the Principal of the school, the students performed a welcome dance and a few short plays., , A small play based on the terrorist attacks of Mumbai evoked strong emotions of hatred from the, audience. Students received a loud applause from the audience for their accurate and detailed representation, of the act. The mood of the evening was made slightly lighter when students performed hilarious acts in the, form of stand-up comedies and mimicry. The heartbreaking issue of child labour was presented by the, students in the form of a dance and drama which was the concluding performance. Speaking on the occasion,, the Chief Guest confidently remarked, “The performances as well as the academic results of the students of, the school, are enough proof to show that our students have a bright future ahead of them.”, , Full of superlative performances, it was an evening to remember., , 4. Prepare a Report on the recently concluded ‘Fun Fair Fiesta’ organised by a group of three schools in, the locality for the nearby community from 12" to 14” April, 2018. Use ‘Happiness Unlimited’ as the, headline of your report., , Ans: Happiness Unlimited, , ~ Tej Gandhi, Student Reporter, Navi Mumbai, 15" April, 2019 p, , It was fun unlimited in the Tilak Nagar locality during the “Fun Fair Fiesta’ organised by the Adarsh, Group of Schools, Navi Mumbai for the citizens of the locality for three days from the 12" to the 14" April, 2019, from 6 p.m to 9 p.m., , The schools staged skits on various social themes such as gender dis, citizens and opportunities in society for the differently., speak in support of the theme of the day, so that peop!, community a better place to live in. Food stalls by c, reasonable rates. Games and fun programmes for the elderly were arranged to enable, the event. The children did a wonderful task of ensuring the discipline, smooth execution of the event and, , maintaining cleanliness at the venue. Parents were proud that their children had jointly take:, responsibility of educating as well as entertaining their community. . mae ee, , crimination, care for the senior, -bled at the event. Each day, a celebrity was invited to, le are encouraged to take it up seriously, to make their, , hildren as well as some local residents were put up at, , their participation at

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Ans:, , Ans:, , Ans:, , , , feature at the event as the unsung heroes of the locality were, huram Chavan, for example bagged the prize for, of helping any one in need 1n the locality, ave we wilnessed an event so joyous, , The pnze distribution ceremony was a unique, felicitated for their contnbution towards the locality. Mr Rag!, being the ‘Good Samantan’ of the community for his ever-willing attitude, The days symbolised unity, fraternity and equality. “Never ever h, , and harmomious before” were the comments made by many people after the event., Write a newspaper report on the headline, ‘The Jump that Jumped the Record’ on the basis of the, , following outline of a news item., Narendra Singh — broke record ~ long jump — regional meet - jubilant crowd ~ cheered ~ sing ~ overjoyed, wished to make 1 national ~ talked to the press after the feat., The Jump that Jumped the Record, ~ Erica Joseph, Student Reporter, , Mumbai. 1 April. 2019, , i i Universi om the 28"" to the 30” of, , At the regional athletics meet held on the Mumbai University grounds from the -5 ‘, , March 2019, Narendra Singh of Mumbai created a new National level record in the long jump event. ., first two attempts merely equalled his previous record but in the final attempt, 1n a record breaking jump, he, touched 74 metres. He has improved on his own average and now, he hopes to make it to the International, level. The thrilled mob cheered, sang and was overjoyed with this brilliant performance. Later. he addressed, the press and when asked about his future plans, he candidly stated that he now wished to break the, , international record in long jump at the forthcoming Olympics., The nation ts proud of this sports hero., , Last week you were a part of a freak rail accident while on y, report on the headline, ‘Freak Fire Disaster Averted’ describing th, , any and precautions to be taken in the future., Freak Fire Disaster Averted, , your way to school. Write a newspaper, e details of the day, casualties if, , — Bharat Mehra. Student Reporter, , Mumban, 28" February, 2019, , It was a usual midweek day and many train commuters were in their natural hurry when the train to CSTM, from Kalyan, suddenly halted between Thane and Mulund stations on Wednesday. 27 ‘ February, 2019 at about, 7-45 a.m. For a while everyone was silent, but as some time elapsed, there was an uneasy commotion among the, , : 7 7, people. Sparks were seen on the cables above the train and smoke started coming from the 9" and 10", , compartments. People panicked and a few jumped onto the tracks, children were heard crying in fear, while the, senior citizens Were too shocked to even react. However, no casualties were reported., , Help arrived in the form of local residents, who helped vacate the compartments and prov ide first aid and, refreshments to the scared commuters. The train was finally cleared off the tracks and people were assisted in, continuing with their journeys. The lives of people were saved that day because of the locals who went out of their, way to provide help to the unfortunate commuters. “An overhead cable caught fire due to the rising temperatures, and insufticient cooling capacity of the cylinders around them,” a railway official was quoted as saying. A major, mishap was averted that day. Finally, never to give into panic and to accept assistance were the lessons learnt that, day., , 26 people suffered due to food poisoning in your locality last evening when they consumed sweets from, a local sweet meat vendor during a social gathering. Write a report on the headline ‘Sweet Poison!’, , describing the details and suggestions to prevent further such incidences., , Sweet Poison!, ~ Nehal Mishra, Student Reporter, , Navi Mumbai, 17" May, 2019, 26 people. including 7 children and 5 women, fell ill on Thursday, 16" May, 2019 at a social, , gathering in Navi Mumbai after consuming the free sweets distributed there., , The sweets were allegedly brought from a local sweetmeat vendor who had donated the same at, nominal rate to the organisers of the event. The affected people complained about severe dizziness and, vomiting immediately after they had consumed the sweets. “Low quality mava was probably the reason, for the disaster,” said a local on hearing about the incident., , Meanwhile, one of the organisers who requested anonymity apologised for the incident and, assured that all medical expenses would be immediately repaid. The affected people are being treated at, , the Manaswi Clinic in Navi Mumbai.