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You are Devi / Dev Arora a… (Class 10 English 2026, Q4A)

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

CBSE Class 10 English 2026: question 4(A)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, 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

You are Devi / Dev Arora a concerned resident. You are deeply concerned at the overflowing garbage dumps in the city. Besides being eyesores, these dumps create environmental and health risks. They produce a foul odour and attract stray animals and other scavengers. Write a letter to the Municipal Commissioner drawing attention to the situation. Suggest the need to identify systemic flows in the collection system due to insufficient collection vehicles and irregular cleaning of dumps.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 2/5/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Start with the sender's address, date, receiver and subject line.

Hint 2

Use one paragraph for the problems and another for the suggestions.

Hint 3

End with a polite request for 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 and date, then the receiver's designation and address, subject line, salutation 'Respected Sir/Madam', and the subscription 'Yours faithfully, Devi Arora'.

    1 mark

  2. Body, problems: I am a concerned resident writing about the overflowing garbage dumps in our city. They are eyesores and pose serious environmental and health risks. They give off a foul odour and attract stray animals and scavengers.

    1 mark

  3. Body, causes and solutions: The collection system has systemic flaws, namely too few collection vehicles and irregular cleaning of dumps. I request you to deploy more vehicles, ensure systematic waste collection, and clean the dumps regularly.

    1 mark

  4. Organisation: formal tone, orderly paragraphs, and a closing request for urgent action.

    1 mark

  5. Accuracy: correct spelling, punctuation and grammar.

    1 mark

Answer: Formal letter to the Municipal Commissioner covering the problems (overflowing dumps, odour, health risk, animals) and solutions (more vehicles, regular cleaning).

Where the marks are

  • Correct letter format (1 mark)
  • Content: two problems and two solutions (2 marks)
  • Organisation of ideas (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 paper2026 board paper, set 2/5/1: every question, by section.

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