Composition and Writing Skills: Essay, Letter, Report, Notice, Paragraph, Translation
Composition and Writing Skills tests controlled production: essay, letter, report, notice, paragraph, and translation. Format carries marks; content must fit the stated purpose and audience.
Formats
Essay: title, introduction with a clear thesis, body paragraphs with one point each, conclusion. Letter: sender address, date, receiver address, subject (formal), salutation, body, closing. Report: headline, byline, lead (what/when/where/who), body, conclusion. Notice: heading, date, issuing authority, event details, contact/action line. Paragraph: topic sentence, support, closing sentence.
Translation
Translate meaning and register, not word for word. Keep names, dates, and numbers exact. Convert idioms to equivalent Santali idioms or plain sense.
Worked example: Notice translation. Source: 'The Literary Society will hold a recitation competition on 12 August in the school hall at 10 a.m. Interested students should register by 10 August.' Reasoning: keep date, time, venue, and action; use a formal imperative for registration; do not add praise or extra detail.
Cohesion
Use linkers for cause, contrast, and sequence; keep tense consistent.
Traps: missing format elements; mixing formal and informal register; literal idiom translation; writing a report as a story; notice without date or action line.