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Attempt any one from A and B… (Class 10 English 2023, Q4A)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 2/4/1 · 5 marks · Writing

CBSE Class 10 English 2023: question 4(A)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 2/4/1, section B, question 4(A), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q4(A) · 5 marks · WritingCompetency-basedWriting Skills

Attempt any one from A and B given below:

(A) Technology today is an effective and convenient means of learning.

TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

PROSCONS
- Improves engagement and retention.
- Promotes interactive collaborative learning
- Prepares students for the future
- Reduces costs
- Promotes technological skills
- Provides current information		- Distracting
- Reduces problem solving skills
- Reduces direct peer interaction
- Expensive to maintain
- Information may not be authentic
- Communication

You are Meera/Vaibhav and would like to share your views on the pros and cons of technology in education.

Write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper expressing your views in about 100-120 words.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 2/4/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Use the formal letter layout, addressed to the Editor.

Hint 2

Group the points into advantages and disadvantages.

Hint 3

End with a balanced opinion and keep to the word limit.

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. Format: sender's address, date, receiver's address (The Editor, name of newspaper), subject, salutation 'Sir/Madam', body, and 'Yours truly' with the name.

    1 mark

  2. Content, pros: write that technology improves engagement and retention, encourages interactive and collaborative learning, gives current information, reduces costs and builds skills for the future. Cons: it distracts, weakens problem-solving, reduces peer interaction, is costly to maintain and may carry unreliable information.

    2 marks

  3. Organisation: an opening paragraph on the topic, a paragraph on advantages, a paragraph on disadvantages and a conclusion, all in a formal register.

    1 mark

  4. Accuracy: correct spelling, grammar and punctuation, in 100-120 words.

    1 mark

  5. Model body: Sir, Technology has become a convenient tool for learning. It improves engagement, encourages collaborative learning, provides current information and prepares students for the future. However, it can distract students, weaken problem-solving, reduce face-to-face interaction and spread unreliable information. Its upkeep is also costly. Used wisely and under guidance, its benefits outweigh its drawbacks. I request you to publish my views. Yours truly, Meera.

Answer: A formal letter to the Editor in 100-120 words, covering the pros and cons of technology in education

Where the marks are

  • Format (1 mark)
  • Content: pros and cons covered (2 marks)
  • Organisation of ideas (1 mark)
  • 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 2/4/1: every question, by section.

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