Writing Skills (Essay, Letter, Report, Paragraph)
Writing Skills carries essay, letter, report and paragraph tasks. The examiner looks for task fulfilment, correct format, coherent Gujarati and control of register; decorative language cannot rescue a missing date or an off-topic essay.
Formats that earn format marks
- નિબંધ: title, three-part arc - પ્રસ્તાવના, વિસ્તાર (2–3 paragraphs), ઉપસંહાર. One central idea per paragraph.
- પત્ર: સ્થળ, તારીખ, સંબોધન, વિષય, body, closing. Formal letters avoid “તમારો વ્હાલો”; use “આપનો વિશ્વાસુ”.
- અહેવાલ: headline, dateline/place, 5W1H opening, factual details, no personal opinion.
- ફકરો: one topic sentence, support, closing link; no bullet list.
Worked example
Task: report on a blood-donation camp in your school. Reasoning: a report is informational, so start with what/when/where, then numbers and organisers. Do not write “મને ખૂબ આનંદ થયો” - that is a personal essay. Model opening: “રવિવારે શાળાના સભાખંડમાં રક્તદાન કેમ્પ યોજાયો; ૧૨૦ વિદ્યાર્થીઓએ ભાગ લીધો.” Then add chief guest and outcome.
Traps
- Essay drifts into a story with no argument.
- Letter missing વિષય or date.
- Report written as a diary entry.
- Paragraph with three unrelated ideas.
- Ignoring word limit: too short loses development, too long loses relevance.