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Read the following excerpt… (Class 10 English 2024, Q5a)

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

CBSE Class 10 English 2024: question 5(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 2/3/1, section B, question 5(a), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

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

Read the following excerpt from a newspaper on the problem of car parking and its impact.

> A survey conducted on the residents showed that car parking in colonies has risen due to an increase in the number of cars per family. This has resulted in ugly incidents of road rage. Most of the families revealed that they are facing multiple issues due to this situation. There is no place for visitors to park and residents themselves park their cars haphazardly. In addition there is an increase in commercial vehicles parked outside colony gates, thus blocking exits.

Write a paragraph in about 120 words to analyze the news clipping.

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

Hints

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Hint 1

Start from the main finding: more cars per family.

Hint 2

Take each problem from the clipping in turn: road rage, no visitor space, blocked exits.

Hint 3

End with a short inference or suggestion.

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. Organisation: a heading or an opening line naming the survey, then a logical flow from cause to effects to remedy, in a formal tone.

    2 marks

  2. Content (model): The survey shows that parking pressure in residential colonies is growing mainly because families now own more cars. This has led to unpleasant incidents of road rage, as neighbours quarrel over space. Residents themselves park haphazardly, leaving no room for visitors, and most families report facing several problems as a result. Commercial vehicles parked outside colony gates make matters worse by blocking exits, which can delay emergency vehicles. The data points to poor planning and weak enforcement. Marked parking bays, stilt or multilevel parking, car-pooling and fines for gate-blocking vehicles would ease the situation.

    2 marks

  3. Accuracy: spelling, punctuation and grammar.

    1 mark

Answer: An analytical paragraph of about 120 words covering more cars per family, road rage, lack of visitor parking and commercial vehicles blocking exits.

Where the marks are

  • Organisation and style (2 marks)
  • Four points well developed (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 paper2024 board paper, set 2/3/1: every question, by section.

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