REPORT WRITING (120-150 Words)

Report is a written account of something that one has

observed, heard, done or investigated.
There are different types of reports but two types which are
asked in the examinations are: Newspaper report and
Magazine report. Newspaper report is one which is
published in newspaper and magazine report is generally
written for a school magazine.
Marking scheme
Format : 1 mark
content : 2 marks
organisation : 1 mark
accuracy of spelling and grammar : 1 mark

Care to be taken while drafting the Content

It's the main body of a report. It should be within 120-
150 words.
A bold title /heading of the report should be written in
center
A Report must be written in third person, past tense and
passive voice.
 All the points about the event or the incident should be
explained in detail.
Should state the facts like time, duration, organisation,
damage, loss, etc., given in the question.
In the case of Newspaper report, it should avoid
ornamental language and be written as an eye-witness
account.

Format of a magazine report

Heading
By line
Opening paragraph
One or two body paragraphs including event details
Concluding paragraph

Format of the newspaper report

Headline (heading or title of a report)
By line ( name of the person writing the report along
with the designation)
Place and date of reporting
Introductory paragraph
One or two body paragraphs including event details
Concluding paragraph including witness accounts

1. You are Shreyash/Shreya of Times NewsNetwork Pune.

You have covered the Van Mahotsav Celebrations at KV
NDA Pune. Write a report on it in 120 to 150 words by using
the following verbal input. Marks 05
Van Mahotsav Celebration, Environment Club, inauguration
of biodiversity park, marking the occasion, appeal by the
chief guest, cultural activities, awareness programme,
congratulations to the winners, staging the drama on the
theme, community outreach programme.

Van Mahotsav Celebrated at KV NDA Pune

by Shreyash Singh( Times NewsNetwork)

Pune, August 25: Van Mahotsav was celebrated by Green

Finger, the Environment Club of KV NDA, Pune with great
enthusiasm on 24th August on the campus.

The District Forest Officer, Mr SD Bhandari was the chief

guest. He inaugurated the Bio- diversity Park in the school.
The Principal, Ms Mansi Mohite planted a sapling in the
park to mark the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Bhandari urged the students to

plant more trees and to launch a campaign to save the
environment. Students of the primary wing of the school
presented a cultural programme. The senior students staged a
play on saving the environment.

The club organized different activities and competitions for

all classes. The Principal announced a cash award of Rs 500
each and a merit certificate for two students for creating
the best environment projects. She also outlined the plan
for a ' Green Campaign ' to be launched soon, to create
awareness among the public. Overall, there was an
atmosphere of enthusiasm and also a realization among
students about their responsibility to protect the planet as
future citizens of the world.

Q4. You are Ramchandran, staff correspondence, The

Tribune. Write a report of a train accident that killed 70
people in Odisha. Use the given cues along with your own
ideas to write a report about the same in 120 – 150 words.
●Triple train crash in Balasore, Odisha
●Coromandel Superfast Express reportedly derailed
●Coaches on parallel track
●Bengaluru Howrah Express rammed onto derailed coaches
●Rescue operation
●People trapped
70 KILLED, 350 INJURED IN A FATAL TRAIN CRASH
A report by Ramchandran, Staff Correspondent, The Tribune
20 Jun 23, BHUBANESWAR: At least 70 people were killed
and more than 350 injured in a horrific triple-train crash in
Odisha's Balasore district on Friday evening, one of the
worst train accidents in recent history.
The accident took place around 7 pm when the Coromandel
Superfast Express reportedly derailed and its coaches
landed on a parallel track. The capsized coaches were then
rammed by Bengaluru-Howrah Express which was coming
from the opposite direction at Bahanaga, about 180 km
from here. Going by preliminary reports, the death toll
could go well beyond 50. As news of the accident spread,
hundreds of locals rushed to the spot to rescue trapped
passengers. Sources said more than 300 injured passengers
have so far been rescued and over 300 are still trapped. The
Odisha government and Indian Railways mounted a massive
rescue operation but found it challenging to move the
injured from the site to different hospitals in Balasore given
the rising number of passengers hurt in the incident. As
many as 115 ambulances and 20 fire fighting teams from
Balasore and Bhadrak districts were pressed into service.
Speaking to media persons, CM Patnaik said, "Our first
priority is to take injured persons to hospitals and save their
lives. I have just reviewed the situation about this truly
tragic railway accident. I will be visiting the spot tomorrow
morning". The rescue operations were in full force when
this report was being written.