Telephonic message writing
Format of Message Writing
Question 1:
You Rajat, receive a phone call from your father’s office in his absence and have the following conversation with the speaker. Write a message , for your father as you have to go for your tuitions. Put the message in a box.
Mr Gupta : Hello, is this 25258654?
Yourself : Yes. May I know who’s calling?
Mr Gupta : I am Suresh Gupta. Can I talk to Mr Mahajan?
Yourself : I am afraid Daddy is not at home. Do you have any message for him?
Mr Gupta : Yes, Please tell him that the meeting fixed for tomorrow i.e. 15th June has been cancelled
Yourself : Ok Anything else.
Mr Gupta :Please tell him that we shall let him know as and when the next date for the meeting, is fixed
Yourself : Ok uncle, I shall tell Daddy when he comes back.
Answer:
MESSAGE
14th June, 20XX 7:00 pm
Daddy
Mr Gupta called from your office on telephone stating that the meeting scheduled for tomorrow i.e. 15th June has been cancelled. He also informed that they would let you know as and when the next date is fixed for the meeting.
Rajat
Question 2:
Koyal called Mrs Grover, a furniture shop owner. Since she was not available, her assistant, Vidhi answered. The following is a conversation between Koyal and Vidhi. As Vidhi was going out immediately afterwards, she left a message for Mrs Grover. Read the conversation and write a message. Put your message in a box.
Koyal: Hello, is that Grand Furniture?
Vidhi: Yes.
Koyal: Could I speak to Mrs Grover?
Vidhi: I am afraid she’s not here at the moment.
Koyal: When will she be back?
Vidhi: Not before six in the evening. Can I take a message for her?
Koyal: Yes. Could you tell her that she has to deliver the furniture ordered by me, for my new house only on the 20th August and not on 14th August. Ask her to keep it ready by 9:00 am on the 20th of August. I will be sending a pick up van and so she does not have to arrange for the same.
Vidhi: Ok, I will inform her.
Koyal: Thank you.
Answer:
MESSAGE
10th August, 20XX 5:00 pm
Mrs Grover
Koyal telephoned to inform you that the furniture ordered by her for her new house should be delivered on 20th August and not on 14th August. She wants the furniture to be ready by 9:00 am on the 20th August. She would be sending a van to pick up the furniture.
Vidhi
Question 3:
You are Anita/Anish. You stay in a hostel and share a room with Mita/ Manish, your classmate. You have been detected with Typhoid fever and some other complications. For this reason you have to be admitted in a hospital immediately. Draft a message telling your roommate why and where you are going and that you will be back in 7 days. Also request him/her to submit your Maths notebook for checking.
Answer:
MESSAGE
16th September, 20XX 3:00 pm
Mita
I am going to the hospital as I have been detected with Typhoid fever and some other complications. I will be admitted in the hospital for 7 days. Please submit my Maths notebook for checking.
Anita
Question 4:
You are Vinay. You have arrived at the Mumbai Railway Station to board the Rajdhani
Express bound for Delhi. You hear the following announcement. Write a message, to be sent to your father through your driver. Put the message in a box.
This is for attention of all the passengers who have to board the Rajdhani Express bound for New Delhi scheduled to arrive at 4:00 pm. The Rajdhani Express has derailed 20 kms from Surat. Please note that August Kranti Express that leaves the Mumbai Railway Station at 6:00 pm, will carry all the passengers to their destination. The affected passengers are requested not to buy new tickets.
The ticket for the Rajdhani Express will be valid in the August Kranti. We wish you a safe journey.
Answer:
MESSAGE
21 st J anuary, 20XX 3:30 pm
Daddy
The Rajdhani Express bound for New Delhi has derailed 20 kms from Surat. So, I will board the August Kranti leaving the Mumbai Central Railway Station at 6:00 pm for New Delhi. New tickets are not required as the tickets for the Rajdhani Express will be valid in the August Kranti.
Vinay
Question 5:
Read the following notes from the notepad of Ms C Ramamurthy, Principal of Bal Vikas Mandir School, Jaipur. She asks her assistant to draft a message on her behalf for Ms K Thakral, the Vice-Principal of the school. Using the information from the notepad, draft the message.
Hints
- Attend urgent meeting
- Meeting in Principal’s office-11:30 am today
- Agenda : Annual Day Celebrations
- Review of preparations
- Inform : All coordinators and incharges. They should bring their practise status report.
Answer:
MESSAGE
4th October, 20XX 9:30 am
Ms K Thakral
Please attend an urgent meeting at Principal’s office at 11.30 am today to review the preparations for the Annual Day Celebrations. The coordinators and incharges should also attend the meeting along with the practise status reports.
C Ramamurthy
Read the following telephonic conversation between Rahul and Sonu. Sonu is about to leave for school and will not be able to meet her brother Mohit. She leaves a message for him. Write the message in about 50 words.
Rahul: Hello! Can I speak to Mohit, please?
Sonu: He is not at home. I’m his sister. Would you like to leave a message for him?
Rahul: I’m his friend Rahul. Kindly tell him that tomorrow we are going to Pragati Maidan tomorrow, where a book-fair is going to be held. Tell him to call me in the evening, in case he is interested.
Answer
4. 00 pm
Dear Mohit,
Rahul called up to inform that tomorrow morning they are going to a book-fair, being organised at Pragati-Maidan. If you are interested then call him in the evening.
Sonu
Read the following telephone conversation between Nitin Gupta and a caller from a hospital. The caller wants to talk to Brij Mohan but he is; at present, not in the office. He will be back only at 4 pm and Nitin will leave office before that. Thinking yourself as Nitin and using the telephone conversation as the subject, write a message for Brij Mohan in not more than 50 words.
Nitin: Yes.
Caller: May I speak to Brij Mohan ? I have to talk to him urgently.
Nitin: He is not here at present. He has gone out and will come at 4 pm.
Caller: In that case, will you kindly leave a message for him ? It is really urgent.
Nitin: Yes, of course. But I am also going out on an important work. However, you needn’t worry. I shall leave this message on his table. What’s it ?
Caller: All right. Kindly tell him that his mother has met with an accident and she is, at present, in the civil hospital. She has broken her thumb which is in plaster. She, otherwise, is all right. Please tell Brij Mohan to reach the civil hospital along with his wife.
Nitin: Oh ! I am sorry to hear it. Please don’t worry. I shall leave the message for him.
Caller: Thank you very much.
Answer:
Message
Brij Mohan
There was a telephone call for you in your absence. I am sorry to inform that your mother is in Civil Hospital with a broken thumb but in plaster. Don’t worry. She is feeling all right. Reach the hospital with your wife.
Nitin
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