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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2023-24 · 5 marks · Writing

CBSE Class 10 English sample paper 2023-24: question 4(a)

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2023-24, 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

Note: All details presented in the questions are imaginary and created for assessment purpose.

As Vaishali Nathani of 214, Indrayani Apartments, Vaishali Street, Daipur, you believe that forming Ecology clubs and appointing Eco-minders in your city can aid in the preservation and conservation of nature.

Write a letter to the MLA of your city area, in about 120 words, suggesting the need to form such clubs. Share their importance and implications. Recommend the involvement of resident volunteers for implementation of eco-club activities that nurture and protect the local ecosystem.

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2023-24.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Start with the sender's address and date, then the receiver's designation and address, and a clear subject line.

Hint 2

Give one paragraph each to the suggestion, its importance, its implications and your recommendation.

Hint 3

Name concrete volunteer activities (bird-houses, native trees, rainwater harvesting, compost) and end with a polite request and 'Yours sincerely'.

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: 214, Indrayani Apartments, Vaishali Street, Daipur | 21 August 2023 | The MLA, Constituency Office, Daipur | Subject: Need to Form Ecology Clubs and Appoint Eco-minders | Madam | ... | Yours sincerely | Vaishali Nathani | (A concerned resident)

    1 mark

  2. Suggestion: I am writing to express my concern about the steady degradation of the environment in our city and to suggest forming Ecology clubs, guided by appointed Eco-minders, in every locality.

    ½ mark

  3. Importance: Such clubs turn concern into action. They spread awareness about saving water, reducing waste and protecting green cover, and instil a sense of responsibility among citizens.

    ½ mark

  4. Implications: The results would be far-reaching: lower pollution, richer biodiversity, sustainable habits and a greener, healthier city for all residents.

    ½ mark

  5. Recommendation: I recommend that resident volunteers run these clubs. They could make bird-houses, plant native trees, harvest rainwater and create compost pits to nurture and protect the local ecosystem. Kindly consider this suggestion at the earliest.

    ½ mark

  6. Organisation: formal tone, logical sequence (concern, suggestion, importance, implications, recommendation, request), separate paragraphs, about 120 words.

    1 mark

  7. Accuracy: correct spelling, punctuation and grammar throughout.

    1 mark

Answer: 214, Indrayani Apartments, Vaishali Street, Daipur | 21 August 2023 | The MLA, Constituency Office, Daipur | Subject: Need to Form Ecology Clubs and Appoint Eco-minders | Madam | I am writing to express my concern about the steady degradation of the environment in our city and to suggest forming Ecology clubs, guided by appointed Eco-minders, in every locality. Such clubs are important because they turn concern into action. They can spread awareness about saving water, reducing waste and protecting green cover, and instil a sense of responsibility among citizens. The implications would be far-reaching: lower pollution, richer biodiversity, sustainable habits and a greener, healthier city for all. I recommend that resident volunteers run these clubs, undertaking activities such as making bird-houses, planting native trees, harvesting rainwater and creating compost pits to nurture the local ecosystem. Kindly consider this suggestion at the earliest. | Yours sincerely | Vaishali Nathani | (A concerned resident)

Where the marks are

  • Format: sender's address, date, receiver, subject, salutation, complimentary close, name (1 mark)
  • Content: suggestion, importance, implications, recommendation, ½ each (2 marks)
  • Organisation: formal tone, orderly sequence, paragraphs (1 mark)
  • Accuracy: spelling, punctuation, grammar (1 mark)
  • Total (5 marks)

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 paperSample paper 2023-24: every question, by section.

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