ENGLISH LANGUAGE
PRACTICE WORKSHEET-ICSE WRITING SKILLS
MARKING SCHEME
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Answer all questions
Question 1 [10]
Write a letter to the Police Commissioner of your city drawing his/her attention to careless mass
gathering of the people on the roads, in various street side stalls neither keeping a safe distance
nor wearing mask. Though every day the number of COVID 19 patients are increasing. Express
your concern and suggest ways how this could be prevented.
2 concern .5+.5
2 Ways to be prevented= .5+.5
(8.5 highest Mark)
Question 2 [10]
You are in a school camp trip being held at Rishikesh in Uttarakhand. Write a letter to your
cousin telling him/her about the activities being organised in the camp and how you are
enjoying every moment of your stay in the trip.
the activities being organised – 2/3 points
how you are enjoying every moment- 3/2 points
Answer 1 and 2 TYPE FORMAT CONTENT EXPRESSION
INFORMAL 2½ 2½ 5
FORMAL 3 2 5
(8.5 highest Mark)
Question 3 [10]
(a) An Inter-house drawing Competition is being organized by the Art Club. As the Secretary of
the club, write a notice for the school notice board inviting students to participate in the
competition. Give all the necessary details.
(b) Write an e-mail to the Principal of a neighbouring school, requesting him to send one of
their teachers to judge the Drawing Competition.
URMILA YADAV 1
a. Creative Title – e.g. Colour splash, [1]
Brush up! , Art Attack etc. [English words
only]
Inter- house drawing Competition – e.g. [1]
Annual Inter-house drawing Competition,
Bradley Memorial Inter-house drawing
Competition etc.
Date – any date after 10 to 14 days of [½]
examination.
Time- accept any time-a.m./am/A.M.
[½]
Venue-any venue (smaller, bigger location)
[½ + ½]
Invite participation, whom to apply to
[1]
etc.[if the sentence is grammatically
incorrect underline the error and -
1/2mark]
b. E-mail – id ( the word Principal and [½]
School’s name)
[½]
Subject
[½]
Salutation
[½]
Opening sentence
[½]
Closing sentence
[½]
Subscription
Expression/Body
[2]
URMILA YADAV 2
