Advertisement Format | Types | Examples | For Class 11 CBSE
• What is an advertisement?
• Types of advertisement
• Format of advertisement
• Advertisement Examples
• Advertisement samples
• Practice questions
• What is an advertisement?
• An advertisement is a promotion and acts as a service. An advertisement for the classified columns in a newspaper should be brief as the price to be paid for the advertisement very much depends on the space taken.
It is a guaranteed method for reaching the audience it interacts with engagement and then sales.
• Types of advertisement for class 11 CBSE in English
(A) Classified Ads
(B) Commercial Ads
(A) • Classified Ads
Classified advertisements a small advertisements that you put in a newspaper, books, or magazines that are used by general people to promote products.
In classified ads write a minimum of 50 words.
(B) • Commercial Ads
Commercial advertisements are used by leading organizations to promote products and services.
It displays ads that take more words and are costly too to look attractive and engage more people.
• Format of Classified Ads for class 11 CBSE
How to write advertisements Short compositions for class 11 CBSE
Make it simple and clear write a minimum of 50 words. In this three things are involved heading, content, and a contact person.
• Write a heading in the center of the page in capital letters.
• Write the content of your advertisement not more the fifty words.
• In the end, write the name of the person and contact details and after that, all these details must be covered in a rectangular box.
HEADING
CONTENT (50 words)
CONTACT PERSON
• Types of Classified Ads for Class 11 CBSE English
1. Situation wanted advertisement
This advertisement is written by a job-seeker.
2. Lost and found advertisement
This advertisement is written by a person who is looking for his missing things like a pet, person, or object.
3. Matrimonial advertisement
This advertisement is written by a person who is looking for marriage.
4. Accommodation wanted advertisement
This advertisement is written by a person who is looking for accommodation.
5. TO LET advertisement
This advertisement is written by a person who is looking for tenants for his property.
6. Situation vacant advertisement
This advertisement is written by an employer who is looking for a job in his field.
7. For sale advertisement
This advertisement is for selling property, assets, goods, etc.
• Situation Vacant advertisement:
1. Specify the most and number of vacancies
2. Name of the company (optional)
3. Payscale and perks
4. Qualities of the person required
5. Age and sex of the candidate
6. Mode of applying
7. Contact address and phone number
• Lost & found advertisement:
1. Must draw a box around an advertisement
2. Begin with the LOST/FOUND heading
3. Description of the article
4. When & Where the article was lost
5. Reward for finding it.
6. Contact address and phone number
• The following points should be kept in mind while writing an advertisement for classes 9, 10, 11, 12 CBSE in English:
1. Give a heading to the advertisement.
2. full sentences are not written. The message is conveyed in brief phrases.
3. No punctuation except for full stops Is used.
4. Draw a box around the ad Look at the solved ex carefully
5. Begin your writing with Heading in bold capital letters.
6. Make your advertisement simple and clear write a minimum of 50 words because most people skim your advertisement instead of pausing to read it.
7. The language you use in an advertisement should be according to a targeted audience.
8. Do not use your personal information always use available information in the advertisement.
9. Refrain from using repetition of any information keep it simple & clear.
10. Always make a box around the ad.
11. Catchy and clear title (capital letters)
12. Must give Contact details
13. Write short sentences.
Solved example for class 11 CBSE
Accommodation
Q1: You want to give on rent a separate portion of a 3 3-bedroom apartment.
Write an advertisement to be published in the ''TO LET'' column of a newspaper giving all the details.
Available on a rent three-bedroom apartment a kitchen and bathroom attached. 24-hour water supply and also a car parking behind the apartment both doors entry back & front side the rent xxxx negotiable. The electricity bills and maintenance charges are excluded.
Contact details
TO LET
Q2: Write an advertisement to be published in the classified column of the newspaper about giving your house rent.
TO LET
AVAILABLE ON rent basis, posh Location in Pitampura. The accommodation comprises four B/R
With attached bathroom, servent
Quarters, car parking facility, power
Backup, 24-hour water supply available rent negotiable.
Contact 98000000
Matrimonial Advertisement
Q3: Draft an advertisement to seek a suitable boy for your younger sister to be published in a matrimonial column in a magazine.
GROOM
Alliance is invited for a beautiful girl, age 26 height 5.3 nurse in a private hospital with a salary of 50k per month. wanted a good-looking boy, who at least graduated enough and was hardworking No caste.
Contact with a recent photographer
Address.............
Mobile no: X
Sale
Q4: You want to sell your old car. Draft an advertisement to be published in a newspaper giving all the essential information.
FOR SALE
Ready for sale is a second-hand black color swift desire, single-hand use car, that runs only 15000kms with no scratches, no due
available only at 3 lakh or negotiable.
Contact details
Lost & Found
Q5: You have lost your mobile phone containing some important data. Write an advertisement to be published in a newspaper's lost & Found column.
LOST AND FOUND
I lost my black mobile phone in color the brand of my smartphone is Samsung in college yesterday (Date). It contains my important documents and contact pictures. The finder will be given a suitable reward.
Contact details.
Situation Vacant
Q6: Hotel Beach View, Goa, needs a young and smart lady as a receptionist. Write an advertisement to be published in a newspaper's 'situation vacant' column.
SITUATION VACANT
Wanted an educated beautiful young lady in the age group 20-30 with a good personality and also in fluency in communication.
word as a receptionist for a reputed hotel.
Knowledge of a foreign language besides English will be also preferred. Apply up to 20th December with complete bio-data with a recent photograph to the personal manager of the Hotel Beach View, Goa.
Situation Wanted
Q7: You are Preeti Sharma of Rajouri Garden Delhi, You have mastered M.com first division from Delhi University, and you need a job in Delhi. Write an advertisement for the ''Situation Wanted'' column of The Hindustan Times.
SITUATION WANTED
A first Class M.com from Delhi University seeks a job in or around Delhi. At present working with a private company in South Delhi. Salary expected 20k. Please contact Preeti Sharma, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi- 110007
Phone no: X
Q8: You are Raman Verma of 123 sector Rohini, Delhi. Your daughter is missing from your home for the 3Days. Draft a suitable advertisement with details to be published in a newspaper.
MISSING
The girl named Radhika age 11 years Height 4.7 from Delhi, Since 3 December 2023, Medium complexion, and speaks only Hindi. She was wearing a Pink frock and black slippers, She has big hair length. Anyone who finds her will be suitably rewarded. Kindly contact Raman Verma
123 sector Rohini, Delhi
Mobile no: X
Q:9 You are Shreya. Draft a classified advertisement, in not more than 50 words, to be published in The Hindustan Times Daily for the sale of a used Biscycle giving all the necessary details. You can be contacted at xx
FOR SALE
Available Red Faster new generation Cycle, 2021, cautiously used, scratch less with an extra brand new tire free working perfectly. Beautiful red-black design on it, available only at 10k or negotiable.
Interested may contact:
Shreya, xx
Q10: You are Kritika, the owner of Limitless, a cafe run only by women. You are looking for a Digital marketer to design the website of the cafe. Draft a suitable advertisement for the same, In about 50 words to be published in the classified columns of The Hindustan Times, the local newspaper.
SITUATION VACANT
REQUIRED an interior designer for cafe interior redesigning. Area to be redesigned 500sq.ft. designing of private dining areas and workstations required. A great SEO website is needed. Graduate in website design preferred.
Remuneration will be decided mutually. Apply with portfolio and big data at
Kritika, Delhi
Phone no: xx
PRACTICE QUESTIONS For class 11 CBSE in English
1. You are a travel agent and conduct
Tours in India and abroad. Write an advertisement offering attractive discounts during summer vacations.
2. A reputed soft drink company is launching two new products this summer. Prepare an advertisement
In 50 words to be distributed as a publicity leaflet.