International Indian School

INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL

RIYADH

WORK SHEET 2008 – 09.

CLASS – XII

ENGLISH

WRITING TASKS

1. The Counselling Cell of your school is organizing an orientation

programme for the parents of class XI & XII in the school

auditorium. Construct a notice giving information about the same

to the parents (5 Marks)

2. You have recently started a coaching centre for Yoga at Rajaji

Nagar, Bangalore. Draft an advertisement in not more than

50 words to be published under the classified columns of ‘The

Deccan Herald’. (5 Marks)

3. You are Anil, a social activist. Design a poster to observe

‘Wildlife Protection Week’ in your city. (5 Marks)

4. Your school is organizing the Annual Day next month in one

of the prestigious auditoriums of your city. Draft an invitation

giving all essential details. Do not forget to include necessary

instructions against mobile phones and cameras. (5 Marks)

5. You are Mohan/Molly, you have been invited by the Lions Club

to act as one of the judges for a fancy dress competition for

children. But due to previous engagement you cannot accept

this invitation. Write a formal reply to the President of the

Club regretting your inability to accept the invitation. (5 Marks)

(2)

6. Your class has just seen a street corner play enacting out the

Changing face of Society with a fall in human values. Write an

Article on ‘The changing Value Systems – a need for reorientation’

In about 200 words. (10 Marks)

7. Write a letter to the editor of a national daily expressing your

Concern over the misuse of media for the sake of publicity and

Promotion of sales. You are Mohan/Manju, F/A, Gulmohar

Park, Chennai (10 Marks)

8. You are Harsha, You saw an advertisement regarding a course

for training and preparing students for the TOEFL -

Test of English as a Foreign Language. You wish to join the

course. Write a letter to the Course Director of ‘A’ to ‘Z’ in

English, 22 Gandhi Nagar, Chennai – 20 inquiring about all the

details that you require. (10 Marks)

9. Indian T.V. is doing great service to the general public. Write an

article giving your views on the above topic in 150-200 words for

a leading magazine. You are Arti/Arth, a citizen of Patna. (10 Marks)

10. Ravi Sharma of 59, Sea Road, Bandra, Mumbai, sees the following

advertisement in ‘The Mumbai Times’ and decides to apply for

the job of a sales executive with a computer company. Write an

application to the Personnel Manager, Maharshtra Computer Ltd.,

Worli, Mumbai. (10 Marks)

Prepared by –

Mrs. Tanseer Iqbal

(Girls’ Section)