How To Write A Letter | Descriptive Writing Tips For NIACL AO Phase II |

There are two parts of NIACL Mains Examinations, that are, objective type and descriptive writing test. Descriptive Test of English Language will examine one’s writing skills, understanding, analyzing and summarizing skills. Apart from this, this test also aims at testing one’s knowledge of language and General Awareness. Letter writing is an essential part of Descriptive Writing.

While writing a letter you should keep in mind that the letter should convey the message you want to carry in a way that no further communication is required in future. The second thing to be kept in mind is the word limit that is usually mentioned in the question itself. Two types of letters are generally asked in the descriptive paper of competitive exams.

1. Formal letters: Letters written to a bank manager, a company, government officials, editor of a newspaper, member of a political party, business partner, employee, etc.

2. Informal letters: Letters written to a relative, parents, brother or sister, a friend, a teacher/mentor (Thanksgiving).

Here are some tips on Informal Letter Writing for NIACL AO Phase-II Descriptive Writing Test.

INFORMAL LETTER FORMAT

Date and Address: The writer should mention his/her own address in the letter they are writing. It should be written on the right-hand corner of the page. After the address, leave a line and write the date. The date shows when the letter was written.

Greetings or Salutation: The most common way to start off an informal letter is with a ‘dear’. Since this letter is meant for your friends or family, there is no need to greet them as ‘Sir’ or ‘Madam’. Put the name after that and then put a comma. e.g “Dear Shikha,”.

Text or Body: While writing the content of the letter, keep in mind the following:

Paragraphs should be indented.

Informal language should be used keeping in mind the person you are writing the letter to. You cannot write ‘Hey dude! What’s up?’ to your father.

Active voice makes your letter sound more conversational and makes it more interesting to read, so, try using active voice.

Try putting questions in your letter as they act as a good base on which you can write your letter.

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