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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2024-25 · 0 marks · Writing

CBSE Class 10 English sample paper 2024-25: question 4(A)

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2024-25, section B, question 4(A), for 0 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q4(A) · 0 marks · WritingCompetency-basedWriting Skills

NOTE: All details presented in the questions in writing section are imaginary and created for assessment purpose. You are Nirmal Pillai, a concerned citizen from Aluva, Kochi. Compose a letter in about 120 words, to the Project Head of the E-Waste Management Cell at Electronics Vatika, New Delhi, highlighting the adverse effects of e-waste* pollution. Suggest measures for addressing its management through community engagement and government initiatives.

  • Discarded electronic devices such as smartphones, computers, and televisions, which are no longer in use or have reached the end of their lifecycle.

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2024-25.

Hints

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Hint 1

Begin with the sender's address, the date and the receiver's details, then a subject line.

Hint 2

Use one paragraph for the effects of e-waste and one each for community and government measures.

Hint 3

Keep a polite, formal tone and end with an appeal and the correct close.

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 (34, Gems Homes, Aluva, Kochi), date (15 May 2024), receiver (The Project Head, E-Waste Management Cell, Electronics Vatika, New Delhi), subject line 'Urgent Action Needed to Address E-Waste Pollution and Management', salutation 'Madam', and the close 'Yours sincerely, Nirmal Pillai, A concerned resident'.

    1 mark

  2. Content (adverse effects, community measures, government measures, closing appeal). Body: 'I write to draw your attention to the growing menace of e-waste in our city. Discarded phones, computers and televisions release lead, mercury and cadmium that seep into soil and water, poison ecosystems and cause cancer, kidney and respiratory ailments. Communities can help by organising collection drives, holding awareness campaigns in schools and setting up local recycling centres, while encouraging repair and reuse of devices. The government should strictly enforce e-waste rules, fund authorised recycling plants, open collection points in towns and villages and penalise illegal dumping. I trust your Cell will act urgently so that we leave a cleaner, safer environment for future generations.'

    2 marks

  3. Organisation: a formal tone, with the opening, effects, community measures, government measures and conclusion in a logical sequence of paragraphs.

    1 mark

  4. Accuracy: correct spelling, punctuation and grammar throughout.

    1 mark

Answer: A formal letter of about 120 words covering e-waste effects, community measures and government measures.

Where the marks are

  • Complete letter format (1 mark)
  • Adverse effects, community engagement and government initiatives (2 marks)
  • Organisation, formal tone, paragraphing (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 paperSample paper 2024-25: every question, by section.

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