Write a letter to a friend who was absent from school on a day when a really comical incident took place. This Informal Letter was asked in ICSE 2008 board exam. You can find Previous Year Informal Letter Writing asked in ICSE board exams.
Informal Letter Writing ICSE 2008
19, Park Road,
Lucknow – 226 001.
10th April 2008
Dear Rohan,
I was surprised not to see you in school yesterday. Hope you are hale and hearty. We had a really comical incident yesterday. Mr Johnson, our Chemistry teacher had given us a salt for identification, in the Chemistry practical period. While I was busy setting up the apparatus, Mohit began heating the salt in a test tube to observe the reaction. While heating his pen slipped from the table and fell on the floor. He bent to pick it up and in the process brought his head close to the burner.
Before I could react, his hair above his forehead caught fire. I rushed to his rescue, and doused the small flame with my handkerchief. He looked stunned and bewildered, but thankfully was unharmed. In the commotion that followed, Mr. Johnson rushed to my table and asked me to take Mohit to the dispensary. I escorted him to the dispensary, where after applying a cream on his forehead he was discharged.
On returning to the classroom, the boys burst out laughing, on seeing the vacant space on Mohit’s head. He indeed looked funny but sportingly bore the embarrassment with a grin.
He was indeed lucky to have escaped unscathed from the incident, which happened because of his carelessness. It however highlighted the importance of taking precautions during Chemistry practicals, which Mr. Johnson frequently emphasises. Henceforth, I have resolved to be careful and observe all precautions doing practicals. This would not only save me from embarrassment, but also from bodily harm.
Your loving friend,
Akshay
Assignment
A friend of yours has failed in the IX class examination. Write a letter to him /her sympathising with him /her and encouraging him /her to cheer up and try again.