Notice Writing for Class 9 ICSE Format, Examples, Topics, Samples, Exercises

Notice Writing: A notice is a short composition which is direct, formal and straightforward in style. A notice is a very important form of written communication used by individuals and organisations to convey information about functions, events and occasions or to announce something that has happened or is about to happen. In the examination, it consists of 5 marks weightage.

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Notice Writing for Class 9 ICSE Format, Examples, Topics, Samples, Exercises

Points to be Kept in Mind while Writing a Notice

• Name of the organisation or institution issuing the notice.
• The word ‘Notice’
• Date of issue of the Notice – to be put on the left side.
• Heading (Subject of the notice).
• Contents include
  • Target group (to whom it is addressed)
  • What it is about.
  • Why the notice is issued.
  • Details of the event like date, time, venue, duration, number of persons and other details
  • Signature, name and designation of the issuing authority
• The language used must be lucid and in third person, i.e. pronouns like I, me, you, mine, your etc should not be used.
• Usually present tense or future tense is used.
• Enclose the content of the notice in a box.
• Adhere to the word limit if given in the question.
• A notice should include some value points (necessary details) in order to make it precise and effective.

Format of Notice

You are Vandita of Class XII. As the Cultural Secretary of your school, draft a notice for an Inter School Fancy Dress Competition.

Type 1 Notice for Meeting
While writing a notice for a meeting, details need to be furnished are

• Who has called the meeting
• Purpose of the meeting or agenda
• Date and time/duration of the meeting
• Details of persons to attend/departments to attend
• Venue, specific instructions for the persons called for the meeting
• In case requiring further details, contact person with designation

Sample of Type 1 Notice

1. You are Abhishek/Avantika of Class X, Translam Academy, Kanpur. Being an Activity Coordinator, draft a notice to all the other Activity Council Members to discuss and plan the activities for Christmas Day celebration.
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SELF ASSESSMENT

1. You are Tripti/Trilok Lahiri, Secretary, ABI, School Cricket Association. It has been decided that a meeting of all.the members of the school cricket team be held to discuss plans and strategies for the coming Zonal Tournament. Write a notice informing the members of the team about the meeting and requesting them to attend it.

2. You are the Secretary of Sri Parthasarathy Sabha, Salem. Draft a notice to be sent to the members of the Sabha requesting them to attend an extraordinary meeting. Invent necessary details such as items on the agenda, date, time, etc. Sign as Kamal/Komal.

3. Your are Anuj/Anita, Head Boy/Girl of your school. Draft a notice inviting all the house captains to discuss about the coming annual day function.

4. You are Nikhil/Nikita, Secretary of‘Help Poor Child Club’ of your school. Draft a notice to be sent to all the members to attend meeting regarding fund collecting for flood affected poor children.

5. You are Manoj or Monika of class Xth. You are the captain of your school hockey team. Draft a notice towards all the players calling for an urgent meeting to discuss about the tomorrow match.

Type 2 Notice for Events

These notices include competition/tour/celebration/annual sports/cultural event etc.

• Who is organising it.
• Occasion
• Expenditure estimat
• Last date for depositing the advance (tour/visit)
• Contact person with designation
• Who can participate in it.
• Number of days (in case of tours/visit)
• Fare cost and other costs included
• Any specific instructions

Sample of Type 2 Notice

2. You are the Cultural Secretary of Delhi Public School, Roorkee. your school. You have been asked to inform students of Class VI to XII about an Inter-House Dramatics Competition. Draft a notice in not more than 50 words with necessary details.
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SELF ASSESSMENT

1. Your club is going to organise an Inter-Class Singing Competition. Write a notice inviting names of the students who want to participate in it. Give all the necessary details. You are Naveen/Navita, Secretary, Music Club, Akash Public School, Agra.

2. Every year in the central park of the city, a Flower Show is held in the month of February. Your school has received a circular from the District Collector inviting your students to visit it. Write a notice informing the students about the show and advising them to go and enjoy it. You are Amit/Amita, Head Boy/Head Girl, Sunrise Public School, Surat.

3. An Inter-School Kabaddi Competition is organised by your school. Write a notice, requesting the students to be present at the venue to encourage the players. Invent all the necessary details. You are Arjun, the Sports Captain of your school.

4. You are Mohan/ Mohini, Secretary, Social Activities Club of ABC School, Gokulpuri. The club has decided to launch a cleanliness drive in a slum colony near your school during the Dussehra holidays. Write a notice, informing Class X students of your school about the drive and urge them to volunteer their names for the programme. Give all the necessary details.

5. Your school has planned an excursion to Lonavala near Mumbai during the autumn holidays. Write a notice for your school notice board, giving detailed information and inviting the names of those who are desirous to join. Sign as Naresh/Namita, Head Boy/Head Girl, DV English School, Thane, Mumbai.

Type 3 Notice for Lost or Found

• Article/Object lost or found
• Where you lost or found it
• Description of the article like colour/size/model etc
• Date/Time/Day when you lost it/found it
• Whom to contact
• A suitable gift/reward for the person who returns that article/product
• Writer’s name and designation/class

Sample of Type 3 Notice

3. You are a student of Class X of Vanasthali Public School, Ludhiana. You have lost your hall ticket for the Board Examination. You have to put up a notice on your school notice board.
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SELF ASSESSMENT
1. You lost your Titan wrist-watch in your school. Draft a notice, in not more than 50 words, to be placed on your school notice board. You are a student of Class X of Rani Ahalya Devi Senior Secondary School, Gwalior. Sign as Rani/Ram.

2. You have lost your leather wallet, containing your examination entry ticket for Class X, while travelling by bus from Banshankari to MG Road in Bengaluru. Write a notice, to be published in ‘Deccan Herald’. You are Pranav/Parveen, 12 Gandhi Road, Bengaluru.

3. You are Ashok/Simi. You have lost your water bottle in the playground of your school. Draft a notice for the school notice board giving details.

4. You are Vikas/Vinita. You have found a bracelet near the washroom of your school. Draft a notice for the school notice board. Give details for the same.

5. You are Neha/Abhinav. You have found a gold earing in the canteen of your school. Write a notice for the school notice board.

Type 4 Notice for Seminar/Workshop/Debate or any other Literary Event

• Body organising it
• Speakers/Chief Guest/Honourable Persons
• Who can attend it
• Date/Time
• Subject of the seminar/debate/workshop
• Specific instructions
• Duration of the programme
• Contact person/designation etc

Sample of Type 4 Notice

4. You are School Captain of Meerut Public School, Shastri Market, Varanasi. Write a notice informing the students of Class X about a guest lecture by Mr Rajiv, an environmentalist, on the topic ‘Conservation of Water’.
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SELF ASSESSMENT

1. Chennai Book Society is going to organise a week-long book fair in the city during the coming autumn vacation. It has requested your school for volunteers to manage various counters. As Secretary, Cultural Club, Chennai Public School, write a notice inviting the names of those students who want to help. You are Lalith/Latha.

2. You are Rameshwaram/ Rameshwari, Secretary, Literary Club of ABC School, Vikaspuri. Your schoolmate, Gautam Adhikari; a budding writer, has won the first prize in the State Story Writing Competition. The club has decided to organise a function to felicitate him on his laudable achievement. Write a notice, informing all the students of your school about the function and urge them to attend it to make the occasion memorable. Give all the necessary details.

3. As Student Editor, draft a notice for your school notice board inviting articles from the students for your school magazine. You are Rohan/Rupini of Vasant Vihar School, Pune.

4. You are Nakul/Aashi, Head Boy/Head Girl of Jawahar Navodya Vidyalaya, Vadodra. You have been asked to draft a notice inviting the students to attend Career Counselling Workshop Organised by the Students’ Council of your school. Give details for the same.

5. You are Head Boy/Girl of your school. You have been asked to inform student of Class IX and X about an Inter-School Debate Competetion. Draft a notice for the student’s notice board with all necessary details.

Type 5 Notice for Appeal/Warning

• Whom to appeal/warn
• Issuing authority (if different from the person signing the notice)
• A slogan or message
• Important instructions
• Courteous way to appeal
• Name and designation of the issuing person
• Any punishment (if required, in case of warning type only)

Sample of Type 5 Notice

5. Recently it was in the news that a hurricane hit Odisha and around 13 districts were affected. Being the Head of Environment Society of your school, draft a notice for the students and staff appealing for donations of relief products like clothes, money, books and other articles.
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SELF ASSESSMENT

1. Sarvodaya Education Society, a charitable organisation, is coming to your school to distribute books among the needy students. As the Principal of Sunrise Public School, Surat, write a notice asking such students to drop the list of books they need in the box kept outside your office.

2. Very soon your school is going to be a centre for CBSE examinations. You have seen that during lunch break students of junior classes keep going around the examination rooms and make all kinds of noises. You are Tutorial Head of Akash Public School, Ajmer. Write a notice warning such students not to go near the examination rooms.

3. You are Kavita/Kavish, Head Boy/Girl of your school. Write a notice, warning all the students of class VI to XI not to bring mobile phones in school premises.

4. There have been many accidents just outside your school lately. As the Secretary of Awareness Society of your school, write a notice informing all the students of your school to be careful while driving their vehicles or walking along the road.

5. Cancer has been spreading very rapidly in our country. Tabacco products are the main reasons that cause this disease. You are the Head of Medical Welfare Club of your society. Write a notice making the people of your society aware of the bad effects of tabacco products.

Type 6 Notice for Change of Name/Residential/ Company Address etc

• Whom to inform about the change
• Reason for change
• Existing Name/Current Residential/Company Address
• New Name/Residential/Company Address
• Your name and signature

Sample of Type 6 Notice

6. You are proprietor of a company which has changed its office address from 2A, Phool Bagh Colony to Mangal Pandey Nagar. Draft a notice to be inserted in the local newspaper informing about the change of address.
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SELF ASSESSMENT

1. You are Tanvi/Tarun. Draft a notice informing the students of class X about the change of name in Board form. Include all the necessary information.

2. You are the owner of ‘Green Garden’. Due to construction work in your restaurant, it has been shifted to a new building. Draft a notice informing your customers about the shifting of your restaurant and its new address.

3. You are Rohit/Rohini. You are the Head of the service centre of a mobile company. The office has been shifted to the third floor from the ground floor. Draft a notice informing all the employees and customers about the change of the place of your centre.

4. You are the Manager of a football club. Your team is to leave for Delhi to participate in a tournament tomorrow. Due to some reasons two players have been replaced with new players. Write a notice informing all the members about the change of the names of the players.

5. You are the main coordinator at your office. You have recently moved to Western Delhi from South Delhi. Draft a notice informing all your colleagues about the change of your residence with full detail of the new address.

Notice Writing Worksheets

Question 1.
You are the Secretary of Tours and Trips Society of Translam Academy International, Meerut. The school is organising a 20 days historical tour to some important places in South India. You have been asked by the Activity Coordinator to put up a notice inviting students interested in visiting those places. Write this notice to be put up on the school notice board.
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Question 2.
You are Secretary of AVM Housing Society. You are going to organise a Blood Donation Camp. Write a notice, urging the members of your society to come in large numbers for this noble cause. Invent all the necessary details.
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Question 3.
You are School Pupil Leader of Rani Laxmi Bai Senior Secondary School, Gwalior. Draft a notice for your school notice board Inviting the names of the students who want to participate in the cultural programme organised in aid of the victims of the recent Assam floods.
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Question 4.
Draft a notice as Secretary of Lion’s Club, Dwarka to inform all the members about the Diwali Mela and sale of items.
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Question 5.
As Librarian of Crescent International School, Gwalior, draft a notice asking all students and teachers to return the library books they have borrowed, two days before the commencement of the examination.
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Question 6.
You are Cultural Captain of your school. Write a notice for singers to compete for the HM Award. Winners will get a chance to visit London for a song sequence for the HM Album.
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Question 7.
You are the Principal of St. Thomas School. Write a notice informing students and parents about the ‘Obesity Camp’ to be organised by Jessa Ram Hospital.
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Question 8.
Young astronauts have to be selected for ‘Mission NASA’. The preliminary round will be conducted in Modern School. Write a notice inviting students who wish to become astronauts to take the preliminary round for final selection. You are the Director of Science Research Centre.
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Question 9.
You are the Cultural Secretary of RM Public School, Alkapuri, Vadodara. You have been asked to inform students of class IX to XII about an Inter-School Dramatics Competition. Draft a notice for the students’ notice board with all necessary details.
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Question 10.
You are the Cultural Secretary of MRV Public School, Hyderabad. You have been asked to inform students of class IX and XII about the auditions for an Inter-school Dramatics Competition. Draft a notice for the students’ Notice board with all necessary details.
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Question 11.
You are the Secretary of the English Literary Association of Tagore Memorial School, Patna. Write a notice for notice board inviting names of those who would like to participate in the proposed Inter-House Debate, Oratorical and Elocution contest.
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Question 12.
You are the President of the Literary Club of your school. You have organised an Inter-School debate competition on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of your school. Write a notice informing the students of your school about the competition.
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