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Article Writing Class 12 CBSE Examples
An article is an expression of one’s thought on an issue or a subject logically and
coherently written in meaningful paragraphs.
♦ Points to Remember:
•Give a title that catches the attention of the reader.
•Begin with a striking opening sentence which addresses the readers and gets them
interested in the topic.
•Present a strong argument for your ideas supporting it with evidence or elaboration.
•Use linking devices (‘however’, ‘therefore’, ‘although’, ‘even though’, ‘in order to’) to
make the composition appear a whole.
•Introduce a new point at the beginning of each paragraph that follows to strengthen
your ideas.
•Develop your ideas as much as you can to make them interesting and substantial.
•Conclude with your strongest point.
•Use passive voice, humour, emotive language, rhetorical Questions to provide a
specific effect. Split-up of marks
♦ Marks will be awarded for:
•Format (Title + Writer’s name)
•Content (logical organisation, relevance)
•Expression (Accuracy + Fluency)
♦ Previous Years’ CBSE Examination Questions
♦ Very Long Answer Type Questions
Question 1.
The number of women in the police force seems insufficient especially when we see the
increasing involvement of women in terrorist activities. Write an article in 150-200 words
for The Hindustan Chronicle’, on the need of having more women in the police force.
(2010)
Answer:
,Need Of Having More
Women In The Police Force
Women empowerment and participation has seen a radical improvement in the recent few
decades. Women are no longer confined to their homes and have come forward to excel in
almost all fields, at par with men. But it has been observed that the number of women in
the police force seems insufficient especially when we compare their increasing number in
terrorist activities. Women are sure to prove their worth in the police force as they are
more committed to the cause they work for and less corrupt, two qualities that are lacking
in policemen. The government needs to increase the reserved quota for recruitment of
women in the police force. Women need to be given incentives to join the police force and
this is sure to prove favourable as they bring with them a distinctly different and valuable
set of skills that is bound to change the way the police is perceived in our community. As
the job description of the police expands beyond crime-fighting into community service the
presence of more women in the police force is sure to help to burnish the tarnished image
of the police officers, improve community relations and foster a more flexible and less
violent approach to maintaining law and order.
Question 2.
In many parts of our country girls are still discouraged from going to school. Consequently,
a sizable section of the population is deprived of education. Schemes like Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan, CBSE scholarship to the single girl child and the Government’s policy of giving
free education to girls have come as a boon to our society. Write an article in 150-200
words on the education of the girl child in the country. (Delhi 2010)
Answer:
Education Of The Girl
Child In The Country
Education of girls has been a high priority with the Government of India. In the new
millennium, India has consolidated its earlier educational reforms with increased resources
and stronger policy commitments for achieving elementary education, particularly for girls.
Reaching out to the girl child is primary to the efforts to universalise elementary education.
‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’ or ‘Education For All’ programme recognizes that ensuring the
education of the girl child requires changes not only in the education system but also in
society’s norms and attitudes.
A two-pronged gender strategy has hence been adopted to make the educational system
responsive to the needs of the girls through targeted interventions which serve as a pull-
factor to enhance access and retention of girls in schools on the one hand and generate
community demand for girls’ education through training and mobilisation on the other
hand. The CBSE has also come up with the novel scheme of providing free education from
the sixth standard onwards to the single girl child. The need of the times is that the
government should further improve the educational infrastructure and make it more
accessible and meaningful for the girl child.
Question 3.
Advertisements have become a big business. They are promoted by celebrities drawn
,from various fields like films, sports, etc., leaving their influence on all people specially the
young. Write an article in 150-200 words on ‘The Impact of Advertisements on the younger
generation’. (Delhi 2010)
Answer:
Impact Of Advertisements On
The Younger Generation
The advertisement industry has a tremendous impact on the younger generation. As
citizens of the modern world, advertisements have become a part of the daily lives of
youngsters and they have got used to being bombarded with numerous advertisements
over the course of their day.
Advertisements have become so common for them that they often do not even realize that
they are hearing or viewing them. So they have a pervasive influence on the youth. In the
ever-expanding world of consumerism and advertising, companies are constantly looking
for new ways to sell their products to the youngsters by making their commercials and
campaigns more memorable, to leave an impact on their minds. The younger generation
has become their prime target because they have more spending power than ever before
and increased avenues at their disposal. Therefore companies spend enormous amounts
of money to rope in popular film stars, cricketers, musicians etc. to endorse their products.
This helps to ensure popularity and early brand loyalty. In the last decade many
superbrands have looked towards new and outrageous ways to capture young audiences
through appealing campaigns as these youngsters are cognitively and psychologically
quite defenceless against advertisements. Clearly, advertisements represent ‘big business’
and has a significant effect on young people who need to be educated about the effects of
advertising, that is, media literacy. This will prove to be helpful in mitigating the harmful
effects of advertising on youngsters.
Question 4.
The present-day youth are greatly stressed due to cut-throat competition and consumerist
culture. Write an article in 150-200 words on the causes of the stress on the modem
generation suggesting suitable solutions. (Delhi 2010)
Answer:
Causes Of Stress On
The Modern Generation
The main cause of stress on the modern generation is the cut-throat competition and
consumerist culture prevalent in our society. This always puts them under pressure of
efficiency and productivity. The modern environment is highly competitive and calls for
relentless effort on the part of each youngster. To achieve the goals they have to devote all
their time and capacity, without rest. So they have no time to care even for their own
selves. They have no time for relaxing or to pursue something of their own interest sounds
like a luxury to them. The effects of this stress on the youth also visible in their physical
being whereby they have increased pulses and a lot of tension in their muscles.
, With increased professionalism and specialisation there seems no practical and suitable
solution for this stress due to the competition. In this age of consumerism, it is not
surprising that the youth of today are also constantly vying to outdo each other in acquiring
material things. But now it is high time each one of us sat back in quiet introspection to
contemplate where we are actually heading in this high-speed pace. Our health and well-
being will have to be our primary concern for, as they say, “a healthy mind lies in a healthy
body”. Let us stop living like robots. We are humans and have to behave likewise and not
like machines which are our own creation.
Question 5.
As compared to the older generation the youth of today are greatly inclined to pursue
adventurous activities either for money or for
fun. There is a latest craze for joining reality shows, rafting, rock climbing, mountaineering
etc. Write an article in 150-200 words on which life you would prefer—safe or adventurous.
(All India 2010)
Answer:
Live Life, Don’t Just Exist
To lead a life of adventure is certainly very exciting and amazing. It involves breaking free
of certain social conditioning and challenging yourself to work upon your mental fears,
which are mostly in your mind, and discovering unlimited freedom and opportunities. We,
therefore, need to be willing to undertake adventure as it is a necessary part of happy
existence. It is important to spend your limited time on earth doing some of those things
that make a difference and give one enjoyment rather than simply sinking all the time
playing the normal routine game of “delayed gratification”.
Taking action helps one to build a more enriching life and enables you to embrace life with
more passion each day. The desire for sameness never contributors to anything exciting
but makes our life and spirit dull. A variety of sports and recreation are adventurous to a lot
of people today. Some people race cars, skydivers jump out of a 5 aeroplane, mountain-
climbers scale peaks etc. This helps them to escape their daily stress and gives them a
‘high’. So it is important to live life to the fullest and it is also surely worth making the effort
to ‘live’ with an adventurous spirit.
Question 6.
India is standing at the threshold of joining the developed nations but that is not possible
till we achieve complete literacy in the country. The contribution of students may be very
significant in achieving our goals. Write an article in 150-200 words on ‘The Role of the
Students in Removing Illiteracy’. (All India 2010)
Answer:
The Role Of Students In
Removing Illiteracy
Illiteracy is still a major blot on India, after more than sixty years of its achieving
independence. To an extent it exemplifies India’s failure to reach out to its masses. The
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Article Writing Class 12 CBSE Examples
An article is an expression of one’s thought on an issue or a subject logically and
coherently written in meaningful paragraphs.
♦ Points to Remember:
•Give a title that catches the attention of the reader.
•Begin with a striking opening sentence which addresses the readers and gets them
interested in the topic.
•Present a strong argument for your ideas supporting it with evidence or elaboration.
•Use linking devices (‘however’, ‘therefore’, ‘although’, ‘even though’, ‘in order to’) to
make the composition appear a whole.
•Introduce a new point at the beginning of each paragraph that follows to strengthen
your ideas.
•Develop your ideas as much as you can to make them interesting and substantial.
•Conclude with your strongest point.
•Use passive voice, humour, emotive language, rhetorical Questions to provide a
specific effect. Split-up of marks
♦ Marks will be awarded for:
•Format (Title + Writer’s name)
•Content (logical organisation, relevance)
•Expression (Accuracy + Fluency)
♦ Previous Years’ CBSE Examination Questions
♦ Very Long Answer Type Questions
Question 1.
The number of women in the police force seems insufficient especially when we see the
increasing involvement of women in terrorist activities. Write an article in 150-200 words
for The Hindustan Chronicle’, on the need of having more women in the police force.
(2010)
Answer:
,Need Of Having More
Women In The Police Force
Women empowerment and participation has seen a radical improvement in the recent few
decades. Women are no longer confined to their homes and have come forward to excel in
almost all fields, at par with men. But it has been observed that the number of women in
the police force seems insufficient especially when we compare their increasing number in
terrorist activities. Women are sure to prove their worth in the police force as they are
more committed to the cause they work for and less corrupt, two qualities that are lacking
in policemen. The government needs to increase the reserved quota for recruitment of
women in the police force. Women need to be given incentives to join the police force and
this is sure to prove favourable as they bring with them a distinctly different and valuable
set of skills that is bound to change the way the police is perceived in our community. As
the job description of the police expands beyond crime-fighting into community service the
presence of more women in the police force is sure to help to burnish the tarnished image
of the police officers, improve community relations and foster a more flexible and less
violent approach to maintaining law and order.
Question 2.
In many parts of our country girls are still discouraged from going to school. Consequently,
a sizable section of the population is deprived of education. Schemes like Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan, CBSE scholarship to the single girl child and the Government’s policy of giving
free education to girls have come as a boon to our society. Write an article in 150-200
words on the education of the girl child in the country. (Delhi 2010)
Answer:
Education Of The Girl
Child In The Country
Education of girls has been a high priority with the Government of India. In the new
millennium, India has consolidated its earlier educational reforms with increased resources
and stronger policy commitments for achieving elementary education, particularly for girls.
Reaching out to the girl child is primary to the efforts to universalise elementary education.
‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’ or ‘Education For All’ programme recognizes that ensuring the
education of the girl child requires changes not only in the education system but also in
society’s norms and attitudes.
A two-pronged gender strategy has hence been adopted to make the educational system
responsive to the needs of the girls through targeted interventions which serve as a pull-
factor to enhance access and retention of girls in schools on the one hand and generate
community demand for girls’ education through training and mobilisation on the other
hand. The CBSE has also come up with the novel scheme of providing free education from
the sixth standard onwards to the single girl child. The need of the times is that the
government should further improve the educational infrastructure and make it more
accessible and meaningful for the girl child.
Question 3.
Advertisements have become a big business. They are promoted by celebrities drawn
,from various fields like films, sports, etc., leaving their influence on all people specially the
young. Write an article in 150-200 words on ‘The Impact of Advertisements on the younger
generation’. (Delhi 2010)
Answer:
Impact Of Advertisements On
The Younger Generation
The advertisement industry has a tremendous impact on the younger generation. As
citizens of the modern world, advertisements have become a part of the daily lives of
youngsters and they have got used to being bombarded with numerous advertisements
over the course of their day.
Advertisements have become so common for them that they often do not even realize that
they are hearing or viewing them. So they have a pervasive influence on the youth. In the
ever-expanding world of consumerism and advertising, companies are constantly looking
for new ways to sell their products to the youngsters by making their commercials and
campaigns more memorable, to leave an impact on their minds. The younger generation
has become their prime target because they have more spending power than ever before
and increased avenues at their disposal. Therefore companies spend enormous amounts
of money to rope in popular film stars, cricketers, musicians etc. to endorse their products.
This helps to ensure popularity and early brand loyalty. In the last decade many
superbrands have looked towards new and outrageous ways to capture young audiences
through appealing campaigns as these youngsters are cognitively and psychologically
quite defenceless against advertisements. Clearly, advertisements represent ‘big business’
and has a significant effect on young people who need to be educated about the effects of
advertising, that is, media literacy. This will prove to be helpful in mitigating the harmful
effects of advertising on youngsters.
Question 4.
The present-day youth are greatly stressed due to cut-throat competition and consumerist
culture. Write an article in 150-200 words on the causes of the stress on the modem
generation suggesting suitable solutions. (Delhi 2010)
Answer:
Causes Of Stress On
The Modern Generation
The main cause of stress on the modern generation is the cut-throat competition and
consumerist culture prevalent in our society. This always puts them under pressure of
efficiency and productivity. The modern environment is highly competitive and calls for
relentless effort on the part of each youngster. To achieve the goals they have to devote all
their time and capacity, without rest. So they have no time to care even for their own
selves. They have no time for relaxing or to pursue something of their own interest sounds
like a luxury to them. The effects of this stress on the youth also visible in their physical
being whereby they have increased pulses and a lot of tension in their muscles.
, With increased professionalism and specialisation there seems no practical and suitable
solution for this stress due to the competition. In this age of consumerism, it is not
surprising that the youth of today are also constantly vying to outdo each other in acquiring
material things. But now it is high time each one of us sat back in quiet introspection to
contemplate where we are actually heading in this high-speed pace. Our health and well-
being will have to be our primary concern for, as they say, “a healthy mind lies in a healthy
body”. Let us stop living like robots. We are humans and have to behave likewise and not
like machines which are our own creation.
Question 5.
As compared to the older generation the youth of today are greatly inclined to pursue
adventurous activities either for money or for
fun. There is a latest craze for joining reality shows, rafting, rock climbing, mountaineering
etc. Write an article in 150-200 words on which life you would prefer—safe or adventurous.
(All India 2010)
Answer:
Live Life, Don’t Just Exist
To lead a life of adventure is certainly very exciting and amazing. It involves breaking free
of certain social conditioning and challenging yourself to work upon your mental fears,
which are mostly in your mind, and discovering unlimited freedom and opportunities. We,
therefore, need to be willing to undertake adventure as it is a necessary part of happy
existence. It is important to spend your limited time on earth doing some of those things
that make a difference and give one enjoyment rather than simply sinking all the time
playing the normal routine game of “delayed gratification”.
Taking action helps one to build a more enriching life and enables you to embrace life with
more passion each day. The desire for sameness never contributors to anything exciting
but makes our life and spirit dull. A variety of sports and recreation are adventurous to a lot
of people today. Some people race cars, skydivers jump out of a 5 aeroplane, mountain-
climbers scale peaks etc. This helps them to escape their daily stress and gives them a
‘high’. So it is important to live life to the fullest and it is also surely worth making the effort
to ‘live’ with an adventurous spirit.
Question 6.
India is standing at the threshold of joining the developed nations but that is not possible
till we achieve complete literacy in the country. The contribution of students may be very
significant in achieving our goals. Write an article in 150-200 words on ‘The Role of the
Students in Removing Illiteracy’. (All India 2010)
Answer:
The Role Of Students In
Removing Illiteracy
Illiteracy is still a major blot on India, after more than sixty years of its achieving
independence. To an extent it exemplifies India’s failure to reach out to its masses. The
