INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT

SENIOR SECTION
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
CLASS XII

ADVANCED WRITING SKILLS: NOTICE

WORKSHEET

A notice is written or printed information that can be in the form of an official statement of public
importance or a warning in advance. The basic purpose is to disseminate information related to
various issues or occasions. It is written in simple and formal language and is always brief to the
point. Most notices are meant to be pinned up or pasted on special boards meant for the purpose.
Remember:

1) The purpose of the notice is to inform.

2) It should have the word „NOTICE‟ Do not underline the name of institute and the word
„NOTICE”
3) It should have an underlined heading.
4) It should have a date in the formal form.
5) Do not use 1st and 2nd person.It should be written in third person.
The „wh‟ questions give the skeleton form of the answer: a) what is being organized? Who is
organizing? Which is the target group? When is it being held? Where is it being held? Additional
information.Whom to contact.Last date of submission and to whom.
6) Agenda is written if there is a meeting
7) If place of the institute is mentioned write it along with the name
8) Do not use informal language.
9) The name and designation of the signatory should be mentioned.
10) Do not exceed the word limit. (Format -2 Mks, Content-2 Mks.)

FORMAT

Name of the School/ Organisation issuing the notice

NOTICE

Date
Subj/Heading

Content of the Notice

 This should answer questions like what, where, when, who and how
 Any additional information

Sign.

Name
Designation of the person issuing the notice
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SAMPLES

Q: You are Suresh Pandey, Secretary of K.A. Residents‟ Welfare Society, Indirapuram. Write a
notice requesting the members of the society to attend a meeting to discuss the problem of R.O water
supply and D.G power back-up of your society.

K.A. RESIDENTS‟ WELFARE SOCIETY, INDIRAPURAM

NOTICE
September 10, 2010
URGENT MEETING!
The residents of K.A Residents‟ Welfare Society, Indirapuram are informed that an urgent meeting of
the Society will be held on September 20, 2010 at 9.30 a.m. in the RWA office, H-block. All the
members are requested to attend it.
Agenda:
1. The problem of R.O. water supply.
2. The problem of poor D.G power back-up in the society
Sign.
(SURESH PANDAY)
Secretary

Q: Your school is organizing a Blood Donation Camp in association with the Red Cross Society of
India. Write a notice giving essential details about the same. Sign yourself as the Principal of the
school. (Word limit – 50 words)

JAWAHAR NAVODYA VIDYALAYA, KAPURTHALA

NOTICE
28 January 2011

BLOOD DONATION CAMP

All the members of the staff as well as the students of this school are hereby informed that the Red
Cross Society of India is organizing a Blood Donation Camp in our school as per the following
details:
Date : 02 February, 2011
Time : 8 AM to 5 PM
Venue : School Assembly Hall
Age Limit: Above 15 Years
All are requested to please come forward and donate blood for a noble cause.
(S.K. Pant)
PRINCIPAL

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Q. Ramanujan has lost his English Book entitled “History of English Literature‟ by Smith. He
decides to put up a notice on the students‟ notice board of the school. He is a student of class XII of
Saint Kabir School, New Delhi. Write a notice in not more than 50 words

SAINT KABIR SCHOOL

NOTICE
25 January 2012.
Lost English Book

A very costly red bound book entitled “History of English Literature” written by Smith has been lost
today during preparation time near the Physics Laboratory. It has a laminated transparent cover with
the author‟s name written on the first page .It bears the stamp of British Council Library, New Delhi.
Finder is requested to hand over the same to the undersigned. A Suitable reward is promised to the
finder.
Ramanujan
Class xii A

You are BhumikaSahni, the President, Cultural Forum of Army School; you have organized an inter-
school patriotic singing competition on Republic Day. Write a notice in about 50 words, informing
the students about this event.

NOTICE

Army School, Sagar

3rd January, 2015

Inter-school Singing Competition
(who) (what)
The Cultural Forum of the school has organized an Inter-school Patriotic Singing Competition
on the
(why)(when) (where) (extra information)
Occasion of the Republic Day at 8 am in the New Multipurpose Hall. More than 20 schools from
the city will participate. Students interested in participating should give their names by the 6th of
April to the undersigned.
(last date for submission)
(to whom)

BhumikaSahni

BhumikaSahni
President, Cultural Forum

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Write a notice for your school notice board inviting students to join the Educational Tour for the
class XI and XII. Invent other necessary details.

S.K.V. DILSHAD GARDEN SCHOOL NAGPUR.

NOTICE
07th August, 2016.
EDUCATIONAL TOUR

The students of class XI and XII are hereby informed that our school is organizing an educational
tour to Goa as per the details. Duration: From 13 Sept. to 18 Sept. 2016, Expenses:Rs. 3500/- pp.
includes, Train fare, boarding, lodging, sightseeing, etc.
Interested students may give their names to the undersigned along with the fees latest by 30th Aug.
2016.
Mrs. S. Krishna
(Physical Edn.Teacher.)

PRACTICE QUESTIONS.

1) Very soon your school is going to be a centre for CBSE examinations. You have seen that
during lunch break students of junior classes keep going around the examination rooms and
make all kinds of noises. You are Navtej / Navita, Head Boy / Head Girl, Akash Public
School, Ajmer. Write a notice in about 50 words warning such students not to go near the
examination rooms. ( Board 2015)
2) The Sports Club of Bishop Cotton School, Simla, is planning to organize a hiking-trekking
expedition in Nepal. Invent necessary details and draft the notice about the expedition for the
school notice board in not more than 50 words. You are John / Joanna, the Secretary of
Sports Club.
3) The Physical Department of KendriyaVidhyalaya, Tezpur, is organizing a Summer Camp for
training students in hockey and basketball. Invent necessary details and draft a notice in about
50 words. You are Ali / Aliya, the Sports Coordinator.

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