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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 2/3/1 · 5 marks · Writing

CBSE Class 10 English 2026: question 4(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 2/3/1, 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

You are Vaishali/Vishal, a student of Class X of PQS Public School, Lancer Road, Coldtown. You travel by the school bus every day. The seating capacity of the bus is 35 students but there is over-crowding and many students remain standing through most of the journey. Write a letter to the Principal, drawing attention to this inconvenience, the dangers, and requesting for a resolution to the situation.

Note: All details presented in the questions in the writing section are imaginary and created for assessment purpose.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 2/3/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Start with the formal layout: sender's address, date, receiver, subject line and salutation.

Hint 2

Use paragraph one for the problem, paragraph two for the dangers, and the last paragraph for your request.

Hint 3

Keep the tone polite and stay within 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 and date; receiver's designation and address; subject line; salutation 'Respected Madam/Sir'; complimentary close 'Yours obediently' with the name.

    Vishal
    Class X, PQS Public School
    Lancer Road, Coldtown
    12 March 2026

    The Principal
    PQS Public School
    Lancer Road, Coldtown

    Subject: Overcrowding in the school bus

    Respected Sir/Madam,

    1 mark

  2. Issue: I am a Class X student and travel daily by school bus no. 4. Its seating capacity is 35, but far more students board it, so many of us stand for most of the journey. The bus also arrives late because of this crowding.

    1 mark

  3. Dangers and requests: standing students risk falls and injuries during sudden braking, and the stuffy air causes breathlessness and fatigue. I request you to add one more bus on this route and to appoint an attendant to keep the number of students within the seating limit.

    1 mark

  4. Organisation: the letter is in paragraphs, in a polite formal tone, and moves from the problem to the dangers to the request.

    1 mark

  5. Closing: I hope you will resolve this matter soon. Thank you.

    Yours obediently,
    Vishal

    The spelling, punctuation and grammar are accurate.

    1 mark

Answer: A formal letter to the Principal on overcrowding in the school bus, with the problem, the dangers and the requests

Where the marks are

  • Format: address, date, subject, salutation, close (1 mark)
  • Content: at least two points on the issue (overcrowding, standing, late arrivals) (1 mark)
  • Content: at least two suggestions or dangers (more buses, attendant, injury) (1 mark)
  • Organisation of ideas, formal tone (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 paper2026 board paper, set 2/3/1: every question, by section.

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