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Convenience, variety… (Class 10 English 2025, Q4a)

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

CBSE Class 10 English 2025: question 4(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 2/5/1, section B, question 4(a), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q4(a) · 5 marks · WritingCompetency-basedWriting Skills

Convenience, variety, discounts and laziness are some of the reasons for the growing popularity of ordering food online. You are Santa / Suhail student editor for the National Times. Compose a letter in about 120 words to the Editor of the newspaper highlighting the adverse effects of take-out food ordered online. Emphasize on the overall well-being of eating home-cooked meals.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 2/5/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Start with the formal letter layout: sender, date, receiver, subject, salutation.

Hint 2

Give one paragraph to health problems and one to the value of home food.

Hint 3

End with an appeal and keep to about 120 words.

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, date, receiver's designation and address, subject line, salutation 'Sir/Madam', complimentary close and signature.

    Subject: Adverse effects of online take-out food

    Sir,
    Through your esteemed newspaper I wish to draw attention to the growing habit of ordering take-out food online.

    1 mark

  2. Content: Convenience and discounts have made people, especially the young, dependent on junk food. Such food is oily, spicy, stale and full of preservatives but poor in nutrients, so it leads to obesity, heart problems and digestive troubles. In contrast, home-cooked meals are fresh, hygienic and nutritious, and they keep the family healthy. Eating together also strengthens emotional bonds.

    2 marks

  3. Organisation: an opening that states the purpose, a body of the effects followed by the benefits of home food, and a closing appeal, with linking words.

    I urge readers to cook and eat at home more often and to treat take-out as an occasional treat.
    Yours faithfully,
    Santa/Suhail
    Student Editor

    1 mark

  4. Accuracy: correct spelling, punctuation and grammar, in about 120 words.

    1 mark

Answer: A formal letter to the Editor of about 120 words on the harm of online take-out food and the benefits of home-cooked meals.

Where the marks are

  • Correct format of a formal letter (1 mark)
  • Adverse effects of take-out food (1 mark)
  • Overall well-being from home-cooked meals (1 mark)
  • Coherent organisation and style (1 mark)
  • Accurate language (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 2/5/1: every question, by section.

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