Composition: Letter, Essay and Applied Writing
What is tested
Composition carries a large block: a formal or informal letter, an essay on a familiar topic, and an applied-writing item such as a notice, invitation, advertisement, dialogue or short report. Marks are for format, content and correct Sindhi - not for length alone.
Letter format
- Sender's address, then date.
- Receiver's designation and address (formal) or name (informal).
- Formal: विषय (subject), आदरणीय महोदय/महोदया, body, भवदीय, signature.
- Informal: प्रिय..., body, closing, name.
- Two or three short paragraphs: purpose, details, action requested.
Essay
Plan three or four paragraphs: opening statement, two developed points with an example, conclusion. Keep tenses consistent and use connecting words (पर, इसलिए, अंत में). Do not write a list of slogans.
Applied writing
A notice must answer what, when, where, who and whom to contact. An advertisement needs a headline, one benefit and contact details. A dialogue needs turn-taking, not two monologues.
Worked example
Notice for a school elocution contest: headline 'वक्तृत्व स्पर्धा'; line 1 date and time; line 2 venue; line 3 classes eligible; line 4 last date to register; line 5 contact teacher. Reason: a reader who misses any of the five Ws cannot act on the notice, so each earns a mark.
Traps
- Omitting the date or subject in a formal letter.
- Writing an essay with no example.
- Using English words where a common Sindhi word exists.
- Writing an advertisement as a paragraph.