Worksheet for class 6, 7 & 8 students

Topics Covered:

• Notice Writing

• Email Writing

• Article Writing

• Report Writing

• Story Writing

• Biography Writing

1. You are the secretary of the “Cultural Club” of your school. The club has decided to organize a tour to visit places of historical importance in Jaipur. Write a notice in about 50 words informing students about the tour. Give all the relevant details.

2. Give a brief description of the orphanage you have recently visited (100 words). You may use the following clues.

• orphanage run by the Missionaries of Charity

• moved by the sight of children between the ages of 1 and five years living in the orphanage

• most of the children abandoned by unwed mothers and poor parents

• children well looked after – well fed and cleanly dressed

• airy rooms and clean surroundings

• greatly touched by the dedication and commitment of sisters and nuns

• generous donations by people.

3. You are Reshma . You have come across many incidents of ragging in educational institutions. Write an e- mail to the editor of a local daily highlighting the problem. Also suggest concrete steps to deal with the menace.

4. You are Rohit. You happened to see the following lines in a newspaper.

“ We all mourn and groan about the loss of the quality of life through the destruction of our ecology , and yet each one of us , in our comfortable little ways, contributes daily to that destruction. It is time now to awaken in each one of us the respect and attention our beloved mother deserves”, says, Ed Anser , an environment supporter.

Write an article for the school magazine titled ;Save the Planet Earth‟ .Write the article in about 150 words.

5. You are Ria/Rohan of Mother Teressa Public School. You lost your wallet in the school playground during the recess. It contained your library card and 100 rupees. Write a notice for your school notice board inventing all the necessary details.

6. Given below is a profile of Mr. Ratan Shah your school gardener. Write a short bio-sketch of Mr. Ratan Shah in about 100 words.

• Age - 50 years

• Physical appearance - short, slim, very active, pleasant face.

• Experience - 30 years

• Educational qualification - studied till VIII std.

• Family - married with 3 grown up daughters.

• Duties - maintains school garden, takes care of trees and potted plants always concerned and caring.

7. As the sports captain of your school, you want a special summer camp to be held for basket ball coaching, as it would help the students to perform better in inter school competitions and prepare them for state level selection round. Write an email to the Principal of your school requesting him to consider your suggestion. (about 120 words).

8. It was a bright day and you were reading a book in your lawn. Suddenly a man threw a bag in your garden and ran away. You called him out but __________ .

In about 150 words, write a story using some of the phrases given below.

• Bag looked suspicious called police, parents concerned,

• neighbours gathered,

• bomb squad called,

• opened the bag,

• full of old used clothes.

9. Your school has celebrated „Grand Parents Day‟. The function was marked by several activities and games for them. Write a report for your school magazine describing the event in 120 words. You are Deepti/Deepak.

10. You are Aman/Anita, President of Sports Club. Your school is organizing an Inter House Skating Competition. Write a notice for the school notice board informing students of class 9th and 10th about the event and inviting them to participate. Give all the necessary details (50 words).