CBSE -----LETTER TO THE EDITOR MCQS WITH ANSWERS

You are Sneha, a resident of Hubli, Karnataka. You have to write a letter to the editor of a national daily, drawing attention to families who are paying their domestic workers below Karnataka's minimum wage of Rs. 195 for eight hours of work per day.

Q.25 Which of these elements are most important for Sneha to include in the given letter?

(I) a formal tone

(II) creative graphics and images

(III) the sender's and receiver's address

(IV) a narrative of one's own experience

A. Only (I)

B. Only (IV)

C. Only (I) and (III)

D. Only (I), (III) and (IV)

Q.26 Which subject line should Sneha select for the given letter?

A. The Problem of Unaffordable Domestic Services

B. The Problem of Illegally Underpaid Domestic Workers

C. The Issues with Poor Domestic Services in Karnataka

D. The Issues with the Regularity of Payment to Workers

Q.27 Which of these should Sneha include while DESCRIBING the PROBLEM in the introduction of her letter?

A. ♦ Citizens should be made aware of the Proper wages.

 ♦ Domestic workers should demand more fair wages.

 ♦The government should check the wages paid to workers and solve this issue.

B. ♦ Different households have been paying these amounts to the workers.

 ♦ The workers are not able to make ends meet with such low wages.

 ♦ The Minimum Wages Act lays down certain rights that should be met.

C. ♦ The history of wages for domestic workers is very interesting.

 ♦Minimum wages were set to help workers afford basic amenities.

 ♦ Certain issues like working hours and are not addressed by minimum wages.

D. ♦ Minimum wages should be changed to improve living conditions for domestic workers.

 ♦ Employers and workers should sign legal contracts before starting work.

 ♦ The workers should form a union and protest against the low wages.

Q.28 Sneha shares the below suggestion in her letter. Select the option that helps her complete it appropriately.

A simple way to address the issue is to (i) ___________ the minimum wages that workers should be paid. Information can change the residents' __________ in some cases.

A.(i) file charges for; (ii) habits

B.(i) protest against; (ii) mindsets

C. (i) change the act on; (ii) position

D. (i) spread awareness about; (ii) actions

Q.29 How should Sneha conclude her letter?

A. 'This is a renowned newspaper and I hope my letter gets published.'

B. 'This is a very interesting topic and I hope the readers enjoyed reading it.'

C. 'This is a serious problem for domestic workers and I hope it gets attention.'

D. 'Minimum wages should be changed so that we don't exploit domestic workers.'

Q.30 How can Sneha revise the below lines to convey her message clearly? Select the option that replaces the lines appropriately.

There are workers who are not able to eat two meals in a day because of how much they are paid by some of the families in our building. So, they have to do more than one job and work almost 18 hours a day.

A. Affording a meal is difficult for workers as they are paid wages that make them work for about 18 hours per day.

B. As the wages for the workers are too low, they have to do jobs for 18 hours a day in multiple houses to get food.

C. Due to low payment from residents, workers have to do multiple jobs for upto 18 hours a day to afford two meals.

D. Residents are paying low wages to workers who are spending 18 hours a day on work so they can eat their meals.

ANSWERS

25 C 26 B  27 B  28 D 29 C  30 C