CBSE Class 8 English Writing Task Worksheet

Q. 1 You are Ajay / Anjali 123. Parade Ground Road, Bengaluru. You are interested in doing a short term course in computer programming during your summer vacation. Write a letter to the Director, VNL Computers, St. Paul‟s Road, Bengaluru – 20, inquiring about the course, duration, fees and other details. Use the hints given below :

HINTS :-

- types of courses - Certificate courses - Diploma courses

- duration of the courses - 6 months to 2 years

- fee structure - installment basis - full amount payment

- timings - batches

- scope for job - if centre provides placements etc.

(Formal letter)

Q.2 You are Mohit / Mini of class VIII. Write a report for your school magazine on „Heavy School Bags‟. Write the impact and consequences of such bags on students using the hints given below:

HINTS :-

age of information technology - but students become the beast of burden - an average school bag of middle school student weights 6 to 10 kg – prescribed text books, volume of note books for class work, home work, test work - all these books piled up exceeds the students own height – students bogged down - their energy sapped - physically exhausted – mentally tired - students not receptive – heavy school bags not essential - should be done away with - education should develop head, heart and health - but not to demoralize students.

Q.3 You are Shonit, the Secretary of the Activity Club of your School. Your school is organizing special yoga classes for the students of your section. Write a notice is not more than 50 words giving necessary details. Put the notice in a box.

A) You are Ravi/ Rajani, living at 5, Ganesh Bagh, Bangalore-3. There is frequent power cut and voltage fluctuation in your area causing great inconvenience and damaging electrical appliances. Write a letter to the Assistant Engineer of the Electricity Board of your area explaining the difficulties you face, seeking quick action.

B) Sharmila is a student of class X at Belpur Model School. During the lunch break she found that her purse with identity card and some money was missing. On the advice of her teacher she wrote a notice for the school notice board. Write this notice in not more than 50 words.

C) A number of Indian and foreign tourists visit your city which has certain well-known historical monuments, a lake, a city forest. However, there aren‟t many good hotels/motels affecting the tourism in the state.

Write a letter to director, tourism Uttaranchal/Delhi or to your state suggesting how the Tourism Department of the state could develop your city into a beautiful tourist attraction.

D)Your were impressed by a girl in your locality who refused marriage as boy‟s parents demanded dowry. This bold step by the girl is a lesson for all those who get beaten or burnt because their parents are unable to satisfy the demands of the greedy boys and their parents.

You decide to write a report for magazine in more than 200 words. Use the hints given below:

1. Girls are beaten and burnt to death.

2. Parents are unable to satisfy the demands.

3. Boys and their parents demand huge amount spreading social evil.

Suggestions:

Report the police or women organizations/ remove social stigma/ educate the girls/ encourage young generation to stand against this evil.

Here is some information about Bollywood super star Amitabh Bachchan. Read the information and write a biography for the „Young Views‟ supplement of your local newspaper.

Question. You are Ajay / Anjali 123. Parade Ground Road, Bengaluru. You are interested in doing a short term course in computer programming during your summer vacation. Write a letter to the Director, VNL Computers, St. Paul’s Road, Bengaluru – 20, inquiring about the course, duration, fees and other details. Use the hints given below :

HINTS :-

- types of courses - Certificate courses - Diploma courses

- duration of the courses - 6 months to 2 years

- fee structure - installment basis - full amount payment

- timings - batches

- scope for job - if centre provides placements etc.

(Formal letter)

Question. You are Mohit / Mini of class VIII. Write a report for your school magazine on ‘Heavy School Bags’. Write the impact and consequences of such bags on students using the hints given below:

HINTS :-

age of information technology - but students become the beast of burden - an average school bag of middle school student weights 6 to 10 kg – prescribed text books, volume of note books for class work, home work, test work - all these books piled up exceeds the students own height – students bogged down - their energy sapped - physically exhausted – mentally tired - students not receptive –
heavy school bags not essential - should be done away with - education should develop head, heart and health - but not to demoralize students.

Question. You are Shonit, the Secretary of the Activity Club of your School. Your school is organizing special yoga classes for the students of your section. Write a notice is not more than 50 words giving necessary details. Put the notice in a box.

Question. You are Nithin / Najma. You come across the following information on the rising popularity of Video games. You feel horrified at the violence that most of these Games depict. Write a short news feature on ‘Video games and Violence’ for the ‘Young Readers’ supplement of your local newspaper. Use the hints given below.
HINTS :-
latest passion – craze among children – electronic media – exposure – modern outlook - video games depict violence – tender minds – impressionable age –
violence – losing human values – injuring the very psyche of children – solution – constructive games – healthy environment.