Maharashtra Class 10 Answered

Article writing Sample

Fresh Water Pollution

by Shraddha Kulkarni

Water  that  contains  less  than  1,000 milligrams  per  litre  of  dissolved  solids  is  known  as freshwater. When the level of oxygen in the  water decreases because of human activities, we face the problem of freshwater pollution. Commercial activities of humans such as industrialisation and tourism have caused the level  of  pollutants  in  these  freshwater  resources  to  rise.  Freshwater  sources  become  the dumping  ground  for  industrial  waste  products  and  other  biomedical  wastes.  Reckless  tourist activities also contribute to pollution. While it is obvious that living things need potable water to survive, freshwater pollution also threatens the habitat of a wide variety of flora and fauna. People may not realise the gravity of the situation unless it affects them in profound  ways. Creating  awareness  through  government  programmes  may  be  helpful  as  it  may capture  the attention  of  the  people.  Corporates  should  also  pitch  in  and  try  to  take  up  the  problem  as  a social  responsibility.  Along  with  the  reduction  of  carbon  footprint,  freshwater  preservation should  be  promoted.  Tourist  organisations  should  also  lay some  ground  rules  for  reckless tourists. Together, we should battle this problem lest we see a day when living things die for the want of water. Let us take small steps to effect big changes in the future.

Story Writing Sample with an outline

Master  sent a slave  to the market—slave returned frightened—said  he  saw  a  woman  in  the market—the  woman  was  Death  herself—she  made a threatening  gesture  at  him—slave  feared for  his  life—asked  master  to  lend  him his  horse—he  wanted  to  escape  death—master  obliged and  lent  him  his  horse—slave  rode  the  horse  to Bagdad—master  went  to  the  market  to investigate—found Death there—he asked her why she threatened his slave—she said she didn‘t threaten—she  was  surprised  to see  him  there—she  had  an  appointment  with  him  in Bagdad in the evening.

Death at Bagdad

Once there lived a  master  and  his  slave.  The  master  sent  his  slave  to  the  market  to  buy provisions. He returned rightened  for  he  had  seen  a  woman  in  the  market.  She  was  Death  herself and she had made a threatening gesture at him. The slave feared for his life and asked the master to lend him  his  horse  since  he  wanted  to  escape  death.  The  master  obliged  and  let  the  slave  go.  The slave rode the horse all the  way to Bagdad. The master then  went to the market to investigate. He found Death there standing in the market. He approached her and asked her why she threatened his slave. Death calmly replied that she didn‘t threaten him. In fact, she was surprised to see him there since she had an appointment with him in Samarra later in the evening.

Writing a story when the opening line is provided:

There was a lot of excitement in the air. The sound of crackers could be heard all around...‘

There was a lot of excitement in the air. The sound of crackers could be heard all around. Manu rushed  out  in  the  hopes  of  catching  a  glimpse  of  the  beautiful  sight  of  the sparklers,  lamps  and crackers.  A voice reprimanded him,―Manu! What did the doctor say? The fumes are bad for you.  Go inside.‖ Crestfallen, he watched his mother shut the door behind him. She added, ―You stay here in this room till the ruckus stops.‖ At that  very  moment,  Manu  heard  a  series  of  taps  at  his window. He opened it to find Raj at the other side. He had in his hands two unlit sparklers. Manu asked him curiously, ―What are you doing here?‖ Raj replied, ―Stick your hands out; I‘ll light you two sparklers.‖ Manu did as he was told and put his hands outside the window. ―Here, hold them,‖ Raj said. Manu had a big smile on his face thinking about his best friend‘s sweet gesture. He made patterns in the air gleefully. Raj was happy to have made his friend laugh and smile again.

Formal Letter Sample

Letter requesting for break time extension

Rohit Vare

B/205, Vivekanand Society

S.V. Road

Mahim, Mumbai 400 028

5th January 2015

The Principal

Modal High School

S.V. Road

Mahim, Mumbai 400 028

Subject: Request for an extension in break time

Dear Sir,

With  due  respect,  I,  Rohit  Vare,  studying  in Class  9B  would  like  to  request  you  to  consider extending the break time from fifteen minutes to thirty minutes. Since many of our parents bring us lunch from home, it becomes difficult to go to the entrance to fetch it and finish eating it on time. We are therefore often late for the next lesson and are punished for the same.  Also,  it  is  the  only  time  we get to  practise  for  the  annual  day  celebration.  This  extension  will  also allow us to play on the school grounds and prevent us from becoming mere book worms.

Your understanding in this regard will be greatly appreciated.

Thanking you

Yours faithfully,

Rohit Vare

Diary Writing Sample

Sunday

21 December 2018

9.00pm

Picnic to Shangrila Resort

Dear Diary, I  am  very  sorry  for  not  writing  in  you  last  night.  I  was  extremely  tired  after  enjoying  the  entire  day  at Shangrila Resort. I could not even keep my eyes opened. The place was so huge that by the end of the day we still felt like we did not see the entire place. It had one large pool for adults, two pools for children over  10  years and  a  really  shallow  yet  very  cute  pool  for small children. There  was  a  large  waterfall  as well. The entire place was surrounded with grass and trees. It felt as if we were in a real jungle. They also had speakers hidden in the trees giving sound effects of wild animals. The food too was fresh and filling. It gave us energy to go on playing. We had a great time and wished we could stay there forever.

Ashok