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A survey was conducted in New… (Class 10 English 2023, Q5b)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 2/1/1 · 5 marks · Writing

CBSE Class 10 English 2023: question 5(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 2/1/1, section B, question 5(b), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q5(b) · 5 marks · WritingCompetency-basedWriting Skills

A survey was conducted in New Delhi in over twenty schools about the different activities that interest the children in the age group of 13 to 15 years. Write an analytical paragraph in about 100 words analyzing the following information :

Figure in the paper: Vertical bar chart: y-axis 'Number of Children' from 0 to 60 in steps of 10; x-axis 'Activities'. Approximate bar heights: Dance about 26, Cricket about 40, Music about 60, Art about 30, Theatre about 35. See it in the official paper.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 2/1/1.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

Read each bar height and rank the activities.

Hint 2

Compare the highest with the lowest.

Hint 3

Finish with a conclusion.

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. Introduction: a survey in over twenty New Delhi schools studied the interests of children aged 13-15 across five activities.

    1 mark

  2. Highest and lowest: music is the most popular, at about 60 children. Cricket follows with about 40, and theatre with about 35.

    1 mark

  3. Remaining activities: art attracts about 30 children, and dance is the least popular at about 26. Music draws more than twice as many children as dance.

    1 mark

  4. Conclusion: children favour music and sports over visual and performing arts. Schools should support these interests and also encourage the less popular ones.

    1 mark

  5. About 100 words in one paragraph, with accurate language.

    1 mark

Answer: A single analytical paragraph of about 100 words: music is most popular (about 60), then cricket (about 40), theatre (about 35), art (about 30) and dance (about 26).

Where the marks are

  • Content includes the data and the comparison (2 marks)
  • Organisation as a single cohesive paragraph (2 marks)
  • Accuracy (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Writing Skills
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Writing Skills, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 2/1/1: every question, by section.

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