Written Communication

2 Marks Questions
1. What are the benefits of SMS?
2. What care should you take when you write a letter declining an invitation?
3. Give the essence of a consoling message.
4. How is a book review defined?
5. List the characteristics of a comment on a social network site.
6. Why is cross-cultural communication important?
7. State the structure of a Memo.
8. What is a Summary?
9. Write the importance of minutes.
10. Differentiate between a general article and a research article.
11. What are the uses of documentation?
12. Define translation with examples.
13. Write short Travelogue for your favorite spot.
14. What makes a piece of writing specifically relevant and appealing to children?
15. List out the different techniques of writing.

13 Mark Questions
1. Prepare a greeting card for your friend on the occasion of the New Year.
2. Write a personal letter of congratulation to a friend who got admission to MS program in a
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prestigious college.
Explain in detail about the contents of a Condolence Letter with a sample of the same.
Prepare a blog entry with a review of a book that you read recently.
Discuss the need for gender sensitivity in communication today.
Explain how cross-cultural communication is an integral part everybodys communication

training today.
7. Write the minutes of the meeting organized by your head of the department.
8. Write a four-page proposal for installing a high capacity generator to meet the emerging
demands of power supply in your company.
9. Write a letter of application for the post of Human Resource Manager to the Vice-President
(Personnel), ACE Steel Company, 521, Rajaji Salai, Chennai-700 008. Attach a separate
resume.
10. Draft a Complaint and Adjustment letter for the following scenario: You were assured of
delivery of goods within three weeks of placing the order, it is six weeks from the date of
order and you have yet to receive them. Write a letter to your supplier, pointing out the delay
and specifying a date by which you wish to get the goods (Delay in execution of the order).
11. Draft a questionnaire for collecting data about consumer behavior with regard to the use of
newspapers among college students.

12. Write an article for publication in a newspaper on anyone of the following topics in about
250 words. (a) Democracy in India. (b) The judicial system in India is in dire need of
reforms. (c) Corruption Free Society.
13. (a). Analyze the problems of employees with negative attitude in the form of a case study.
OR (b). Prepare a case study about an employee who feels disturbed at work because of the
new promotion policy announced by your company.
14. Write one of your travel experiences in the form of a travelogue.
15. Write a two page motivational story for fresh recruits in your company.