Communicate information, ideas and opinions clearly
Plan a relevant response, expand ideas with reasons or examples, and make each sentence easy for the intended reader to follow.
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Before you begin
Work on paper. Try each question before revealing help, and explain why your method works.
Quick readiness check
What should you identify before drafting?
What you will learn
- Communicate information, ideas and opinions clearly.
- Expand a point with a reason, example or relevant detail.
- Address all parts of the task.
Plan to fulfil the task
Before writing, mark the purpose, audience, format and every prompt. A response can be fluent but still lose content credit if it overlooks a requested point.
Expand a point with a reason, example or consequence. Prefer precise development over repeating the same opinion with different words.
Make the message clear
Use Hindi sentences whose subject, action and reason are easy to identify. Connect related details rather than writing a disconnected list.
The 2027–2029 papers use two continuous-prose responses of 120–160 words; older versions use a short functional task of about 120 words and an extended task of about 200 words. Match the exam-year route shown in the course.
Sources for this lesson
- Cambridge IGCSE Hindi as a Second Language 0549 subject page
- 0549 syllabus for exams in 2023–2025
- 0549 syllabus update for exams in 2023–2025
- 0549 syllabus for exams in 2026 · Version 2
- 0549 syllabus update for exams in 2026
- 0549 syllabus for exams in 2027–2029 · Version 2
- 0549 syllabus update for exams in 2027–2029
Pause and explain
A task asks for one benefit and one example. What must a complete response include?
Worked example
Prompt: Tell a friend why you joined a school gardening club and what you hope to learn. Draft: «मैं बागवानी क्लब में शामिल हुई क्योंकि मुझे पौधे पसंद हैं। मैं बीज लगाना और उनकी देखभाल करना सीखना चाहती हूँ।» What makes this response relevant?
Show the worked solution
- It gives the requested reason.
- It states a specific learning goal.
- Both points address the prompt in clear Hindi.
Answer The response answers both requested parts: a reason for joining and a specific hope for learning.
Try a topic test
Choose Easy, Normal or Difficult. Save your answers and open worked review after finishing.
Test this topic →From guided practice to a new situation
Write your answer and reasoning first. Use a hint only if you are stuck. The model solution is for self-checking; your written work is not automatically marked.
Write two Hindi sentences to explain why you prefer reading on paper and give one benefit.
Give me a hint
State your preference, then explain a practical benefit.
Compare my reasoning
- Name the preference.
- Add a reason that explains it.
- Check that both requested parts are present.
«मुझे कागज़ की किताबें पढ़ना पसंद है। इससे मैं बिना स्क्रीन देखे पढ़ सकती हूँ।» (I like reading paper books. This lets me read without looking at a screen.)
Look for these in your work
- States a preference
- Adds a relevant benefit
- Uses two clear sentences
A school notice asks students to describe one activity they would add to a festival and explain why. Draft a concise Hindi response.
Give me a hint
Choose one activity and connect it to a reason.
Compare my reasoning
- Name the activity.
- Explain how it would help or interest students.
- Keep the idea connected to the festival.
«मैं उत्सव में कहानी सुनाने का कार्यक्रम जोड़ना चाहूँगी। इससे विद्यार्थी अपनी भाषा और कल्पना का उपयोग कर सकेंगे।» (I would add a storytelling event. Students could use their language and imagination.)
Look for these in your work
- Names one activity
- Explains its value
- Stays on task
A prompt asks for two advantages of cycling to school. Give two different advantages and develop each briefly.
Give me a hint
Avoid repeating one benefit in two forms.
Compare my reasoning
- Choose distinct benefits.
- Add a concrete explanation to each.
- Use a connector to make the response coherent.
For example: «साइकिल से स्कूल जाने पर रोज़ व्यायाम होता है। इसके अलावा, छोटी दूरी के लिए बस का इंतज़ार नहीं करना पड़ता।» (Cycling to school provides daily exercise. In addition, you do not have to wait for a bus for a short journey.)
Look for these in your work
- Gives two different advantages
- Develops each point
- Connects ideas clearly
Common mistakes
- Answering only one prompt
- Listing ideas without explaining or developing them
- Adding an interesting detail that does not answer the task
What can you explain now?
A task asks for one benefit and one example. What must a complete response include?
Compare with the explanation
A benefit and a relevant example
Both required parts need to be addressed; unrelated detail does not replace either one.
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Make it stick
Explain one decision that helped you: communicate information, ideas and opinions clearly.
If you needed the solution, close it and solve the problem again from a blank page. A correct answer is stronger when you can explain the reason for each step.