Writing: Notice & Informal Invitation — Class 9 MCQs with Answers
Class 9 CBSE English · Chapter 30
60 practice questions · 20 Easy · 20 Medium · 20 Hard · Updated
Practise the most important Class 9 CBSE English questions from Chapter 30, "Writing: Notice & Informal Invitation". You get 6 timed quizzes made from 60 NCERT-based MCQs, with answers and explanations. The questions are split into 20 Easy, 20 Medium and 20 Hard. Warm up on the basics, then move on to the exam-level questions that top scorers in CBSE Board exams get right.
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Writing: Notice & Informal Invitation — important questions & MCQs with answers (Class 9 English)
6 solved questions from this chapter's difficulty levels, each with its answer and explanation. Tap an option to check yourself.
- Q1Easy
A notice must always carry:
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Answer: A heading, date and the issuing authority's name
Explanation: A notice needs a heading (e.g., NOTICE), date, body and the name/designation of the writer.
- Q2Easy
An informal letter to a friend begins with:
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Answer: Dear Rohan
Explanation: Informal letters use the person's first name: 'Dear Rohan'.
- Q3Medium
A message taken for your mother from her office should be:
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Answer: Written in a box, in the fewest words that carry every fact
Explanation: Messages are boxed and stripped to the essential facts.
- Q4Medium
Which detail is NOT required in a notice about a school function?
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Answer: The writer's home phone number and personal feelings
Explanation: A notice states facts (date, venue, time, issuer) — not personal feelings or private numbers.
- Q5Hard
An informal invitation lists the venue and time but never says what the occasion is. It will:
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Answer: Lose content marks, because the reason for the invitation is the core information
Explanation: Occasion is the first of the four required content points.
- Q6Hard
A message left for a family member should include, in the fewest words:
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Answer: Who it's from, for whom, the key information, and the time
Explanation: An effective message gives sender, recipient, essential facts and time — briefly.
Key concepts: Writing: Notice & Informal Invitation (Class 9 English)
A notice is an impersonal announcement from an institution; an informal invitation is a short personal letter. Both are marked as much on FORMAT as on content, which is why this is the cheapest writing question to secure — the layout can be learned exactly and carried into the exam.
- The five parts, in order
- Name of the institution at the very top, then NOTICE in capitals, then the date, then the heading and body, then the issuer's name with designation directly beneath it.
- The box is part of the format
- A notice must be enclosed in a box. It is a prescribed format requirement, not decoration, and it sets the notice apart from the rest of the answer sheet.
- No salutation, no closing
- A notice never carries 'Dear…' or 'Yours sincerely'. Adding a complimentary close is a straight format deduction, and it is the commonest planted error.
- The four content points
- What, when, where and whom to contact. Those four carry the content marks; omitting whom to contact costs marks even if everything else is right.
- Word limit
- Up to 50 words. A longer notice loses marks even when the content is correct, because the limit is part of the question.
- Third person and passive
- A notice speaks for the institution, not the writer: 'A trip is being organised', never 'I am organising a trip'. 'I' and 'you' are avoided altogether.
- The heading
- A few words naming the subject — LOST: LIBRARY BOOK, SUBMISSION OF SCIENCE PROJECT TOPICS. A title states the subject; it does not tease or persuade.
- Lead with the fact
- The first line of the body carries the announcement itself. For a cancelled match, that the match stands cancelled comes before any explanation.
- Informal invitation — layout
- It is a short personal letter, not a card: address and date at the top left, salutation, body with the details, closing, name. There is no subject line — that belongs to formal letters.
- Invitation — the four details
- The occasion, date, time and venue. The occasion comes first; leaving it out loses content marks because it is the reason for the invitation.
- Informal versus formal invitation
- Informal takes 'Dear Rohan' and closes 'Yours affectionately' or 'Yours lovingly'. Formal is written in the third person with no salutation — 'request the pleasure of your company'.
- RSVP
- From the French for 'please reply'. It is included because the host needs numbers in advance.
- Refusing an invitation
- Thank, decline clearly, give a brief reason, then wish them well. The refusal never opens the reply.
- Notice versus message
- A message is addressed to one named person and carries who it is from, for whom, the key information and the time. A notice addresses everyone.
- Word-limit ladder
- Notice/Invitation 50 words · Letter to the Editor 120-150 (5 marks) · Factual Description or Article 120-150 (5 marks) · Descriptive/Narrative Essay 200-250 (7 marks). Exceeding the limit costs marks however good the content.
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A notice is an impersonal announcement from an institution; an informal invitation is a short personal letter. Both are marked as much on FORMAT as on content, which is why this is the cheapest writing question to secure — the layout can be learned exactly and carried into the exam. Key ideas include The five parts, in order, The box is part of the format, No salutation, no closing, The four content points, Word limit, Third person and passive.
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It has 60 NCERT-based MCQs on "Writing: Notice & Informal Invitation": 20 Easy, 20 Medium and 20 Hard. Together they make 6 timed quizzes, and you never get the same set twice. Every question has an instant explanation. They help you prepare for CBSE Board exams.
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