Report Writing: Points To Remember
Report Writing: Points To Remember
Report Writing: Points To Remember
A report is a brief account of an event that has already taken place. The
report helps in recording the events of importance that occur in our day-to-
day life. It attempts to present the firsthand information of an incident or
event. A report of an event presents a record of events that took place. A
report of an event includes one’s ideas, opinions and impressions about the
event.
Points to Remember:
• Mention the place, date, time and other relevant facts about the
event.
• Include information collected from the people around or affected by
the event.
• Write the name of the reporter.
• Provide a suitable title/heading.
• Write in past tense.
• Write in reported speech and use passive form of expression.
• Develop ideas (causes, reasons, consequences, opinions) logically.
• Write in a less formal and more descriptive manner, while writing a
report for a school magazine.
• Present your ideas and impressions to make the report interesting.
Marking scheme:
Content - 2 marks
Answer:
By: Sweety
14th February, 20xx. A major slum area in Vilas Nagar was gutted by a
massive fire on 10th February, 20xx. The fire whose exact cause is still not
very clear caused extensive damage to life and property. Ten persons lost
their lives, many were injured and about two hundred people were
rendered homeless. Our school joined and relief to the victims. The
students of our school got together and collected food packets, old clothes,
medicines, utensils, etc. to be distributed to these homeless and helpless
people. Ten students and three teachers personally visited this slum area
to ensure proper and fair distribution of the items that had been collected
and thus provided some relief to these unfortunate people in their time of
crisis and misery.
Question 2.
Answer:
By: Preeti
Maryland School,
Answer:
An Exhibition-Cum-Sale
The students were really encouraged by the positive feedback they got
from everyone present. Our principal too was personally present there all
the time interacting with everyone. He appreciated the students’ hard work
and creativity and announced that the money collected from the sale of
items would be donated to an old-age home in the vicinity of our school.
Our principal also decided that such initiatives would be taken up by our
school more frequently to motivate the creative students and to help a
noble cause.