Writing Skills CBSE Class 10 PYQ Chapter Wise (2016–2026)

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Writing Skills PYQs (previous year questions) for CBSE Class 10: Writing Skills (English Language and Literature) had 19 questions across the 40 official CBSE Class 10 papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 10 of them. Asked in 10 of 10 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Letter to Editor, Letter Writing, Story Writing.

Year-wise question count

Asked in 10 of 10 years.

Most-asked concepts

Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.

How to practise Writing Skills PYQs

1. Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
2. Solve one year’s Writing Skills questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
3. Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
4. Once a concept is clean in two papers, move to the next. Then sit a full paper from the year pages.

Questions by year

Each line gives the question number and paper, type, concept, our one-line summary, with a link to the official PDF.

CBSE Class 102026

• Q.4 (English Language and Literature (2/1/1)) · Long answer · Letter to Editor: Letter to an editor on the need for skill education for youth PDF
• Q.5 (English Language and Literature (2/1/1)) · Long answer · Analytical Paragraph: Analytical paragraph on sports infrastructure and Indian athletes PDF

CBSE Class 102025

• Q.4 (English Language and Literature (2/1/1)) · Long answer · Letter Writing: Letter to the local MLA on improving healthcare and wellness centres PDF
• Q.5 (English Language and Literature (2/1/1)) · Long answer · Analytical Paragraph: Analytical paragraph comparing e-learning with classroom learning PDF

CBSE Class 102024

• Q.4 (English Language and Literature (2/1/1)) · Long answer · Letter Writing: Letter to the traffic police commissioner about reckless driving PDF
• Q.5 (English Language and Literature (2/1/1)) · Long answer · Analytical Paragraph: Analytical paragraph describing the life cycle of a butterfly PDF

CBSE Class 102023

• Q.4 (English Language and Literature (2/1/1)) · Long answer · Letter Writing: Complaint letter to the Municipal Commissioner about uncleaned drains PDF
• Q.5 (English Language and Literature (2/1/1)) · Long answer · Analytical Paragraph: Analytical paragraph on a table of online activities by age group PDF

CBSE Class 102022

• Q.3 (English Language and Literature (2/1/1)) · Long answer · Letter Writing: Letter to a yoga institute enquiring about a free yoga camp PDF

CBSE Class 102020

• Q.3 (English Language and Literature (2/1/1)) · Long answer · Letter Writing: Order letter to a stationery shop for school examination supplies PDF
• Q.4 (English Language and Literature (2/1/1)) · Long answer · Story Writing: Story from an outline about a street cricket ball breaking a window PDF

CBSE Class 102019

• Q.3 (English Language and Literature (2/1/1)) · Long answer · Letter to Editor: Letter to an editor about attacks on old people living alone PDF
• Q.4 (English Language and Literature (2/1/1)) · Long answer · Story Writing: Story from an outline about a woodcutter boy who falsely cries tiger PDF

CBSE Class 102018

• Q.3 (English Language and Literature (2/1)) · Long answer · Letter to Editor: Letter to a newspaper editor about loudspeaker nuisance during exams PDF
• Q.4 (English Language and Literature (2/1)) · Long answer · Story Writing: Story from an outline about the race between a tortoise and a hare PDF

CBSE Class 102017

• Q.3 (English Language and Literature (2/1)) · Long answer · Letter to Editor: Letter to a newspaper editor about a broken road full of potholes PDF
• Q.4 (English Language and Literature (2/1)) · Long answer · Story Writing: Story from an outline about a stag proud of horns and ashamed of legs PDF

CBSE Class 102016

• Q.3 (English Language and Literature (2/1)) · Long answer · Letter to Editor: Letter to a newspaper editor about rising thefts in the locality PDF
• Q.4 (English Language and Literature (2/1)) · Long answer · Story Writing: Story from given clues about a boy and a sparrow in a park PDF

Other English Language and Literature chapters

• Reading Comprehension PYQs
• Grammar PYQs
• Literature: First Flight / Literature Reader PYQs
• Supplementary Reader and Novel PYQs

FAQ

How many Writing Skills questions come in CBSE Class 10?

In the official papers we tagged: 2 in 2026, 2 in 2025, 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023, 1 in 2022, 2 in 2020, 2 in 2019, 2 in 2018, 2 in 2017 and 2 in 2016. That is 19 questions in all, about 18% of English Language and Literature.

Which Writing Skills topics repeat in CBSE Class 10?

Asked in the most papers: Letter to Editor, Letter Writing, Story Writing. The concept table lists every one with its count.

Are these official CBSE Class 10 questions?

Yes. Every question is from an official CBSE Class 10 paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.