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

CBSE Class 10 English 2024: question 5(b)

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

The following data shows global literacy rates of different age groups and gender in a particular year. Write an analytical paragraph describing and analyzing the given data.

Global literacy rate %12–15 years15–24 years25–64 years65 years and older
Men88908880
Women80887975

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

Calculate the gap between men and women for each age group.

Hint 2

Identify the highest and lowest rates.

Hint 3

Finish with what the data suggests about education over generations.

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: introduce the table, then compare the genders, then compare the age groups, then give an inference.

    2 marks

  2. Content (model): The table gives global literacy rates by gender across four age groups. Men lead in every group. The gap is 8 points among 12–15 year olds (88% vs 80%), only 2 points among 15–24 year olds (90% vs 88%), 9 points among 25–64 year olds (88% vs 79%), and 5 points among those 65 and older (80% vs 75%). Literacy peaks in the 15–24 group for both genders. It is lowest among the elderly, for whom schooling was less available. Women show a dip in the 25–64 group (79%). The data indicates that girls' education has improved in recent decades, but gender inequality persists.

    2 marks

  3. Accuracy: spelling, punctuation and grammar.

    1 mark

Answer: An analytical paragraph of about 120 words that compares the genders and age groups with figures and draws an inference.

Where the marks are

  • Organisation and style (2 marks)
  • Description, comparison and inference using the data (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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