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

CBSE Class 10 English 2025: question 5(b)

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

Social Media has a lasting impact on our thought process and influences our thinking in both positive and negative ways. With the help of the given cues and using your own ideas, write an analytical paragraph on "The Impact of Social Media on Teenagers" in about 120 words.

POSITIVE:

  • connects peers
  • creative expression
  • access information
  • community building

NEGATIVE:

  • impacts self-esteem
  • cyber bullying
  • privacy intrusion
  • distraction and addiction

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

Group the cues under positive and negative.

Hint 2

Use connectors like 'however' and 'on the other hand'.

Hint 3

Finish with a balanced conclusion.

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: social media has become an inseparable part of teenage life, and its impact is both positive and negative.

    1 mark

  2. Positive: it connects peers, allows creative expression, gives access to information and builds communities of shared interest.

    1 mark

  3. Negative: however, it affects self-esteem through comparison, exposes teenagers to cyber bullying and privacy intrusion, and causes distraction and addiction.

    1 mark

  4. Conclusion: balanced and mindful use, with guidance from parents, is essential so that teenagers gain the benefits without the harm. Keep it in one paragraph with linking words.

    1 mark

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

    1 mark

Answer: A single analytical paragraph on the positive and negative impact of social media on teenagers.

Where the marks are

  • Content: positive and negative points (2 marks)
  • Organisation with linking words, 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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