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You are Nandan… (Class 10 English SQP 2026-27, Q4B)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2026-27 · 5 marks · Writing

CBSE Class 10 English sample paper 2026-27: question 4(B)

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2026-27, 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

You are Nandan Banerjee, a concerned citizen. Write a letter to the Editor of a local daily raising concern over the open burning of hospital and domestic waste in your city. Draw attention to its serious health implications, the need for scientific waste disposal practices and public awareness.

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2026-27.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Use the letter-to-editor format, with a subject line.

Hint 2

Move from the problem to its health effects, then the remedies.

Hint 3

End with an appeal to the authorities and citizens.

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: The Editor, [Name of Daily], City. Subject: Open burning of hospital and domestic waste. Salutation: Sir/Madam.

    1 mark

  2. Issue: Used syringes, bandages and other biomedical waste, along with household garbage, are burnt openly on roadsides and in plots near homes. The practice is frequent and goes unchecked.

    1 mark

  3. Health implications: The burning releases toxic gases and contaminates soil and groundwater. It causes asthma, bronchitis and lung damage, and spreads infection, especially among children, the elderly and pregnant women.

    1 mark

  4. Solutions: Hospitals must follow biomedical waste rules strictly. Colour-coded bins should be used for segregation, and the municipality should collect waste regularly. Awareness drives through schools, RWAs and the media are also needed.

    1 mark

  5. Appeal: I request your paper to highlight the issue and urge the Municipal Corporation and the Pollution Control Board to act quickly. Citizens should report violations. Yours faithfully, Nandan Banerjee.

    1 mark

Answer: A formal letter to the Editor on the health dangers of open waste burning, urging scientific disposal and awareness.

Where the marks are

  • Correct format: sender's address, date, receiver, subject, salutation, close (1 mark)
  • Content: issue and health implications (1 mark)
  • Content: scientific disposal and public awareness (1 mark)
  • Organisation of ideas (1 mark)
  • Accuracy of 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 paperSample paper 2026-27: every question, by section.

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