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Write an article of about 300 words for a national daily on the pressure of competitive examinations on school students.
Original Khojo Papers practice question — not from a past board paper.
Answer
An article of about 300 words with a title, an opening that engages the reader, a developed middle setting out the pressure and its causes with evidence, and a close that leaves the reader with a thought or a proposal.
No citable source has been recorded for this record. Treat it as practice material, not as fact.
Explanation
An article for a newspaper should assume a general reader, not a specialist.
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