Letters in simple language

Letter Writing

You are Harminder of 20 Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi. People in your area have been getting polluted water supply for sometime. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper about it.

20, Tolstoy Marg,
News Delhi.
Feb.9,2018

To
The Editor,
The Times of India,
New Delhi.

Subject:- Polluted water supply in our locality

Dear Sir,

I would like to draw your kind attention to the subject cited above. We have been getting polluted water for a long time in our area. It seems that something goes wrong in water supply tanks or pipe lines because we are getting stinking water which causes vomitting or diarrhea. People are falling ill and there is fear of epidemic in our area. So please look into the matter and oblige. I shall be very thankful to you.

With thanks and regards,

Yours truly,
Harminder.

2. Suppose you are Mahender Singh of 110, Friends Colony, Hisar. Write a letter to the SHO of your area complaining about poor law and order situation in your area. Invent all the necessary details.

110, Friends Colony,
Hisar.
Feb. 14, 2018

To
The SHO,
Friends Colony,
Hisar.

Subject:- Poor Law and Order situation

Sir,
I would like to draw your attention to the subject cited above. We, the residents of Friends Colony, are facing a great problem these days. Everyday there is one or other incident of chain snatching, thievery, burglary or eve-teasing in our locality. Sometimes these incidents happen during day times also. The wrong-doers have no fear of police. They commit the crime and go scot-free. People suspect that police are hand in glove with the culprits. Please beef up security in our area so that the residents may live a peaceful and fearless life. I shall be very thankful to you.

With thanks and warm regards!

Mahender Singh
Friends Colony
Hisar.

3. Write a letter  to the SDO Electricity of your area complaining about frequuent breakdown of electricity in your colony . Sign yourself as Arun Kumar of 358, Bhasker Street, Bhagat Singh Colony, Jhajjar.

358, Bhasker Street,
Bhagat Singh Colony,
Jhajjar.
Feb.15,2018

To
The SDO UHBVN
Jhajjar.

Subject:- Frequent Breakdown of Electricity

Dear Sir,
I would like to draw your attention to the subject cited above. We, the residents of Bhagat Singh Colony, are herried a lot these days because of frequent breakdown of electricity in our colony. Power supply is very irregular and sometimes we have to face many undeclared power cuts that cause a lot of inconvenience to the residents. The situation becomes even more gruesome in hot summer days when mercury shoots up alarmingly. As you know , sir, annual exams are also drawing near. So the students suffer a lot due to power cuts. We have complained many times earlier but the problem remains the same. I hope you will look into the matter and solve the problem.
Thanking you in anticipation!

Your sincerely,
Arun Kumar.

4. Write a letter of application for the job of a clerk in a school.

110,Friends Colony,
Jhajjar
Feb.17,2018

To
The Deputy Commissioner,
Jhajjar.
Subject:- Application for the post of a clerk

Sir,
I came to know from an advertisement published in 'The Times of India' that you need a clerk in your school. I offer myself as a suitable candidate for the same. I am an energetic young man . I graduated from MDU Rohtak  in Commerce in first division . I have an experience of three years working as an accountant in a reputed firm. I assure you that I shall perform the work given to me with integrity and devotion.
I hope you will give me a chance to serve you.
Thanking you in anticipation!

Yours Faithfully,
ABC.

My bio-data is enclosed herein.

5. Write a letter to Shyam Electronics, Nagori Gate, Hisar complaining about the colour television you purchased last month against a warranty of two years. Now you find that it is not functioning properly. Its volume keeps fluctuating. Pictures are also not clear. Sign yourself as Josheph of 110, Friends Colony, Hisar.

110,Friends Colony,
Hisar.
March 7, 2018

To
Shyam Electronics,
Nagori Gate,
Hisar.

Subject:- Compaint about colour T.V.

Dear Sir,
I purchased a colour T.V. from your shop vide cash memo no. 123/1 dated January 15,2018 under a warranty of two years. But I regret to inform you that it has stopped working properly now. Its volume keeps flactuating from time to time. Pictures are also not clear. There is something wrong in its picture tube. We showed it to a local mechanic but he could not detect the problem. I request you to replace the piece with a new one or send some expert mechanic to handle it as the piece is under warranty. I hope you will understand my problem and do the needful to maintain your reputation .

Thanking in anticipation!
Yours sincerely
Josheph.

6.You are Pulkit of 110, Friends colony, Hisar. The postman of your area does not behave properly with the people. He is irregular in his duties and throws letters here and there or hands over the letters to the children. Write a letter to the postmaster complaining against the postman.

110,Friends Colony,
Hisar.
March 7, 2018

To
The Postmaster,
General Post Office,
Hisar.

Subject:- Complaint against the Postman

Sir,
I would like to draw your attention to the subject cited above. We, the residents of Friends Colony, are herried a lot due to the behaviour of the postman of our area. He is very irregular in his duties. He does not deliver the letters in time and at the proper address. He does not put letters in letter box. Often our important letters reach to us late. When we point it out to him, he speaks very rudely. He lacks manners. He even uses obscene language while talking to children. Please look into the matter and take proper steps against him.

Thanking in anticipation!

Yours faithfully,
Pulkit

7 Write a letter to the Manager, National Book Trust of India, New Delhi placing an order for books for your library. Sign yourself as Principal Govt. Sr. Sec. School, xyz.

Principal,
Govt. Sr. Sec. School,
xyz.
March7,2018

To
The Manager,
National Book Trust of India,
New Delhi.

Subject:- Order for books

Dear Sir,
Please supply the following  books for the library of our school on reasonable rates as soon as possible.

1. Flamingo - 20 copies
2. Vistas        : 20 copies
3. Hornbill    :30 copies
4.Snapshot    :30 copies
5. English
    Grammar    : 50 copies

Please send the quotations and bills also with the books. Payment will be made through Ac/payee check on delivery of books.

With thanks.
R.K Sareen.

8. Write an application to the Principal of your school requesting him to change the subject. Sign yourself as Karan/ Kareena of Govt. Senior Secondary School, Goria.

To
The Principal,
Govt. Senior Secondary School,
Goria, Jhajjar.

Subject:- Change of subject

Sir,
I beg to say that I am a student of 12th class of your school. I am a brilliant student. I am an arts student. I opted History, Geography and Political Science. But now I find that I am not very comfortable in pursuing History . It seems very confusing to learn so many dates. I want to opt Sanskrit in place of History. Please allow me to change the subject. I hope you will understand my genuine problem and oblige.

Thanking you in anticipation!

Yours sincerely,
Karan/ Kareena.
Class 12th Arts.
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9. Write a letter to a friend congratulating him on winning a lottery prize.
_________________________---__________

Examination Hall,
XYZ.
March 3, 2020
To
110, Friends Colony,
Jhajjar.

Dear Vinu,
How are you? I think you will be very happy. I have heard that you have won a big lottery prize of rupees ten lakh. I extend my heartiest congratulations to you on this joyous occasion. Now all your family will be happy and you might be planning to spend this big amount in a useful way. I hope you will spend the money on your education. I know that you were facing a hard time because of shortage of money as your parents are very poor . Now you will continue your higher studies . You will also spend some money in helping some poor students .

Waiting for a sweet get together with friends to memorize the occasion.

Your loving friend,
Sunny.
_______________________________--------____------
10 Write a letter to the General Manager of Haryana Roadways complaining against the rude behaviour of the conductor in a Roadways bus.
________;_________________________________
Examination Hall,
XYZ,
March 3, 2020.
To
The General Manager,
Haryana Roadways,
Depot. Jhajjar.

Subject- Complaint against Rude Behaviour                 of the Conductor
Dear Sir,
I am a commutter and travel from Kosli to Jhajjar and back in a Haryana Roadways bus no. HR-14R 8765 . I want to bring to your kind notice that the behaviour of Mr. Anil Kumar conductor is not proper with the common man. Often he talks in a foul language and insults the passengers. He misbehaves with the girls and young ladies. He has a support of some college going goon type of students. They occupy many seats and don't let any body sit there. They willingly leave some seats vacant and let some girls sit there so that they may tease them. The girls keep mum in order to avoid the hussle. If any one objects, she is mocked and harrassed. The passengers witness the whole event silently . If anyone raises the voice he is beaten harshly. So all the passengers are herried a lot but no one dares to complain against him. I hope you will look into the matter and take appropriate action against the wrong-doer.

Thanking you in anticipation!

Yours faithfully,
Pawan.
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11. Write an application to the Principal of your school requesting him to grant you two days sick .

           Sick Leave

To
The Principal
GSSS X.Y.Z.

Sir,
With due respect I beg to say that I am a student of your school. I read in tenth class. I am ill today . So I cannot come to school. Please grant me sick leave for two days.  I shall be very grateful to you for this act of kindness.

Yours faithfully,
Ankit
Roll no. 25
Class 10th

Memories of Childhood

Memories of childhood
1. The Cutting of My Long Hair
Main Characters:
1 Zitkala-Sa-   She was a native American. She belonged to a tribe of people who were the original inhabitants of America.
2. Judewin- She was a friend of Zitkala-Sa. She knew a few words of English.

Summary

This extract is a painful revelation of a particular period of the life which the writer had to suffer during her hostel days. It was the first day of her boarding school situated in the land of apples. The children were given the task of apple picking in the bitter and biting cold. They were taken to the breakfast hall and the girl was feeling stressed. She did not know the table manners. She was being watched very carefully by a strange pale-faced woman. The girl felt very fearful and insulted. Her friend who could understand some English, told her that the pale strange woman intended to cut her long hair. Zitkala-Sa learned from her mother that hair would be shingled only for the unskilled warrior, cowards and mourners. She decided to fight back and got herself hidden in a dim room under the bed. Everybody looked for her and called her name but eventually caught. Her long hair was cut, although she resisted a lot. She spent her rest of the life there like a small animal being a part of a herd, which was driven by a herder.

Q1.How did Zitkala-Sa feel when a large bell rang for breakfast?  OR
     Describe Zitkala-Sa's experience on her first day in the 'land of apples'.
Ans. Zitkala-Sa felt very miserable when a large bell rang for breakfast. She went to the breakfast hall with other girls. She was feeling very stressed. She did not know the table manners. She did not like the manner of eating by formula. She felt very insulted when she could not act according to the command of bells as other girls were doing. She was almost crying.

Q2. Why was Zitkala-Sa in tears? OR How did Zitkala-Sa feel after her long hair had been shingled?
Ans. Zitkala-Sa was forced to part with her long thick hair. She felt humiliated and shocked after her long hair had been shingled.She was moaning but no one came to comfort her. She felt herself as one of many little animals driven by a herder.

Q3. How was Zitkala-Sa's long hair shingled?
Ans. Zitkala-Sa was a native American. She loved her long thick hair very much. She did not want them shingled. But she was forced by the school authorities to part with her braids.  She hid herself in a dark room but she was found out and tied fast in a chair.Then the blades of the scissors ran through her thick hair and cut off one of the braids.

Q4.How long did Bana take to reach home from school and why? Write briefly what she did on her way.

Ans. Bama was a dalit girl. Her school was hardly a ten minutes walk from her home. But usually she took thirty minutes to reach there. It was because she came watching all the little things happening on the way. She used to see games of performing minkey, snake charmer, a cyclist riding on cycle continuously for three days. She used to see huge bell hanging in the temple and pongle offerings being cooked in front of the temple. Sometimes she saw a puppet show or a magic show. She enjoyed all these sights with childish longing  and reached home late.

Evans Tries an O-Level

Main Characters in the story:(Brief introduction of the characters)

1. James Evans:- He is a congenital kleptomaniac(a person who has a tendency to steal). He has been arrested many a time for stealing. Three times he had managed to escape from prison. The prison officers called him 'Evans the Break'
2. Reverend Stuart McLeery:- He was a parson. He had been put on duty to invigilate during Evans' examination. But he was tied in his room by Evans' helpers and someone else impersonated in his place.
3 Mr. Jackson:- He is a prison officer.
4. Stephens: Another prison officer, junior to Jackson.
5. The Governor of the Oxford Prison
6. The Secretary of Examination Board.

Places:-
1. Oxford Prison: Name of prison
2  Elsfield Way: The Examination Board was here.
3  Golden Lion: a hotel where Evans went impersonating McLeery.
4. Radcliffe:- Name of a hospital.
5  Newbury: Historic market town in England.
6. Chipping Norton: a market town in Oxfordshire district of England
7. Oxford Road

IMPORTANT EXAMINATION TYPE QUESTIONS

Q1.What sort of a person was Evans? Why was he called as 'Evans the Break'?
Ans. Evans was a pleasant sort of person. But he was a congenital kleptomaniac. He had been arrested many a time for stealing. Three times he had managed to escape from prison. That is why he was called Evans the Break by the prison officers. He was very clever and intelligent also. He had many friends who helped him escape the prison.

Q2.What were the precautions taken for smooth conduct of examination?
Ans. The Governor of the Oxford Prison knew that Evans would try to escape the prison again. So precautions were taken for smooth conduct of the examination. The examination was arranged in the prison cell and the cell was locked from inside. Two police officers were put to keep eye on Evans. Evans' nail-scissors, nail-file and razor were taken away from him so that he might not harm himself.
His invigilator was also thoroughly searched by senior police officer himself. A device was put above the door of the cell so that the Governor could hear all the conversation going on in the cell during the examination. In spite of all these precautions, Evans managed to escape from the prison.

Q3.Do you think Evans was really keen to get some sort of qualification?        OR
     Why did people doubt Evans' sincerity towards taking the O-level exam?
Ans.  Evans was really not keen to get some sort of qualification He was a congenital kleptomaniac. He had been arrested many a time for stealing. Every time he managed to escape from the prison. Taking O' Level seemed a part of his plan to escape again. So people doubted his taking O'Level exam.

Q4. Reflecting on the story, what did you feel about Evans' having the last laugh?
Ans. 'Having the last laugh' means gaining victory over one's rival in the end. We know that Evans was a congenital kleptomaniac. He had been arrested many a time for stealing. Three times he had managed to escape from prison. He was called 'Evans the Break' by the prison officers. He had many friends who helped him escape the prison. This time he was again in the prison cell. The governor of the prison knew that Evans would try to escape the prison again. So precautions were taken for smooth conduct of the examination. The examination was arranged in the prison cell and the cell was locked from inside. Two police officers were put to keep eye on Evans. Evans' nail-scissors, nail-file and razor were taken away from him so that he might not harm himself.
His invigilator was also thoroughly searched by senior police officer himself. A device was put above the door of the cell so that the Governor could hear all the conversation going on in the cell during the examination. In spite of all these precautions, Evans managed to escape from the prison.

Q5. Will the clues left behind on the question paper put Evans back in prison again?
Ans. In fact, the clues left behind on the question paper were all a part of Evans' plan. They meant to mislead the police officers. It was from the clues that they knew that Evans had hit MacLeery. But, in fact, Evans himself had left in the prison impersonating MacLeery. Then Evans impersonating MacLeery kept police busy in Newbury while he himself had gone to the hotel Golden Lion in Chipping Norton.

Q6. What did the injured MacLeery hand over to the Governor?
Ans. He handed over a German question paper to the Governor. On its last blank page,  Evans had pasted a photocopied sheet of paper written in German. It had all the details of  Evans' plan to escape from the prison. The injured MacLeery said that he knew where Evans could be found. But these clues only misled the police officers.

Q7. How did Evans reach Chipping Norton safely?
Ans. Evans was a clever person. He impersonated MacLeery and stayed back in the prison cell. Prison officers thought that Evans had injured MacLeery and escaped from the prison. When they came in the cell, MacLeery showed them a slip of paper pasted on the last page of the question paper. It was written in German. It had all the details of Evans' plan to escape from the prison. Near the Radcliffe hospital, he requested the police to follow Evans to Newbury and then he escaped to the hotel, Golden Lion in Chipping Norton.

Q8. How did the Governor come to know that Evans had gone to the Golden Lion hotel?
      OR
What clues helped the governor to follow Evans to the Golden Lion hotel?

Ans. During the examination, Evans was asked to write Index number 313 and Centre number 271 on his answer sheet. He was also asked to make a correction 'goldenen Lowen' in place of 'goldene  Lowen'. Fortunately, the Governor could remember these words. These clues indicated that Evans had gone to the Golden Lion hotel.

Q9. The Governor caught Evans at the Golden Lion. Did he bring him back to prison or not? What does his final act of foolishness prove? Was he really a gullible Governor?
Ans.It was by chance that the Governor could remember the contents of the correction slip. We must praise him for his intelligence. But he was again fooled by Evans' men. He handed Evans to fake police officers who were Evans' men. He did not verify their identity. Thus he was a gullible governor. He knew that Evans had been pulling the wool from their eyes, still, he commits another mistake and hands over him to unknown police officers. He could have intensified the security because Evans was not an ordinary criminal. He could have accompanied him to the prison. Thus, because of his foolishness, Evans was able to leave the prison once again.

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