CBSE Class 12 English Factual Description Notes

EXERCISES FOR PRACTICE

1. Your school is organizing the prestigious KVS National Level Social Science Exhibition in its premises. Draft an invitation in not more than 50 words giving all essential details.

2. You are Dharma raj, son of Ramesh Patnaik, Bannerghatta , Bangalore. Your father wants you to draft a formal invitation to be sent on the occasion of your sister, Sheela’s marriage. Prepare the invitation.

3. You are Mohan/Molly. You have been invited by Rotary Club to act as one of the judges for an Elocution Competition for students of classes XI and XII. But due to a previous engagement you cannot accept this invitation. Write a formal reply to the President of the Club regretting your inability to accept the invitation.

4. You are Aakash/Varsha. You have been invited to attend the wedding of your friend’s sister during the summer vacation. Respond to the invitation informally accepting it.

5. You have opened a restaurant in Uppal Road, Hyderabad. Draft an invitation for the inauguration of the same, specifying the chief guest and other important details like date, time and venue. Do not exceed 50 words.

6. Your school is organizing a Book Fair on its sprawling play-ground. Draft an invitation giving all the details including the chief guest.

4. FACTUAL DESCRIPTION (10 Marks)

Factual description is a description of place, person, process and object.

• Description of a place / building includes the location, surroundings, interiors, purpose etc.

• Description of a person includes appearance, mannerisms, dress, gait and any other particular information to be given may be relevant to the description.

• Description of an object incorporates appearance, its parts, its function or purpose, advantages and any other detail relevant to the description.

POINTS TO REMEMBER

• Collect details of description and logically write them in a paragraph.

• Provide a suitable title.

• Include external features, finer or internal details, how the object functions and its operation.

• Use appropriate connectors while describing a process. Use words like ‘first’ and ‘second’.

• Use the passive voice unless the active voice is desirable (e.g. in a piece which describes how to bake a cake)

SOLVED FACTUAL DESCRIPTION

Robots

A robot is like a human being in the actions it carries out. It can perform a chain of actions. The brain of the robot is a small computer which directs its movements. In the computer’s memory are instructions for carrying our specific tasks. The robot usually has an arm that can move in several directions and can do several things. The hand has a magnet or a gripper attached to it to pick up things.

PROCESS WRITING (SOLVED)

How does a Pressure Cooker work?

Water is poured into the pressure cooker and the food to be cooked is placed in it. The pressure cooker is then placed over the flame of a stove and the water begins to heat. When the boiling point, about 100 degrees centigrade, is reached, steam begins to form. However, the steam is not allowed to escape and pressure builds up within the cooker. As the pressure increases, the temperature within also increases and food is cooked. To prevent explosion due to high pressure, the cooker has a weight and a safety valve that let out excess of steam.

Questions for practice

• You organized a quiz in your school last week. Write a description of how you went about it. (125 words)

• Write a factual description of a tourist spot you have visited in about 125 words.

• Write a factual description in about 125 words of the bustle at your bus terminus.

• Write a factual description of the children’s park in your locality in about 125 words.

• Write a factual description of shopping mall in your city in about 125 words. Include details of layout, special facilities like ATM, restaurants, escalators etc.

REPORT WRITING 

A report is a brief account of an event that has already taken place. A Report helps in recording events of importance that occurs in our day to day life. A report attempts to present the first hand information of an incident or event. A report of an event presents a record of events that took place. A report on an event includes one’s ideas, opinions and impressions on the event. 

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