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As Kaveri Mahajan, of 543… (Class 10 English 2024, Q4b)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 2/4/1 · 5 marks · Writing

CBSE Class 10 English 2024: question 4(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 2/4/1, section B, question 4(b), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

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

As Kaveri Mahajan, of 543, Narmada Apartments, Jeev Nagar, you feel that during the monsoon season all the rain water goes down the drain without being utilized. Write a letter to the RWA of your society, in about 120 words, suggesting measures to save and preserve rain water emphasizing the importance of saving every drop of water.

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

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 2/4/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Address the RWA secretary and add a subject line.

Hint 2

State the problem, then why saving water matters.

Hint 3

Suggest practical steps like a harvesting system and awareness drives.

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 (The Secretary, RWA, Narmada Apartments, Jeev Nagar), subject 'Rain water harvesting', salutation 'Sir/Madam', close 'Yours sincerely', and name Kaveri Mahajan.

    1 mark

  2. Body, concern and importance: During the monsoon, a great deal of rain water flows into the drains and is wasted, though our city faces water shortage. Every drop saved helps in recharging groundwater and conserving this precious resource.

    2 marks

  3. Suggestions, with organisation: Install a rain water harvesting system on the roof of our society, build recharge pits, and hold awareness campaigns and workshops for residents. Ideas are in paragraphs in a formal tone.

    1 mark

  4. Accuracy: correct spelling, punctuation and grammar; about 120 words. I request the RWA to take up this matter at the next meeting.

    1 mark

Answer: Formal letter to the RWA suggesting rain water harvesting and stressing the importance of saving water (about 120 words)

Where the marks are

  • Correct format (1 mark)
  • Content: concern about wastage and importance of saving water (2 marks)
  • Suggestions and organisation (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 2/4/1: every question, by section.

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