Letter to the editor for class 11 [CBSE] format examples Exercises

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letter to the editor class 11

Read these 7 points carefully.

1. sender’s address at the top right-hand corner
2. date
3. receiver’s address
4. salutation
5. body of the letter
6. subscription or the complimentary close
7. signature,

THE COMMON FORMAT OF A LETTER

1. SENDER’S ADDRESS AT THE TOP RIGH–HAND CORNER

9, mahatma gandhi Road,

Adayar,

chennai, 600 020

this is written at the right–hand (or nowadays left–hand) corner of the page, look at the punctuation shown above, at the end of each line of the address, there is a comma. there is a full stop at the end of the last line of the address, in recent times, there has been a change in the style of punctuation . the commas and full stops at the end of the lines are omitted. the address can be written as shown below.

9 mahatma gandhi Road

Adayar

chennai 600 020

2. DATE

the date is written below the sender’s address. there are ,many ways of writing the date, here is an example:

9, mahatma gandhi Road

Adayar,

chennai 600 020

September 12th, 20—

if you omit commas in the address, the date also must be written in the same manner.

9, mahatma gandhi Road

Adayar

chennai 600 020

12 September—

other ways of writing the date are:

12th september 20–

12th Sept, 20—-

3. RECEIVER’S ADDRESS

the name and designation of the address should be placed on the left, two or three lines below the line of the date ( which is on the right). each line of the inside address begins on the left margin . here are two example:

shenai and shenai the Divisional superintendent

court chambers central Railway

Mumbai 400 020 Vijayawada 520 001

4. SALUTATION;

sir or dear sir for an individual

sirs or dear sirs for a firm or company.

if the letter is addressed to a woman, the form is:

Madam

if the person is known to you, you can address him by name:

Dear Mr Reddy

5. BODY OF THE LETTER.

an official or a letter to the Editor must be very brief and to the point . nothing except things related to business should be written in it All unnecessary details should be avoided,

6. SUBSCRIPTION OR THE COMPLIMENTARY CLOSE.

the following phrases are used in the ending of an official letter. —

yours truly

your faithfully

In very formal letters such as to high dignitaries, we can write,–

yours respectfully

if we have used a personal name in the salutation, we can write—

your sincerely

7. SIGNATURE:

A formal business letter requires your full signature, below the signature, the name and designation of the person are written or typed, for example:

your faithfully

satinder sikka

manager,

QUESTION;1 MISUSE AND POOR MAINTENANCE OF THE PUBLIC PARK

you are shivam of 32, kailash colony , new Delhi, write a letter to the Editor of the local newspaper about the misuse and poor maintenance of the park in your colony,

ANSWER:

32 kailash colony

new Dehli

17 April 20—

The Editor

the Daily Reporter

new Delhi

subject: misuse and poor maintenance of the public park

sir,

we have a big public park in our locality , but sadly it has fallen into a miserable state due to the total neglect of the concerned officials, the plants in the park have withered because they are hardly ever watered, all the park has overgrown with prickly weeds which make it impossible for the children to play there, heaps of garbage have come up at the corners of the park, thus the park has become the most ugly spot of the colony, it has also become a den for antisocial elements who start collecting there as soon as the night begins to fall, it is hoped that the publication of these lines in your esteemed paper will help to draw the attention of the corporation officials to take proper steps for the upkeep of this park, A well -kept park will certainly prove a boon for the residents,

your truly

shivam

letter to the editor class 11

QUESTION:2 EXPLOTATION OF PARENTS AT THE TIME OF ADMISSION

you are a social worker, you are upset as some good schools are exploiting the parents at the time of admission by taking capitation fee in the name of donation or building fund, write a letter to the Editor of a national daily, highlighting this corrupt practice, sign the letter as Rahul / Rakhi

ANSWER:

62 jai parkash narayan nagar

patna

18 ,march 20—-

The Editor

The Times of India

Delhi

subject: exploitation of parents at the Times of Admissions

sir,

parents are a harried at the time of school admission every, year, In their desire to have their children educated in good schools, they get fleeced and exploited mercilessly, these so–called good schools are in fact, palatial shops that sell education to the highest bidders, first of all they price their admission forms at more than a hundred rupees each which costs them hardly more than a few paise, then ,. the admission –seekers are taxed with capitation fees are also unimaginably high, the rich few can no doubt, afford all this, but for the average salaried class, they are a terrible drain on their pay packet, thus, the imparting of education to their young ones has become a tortuous problem for the poor, parents it is the duty of the government to come to the rescue of these exploited people, forcing capitation fee in the name of donation or building fund is a corrupt practice which should immediately be stopped,

your truly

Rahul

letter to the editor class 11

QUESTION:3 OVERCROWDING IN CLASSES

you are a social worker, you are upset as some good schools are admitting as many as 60–70 students, in a class just to mint money , which is adversely affecting the academic, standard write a letter to the editor of a national daily, highlighting this corrupt practice . sign the letter as Ronak / Raksha

ANSWER.

67 Renuka bazaar

murad nagar

Ghaziabad

09 , may 20—

The Editor

Hindustant Times

Delhi

subject: overcrowding in classes —bad effect on the Academic standard

sir,

good schools were once thought to be temples of learning, but nowadays, these so–called good, schools have become nothing more than educational shops their only aim is to mint money by fair means or foul, they charge unimaginably high fees and admit as many as 60–70 students in one section of a class, it is practically impossible for a teacher to control so many kids in a class and given any individual attention to them . the children are herded together like sheep in a class enclosure, while the low –paid helpless teacher continues shouting above their heads, the only aim of such schools is to collect as much money as they can by putting as many students as they can in one class, they are selling education without paying any sales, tax, they are earning lacs and crores without paying any income tax, they are raising huge properties, without paying any wealth or property tax, admitting a large number of students in one class with the sole purpose of making money, is a corrupt practice, that needs to be stopped immediately . no school should be allowed to admit more than 20–25 students in a class at the lower levels at least, where each child needs to be attended individually,

Your truly

Rakhsa

letter to the editor class 11

QUESTION:4 NEED OF OEPNING A POST OFFICE

you are Rama / Rajan srinivasan of gacchibowli, hyderabad, where there is no post office, write a letter to the Editor of’ the national Daily , drawing the attention of the government to this basic need of the residents of your area, justify the opening of a post office in your locality in not more than 200 words,

ANSWER:

15 Gacchibowli

Hyderabad

18 , may 20–

The Editor

The national Daily

Hyderabad

subject: Request for opening a post office

sir,

The Gacchibowli colony of Hyderabad has a population of more than ten thousand, it is situated within the municipal limits and has been growing rapidly for the last ten years, A privately managed high school has already come up in this locality . the people living in this area, are mostly poor, they are either daily wage, –earners or belonging to the salaried class, it is a pity that there is no post office in this locality , the residents have to face a great difficulty , they have to go a distance of three kilometers in order to meet their postal requirements, it result in a great loss of time, moreover. the post office opens when most of the male members have left for their jobs, ladies, can’t afford to leave their homes and walk a distance of three kilometers to buy a few postcards or postage stamps, concerned authorities are, therefore, earnestly requested to set up a post office at some central place in this locality as early possible,

your truly

Rajan srinivasan

QUESTION:5 FOR PROVISION OF A BUS STOP

you are anita / Gautam staying at the Ankur Apartment’s mayur vihar, Delhi, there is no bus stop within of 2 km from the apartments, causing a lot of inconvenience to the residents, write a letter to the editor of the’ Times of India ; drawing attention of the government to this problem of the residents for rectification,

ANSWER:

Ankur Apartments

mayur vihar

Delhi

17 may 20—

The Editor

The Times of India

new Delhi

subject: Request for the provision of a bus stop

sir,

Through the columns of your esteemed paper I would like to drew the attention of DTC authorities to a very problem being faced by the residents of the Ankur Apartments, Mayur vihar, Delhi, there is no bus stop within a radius of 2 km from the apartment . the residents have to walk a long distance to take any bus to anywhere in the city, every morning men and women are seen running breathlessly to the different bus stops in or near mayur vihar, It result in so of this problem of the residents, some convenient bus stops should be provided near the apartment so that no resident has to walk more than a 100 yards to catch a bus,

your truly

Anita,

QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE

1. you are kavita / kailash staying at B-101, Yamuna vihar , Delhi you find it disturbing that despite a ban on the use of polythene bags , its use is rampant in the city, write a letter to the editor of a national daily expressing your concern about the apathy of people towards, environmental degradation, also suggest ways to mobilise city, dwellers for the cause of safe environment with the help of school children
2. write a letter to the editor of a newspaper drawing attention of the authorities to the evil habit of overcharging by the auto drivers invent necessary details,
3. you are Rekha / Rakesh , a student of bharti public school class, XI the students are required to cope up with a lot of stress in todays competitive environment, write a letter to the editor highlighting increasing stress faced by students and suggesting ways, and means to combat it,
4. you are pushpa of cuttack write, a letter to the editor of a newspaper about the non-availability of essential commodities at the fari-price shop your locality,
5. write a letter to the editor of a newspaper, condemning the social evil of dowry system,