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English Core · 2023 · 5 marks
CBSE 2023 · Region 4 · Set 2 · Q5
READING - GIFT A BOOK - IMPROVES LANGUAGE SKILLS - EXPANDS VOCABULARY - STIMULATES IMAGINATION & CREATIVITY - IMPROVES CONCENTRATION & DISCIPLINE -…
READING - GIFT A BOOK
IMPROVES LANGUAGE SKILLS
EXPANDS VOCABULARY
STIMULATES IMAGINATION & CREATIVITY
IMPROVES CONCENTRATION & DISCIPLINE
DEVELOPS COMMUNICATION SKILLS
DEVELOPS CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
MAKES US INFORMED ADULTS
There is a growing realization that reading as a skill is fast disappearing. Write a letter to the editor of 'Hindustan Times' in about 120 - 150 words expressing your views on the benefits of reading and how reading as a skill should be encouraged in schools. Support your views with the cues given above. You are Salma/Salim, a concerned parent.Board’s value points
What CBSE’s own marking scheme for this paper expects an answer to cover.
expressing concern regarding decline in reading habits
benefits of reading
suggestions-how reading as a skill should be encouraged in schools
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CBSE Class 12 English Core past-paper question from the 2023board exam, with the answer as CBSE’s own marking scheme gives it. Where our answers come from.