CBSE Class 12 English Core Report Writing Questions (with model answers) from previous years question papers
Report Writing Previous Year Questions with answers – This post on Report writing previous year questions for students of class 12 English will give clarity on the type of questions asked in the exams. Students can prepare the topic of report writing and score better with the help of these previous year questions.
Q1. The senior residents of your colony have initiated a Reading Club for the children of a neighbourhood slum. As Ramesh/Ranjita, the local correspondent of the neighbourhood newsletter, write a report covering the project. Support your ideas with the cues given below. (2024)
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Reading Club for slum children
By Ranjita
The senior citizens of our colony have initiated the project of a Reading Club for the children living in the neighbouring slum- Jantapur. All the members of senior extravaganza association have volunteered for the project. Every Sunday morning, the association members devote two hours to the reading club. Various activities and workshops are organized to inculcate the habit of reading and to shape the young minds. The exercises aim at increasing the children’s interest in school books. For this, there are role play sessions wherein students select a character and read out their dialogues from the play given in the book. The volunteers conduct a quiz session after the reading session. The quiz is based on the text which were a part of the reading session. The participants are encouraged to read the newspapers so that they can participate in discussions on current topics. With such a variety of activities, the young minds are enthusiastic about the upcoming sessions. The reading club is surely a hit among its members.
Q2. Addiction to mobile phones is becoming a cause of concern today. It is impacting both physical and mental health of young and old alike. You attended a workshop on ‘Joy of Missing Out’ organized by Home Association. As the local correspondent, write a report on the event. You may use the following cues along with your own ideas. You are Rita/Rakesh of Savitri Nagar. (2024)
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Workshop on Mobile phone addiction held
Rakesh, Savitri Nagar
Home Association conducted a workshop, ‘Joy of Missing Out’ to raise awareness about the ill-effects of addiction to mobile phones. The panel of speakers comprised activists, psychologist and sociologists who spoke about the increase in cases of mobile phone addiction among the young and old.
There is a compulsive use of moblie phones and the addicts remain preoccupied with it. In such cases, if the mobile phone is removed, then withdrawal symptoms can be seen. These can vary from irritation and anxiety and worsen into depression and also lead to suicidal tendencies.
The key lies in adopting measures like limiting screen time and one should turn off the mobile phone to interact with the real world around. Practicing mindfulness and engaging in physical activities helps release happy hormones and one can get rid of the ill-effects of mobile phone addiction. Thus, moderation is the key to escape the trap.
Q3. A group of college students put up a week-long street theatre festival highlighting the issue of digital addiction and how it affects human life socially and emotionally. As Rani/Rohit, local correspondent of the neighbourhood newsletter, write a report covering this event. Support your ideas with the following cues. (2024)
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Street Theatre festival on digital addiction organised
By Rani
A group of students from the Meetha bhai college organised a week-long street theatre festival called “Digitoll” at Shiva Auditorium, University of Delhi. The aim was to highlight the concern of rising digital addiction’s effects on social and emotional life of people. Through entertainment, the street theatre conveyed the relevant message by engaging with the audience who shared personal stories and experiences related to digital addiction. Many local incidents were interwoven to convey the message. The aim of the festival was to change attitudes and behaviour. The idea of implementing daily reflections was also communicated which could help people fight the lure of digital engagement.
Q4. The student counselling department in your school put up the following poster regarding an event in the community centre.
| Be – Do – Live WELL. 6th, 7th, 8th February 10 am 6:30 pm A Wellness Workshop — sharing common concerns — reducing stress — motivation strategies — joy of living Theatre in Action |
As Rita/Rahul, student editor, write a report on the above workshop for the school magazine. (2024)
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Wellness Workshop held
Rita, student editor
The school’s counselling department organised the event – Be-Do-Live WELL from 6 to 8 February from 10 AM to 6.30 PM at the community centre. It was a wellness workshop. The participants shared common concerns regarding mental well-being. Several experiences were related to work-related issues and relationship problems. While reducing stress was the key agenda, participants reported that the modern way of life had mae stress an innate part of their life. The counsellors suggested implementing stress management techniques which could benefit them significantly. Many motivation strategies were adopted like sharing success stories which motivated the participants. They were advised to find joy in simple things in life and theatre in action provided an entertaining story highlighting the importance of mental well-being.
Q5. A one-day cricket match was played by your school, Ratan Public School against Wali Public School. Ratan Public School won the match by 14 runs. Write a report on the same for your school magazine. You are Sonakshi/Sohan. You may use the given cues. (2024)
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One-day inter-school cricket match held
By Sohan
A one-day cricket match was held between Ratan Public School and Wali Public School. The U-19 teams of both schools participated and Ratan Public School won by fourteen runs. With this, the school became the defending champion. The match was held on 30 March, 2025 from 7 AM to 2 PM at the grounds of Ratan Public School. Wali Public school won the toss and chose to bat first.
The winners did not lose a single wicket and both the opening batsmen scored a century each. With this, Raman became the man-of-the-match for scoring a century and also taking a wicket. He made the fastest century in 55 balls. The winners were felicitated in the closing ceremony. The Chief Guest, Major Roop Kumar gave away the trophies and also lauded the winners for their achievement.
Q6. The RWA (Resident Welfare Association), Medipur, launched a ‘Clean the Park Drive’ engaging the colony children in responsible activities. As Rita/Rahul, the local correspondent of the neighbourhood newsletter, write a report covering this event. Support your ideas with the outline cues given below. Invent necessary details. (2024)
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Cleanliness drive launched
-Rita, local correspondent
The Resident Welfare Association, Medipur launched a two-day cleanliness drive in the EWS Housing colony, Medipur in the first week of April. The initiative – Clean the Park Drive was aimed at engaging the colony children to become responsible towards their surroundings. Volunteers helped in picking and segregating littered papers, bags, food articles, etc. Some volunteers made posters which were put up on the roads leading to the colony. The organizers aimed at creating sensitization towards cleanliness. Street play on the importance of keeping the environment clean was staged in the evening.
The drive gave out the message that residents must respect the environment and nature so that they can give a better future to the coming generations.
Q7. The Literary Society of your school organized a library week. As student editor of the school magazine, draft a report on the week-long activities. You are Rani/Rahul. You may use the following cues along with your ideas to write the report. Invent necessary details. (2024)
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Library week organised
Rahul, Student editor
The Library week was organised from 20 to 27 March by the literary society of the school. The event was inaugurated by academician Hardev Singh who also gave a motivating speech to the audience. Students were encouraged to read books and reduce screen time. The event included an exhibition-cum-discount sale of books by leading publishers. Several students bought their favourite books and were enthusiastic about the huge variety on display. The evenings saw meet the author sessions. Authors of children books, namely, Ruskin Bond, Kavita Deshpande, Tahira K, Jayanti Lal, Gayatri Kohli interacted with students and signed the copies of their books for the young readers. Workshops were organised on creating graphic novels and book covers. An inter-school quiz (for classes VI – VIII) was held on 25 March which saw teams from the prominent schools of the city. A short story writing competition was also held for students of classes IX and X. The library week, with so many activities, was a success and will be a regular annual feature of the school calendar.
Q8. There was an “Each One Teach One” camp held in your school during summer vacations. As student editor of the school magazine, write a report on the camp. You are Sneh/Surbhi. You may use the following cues along with your ideas to write the report. Invent necessary details. (2024)
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Each one Teach one camp held
Surbhi, student editor
During the summer vacations, the NSS wing of the school held a campaign ‘Each one Teach one’. It was held in the month of June for the children residing in nearby slum area. Children in the age group of 5 – 8 years were a part of it. Students from class XI volunteered for the camp. Classes were imparted for foundational literacy and numeracy skills. The required books and stationary items were distributed among the children. The volunteers used both oral and written approaches to educate the children. NSS In-charge teacher Mrs Gyan Devi and assistant Sh Dhyan Ram guided them. General Knowledge quizzes were also conducted to check the overall awareness among the children. All participants were awarded certificates for successful completion of the camp.
Q9. The mushrooming of fast-food outlets is creating a health hazard for the youth. School-going children are adopting unhealthy eating habits. Your school organized a ‘Let’s Eat Healthy Week.’ As student editor of the school magazine, write a report on the event. You are Tripti/Tushar. You may use the following cues along with your own ideas to compose the report. Invent necessary details. (2024)
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“Let’s eat Healthy week” held
By Tushar, Student Editor
The school organised a week-long initiative called ‘Let’s eat Healthy Week’ to sensitize the students about healthy food habits. The first day saw a two-hour workshop by renowned nutritionist, Ms July David. She delivered a talk on healthy eating and even gave information on pocket-friendly sources of nutrition suitable for growing children. This greatly benefitted the students. The second day saw a poster making competition for students of classes V and VI. They had to make posters highlighting the benefits of healthy eating habits. On the third day, a workshop was held for pupils of classes IX – XII where entrepreneur Sumati gave a talk and hand-on learning experience related to growing microgreens with hydroponic technology. Chef Gunveen was the guest on day four. She conducted a workshop on healthy cooking and shared simple recipes for tasty and nutritious food. She even shared no fire recipes for students of classes I – III. Day five saw a competition where the students had to curate the school canteen menu for a week. The recipes had to include variety and be vegetarian. On the final day, the students enacted a play on ill-effects of fast food. The play was scripted and directed by Ms. Aradhna. The school principal ws the guest of honour at the staging of the play. The initiative closed with a pledge by the students to adopt a healthy diet.
Q10. The members of your school Drama Club recently put up a street play at the Central Park of your city. The theme of the play was Education – An Equal Opportunity. As President of Drama Club, write a report on the event to be published in your school newsletter. Use the following cues along with your own ideas to compose the report: (2024)
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Street play by members of Drama Club
President, drama club
The members of the school drama club enacted a street play at the Central Park of Nagpur on 11 April at 10 AM. The theme of the play was ‘Education – An Equal Opportunity’. 15 members of the drama club from classes VI – XII participated. The play conveyed the message about the role of education in uplifting the social status of the underprivileged marginal communities. The performance was followed by an interactive session between the spectators and star actors. The people’s feedbacks and responses were recorded and the actors solved their queries during the interaction. The club aims at making these street plays a fortnightly feature.
Q11. As part of community outreach programme, a group of 40 students from your school identified a neighbourhood slum and took up the initiative to teach basic language and numerical skills, environmental cleanliness and personal hygiene awareness to the slum children. As Head of the team, write a report on the programme to be published in your school newsletter.
Use the cues given below, along with your own ideas to draft the report. You are Rahul/Radhika (2024)
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Community Outreach Programme conducted
Radhika, head, Community Outreach Team
A team of forty students from the Community Outreach department undertook an initiative in the Rajiv Jhopdi area. The initiative was held for the week from 21 March – 28 March during school hours. A group of 100 slum children were identified who did not go to school. These children were trained in various skills like basic language and numerical skills, environment cleanliness and personal hygiene. Free study material and stationery items were distributed among the children. Sanitary pads were distributed among the girl child. The children were made aware of the importance of keeping the surroundings clean. After the week-long exercise, the children’s feedback was recorded to ensure a better learning experience.
Q12. You are the President of RWA, Preeti Nagar. Your society recently organized a cooking competition for the residents on the occasion of Women’s Day. Eminent chef Sanjay Kumar was invited to be judge. Write a report on the event to be published in a local daily.
Use the following cues along with your own ideas to draft the report: (2024)
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Cooking Competition organised to mark Women’s Day
President, RWA, Preeti Nagar
On the occasion of Women’s Day, on 8th March, the RWA of Preeti Nagar organised a cooking competition which saw participation by 40 women of the area. The competition was held at the Community centre from 3 to 5 PM. Eminent chef Sanjay Kumar was the judge at the event. The competitors were supposed to prepare two evening snacks and a cooling beverage each. There was a variety of dishes on display, like, mojito, pineapple mint cooler, guava lemon schnapp, exotic baked cookie, thin crust pizza bites, bread rolls with millet stuffing. Jyotika was the winner, followed by Garima as the first runner up and Gunjan as the second runner up. All participants were awarded certificates of participation and the winners were given cash prizes.
Q13. Your school recently organized Y-20 Chaupal under G-20 initiative. The theme chosen for the event was Health and Wellness. Nearly 20 speakers from Classes IX to XII participated and presented their innovative ideas.
You are Neeraj / Nirvita, student editor of your school magazine. Write a report on the event to be published in your school magazine. Use the following cues along with your own ideas to draft the report: (2024)
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Y-20 Chaupal organised
Nirvita, Student Editor
Under the G-20 initiative, Y-20 Chaupal was organised on the school campus on 31 March at 10 AM. The theme of the event was Health and Wellness. Nearly 20 speakers from Classes IX to XII participated and presented their innovative ideas. Students presented opinions on wellness which encompasses holistic and multidimensional well-being. Emotional and intellectual well-being also being a part of wellness. Views were also presented on the importance of the revival of alternative medicines like naturopathy and ayurvedic medicines. Students even talked of the importance of social interaction which is a crucial part of mental wellbeing.
Q14. Your school recently conducted an Art exhibition in which students from all classes participated. Students presented various paintings, sculpture, etc. Parents and visitors congratulated the students on their efforts.
As a student editor, write a report on the exhibition to be published in your school magazine. Use the cues given below along with your own ideas to compose this report: (2024)
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Art exhibition conducted
Student Editor
The Art department of the school organised an art exhibition in the school hall, on 10 April from 8 AM to 12 PM. All students of classes IX – XII participated and presented paintings made with mediums like oil, water, acrylic, etc. Sculptures made of clay were also displayed. The theme of the event was ‘Strokes of Life’. The theme justified the display which comprised various facets of life. Each facet was beautifully presented through meaningful creations. The visitors and parents who attended the exhibition also gave feedback that the students had put in a lot of effort in creating such masterpieces.
Q15. Your school recently organized an adventure trip to Manali. Students from various classes joined the trip and participated in various activities. As a student editor, write a report on the trip to be published in your school newsletter. You are Lata of Class XII. Use the cues given below along with your own ideas to compose this report. (2024)
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Adventure Trip to Manali
Lata, Class XII, Student editor
The students of Class XI and XII were taken on a 4-day school trip from 18 March to 21 March. The trip comprised of 40 students, 2 teachers and 1 attendant. Various activities like trekking, river rafting, mountain climbing and nature walk were organised. Students participated enthusiastically. They got a chance to spend one night in tents by the river Beas and some students also spotted a leopard. Radhika of class XI A said, “The trek to Manali was the most adventurous and memorable trip so far”. Daljeet of class XII said, “Our bonds strengthened and we got valuable lessons in teamwork while we did river rafting on the trip to Manali. It was a trip to be cherished for life!”
Q16. The primary wing of your Global Public School is putting up a special assembly to celebrate National Integration Day. Mr. Gopal Chand, Secretary, Education Department will be the Guest of Honour. You are Mira/Majid, student reporter of the school magazine. Write a report in 120 – 150 words to be published in the school magazine. You may use the following cues for the report. (2023)
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Special Assembly to Celebrate National Integration Day
-Majid, Student Editor
The primary wing of our school will put up a special assembly to observe National Integration day, 2025. On the occasion, Mr. Gopal Chand, Secretary, Education Department will be the Guest of Honour. The headmistress of the primary wing will be the convener of the event. The programme will start with a welcome speech and lighting of the lamp by the Guest of Honour. Then Mr Gopal Chand will bless us with his kind words of wisdom. This will be followed by cultural performances by students of classes I to V. Students of classes I and II will sing a song on unity in diversity. Students of classes III and IV will present a medley of dances of India which is a tribute to the rich cultural heritage of our country. Students of class V will present Mahesh Dattani’s play, Final Solutions. The guest of honour will inaugurate the Art inhibition and then, the Principal will give a vote of Thanks.
Q17. You are Mira/Mohan of Rose Public School, Vadodara. Your school recently celebrated its Annual Day. You were asked to cover this event as a student correspondent of the school magazine. Write a report in 120 – 150 words. Support your ideas with outline cues given below. Mention day, date, time and venue. (2023)
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Annual Day Celebrations
-Mohan, Student Correspondent
The school celebrated its annual day on 01 April. The function was held in the school auditorium from 12 PM to 5 PM. Mr Anand Gupta, Member of the school governing body was the Chief Guest. The function commenced by the lighting of the lamp by the Principal and Chief Guest. This was followed by a welcome speech by the Principal. Then the Chief Guest gave a brief speech where he appreciated the hard work done by the teachers ans students to maintain the school’s record of a 100% pass result. This was followed by a cultural programme comprising song, dance, martial arts, drama and vocal singing performances. Next, the Chief Guest gave away prizes and medals to honour the brilliant students. Students of the outgoing class XII who made it to the roll of honour were also felicitated. Senior teachers who had given 25 years of service to the school were also honoured. The function closed with a vote of thanks by the Vice Principal of the school.
Q18. You are Radha/Ranjan of Daulat Ram Public School, Vadodara. Your school recently celebrated twenty-five years of meritorious service to the cause of education. You were asked to cover this event as a student correspondent of the school magazine. Write a report in 120 – 150 words. You may use the following cues : (2023)
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Programme PowerPoint Presentation on the School’s Achievements |
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Silver Jubilee Celebrations
-Radha, Student Correspondent
The school completed 25 years and the celebrations to commemorate this were held on 7 April 2025 in the school hall. The Deputy Collector of the city, Mr Anuj Garg was the Chief Guest. The programme commenced with a PowerPoint presentation showcasing the 25 year journey of the school’s growth. This was a nostalgic moment for most of the staff members. Then the Principal presented a list of academic and extra-curricular achievements of the school. This was followed by a speech by the Chief Guest who lauded the students and staff for their efforts. Students of the senior wing presented a cultural programme. The school’s alumni was also present on the occasion and a few students gave a note of thanks to their teachers and mentors. The event concluded with a vote of thanks by the Bursar.
Q19. Every Sunday morning, you have observed senior residents of the colony teaching children from the neighbouring slums. You are impressed by this spirit of giving back to the community. You are Shalu/Shalin, news reporter for a national daily. Write a report in 120-150 words on a community initiative. You may use the following cues : (2023)
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Spirit of Giving Back
-Shalu, News Reporter
The Senior residents of Chanderkala society have volunteered to teach slum children from the neighbouring Vatsala Chawl. Most of the volunteers are retired and have free time so they conduct free classes from 8 AM to 12 PM. Free refreshments are an attraction for the students. They are also provided free study material. This initiative is a great move to help alleviate the slum dwellers of our society. The volunteers have appealed for fundraising so that they can continue the endeavour smoothly. The classes are conducted in the community hall near the slum. The volunteers also help in making shelters for stray animals and initiate clean-up drives in the slum. This has significantly improved the condition of the slum dwellers.
Q20. Write a Report for the school magazine on a one day inter-school cricket match held in Suraj Public School, Chalapuram, Calicut. You may use the inputs given below. (2023)
| day, date, time, venue, scores of each team, outstanding individual scores, prizes and awards. You are Sujatha/Anil – Student reporter. (120-150 words) |
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One-day inter-school cricket match held
-Sujatha, Student Reporter
The school was the venue for the inter-school one-day cricket tournament held on 31 March at the school grounds. Teams from Janta vidyalya, Kirori Mal high school, Vedanta Paathshala and DPS participated in the age categories of U-13 and U-15. Vedanta Paathshala won the U-13 Trophy by a margin of 2 wickets while DPS won in the U-15 category by 20 runs. Jayant of DPS was adjudged the star performer for scoring 50 runs not out. Cash prize of 10,000 rupees was awarded to the winning teams along with certificates of participation to all the players. The cheerleading teams from all the participating schools deserve a special mention for maintaining the enthusiasm of the players.
Conclusion
This post of report writing previous year questions for class 12 is useful for students of class 12 to improve their score in English exam.
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