Question

Write a newspaper report with the help of the following points:
Place : Durgapur
Date : October 5
Time: 9.30 p.m.
Event : 5 dacoits looted 1 lakh from shop; owner of shop Rathin Hazra-rang up police at Kalna
Police Station and some villagers encounter between dacoits and police at Amarpur crossing-
dacoit's route diverted through paddy fields—chased by villagers-gang opened fire and hurled
bombs—7 villagers injured and hospitalised-finally caught by other villagers.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Newspaper articles should:

Include facts. You can do this by answering the 5 Ws: what, when, who, where, why?

Have a short, snappy and informative headline.

Provide a summary at the start explaining what happened (but not giving everything away!).

Use paragraphs to help the reader clearly understand the information.

Provide quotes to show people’s opinions about the event.

You could also include a picture with a caption to help the reader visualise what happened and who was involved.

Your writing should also:

Be formal (written as though you’re talking to someone older than you, like a teacher)

Use third person pronouns (he, she, it, they)

Be in the past tense (because the events have already happened)