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Writing Formats & Marking (Reference)ICSE Class 10 English Language — chapter-wise previous year questions

Reference material rather than past-paper questions — formats, mark schemes and worked models. Nothing here was set in an examination, so it carries no year or marks.

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COMPOSITION (Question 1): how the 20 marks are awarded.

R2

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NARRATIVE COMPOSITION: the structure of a short story, with a complete worked example.

R3

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DESCRIPTIVE COMPOSITION: how a description is judged, with a complete worked example.

R4

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ARGUMENTATIVE COMPOSITION: how to structure an argument, with a complete worked example.

R5

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PICTURE COMPOSITION: the three requirements and how to avoid the trap.

R6

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FORMAL LETTER (Question 2): the full skeleton, every element labelled, with a complete worked example.

R7

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INFORMAL LETTER (Question 2): the skeleton, the three differences from a formal letter, and a complete worked example.

R8

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NOTICE (Question 3): the boxed format with every element, and a complete worked example.

R9

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E-MAIL (Question 3): the format with every element, and a complete worked example.

R10

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SUMMARY (Question 4, final part): how the marks are awarded and the method that earns them.