List of top English Questions on Writing Skills

‘Homework is a necessary evil.’ Express your views either for or against this statement.
Write an original short story beginning with the words: It was midnight and the doorbell rang...
Your school is organising an Inter House Non-Flame Cooking Competition. Write a notice informing the students about the event.
If you could change one period in your school timetable, which one would you choose? Why do you think it needs to be changed and with which subject or activity would you replace it?
Study the picture given below. Write a story or a description or an account of what it suggests to you. There must be a clear connection between the picture and your composition.
You and your family enjoy eating out. Give a description of your favourite restaurant or food stall, and the sights and smells that attract you to the place. Explain why you like eating here.
Write an email to a famous chef, inviting him/her to judge the event.
Appeal Writing:
Prepare an ‘Appeal’ on the topic ‘From Smart Phones to Smart Habits’, with the help of the following points (100–150 words):
– Engagement in smart phone and its effect
– Cultivating some good habits and interests
– Effect on mind and body
– Healthy lifestyle
Blog Writing:
Write a ‘Blog’ on ‘Proper Study Habits’ with the help of the following points (100–150 words):
– Importance
– Self discipline
– Titles / Quotes
– Planning and organisation
– Benefits and results
Blog Writing:
Write a ‘Blog’ on ‘Proper Study Habits’ with the help of the following points (100–150 words):
– Importance
– Self discipline
– Titles / Quotes
– Planning and organisation
– Benefits and results
You have recently watched a documentary on ‘Wildlife in India.’ Write a review on the same with the help of the following points:
-- Factual information, story, characters
-- Emotional impact
-- Place, event, people involved
-- Interview, footage, visual elements
Imagine, you are given the responsibility to ‘compere’ a programme by your college authorities. You need to prepare your script on the programme titled, ‘Read Literature, Enjoy Literature.’ Draft the script to decide the flow of the programme. (150 words)
Expansion of Idea: Expand the following idea with the help of the points given below (150 words):
‘Self discipline is self-caring’
Speech:
Imagine you have to deliver a speech on ‘Making Vacation Meaningful’ at a competition in your college. Draft a speech in about 150 words on the given topic.
Report Writing:
Imagine your class attended a lecture on ‘Self Defence and Safety’, delivered by an expert speaker. Write a report on the details of this event organised at your college in about 150 words.
Drafting a virtual message:
Mr. Avinash has been invited to attend a birthday programme. His son Rohit is at college and will reach home late by evening. Mr. Avinash has to convey the same as he has to leave early and would not be able to meet his son Rohit.
Draft a ‘virtual message’ in about 50 words that he would write to his son Rohit.
Group Discussion: Imagine your class has attended a guest lecture on ‘positive thinking.’ Write a group discussion in the form of dialogues associated with this guest lecture, held among 3/4 student participants (150 words).
Draft an ‘E-mail’ to a director of a company, requesting him/her to help, support and facilitate educational resources, teaching materials and A/V aids by some funds and sponsorship. Specify the benefits and results about your requirements (150 words).
Interview:
Imagine you have to conduct an interview of an ‘Ideal Teacher.’ With the help of the format, draft questions on the given fields. (Do not change the sequence of the questions.)
Imagine, after your HSC Exam, you wish to pursue a ‘Bachelor’s degree in Performing Arts,’ with Classical Vocal Music in a reputed university in India or abroad. Prepare a ‘Statement of Purpose’ (SOP), in about 150 words which will help you to secure an admission in your dream university.
Write a ‘Summary’ of the above extract by using the following points –
[Types of families — role of the parents — development of personality — socialization of behaviour]
As a resident of B/66 Mall Road, Guwahati, and a parent of a Grade X student, you are deeply concerned about the declining writing habits among students in today’s digital age. This trend significantly impacts their academic performance.
Write a letter in 100–120 words to the editor of ‘The Geo Youth Times’ expressing your concern about this issue. Also, suggest measures to emphasize the importance of reading and writing skills in schools.
You are Vidhi/Vaibhav.

In the past few years, the teaching-learning process has taken a leap and gone beyond the four walls of the classroom. Today, it has become possible to learn not just by sitting in a physical classroom, but from anywhere. Given below is a chart depicting the differences between E-learning and Classroom learning. Write an analytical paragraph in about 120 words, assessing the benefits and drawbacks of both, by selecting features that support your analysis. 

You are Risha Khan / Zuhaan Khan, the sports captain of Highrise Public School, New Line, Rai Nagar. You believe that games and sports are an integral part of a student’s life. Write a letter to the editor of a national daily, in about 120 words, sharing your views on the importance of physical education and suggesting the need to establish a dedicated sports university, so that students can pursue and focus on their favourite sport.
________ is the writer of the chapter, 'On Saying Please'.