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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 2/6/1 · 5 marks · Writing

CBSE Class 10 English 2025: question 4(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 2/6/1, 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

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You are Garima/Gopal, a resident of B/66, Mall Road, Guwahati and a volunteer of 'Greenpeace India'. Write a letter to the editor of 'National Times' expressing your concern about the grave and irreparable damage that environmental pollution is causing to the society. In megacities, rapid urbanization and rampant industrialization has played a key role in increasing the pressure on the limited resources.

Discuss how environmental degradation can be curbed with the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 2/6/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Start with the format: sender's address, date, editor's address, subject, salutation.

Hint 2

Use paragraph 1 for the problem (urbanization, industrialization, health) and paragraph 2 for the remedies.

Hint 3

Remedies to consider: laws, strict enforcement, renewable energy, incentives, awareness, accountability.

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 (B/66, Mall Road, Guwahati) and date at the top; then 'The Editor, National Times, [city]'; subject line 'Subject: Curbing environmental pollution'; salutation 'Sir/Madam,'; closing 'Yours faithfully, Garima/Gopal, Volunteer, Greenpeace India'.

    1 mark

  2. Body, para 1 (concern): I write as a volunteer of Greenpeace India to express deep concern over the grave and irreparable damage that pollution is causing to society. In our megacities, rapid urbanization and rampant industrialization have placed unprecedented pressure on limited resources. Polluted air and water now harm the health and well-being of residents.

    1 mark

  3. Body, para 2 (solutions): Degradation can be curbed only through firm environmental laws and their strict enforcement. Industries must follow pollution-control norms, with heavy penalties for violators. Governments should promote renewable energy and offer incentives for eco-friendly practices. Awareness campaigns and environmental education in schools are also needed, and authorities must be held accountable. I request you to publish this letter so that citizens and policymakers act in time.

    1 mark

  4. Organisation and accuracy: ideas are in a logical order, in formal tone and paragraphs, with correct spelling, punctuation and grammar.

    2 marks

Answer: A formal letter to the editor with correct format, relevant content on the damage caused by pollution and on laws, enforcement, renewable energy, awareness and accountability, written in formal and accurate language.

Where the marks are

  • Correct format: sender's address, date, receiver, subject, salutation, close (1 mark)
  • Content: any two value points covered relevantly (2 marks)
  • Organisation of ideas, formal tone, paragraphs (1 mark)
  • Accuracy of spelling, punctuation and grammar (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 2/6/1: every question, by section.

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