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In which format would you write about the following:
Losing your favorite coffee mug

  1. Diary entry

  2. Journal

  3. Article

  4. Headline


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The correct format is Option A. Diary entry is used to account personal feelings and thoughts. 'Losing your favorite coffee mug' may have a feeling of sadness and loss for an individual only and thus should be written as a 'diary entry'. Options B and C are incorrect as journals and articles are used to express news for public interest. Option D is incorrect as it does not adhere to the format of descriptive writing.

In which format would you write about the following:
Buying a laptop for the first time

  1. Diary entry

  2. Journal

  3. Advertisement

  4. Headline


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
 The correct format of writing is Option A. Diary entry is used to account day-to-day experiences of an individual. 'Buying a laptop for the first time' is an individual experience and thus should be accounted as a diary entry. Option B is incorrect as a journal is a newspaper or magazine that deals with a particular subject or professional activity. Option C is incorrect as an advertisement is a notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event or publicizing a job vacancy. Option D is incorrect as it does not adhere to the format of descriptive writing.

In which format would you write about the following:
An argument with your parents and your thoughts about it

  1. Journal

  2. Article

  3. Diary entry

  4. Poster


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The correct format in which the given incident would be written is Option C. Diary entry is used by an individual to keep an account of the day-to-day events in his daily life. An argument with parents is a personal matter and the writer's thoughts on it is also personal to him and should be accounted in a diary. Options A and B are incorrect as journals and articles are used to express news for public interest. Option D is incorrect as a poster generally has images or quotes to depict a feeling.

In which format would you write about the following:
A very challenging day at work

  1. Report

  2. Journal

  3. Article

  4. Diary entry


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The correct format is Option D. The challenges faced by an individual are personal. It may also include some personal emotions which made the day challenging for that individual. So, 'a very challenging day at work' should be written as a diary entry. Options B and C are incorrect as journals and articles are used to express news for public interest. Option A is incorrect as a report is a systematic and well organized presentation of facts and findings of an event that has already taken place somewhere.

Identify the change in the line/phrase which best suits a diary entry:
younger brother's birthday party

  1. Jimmy, my younger brother, celebrated his birthday today. Since I had organized the party....

  2. On this memorable day, I celebrate the birthday of my younger brother.

  3. It was Jimmy's birthday today and I had a great time organizing his party.

  4. Jimmy's birthday was celebrated today and I had felt happy then.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In a diary entry, the writer pours his feelings, emotions and thoughts like talking to a best friend. The language used is informal and personal depicting the correct emotion felt at the moment.
The correct answer is Option C. The writer is happy and contented and the statement of the diary entry makes it evident.
Options A, B and D are incorrect as the statements are way too formal for a diary entry and thus do not adhere to the format of a diary entry.

In which format would you write about the following:
Helping an old couple cross the road

  1. Poster

  2. Diary entry

  3. Advertisement

  4. Journal


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The correct format is Option B. 'Helping an old couple cross the road' may have given an individual immense pleasure and satisfaction and he can account his emotion through his diary entry. Option A is incorrect as a poster generally has images or quotes  to depict a thought or feeling. Option C is incorrect as an advertisement is a notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event or publicizing a job vacancy. Option D is incorrect as a journal is a newspaper or magazine that deals with a particular subject or professional activity.

In which format would you write about the following:
Failing a very important exam

  1. Report

  2. Headline

  3. Diary entry

  4. Journal


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Option A: A report is an informational work, a writing, speech or article. It is written for others to read and states events or news for the public's knowledge.
Option B: A headline is the text that tells the nature of the article that follows. Headlines are seen on news channels and in newspapers.
These are not suitable for a personal experience, like failing an exam.
Hence options A and B are incorrect.
Option D: 'Journal in a broad sense is a regular record of experiences and studies, in a systematic manner. Journals consist of focused topics. Journals can be of any type: academic journals, daily journals like magazines, public journals, and business journals. It is a report which consists of facts.'
Option C: A diary is a report in which we include all the things which we have done through the whole day. People mostly include all the tragic experiences which they might face in that day.

'Failing an exam' is a personal experience and would be more suitable for a diary, rather than a journal.
Journals are usually meant to record events, and diaries are a bit more personal, to share thoughts and feelings.
Hence option C is correct and D is incorrect.

In which format would you write about the following:
An unsettling encounter with your previous employer

  1. Article

  2. Diary entry

  3. Journal

  4. Headline


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The correct format in which the given incident would be written is Option B. Diary entry is used by an individual to keep an account of the day-to-day events in his daily life. An unsettling encounter with a previous employer may have certain personal complicated emotions involved as well as may include some heated conversations and so should be accounted in a personal diary. Options A and B are incorrect as journals and articles are used to express news for public interest. Option D is incorrect as it does not adhere to the format of descriptive writing.

Identify the change in the line/phrase that best suits a diary entry:
being scolded by parents

  1. My parents scolded me in front of all my friends today.

  2. Mom and Dad scolded me today, in front of all my friends. I was so ashamed!

  3. It is undoubtedly a bashful experience to be scolded by one's parents, with all one's friends as witnesses to the event.

  4. Mom and Dad scolded me and I was, therefore, ashamed.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The correct answer is Option B. Diary entry uses language which is personal and shows the correct emotion felt by an individual at that particular time. Option A and D are incorrect as they seem as statements made on that particular topic rather than an emotion being portrayed. Option C is incorrect as the language here represents that the experience is someone else's and general for all.

In which format would you write about the following:
Your pet dog being sick

  1. Diary entry

  2. Article

  3. Speech

  4. Poster


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The correct format is Option A. 'Your pet dog being sick' is a sad moment for you. It is a personal feeling and everyone may not have their interest in this matter. So, This topic should accounted as a diary entry by an individual. Option B is incorrect as articles are generally found in newspapers for public interest. Option C is incorrect as speech is generally given on an important topic or interest. Option D is incorrect as posters have images or quotes to depict a thought or a feeling.