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Tourism stands as a… (Class 10 English 2024, Q5b)

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

CBSE Class 10 English 2024: question 5(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 2/4/1, 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

Tourism stands as a cornerstone of the nation's development. The following table provides an insight into the multifaceted impact and positive contributions of tourism. Write an analytical paragraph in about 120 words assessing the significance of tourism.

IMPACT OF TOURISM

  • contributes to GDP and foreign exchange
  • boosts local markets and businesses
  • creates employment
  • preserves culture
  • promotes infrastructural development

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

Begin with a general statement on tourism.

Hint 2

Turn each point in the table into a sentence with a result.

Hint 3

Write one paragraph and end with a concluding line.

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. Introduction (content): Tourism is a vital part of a nation's economy and is rightly seen as a cornerstone of development.

    1 mark

  2. Contributions: It adds to GDP and foreign exchange, boosts local markets and businesses, creates employment, preserves culture and promotes infrastructural development.

    1 mark

  3. Significance (organisation): Employment and local business improve people's standard of living, better roads, airports and hotels benefit everyone, and the preservation of heritage improves the country's image globally. A single formal paragraph.

    2 marks

  4. Accuracy: correct grammar, spelling and punctuation; about 120 words; conclusion that tourism is significant for national growth.

    1 mark

Answer: One analytical paragraph (about 120 words) assessing the significance of tourism

Where the marks are

  • Introduction and contributions (2 marks content)
  • Development of points on national benefit and orderly paragraph (2 marks organisation)
  • 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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