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(B) As Sharmila Sahani, a… (Class 10 English 2025, Q4B)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 2/4/1 · 5 marks · Writing

CBSE Class 10 English 2025: question 4(B)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, 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

(B) As Sharmila Sahani, a conscientious resident of 25/22, Rajpur, Fahetabad, you have recently come across numerous newspaper articles featuring tragic incidents where lives have been lost due to reckless driving and not following the traffic rules. Write a letter to the editor of a national daily, shedding light on this issue and give suggestions on what can be done.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 2/4/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Address the Editor in the formal format with a subject line.

Hint 2

Name the violations first, then give workable remedies.

Hint 3

Close with a call to action.

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 25/22 Rajpur, Fahetabad; date; 'The Editor, [Newspaper]'; subject line; 'Sir/Madam'; 'Yours faithfully', name.

    1 mark

  2. Issue: Many lives are lost to rash driving, drunk driving, jumping red lights, over-speeding, lane violations, underage driving and driving without licence.

    1 mark

  3. Suggestions: Heavy fines and penalties, cancellation of licences for repeat offenders, CCTV surveillance and strict checking, awareness campaigns, better road infrastructure, and active involvement of authorities.

    1 mark

  4. Organisation: formal tone, logical order, paragraphs.

    1 mark

  5. Accuracy: spelling, punctuation and grammar.

    1 mark

Answer: Model letter:
25/22 Rajpur, Fahetabad
12 March 2025
The Editor
The National Daily
Subject: Road deaths due to reckless driving
Sir,
Through your newspaper I wish to highlight the rising number of fatal accidents caused by rash driving, drinking and driving, over-speeding, signal jumping and underage driving.
Strict fines, cancellation of licences for repeat offenders, CCTV surveillance and wider awareness campaigns can curb this. Better roads and alert enforcement by authorities are equally vital.
I hope your readers and officials will take note.
Yours faithfully
Sharmila Sahani

Where the marks are

  • Format (1 mark)
  • Content: issue and suggestions (2 marks)
  • 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 paper2025 board paper, set 2/4/1: every question, by section.

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