Report Writing

Report (1) : A newspaper reporter was sent to report on a bank robbery. He made the following notes in his
notebook. Using this information write a report for a newspaper in about 60 words.
20.09.2014 12.30 p.m.

Tezpur

Robbery in SBI Branch, six robbers in a vanlooted Rs 21 lakhs cashier resisted was shot dead Police
investigation is on no arrests so far.

21 Lakhs Looted from SBI, Tezpur

Tezpur, Sep 20 : A gang of six robbers looted a hefty amount of Rs 21 lakhs from the SBI, Tezpur Branch today.
It is reported from local sources that the robbers had come in a Maruti van and entered the branch at around
12.30 p.m. They demanded the cashier to hand over all the cash. When resisted, he was shot dead. They fled
away without any resistance. Police investigation is going on over the robbery. However, no arrests have been
made so far.

Report (2) : A press reporter was sent to report on a seminar. He made the following notes in his notebook.
Using this information write a report for a newspaper in about 60 words.
10 a.m. 08/09/2014

Doomdooma at D.B. High School a seminar on drinking water organized by the ECO Club of the school
local Medical Officer explained the aim of the seminar urged for pure drinking water.

Seminar on Safe Drinking Water

Doomdooma, Sep 8 : A one day seminar on safe drinking water was held at the premises of D.B. High School
today. The seminar was organized by the ECO Club of the school. After the seminars inauguration at 10 a.m.
by the Headmaster of the school, the local Medical Officer Mr Khagen Kalita explained the aim of the seminar.
He stressed on the necessity of drinking pure water and urged the students for drinking pure water to keep
themselves fit and healthy.

Report (3) : A press reporter was sent to report on a bomb blasting. He made the following notes in his
notebook. Using this information write a report for a newspaper.
Hints : Time 7 p.m., 22-6-2014 Guwahati near Hatigaon Police Station Bomb Blast An abandoned
scooter nearby the bomb was being carried to the railway station Two spot dead and several injured
police investigation on no arrests so far.

Bomb Blast at Hatigaon Takes 2 Lives

Guwahati, Jun 22 : A severe bomb blast took place today near Hatigaon Police Station at around 7 in the
evening. Two persons lost their lives on the spot and several others including small children were severely
injured. The dead persons are identified as Md Sharafat Ali and Sri Bhuban Pegu. Police recovered an
abandoned scooter nearby the spot of blast. It is reported from police that the bomb was being carried to the

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railway station by suspected NDFB cadres. The injured are sent to GMC Hospital. Police is investigating the
matter. However, no arrests have been made so far.
Report (4) : A newspaper reporter was sent to report on a drowning incident. Below you can see one page of
his notebook. Prepare a report for a newspaper using the information given below :
August 26, 2014

Time 4 p.m.

Drowning incident in the Brahmaputra.

Place Choonsali Ghat near Noonmati.

Boat rowed by two school students of about 14 years old.

Boat overturned.

Boys did not know how to swim.

Drowned before rescue party arrived.

Bodies yet not recovered.

Boat Capsizes, 2 Drowned

Noonmati, Aug 26 : At around 4 p.m. today, a boat rowed by two school students capsizes on the
Brahmaputra near Choonsali Ghat, Noonmati. The students were studying in the 10th standard in Noonmati
Jatiya Vidyalay. As reported by their classmates and parents, they did not know how to swim and had
drowned before rescue party arrived. The dead bodies are yet to be recovered.

Report (5) : A newspaper reporter was sent to report on the incident of a bus accident. He made the
following notes in his notebook. Using this information write a report for a newspaper in about 60 words.
15-10-2009 2 p.m.

Dharamtul about 6 kms from Morigaon Bus Stand Name of the bus Asomi

Destination from Guwahati to Jorhat.

Cause of the accident head on collision with a truck.

6 passengers died. The injured are admitted to Guwahati Medical College Hospital. The two drivers were
arrested.

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Road Mishap Claims 6 Lives
Dharamtul, Oct 15 : A serious road mishap took place at Dharamtul, which is about 6 kms away from
Morigaon Bus Stand, at around 2 p.m. claiming the lives of 6 passengers and leaving many injured. The head
on collision was between a truck and a bus named Asomi. The bus started from Guwahati and was bound for
Jorhat. The injured were immediately rushed to Guwahati Medical College Hospital. Police arrived on spot and
arrested the two drivers.

Report (6) : A staff reporter of a local daily visits the hill-side areas of Sonitpur to investigate the reported
menace of Leopards. He notes down the information collected from local residents. Write out the report for
him using the information recorded.
Notes
10.10.2014 Sonitpur hillside

Two leopards male and female seem to be dislocated and diverted appears in the mornings and evenings
killed goats and dogs attacked children great loss happens Forest Department no steps taken.

Menace of Leopards in Sonitpur Hillside

Sonitpur, Oct 10 : Terror prevails over the hillside residents of Sonitpur because of the appearance of two
leopards one male, one female. The leopards got dislocated and diverted from the nearby forest and have
been causing menace for the past one week. Several goats and dogs have been killed and children have
been attacked. Despite complaints to the Forest Department, no steps have been taken so far.

Report (7) : Prepare a report on the following with the hints given below. Do not add any new information :
Hints : (i) Date, time and place. (ii) Collision between a taxi and a rickshaw, (iii) One rickshaw passenger died
and another seriously injured. (iv) The injured patient was taken to a nearby hospital. (v) Hue and cry in the
place of accident. (vi) Police arrested the driver of the taxi.
Taxi and Rickshaw Collide : 1 Dead, 1 Injured
Nagaon, Aug 5 : A collision between a taxi and a rickshaw took place at Marwaripatty area in Nagaon taking
the life of the rickshaw puller. The passenger on the rickshaw was seriously wounded and was immediately
taken to the nearby Nagaon Civil Hospital. Some of the passers by raised hue and cry in the place of accident.
Police was informed. They arrived and arrested the driver of the taxi.

Report (8) : Prepare a report on the following with the notes given below :
10 a.m. 01-11-2014

Debargaon 10 kms from Kokrajhar.

Inauguration of University Campus, Kokrajhar by Chief Minister, Assam.

The Chief Minister, Assam arrived at 10 a.m. Welcomed by gorgeous and prestigious honour. The Chief
Minister inaugurated the University Campus. He assured all the sections of the people to be helpful with the
institution.

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CM Inaugurates Kokrajhar University Campus
Kokrajhar, Nov 1 : In an auspicious inauguration ceremony today, the Chief Minister of Assam has inaugurated
the newly constructed Kokrajhar University Campus. At the CMs arrival at the campus at 10 a.m., he was
warmly and prestigiously welcomed by the Vice Chancellor Dr Upen Narzary and his staff. Addressing the
people present there belonging to various sections of the society, the CM assured them to be helpful with the
institution.

Report (9) : Prepare a report on a Debate Competition held in your school with the help of the following
information :
(i) Date and Time. (ii) Selection of the Speakers. (iii) The motion of the debate. (iv) Participants for and
against the motion. (v) Highly appreciated by the audience. (vi) Mothers put to vote. (vii) Conclusion.

A Report on Debate Competition

An inter-school Debate Competition was held at our school premises on 5th June, 2014 at 10 a.m. on the
occasion of World Environment Day. Students from Dagaon Jatiya Vidyalay and Juria Girls High School also
took part in the competition. Mr XYZ, an assistant teacher of our school anchored the competition. He
selected the participants and set the motion of the debate Use of polythene bags should be avoided.
Some participants argued for the motion and some against the motion. The audience highly appreciated the
debate. At the end of debate, the mothers of the students were put to vote. The team led by Md ABC of
Kandhulimari Serajia High School won the debate competiton.
Report (10) : A press reporter was sent to Rangia to report on a bank robbery. Below you can see one page
of his note book. Prepare a report for a newspaper using the information given below. Dont add any new
information.
Ans : Almost same to Report (1).
Report (11) : A newspaper reporter made the following notes of a bus accident in his note book. Write out
the report for his newspaper in about 60 words.
Date : 10th October, 2014.
Time : 9-30 a.m.

Place : Chapaguri 3 kms from Bongaigaon.

Name of the bus : Bullet.

Destination of the bus : to Barpeta from Kokrajhar.

Cause : Head collision with an oil-tanker.

3 passengers died. Both the drivers and other injured persons were admitted in the Lower Assam Hospital.

Ans : Almost same to Report (5).

Report (12) : Study the following information and prepare a report for a newspaper.
Place : Guwahati.

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Date : 24th August
Time : 5 p.m.

Event : A storm lashes Guwahati followed by heavy rainfall continuous rain for an hour and a half.

Effect : Water logging in most areas of Guwahati traffic at standstill buses diverted to other roads
persons returning from work places had to struggle through knee-deep water.

Storm and Heavy Rains Wreak Havoc in Guwahati

Guwahati, Aug 24 : A sudden storm lashes Guwahati this afternoon at 5 p.m. to be followed by continuous
rainfall for an hour and a half. Water logging in areas like Chandmari, Zoo Road, Ulubari and in many others
have caused much problem to the city dwellers. The traffic comes at a standstill. Buses are diverted to other
roads. Persons returning from work places had to struggle through knee-deep water.

Report (13) : Prepare a report on the following with the hints given below :
A cultural function held in your school.

Date and time of the function

Principal / Headmaster presided

Programme : song, recitation, dance etc.

Presidents Speech

Closing of function.

A Report on a Cultural Function Held at Our School

A Cultural Function was held at our school Kandhulimari Serajia Higher Secondary School on 18th October
at 11 a.m. to mark the end of Yuva Mahotsav which lasted from 12th October to 18th October. The function was
inaugurated by our honourable Principal Md XYZ sir who presided over the Prize Giving Session. After the
distribution of prizes, he handed over the charge of anchoring of the Cultural Function to the G.S. Md ABC
Hoque. A group of girls sang a Zikir in chorus. Thereafter, classic Assamese poems as well as self-composed
poems were recited by the students. Girls danced to the tunes of modern songs on stage. At the end of the
cultural events, the President delivered his concluding speech thanking all the participants and the audience.
Report (14) : Study the following information and write a report thereon for a newspaper.
Place : Sonapur 2 kms from Guwahati

Date : 9th September.

Time : 2.30 p.m.

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Robbery in UCO Bank Branch three robbers in a jeep cashier resisted was shot dead looted
Rs 4 lakhs police investigation going on.

Ans : Almost same to Report (1).

Report (15) : Write a report for a newspaper on the basis of the following informations.
Place of accident : Ulubari, G.S. Road, Guwahati.

Date : 20th October.

Time : 9.45 a.m.

Vehicles : Two minibuses.

Cause : A calf running across the street.

Death : Two.

Injury : 10 serious, 5 minor.

Relief : Taken to hospital.

Minibuses Collide : 2 Dies, 15 Injured

Guwahati, Oct 20 : A minibus on the way to Maligaon loses control and collides with another minibus coming
from the opposite direction at around 9.45 a.m. today. Witnesses report that a calf ran across the street in
front of the minibus. Two passersby are run over and died on spot. They have been identified as Sri XXX and
Md YYY. Among the injured, 10 are seriously wounded while 5 others have got minor bruises. They are carried
to the GMCH by Mrityunjoy van.

Report (16) : Prepare a report on the basis of the following information :

Hints :
Date and time
Participant schools
Headmaster/Principal presided
Quizmaster, very competent, conducted the procedure efficiently
Audience highly appreciated
Distribution of prizes to the winner / runners-up with concluding speeches from the president and
quizmaster.
Quiz Competition Held At Kandhlimari Serajia Higher Secondary School : A Report
An inter-school Quiz Competition was held at our school in remembrance of the honourable founder of our
school Late Alhaz Md Sirajul Islam Sarkar on 3rd September, 2014 starting from 10 a.m. onwards. Three other
schools viz. Batamari High School, Dagaon A.K. High School and Alitangoni Osmania H.S. School also
participated. Our respected Principal Md Amir Hussain presided over and explained the purpose of the Quiz
Competition. He handed over the charge of conducting the competition to Quizmaster Md Abdur Rafik

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Ahmed. The Quiz Competition had 3 rounds; each round having 10 questions. The Quizmaster carried on the
competition very competently and efficiently. His way of conducting was greatly applauded by the audience.
When the scores are summed up, our school team came out as the winner and the team from Dagaon A.K.
High School came out as runner up. Attractive prizes were distributed to the winner team and the runner up.
The competition came to an end with the closing speech of the President and the quizmaster.
Report (17) : A newspaper reporter was sent to report the incident of a devastating fire. He made the
following notes in his notebook. Using the information write out a report for the newspaper in about 60 words.
Date : 05.09.2014

Time : 9-30 p.m.

Guwahati, Hetapara A devastating fire more than 50 shops were burnt five fire brigades worked for 5
hours fire brought under control at 2-30 a.m. several persons injured police enquiry has been ordered.

Devastating Fire at Hetapara

Guwahati, Sep 5 : A devastating fire engulfed more than 50 shops and injured several persons at the
Hetapara area in Guwahati at around 9.30 p.m. Five fire brigades worked for 5 hours to bring the fire under
control. The reason behind this fire disaster has not been known so far. Police enquiry is under process.

Report (18) : Here is an information about a tragic death of an old man in an accident. Using this information
write a report for the newspaper in about 60 words.
Time 5.30 p.m.

Date 20.08.14

Hailakandi Ratanpur Road near Public H.S. School tragic death of an old man the man was crossing the
road A TATA Sumo ran over him people gathered The driver tried to run away but caught and handed
over to the police.

Old man Run Over

Hailakandi, Aug 20 : An old man trying to cross road was run over by a TATA Sumo on the Ratanpur Road near
Public H.S. School at around 5.30 p.m. today. The old man, identified as one Mr Adhir Biswas, bled to death.
People gathered on spot and caught hold of the driver. The driver was handed over to the police.
Report (19) : A press reporter of an English Daily was sent to report on a boat capsize. He made the
following notes in his notebook. Using this information write a report for the newspaper in about 60 words.
Notes
11.30 A.M. 15-05-2014

On the Brahmaputra 50 metres from Dhubri ferry ghat boat capsizes on the river incessant heavy rain
with strong wind 10 drown 20 survive divers were called in to search for bodies police investigation on.

Boat Capsizes on Brahmaputra

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Dhubri, May 15 : A boat carrying 30 passengers capsizes on the Brahmaputra river at a distance of 50 metres
from Dhubri ferry ghat. 10 people on board have drowned and 20 others have been rescued by another boat.
The reason behind this tragic incident is ascribed to incessant heavy rains and strong wind. Divers were
called in to search for dead bodies. Police investigation is going on.

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 Tips for ISC Board Exams : ISC English
Language 2016
ISC Boards exams are not very tough to score. You just need to prepare well and know
how to answer the questions asked. Not much resources are available online for ISC
English Language and even if there are, they go into the general instructions that we
all already know. I had not blogged for a long time on this blog. When I opened it after
a year, I realized that it has 10,000 hits already and the most searched posts were
those related to ISC Board exams and after that I decided that I will post suggestions
on all the ISC Science stream papers(As I am from Science Stream).

I had myself appeared in ISC Exams in the year 2013. Let me share some tips that
might help you get a decent score in English. Remember that in ISC, the English score
is the average score of the Language and Literature paper. So, you cant afford to do
poorly in any section. Can you get 90+ in ISC English. The answer is YES but it is a bit
challenging. Lets break the entire exam into sections and tackle each section
separately.

1. The first question demands a composition of around 500 words on any one of
the 6 topics that usually contain reflective, narrative, descriptive, argumentative, and
short story. So in this question, you have a large variety of questions that you can
attempt. This is the section where students tend to lose the maximum marks. To score
anything more than 25 out of 30 will be great and this is achievable if some points are
kept in mind.

I remember my teacher used to make us pen down all the ideas as rough work.
Then we used to analyse which points are relevant and any repetitions were
eliminated. Then the points were arranged in sequential order. Then each point can be
expanded into a paragraph with relevant examples wherever possible, to put forth
your views to the examiner clearly.

Your essay should be legible enough and should not have grammatical errors.
The impression I got from the faculty members who taught us was that even if the
content of the essay is not very sophisticated, if it is written without spelling
errors and grammatical errors, a good score is absolutely within your reach. If you
have poor handwriting, then you need to work on it right away. Your excellent essay
may get less than 20 if your handwriting is not readable. You have to get above 25 in
this section. Then only you can think of getting 90+. I would suggest going through the
range of questions ISC has asked the candidates in the past 10 years at least. Just
know the topics and see if you are able to atleast relate to those topics. Your
knowledge in extra-curricular domains will come in handy here. It will give you more
content to write.
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 Do not make your essay boring. Even without top notch writing , you can make
your essay look interesting. You must avoid using same words often.This might
signal that you lack vocabulary skills. Try using connectives like Nevertheless, To
begin with to maintain the flow of ideas in your composition. Practice at least five
compositions of the type you want to attempt. I liked attempting argumentative type
of questions as being a student of science, to put forth my opinions about a given
argument was much easier for me than describing places or incidents that require
explaining things in great detail. This is your choice to make. I would suggest you all to
try avoiding the question on short story. It is difficult to put in all the features of a short
story( write an interesting story without errors and then give it a surprise ending) when
you cant spend more than an hour on question 1.

I would suggest you to keep 5-10 minutes for the rough planning. Do this at the
last page and cancel it later with R.W or Please Omit. You have to finish your essay
in 35-40 minutes. Keep 5 minutes for revision(if possible).

2. The second question requires the candidates to write a report. This section is
where we were given a lot of practice at school. There is a wide range of topics that
you should be ready with, as you dont have any choice in this section. You should
prepare at least one report from each area, like one book review, one film review, a
first information report, a newspaper article, report on natural calamity, a report on a
cultural fest organised by your club etc. You must look at the previous year question
papers to get a sense of the types of report you should be prepared with. The good
thing about this question is that the outline is already given to you. I would suggest
you to cover all the points mentioned in the guidelines.There are specific dos
and dont regarding every type of report writing. Where to write the date(like in the
case of a newspaper article) or whom to address to (as in the case of F.I.R) are very
important. The knowledge of the overall structure of these specific kinds of
reports is very important. A simple report containing all the points mentioned in the
guidelines and abiding by the proper syntax of that report is sure to get a 18+ score
here.Spend not more than 30 minutes on this question.

3. Question 3 is based on grammar and is the most scoring question in the

entire paper. A perfect score is not only possible, it is a must if you want to get
above 90 in this paper. Practice questions from all sources. I had finished solving each
and every grammar related question from Total English Book before the board exams.
Total English has a very exam oriented lesson plan and I would highly recommend
solving that book. In the question where you have to complete a sentence, DO NOT
write the question. Your time is precious. In fill in the blanks questions DO NOT write
the entire sentence and this is usually mentioned explicitly in the question paper. If
you still write the full sentences, you give an impression that you did not care to read
the question properly. In the question regarding filling in the blanks in a paragraph,
you must write the answers with proper answer number. Eg: (1)went. A mistake here
and you lose marks unnecessarily. It is important to note that in several sentences in
the sub part Q3.b, there can be more than one suitable word. In such cases, the board
takes into account all possible alternatives.Spend not more than 20 minutes on
this question.

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4.Question 4 is a comprehension based question. This is one area where the first
15 minute reading time will come in handy.After choosing the composition you will
attempt, you also need to read the comprehension in this time. Underline the key
ideas. These will help in summary writing. In small questions where you are asked to
make sentences, you should not change the form of the word. If you have been asked
to make a sentence with master, you must write a sentence that has master in a
meaning other than what has already been involved with it in the passage. Question
and answers are pretty straightforward where you are supposed to write the answer in
your own words but it should be relevant to the passage. For the summary writing
part,you first have to write all the points that you think are relevant to the
summary.INCLUDE ALL THE POINTS. You can get a full score in this question if the
examiner is able to find those 6 key points that he/she has in the answer key provided
by the board. So if you include all the key points of the entire comprehension, you will
have those magical 6 points as well. Sometimes the relevant points are not
adjacently mentioned in the passage and the students tend to locally search the
relevant portions of the comprehension only.

As for summary writing, I remember that we had been instructed to create a table of
20 rows having 5 columns that gave us exactly 100 spaces to fill in our 100 words of
summary. We used to do a rough summary first and then the final summary and
because of prior practice, we could always manage to complete the summary in
exactly 100 words including all the relevant points. Now here you can only pray that
the points you consider key are key for ISC board as well. The marks you get here
depends on the number of points that you have mentioned which tally with the answer
key provided by ISC Board.

You can attempt the questions in whichever order you feel comfortable. For me, it was
grammer first, then report, then comprehension and the composition at the end. You
can have it your way, but WRITE THE CORRECT QUESTION NUMBER
corresponding to your answers.

Manage your time well. Give at least one mock exam before the boards with
proper timing restrictions and self evaluate your paper. Ask your teachers for help. ISC
Exams have a fixed structure of question setting that gives you an advantage. You
canprepare yourself section wise. Read good articles if possible.Practice a
lot.Give yourself enough time to prepare yourself. Your English score matters at the
time of percentile calculation in JEE Mains and in JEE Advanced as well. Getting 90+ in
English is indeed possible, with smart planning and constant practice.

Every year ISC publishes a pupil analysis report wherein they evaluate the
performance of the candidate who appeared last year and also give valuable
suggestions on the kind of mistakes students often make. You must go
through this report. Below is the link to access that report.

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