You are Rohan. You are concerned about the health hazards caused by the use of pesticides and other harmful chemicals. Write a letter to the editor of The Indian Times‘ expressing your views on the subject.
1. An editor will select a letter which has a
a. Public cause and well written
b. Public cause but exposes writer‘s vested interest.
c. Public cause but is patronised.
d. Public cause but authentic and personalized.
2. Why did the writer decide to write a letter to the editor?
a. To express his anger and frustration about pesticides and chemicals
b. To advocate and raise awareness about deteriorating public health.
c. To inform public about pesticides and chemicals.
d. To instigate people about pesticides and chemicals.
3. How is the opening sentence of the letter vital for the success of a writer‘s letter?
a. It should inform the readers what he is writing about
b. It should expect an immediate personal response.
c. It should be an argumentative one.
d. It should be a caution to the readers.
4. As the letter is about harmful effects of pesticides and chemicals, it should discuss one of the following
a. The pros and cons of their usage
b. The adverse effects on the health of people
c. The concern about farmers‘ health.
d. The advantage farmers will have about their yield.
5. What should be a complementary close in a letter to the editor?
a. Thank you
b. Look forward to your immediate action.
c. Yours truly
d. With high regards.
6. Rohan makes rough notes of the issue he is going to highlight through his letter. He makes a venn diagram of his ideas, which one of the given diagram best depicts the relation between use of pesticide and chemicals and the negative effect on the health of the people.
7. Rohan decided to conclude his letter with a tag line. Which one will be suitable to the issue he raises here?
a. It is high time government should ban the use of such hazardous pesticides and chemicals.
b. It is high time laws should be made stringent to curb the manufacturing of such hazardous chemicals by the industries concerned.
c. It is high time laws should be made stringent to stop the practice of usage of pesticides and chemicals in the field of agriculture.
d. It is high time that some eco-friendly measures to be taken to benefit the farmers and also improve the health of people.
