CBSE Class 10 English Assignment - Formal Letter Writing. Students are advised to refer to the attached assignments and practice them regularly. This will help them to identify their weak areas and will help them to score better in examination. Parents should download and give the assignments to their children for practice.

WRITING AND GRAMMAR

FORMAL LETTER WRITING - LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Purpose of the letter:

To express one’s opinion on a wide range of issues

To express and share one’s observations and views in a public forum, for example a

magazine or a newspaper

Language of the letter:

Formal language must be used

Repetition of ideas must be avoided

Sub paragraphs should be used in an organized way

Personal outlook must be included but biased language should be avoided

Word limit must be kept in mind

Format:

Sender’s address

Date

Address of the addressee

Dear Sir/Madam

(Subject: )

Body of the letter (in 3-4 paragraphs)

1. Statement of the problem (Introductory)

2. Causes of the problem

3. Outcome of the problem

4. Suggestions/remedies

5. Conclusion

Yours faithfully/Yours sincerely

Sender’s name

SAMPLE FORMAL LETTER

Question: You are Saurabh Srivastava, a resident of Defence Colony Bagdogra, Siliguri.

Your colony is facing the severe problem of supply of inadequate and poor

quality of tap water. You decide to express your views and make the

authorities aware of the situation by writing a letter to the Editor of The

Siliguri Times, Siliguri. Write your letter in about 150 words.

Answer:

Defence Colony

Bagdogra

15th April 2016

The Editor

The Siliguri Times

Siliguri

Dear Sir

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Subject: Inadequate and bad quality of water supply.

Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper, I would like to draw the attention

of the civic authorities to the bad quality and inadequate supply of tap water in our

locality.

It is unfortunate that the local civic authorities do not take care to provide the citizens

with even the basic amenities such as proper and adequate water supply. In our

locality, water is supplied only for three hours in the morning. For the rest of the day

the taps remain dry. Also, the quality of supplied water is poor. It is unhygienic and

contaminated. There have been cases of water borne diseases like diarrhoea and

dysentery. It is highly expected that these diseases may break out in form of epidemic

if the problem is not properly addressed.

It is expected that instead of ignoring the issue, the authorities concerned will take

immediate steps to ensure supply of adequate and good quality of water in our

locality so that we citizens are able to live a disease free and stress free life.

Yours faithfully,

Saurabh Srivastava

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Q.1. Write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper expressing your views on the

importance of saving water as you have seen people wasting water carelessly on one

hand and on the other hand people fight for a single drop of water and farmers die

because of drought. On the basis of the ideas reflected in MCB unit Environment and

your own ideas write the letter.

Q.2. Recently you read a report on increasing stress level among the younger generation

and you are very disturbed with the scenario. You decide to write a letter to the

Editor of a newspaper expressing your concern and also about some measures which

can be adopted by the youth to overcome stress. On the basis of the ideas reflected in

the MCB unit Health and Medicine and your own understanding write the letter to

the editor.

Q.3. Recently you came across a newspaper article depicting diversity of India as its

greatest identity. After reading the article you are inspired enough to write a letter to

the Editor of a newspaper expressing your views on the importance of maintaining

unity and integrity for the growth of the nation.

Q.4. Recently, you got an opportunity to meet some courageous girls, who, despite

serious opposition from their families, continue their education. This has made you

feel both proud and concern about these girls and you decide to write a letter for the

Editor of a newspaper emphasising upon the need to promote girl child education.

Add up your own ideas to the ideas reflected in the MCB unit Education and write the

letter to the Editor.

Q.5. A survey reveals that most of our health related problems are due to our over

fascination with modern gadgets like smart phones, lap tops, television and video

games. The findings of the survey compel you to share your views on the issue and

you decide to write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper. On the basis of your

understanding of the MCB unit Science and your own understanding write the letter.

Q.6. There is a ‘Divyanga’ (Physically Handicapped) child in your class and every day

you watch him very closely. You appreciate his efforts and enthusiasm, but you find

some of your classmates making fun of him regularly and you try to make them

realise their insensitivity but they don’t change their ways and means. This has

provoked you to write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper expressing your views on

the need to be respectful to every individual including the specially abled ones.

Q.7. You observe that most of your class mates bring fast food items as part of their

school tiffin and even some of them regularly suffer from one disease or other but

they keep on bringing fast food. You wish to make parents of such children aware of

the harms of the fast food and so you decide to write a letter to the Editor of a news

daily. On the basis of the ideas represented in the MCB unit Health and Medicine and

your own understanding of the problem write the letter.

Q.8. Your friend studies in a school where there is no play- ground and also no facility

for sports and games. He has to stay in his class room throughout the day. You feel

about your friend and decide to write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper

emphasising upon the need to have play grounds and other sports facility in schools

as they help in the all- round development of an individual.

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