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Question 1., Write a notice for a meeting of security employees with the Director of their agency to discuss security hazards and arrive at a specific resolution. Give the agenda of the meeting in the notice., Answer:, Question 2., You are Rohan/Roma, the Students’ Representative of the School Development Committee. Next week, the Committee is meeting to prepare a Calendar of Activities for academic year 20XX-20XY. Write a notice, to be put up on your school notice board, inviting students’ suggestions on the subject., Answer:, TYPE 2, Notice for Events, (Competition/Celebration/ ’ Annual Sports Event/Cultural Festival), Details/Value Points, The points given below are required while writing a notice for events., Who is organising the event, Objective/purpose/occasion, Date/time/duration/ venue of the event, Who can participate/essential qualifications/eligibility conditions, Last date for registering names/depositing the amount etc, Specific instructions (if any), Contact person with designation, 1. Write a notice for the ‘10th All India Poster Making Competition’ to be held in your school on 18th November, 20XX. Provide the other essential details., Answer:, Question 2., You are the Secretary of the Music Club of your school. Your school is organising its ‘5th Inter-School Music Carnival’ for the students of class VI-XII. Write a notice inviting those interested to appear for an audition in the presence of renowned singer Rehmat Ali Khan. Provide the other necessary details., Answer:, TYPE 3, Notice for Lost or Found, Details/Value Points, The points given below are required while writing a notice for lost or found., Name of the object lost or found, Date, time, day when you lost or found it, Place where you lost or found it, Brief description/identification marks (colour, size, make, contents, model etc), Whom to contact, when and where, A suitable gift/reward for the person who returns that article/ object, Contact person and designation/class/address/phone number, Questoin 1., On an outing with your friends you forgot your school bag in the Cafe Coffee Time Lounge of the famous DT Mall, Shalimar Bagh. The moment you realised it, you rushed back only to find it gone. Draft a notice to be put on the notice board of the mall., Answer:, Question 2., You are Jatin Raheja of class XI-A. You found a purse in the school library. Write a notice for the notice board of your school asking its rightful owner to furnish necessary details to claim it back from you., TYPE 4, Notice for, (Tours/Fairs/Exhibitions/Campaigns/ Seminars/Workshops/Debates/Group Talk), Details/Value Points, The points given below are required while writing a notice for tours, fairs, exhibitions, campaigns, seminars, workshops, debates, group talk etc., Name and nature of the event, Obj ective/purpose/occasion, Subject of the programme/seminar/debate/workshop etc, Who can participate/attend, Expenditure/entry fee etc, Specific instructions, Question 1., You are Rishabh Malhotra, Head Boy, Columbus Public School, New Delhi. Write a notice for the school notice board inviting names for a trip to Mumbai and Goa, giving detailed information to the students., Answer:, Question 2., You are the Secretary of the Science Club of your school. Write a notice for your school notice board encouraging the science students of class XI and XII to participate in the Inter School Science Exhibition to be held next week in a neighbouring school., Answer, TYPE 5, Notice for, Appeal/Warning/Guidelines/Message in Public Intrest, Details/Value Points, The points given below are required while writing a notice for appeal, warning, guideline or message in the public interest., Whom to appeal/warn, Target audience, Objective/purpose, Name of the person issuing the notice, Date/time/place/venue (where applicable), Wording of appeal/slogan, Consequences, Punitive action – fine etc (if required), Specific/important instructions, Contact person and designation, Question 1., You are Smitha/Sunil, Secretary, AVM Housing Society. You are going to collect charity for the people affected by the recent floods. Draft a notice appealing for donations of relief products like clothes, money, grains etc., Answer:, Question 2., Suppose you are the Director, Indian Institute of Languages. Write a suitable admission notice mentioning details like eligibility, facilities available etc to be put up in all schools of the city., Answer, TYPE 6, Notice for Change of Name, (Residence/Company/ Bank Account/Timings), Details/Value Points, The points given below are required while writing a notice for change of name, residence, company, bank account or timings., Drawing attention, Who are being informed about the change, Existing/current and new (changed to), Reason for change, Contact details, Question 1., You have changed your residential address from House no 183, Bank Street, Karol Bagh, New Delhi to House no 13B, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi. Draft a notice to be published in the local newspaper informing people about the same. You are Paanchi Khatri., Answer:, Question 2., Imagine you are the Librarian of a public library. The following decisions have been taken regarding its running., The library will remain open on Sundays and will be closed on Mondays., The working hours will now be from 9AM to 6 PM instead of 9 AM to 5 PM., The period for which the books can be borrowed has been reduced from three weeks to two weeks., Write a notice informing the members and the general public about these decisions., Answer:, A notice is a written or printed information that can be in the form of an official statement of public importance or a warning in advance. Since a notice is primarily meant to inform a large number of people, it must be clear and brief. It is a very important form of written communication used by individuals and organisations to convey information about functions, events and occasions., The main purposes of writing a notice are to, provide information regarding an important event that is about to happen or has happened., publicly display information either in the newspapers or on specific display boards for others to know and follow., announce births or deaths., announce occasions like inaugurations or sales., make appeals or extend invitations., Types Of Notice, Different types of notice are as given below, Notice for meeting, Notice for events like competition/celebration/annual sports event/cultural festival/winter carnival etc, Notice for lost or found, Notice for tours/fairs/exhibitions/campaigns/seminars/workshops/debates/group talk etc, Notice for appeal/warning/guideline/message in public interest, Notice for change of name/residence/company/bank account/timings etc, Points To Be Kept In Mind, Write the name of the organisation/institution/office issuing the notice., The word ‘NOTICE’ is always written under the name of the organisation/institution/office., Date of issuing notice is written on the left hand side., Heading/subject should be eye-catching, brief and precise., The content must include complete information. It must include the 7 W’s of writing (who, what, where, why, when, in what way and for whom)., The purpose of the notice should be very clear., The name and designation of the issuing authority should be mentioned., The language used must be lucid and must be written in the third person i.e. pronouns like I, you, me, mine, your, our etc should not be used., Choice of tense will depend on the nature of the notice e.g. in a notice announcing an event, future time reference will be used more than any other tense forms., The notice should be presented within a box.