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Natural food, typically… (Class 10 English 2025, Q5a)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 2/2/1 · 5 marks · Writing

CBSE Class 10 English 2025: question 5(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 2/2/1, 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

Natural food, typically refers to food that has not been processed or preserved in any significant way before it is consumed, while ultra-processed food refers to food items that have been altered from their natural state through various methods. Given below is a table that differentiates between natural and processed foods. Study the description given and write an analytical paragraph in about 120 words, drawing a comparison between the two:

Natural FoodProcessed Food
High fibreHigh sugar
Healthy nutrientsUnhealthy nutrients
Healthy fatsUnhealthy fats
Low sodiumHigh sodium
Regulates blood sugar, blood pressure and provides healthy nutrientsTasty, ready to eat and addictive

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 2/2/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Pair each natural-food point with its processed-food counterpart.

Hint 2

Use connectors like 'whereas', 'however' and 'in comparison'.

Hint 3

End with a conclusion in one paragraph.

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: natural food is unprocessed, whereas ultra-processed food has been altered from its natural state, and the two differ markedly in their effect on health.

    1 mark

  2. Comparison of nutrition: natural food is high in fibre, healthy nutrients and healthy fats, while processed food is high in sugar and has unhealthy nutrients and fats.

    1 mark

  3. Comparison of effects: natural food is low in sodium and regulates blood sugar and blood pressure, whereas processed food is high in sodium. However, processed food is tasty, ready to eat and addictive, which makes it hard to resist.

    1 mark

  4. Conclusion: natural food is clearly the healthier choice, and processed food should be eaten sparingly. Use linking words (however, in comparison, whereas) in a single paragraph.

    1 mark

  5. Accuracy: correct spelling and grammar, about 120 words.

    1 mark

Answer: A single analytical paragraph comparing natural and processed food on all given points.

Where the marks are

  • Content: all value points covered (2 marks)
  • Organisation with linking words in one paragraph (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 paper2025 board paper, set 2/2/1: every question, by section.

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