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Creative Writing Skills Note… (Class 10 English 2024, Q4a)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 2/3/1 · 5 marks · Writing

CBSE Class 10 English 2024: question 4(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 2/3/1, 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

Creative Writing Skills

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

You are Kapil/Kavita, sports secretary of Ajax World School, Gurugram. You want to place an order for sports articles for the school cricket team to Rotary Sports, Janakpuri, New Delhi. Write a letter in about 120 words. Remember to include relevant information about quality and quantity of products, specific details, school discount, delivery date and mode of payment.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 2/3/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Use formal letter format with a subject line.

Hint 2

List the items with quantity and quality in the first paragraph.

Hint 3

Cover the discount, delivery date and payment mode in a second paragraph before closing.

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 Manager, Rotary Sports, Janakpuri, New Delhi), subject line 'Order for cricket equipment', salutation 'Dear Sir', complimentary close and signature.

    1 mark

  2. Body (model):

    I am the sports secretary of Ajax World School, Gurugram, and wish to place an order for cricket equipment for our school team.

    We require 12 Kashmir willow bats (full size), 6 sets of leather balls (red, 156 g), 4 pairs each of batting pads and gloves, 2 wicket-keeping kits and 3 sets of stumps. All items must be of premium quality and ISI marked.

    As a regular institutional buyer, we expect your usual school discount of 15%. Please deliver the goods by 20 August at the school sports office. Payment will be made by cheque/online transfer within seven days of delivery.

    Kindly confirm the order and send a bill.

    Yours faithfully
    Kapil
    Sports Secretary

    2 marks

  3. Organisation of ideas: formal tone, logical order, paragraphs.

    1 mark

  4. Accuracy: correct spelling, punctuation and grammar.

    1 mark

Answer: A formal order letter of about 120 words covering items, quantity, quality, discount, delivery date and payment mode.

Where the marks are

  • Correct format (1 mark)
  • Content: items, quantity, quality, discount, delivery, payment (2 marks)
  • Organisation and formal tone (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 paper2024 board paper, set 2/3/1: every question, by section.

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