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Bholi was believed to be a… (Class 10 English 2023, Q11b)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 2/2/1 · 6 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 English 2023: question 11(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 2/2/1, section C, question 11(b), for 6 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q11(b) · 6 marks · Long answerBholi

Bholi was believed to be a 'dumb cow'. What turned her into a fearless, bold and confident girl?

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 2/2/1.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

Describe how Bholi was treated at first.

Hint 2

Name what changed her: school and the teacher.

Hint 3

Show the result with the wedding scene.

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. Bholi was seen as a 'dumb cow' because she was ugly, pockmarked and a stammerer. Her parents sent her to school only because they thought she had no future and no one would marry her.

    1 mark

  2. At school the teacher's love and affection made her feel valued, and she gradually learnt to read and speak.

    1 mark

  3. She became confident and bold, and her fear and stammer disappeared.

    1 mark

  4. Her new practical outlook gave her courage. On her wedding day she refused to marry the lame, old and greedy Bishamber, who wanted a large dowry.

    1 mark

  5. Expression: the answer is well structured, with a clear beginning, middle and end.

    1 mark

  6. Accuracy: correct language in about 100-120 words.

    1 mark

Answer: The teacher's love and education made Bholi confident, bold and practical, so she refused to marry Bishamber.

Where the marks are

  • Any three content points on Bholi's change (3 marks)
  • Expression (2 marks)
  • Accuracy (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Bholi (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Bholi, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 2/2/1: every question, by section.

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