Question

Write a message to your father that you will be going to see a movie along with your friends and shall be late for the dinner. Also inform that your younger brother has gone out for birthday party.

Answer 1

MESSAGE WRITING

A message is an informal means of communication. The receiver of the message has to sift through the given message and pick out the most vital bits of information. Then, he/she should be able to reproduce that information in order to convey it to the person for whom it is intended.

Format:

DateTimeName of person to whom the message is directedBody of the messageName of the writerPoints to remember:While writing the body of the message, the following points have to be kept in mind:Only the most important details should be written.No new information should be added.Grammatically correct sentences should be used.Indirect or reported speech should be used.The message should be presented within a box.The word limit for a message is 50 words (only the words in the body of the notice are counted).

Marking scheme

Dateandtimeofwritingthemessage
Name of the person to whom the message is directed Nameofthewriter
Contentandlanguage

Adherence to the word limit is important:

— 1mark — 1⁄2 mark — 1⁄2mark — 3marks

If the candidate exceeds the word limit by 2 or 3 words, 1⁄2 mark is deducted.If he/she exceeds the word limit by 4 or more words, 1 mark is deducted.

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Answer 2

MESSAGE
Date.............
Time.............
Dear papa,
I am going with my friends to see the movie. I want to inform you that I come home late. And bhai is going for a birth day party. So don' t worry.
Naina