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English Core · 2026 · 5 marks
CBSE 2026 · Region 2 · Set 3 · Q5
You are Reena / Rahul Sen, a resident of 10, Lake View Road, Lucknow. You have observed a growing lack of civic sense among students and young…
You are Reena / Rahul Sen, a resident of $\displaystyle 10$, Lake View Road, Lucknow. You have observed a growing lack of civic sense among students and young adults. They are often seen littering public places, playing loud music, damaging public property and disregarding rules in parks and other public places. You are deeply concerned and wish to spread awareness about civic responsibility.
Write a letter to the Editor of a national daily expressing your concern and suggesting ways to inculcate social ethics and values among the youth. You may use the given cues, along with your own ideas to draft the letter.
• role of schools and parents.
• encouraging civic behaviour in daily life.
• involving the youth in community service and awareness drives.
• make youth realize the long term benefits of being responsible citizens.
Board’s value points
What CBSE’s own marking scheme for this paper expects an answer to cover.
Express concerns:
lack of civic sense amongst the youth,
littering parks causing harm to environment
loud music causing disturbance
damage to public property, unruly behaviour, etc.
Solutions:
involvement of parents, school, local authorities and media
inculcate social ethics and values, civic behaviour, etc.
student - led cleanliness drives, awareness programmes
role models from community, etc.
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