NCERT solutions for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) [English] Class 9 chapter 2 - Creating Textual Communication [Latest edition]

Create a text document on a topic of your choice. Choose A4 as page size and 'portrait' as page orientation. Now change the page orientation to 'landscape' and observe the change in the document.

Using a text editor, write a paragraph on ‘My Favourite Festival’ and apply various formatting effects listed below.

Also, add a quote 'Festivals' at the beginning of the chapter. Mark a tick in front of the features that you were able to apply in your document.

• Title: Bold and Centre-aligned
• Important points: Underlined, Bold
• Paragraph: Justified
• Background and Text: Coloured
• Font Style
• Indentation and Line Spacing

Open the file that you created in Activity 2. Copy the quote and Paste it at the end of the document. Thereafter do it by Cut and Pasting. What difference did you notice between the Cut and Copy options?

Tick the appropriate options given in the bracket and create at least one bulleted and one numbered list using a word processor.

List of fruits you like.

Tick the appropriate options given in the bracket and create at least one bulleted and one numbered list using a word processor.

List of fruits you like in order of preference.

Tick the appropriate options given in the bracket and create at least one bulleted and one numbered list using a word processor.

Steps to make a cup of tea.

Tick the appropriate options given in the bracket and create at least one bulleted and one numbered list using a word processor.

List of your favourite games.

In the document created in Activity 2, do the following:

• Insert the list of food items prepared during the festival.
• Insert the 'Favourite Festival' in the header and the page number in the footer.
• Add a table describing at least five activities that happen during festivals.

Tick mark the features you have added to your document.

• Bulleted list/numbered list
• Tables with headings
• Merge rows/columns
• Header and footer
• Picture/photograph

Answer the following questions based on the above activity.

• In which menu option did you find the table option?
• Have you inserted a bullet list or a number list?
• How many rows and columns does your table have?
• What did you insert as a footer in your document?

Identify whether the following statement is True or False.

Spelling and Grammar check is a part of the text editor.

Identify whether the following statement is True or False.

Bullet listing and numbering can be done using the Format option in a text editor.

Identify whether the following statement is True or False.

The copy feature is used to make copies of a picture.

Identify whether the following statement is True or False.

Before taking a printout, check if its Print Preview is favourable.

In your school, Independence Day was celebrated. Prepare a detailed digital report using a text editor so that it could be printed in the school magazine.

Using a text editor, create a document to express your thoughts on your favourite movie.

You got a chance to view a cricket match in the stadium. Create a document to share your experiences with your friends.

The Red Cross Society is organizing a Cleanliness Drive in your locality. Create a document to summarise the welfare activities performed by them during that period.

Collect the family details (5-6 families) of the people living in your locality and present that information in a tabular form. Format the table and check, if some rows or columns can be merged to simplify the table. After creating the document, save it and submit the printout to your teacher.