Punjab State Board PSEB 12th Class English Book Solutions English Composition Explaining Newspaper Headlines Exercise Questions and Answers, Notes.
PSEB 12th Class English Composition Explaining Newspaper Headlines
Some of the newspaper headlines are quite attractive. One likes to read them to know what has happened. Some newspaper headlines are obscure as the journalists have a penchant for writing bombastic words in order to create an impression on the reading public. Such headings fail to impress people. Headlines must be in easy to understand and lucid language. George Orwell criticises journalists for writing big and stereotyped expressions and phrases which do not have meanings relevant to situations. Simplicity should be the hallmark of newspaper headlines. At the XII (10+2) stage, our students are capable of understanding simple words that can be easily understood.
Newspaper headlines should be simple to the extent that students can rewrite them easily. They are required to explain the headlines in their own language by using the simple present form of an appropriate verb. We are giving below a few headlines taken from newspapers.
Verbs that can be used are given in a box. You are to explain the headings in capitals by choosing an appropriate verb given in the box.
Explanation should be written in capital letters. Choose a relevant/appropriate verb from the box and use it for your explanation.
Exercise 1
Explain in simple English the following newspaper headlines:
1. JNU STUDENTS ROUGHED UP AND DETAINED BY POLICE.
2. INSPECT ALL POLLUTION CHECKING CENTRES IN CAPITAL, SAYS SC.
3. GOLD BARS WORTH RUPEES 32 LAKH SEIZED FROM IGI PASSENGER.
4. DAY TEMP FALLS TO 2-YEAR LOW OF 14.02°C AT AMRITSAR.
5. SHUN TERROR IF YOU WANT TALKS WITH INDIA, PM MODI TELLS ISLAMABAD.
6. STRAY DOGS ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIVE, SAYS SUPREME COURT. THEY COULD BE ELIMINATED IF THEY BECAME A MENACE TO SOCIETY.
7. CJI SETS UP PANEL TO FILL UP TRIAL JUDGE VACANCIES.
8. SENIOR IAS. OFFICER SACKED FOR NON-PERFORMANCE.
9. MAN HELD FOR WIFE’S DEATH, ENS.
10. 52- YEAR OLD ARRESTED FOR MOLESTING DU STUDENT: TIMES NEWS SERVICE.
11. OPERATION UNDERWAY BY CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION TO BOOST THE WATER LEVEL OF THE NEARLY DRIED UP SUKHANA.
Answer:
1. STUDENTS OF JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY MARCHING FROM ONE POINT TO THE OTHER WERE ALLEGEDLY ROUGHED UP AND DETAINED BY THE POLICE.
2. TERMING THE PROBLEM OF POLLUTION IN THE CITY VERY SERIOUS,
THE SUPEREME COURT ORDERED INSPECTION OF ALL POLLUTION CHECKING CENTRES.
3. A TEAM OF CUSTOMS OFFICIALS SEIZED 1200 GRAMS OF GOLD BARS WORTH RS. 32 LAKH FROM A PASSENGER AT IGI AIRPORT.
4. RESIDENTS OF AMRITSAR FELT A FALL IN TEMPERATURE TO 2-YEAR LOW OF 14.2° CENTIGRADE.
5. PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI TELLS THE GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN TO SHUN TERRORISM IF YOU WANT PEACE TALKS WITH INDIA.
6. THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA HELD THAT STRAY DOGS HAVE A RIGHT TO LIVE. IT ALSO SAID THAT THEY COULD BE ELIMINATED IF THEY BECAME A MENACE TO SOCIETY.
7. CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA ANNOUNCED THAT HE HAD SET UP A JUDGES5 COMMITTEE (PANEL) FOR FILLING UP VACANCIES OF JUDGES.
8. ACCORDING TO A PRESS TRUST OF INDIA REPORT, A SENIOR I.A.S. OFFICER HAS BEEN SACKED FROM SERVICE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DUE TO NON-PERFORMANCE.
9. ACCORDING TO A REPORT OF THE EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE, A 25- YEAR OLD WOMAN DIED UNDER MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES IN SULTANWIND, AMRITSAR. HER HUSBAND WAS ARRESTED BASED ON HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW’S ALLEGATION OF DOWRY.
10. ACCORDING TO NEWS PUBLISHED BY TIMES NEW SERVICE, DELHI POLICE HAVE ARRRESTED A 52-YEAR OLD MAN WHO WORKS AS A CLERK FOR MOLESTING A DU STUDENT.
11. AN EXTRAORDINARY OPERATION IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY TO BOOST THE WATER LEVEL IN THE NEARLY DRIED UP SUKHANA, ACCORDING TO EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE.
Exercise 2
Explain in simple English the following newspaper headlines:
1. Stray cattle on rampage in Pathankot. The problem assumes dangerous proportions. (Tribune News Service)
2. Dense fog claims two lives on Moga^Baghapurana road. (Tribune News Service)
3. Delhi-Gurugram air shows presence of alarming levels of heavy metals like lead. (Tribune News Service)
4. Jammu-Delhi Duran to Express passengers robbed at knife point. (Tribune News Service)
5. Varsity staffer accused of sexual harrassment. (Tribune News Service)
6. Kartarpur corridor access mode undecided: Centre. (Tribune News Service(
7. De-addicted youth offers help to nab peddlers. Says to be aware in Ludhiana- Chandigarh where drugs are sold with impunity. (Tribune News Service)
8. Passengers will have to pay extra for baggage checking. (Tribune News Service)
9. Heroin worth 24 crore seized from an international narcotics syndicate. (Tribune News Service)