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Read the following extract… (Class 10 English 2023, Q7A)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 2/2/1 · 5 marks · Reading comprehension

CBSE Class 10 English 2023: question 7(A)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 2/2/1, section C, question 7(A), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q7(A) · 5 marks · Reading comprehensionCompetency-basedHow to Tell Wild Animals

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow: Or if some time when roaming round, A noble wild beast greets you, With black stripes on a yellow ground, Just notice if he eats you. This simple rule may help you learn The Bengal Tiger to discern.

  1. (i)

    Who is the 'noble wild beast' in the above lines?

    1. (A)zebra
    2. (B)Asian Tiger
    3. (C)Asian Lion
    4. (D)Bengal Tiger
    1 mark
  2. (ii)

    Complete the sentence appropriately. It is clear that 'Alliteration' is the poetic device used for 'roaming round' because __________. (Clue: explain how alliteration applies here)

    1 mark
  3. (iii)

    State whether the following statement is True or False: The extract helps to identify a Royal Bengal Tiger.

    1 mark
  4. (iv)

    In the given lines, what effect does the poet create? 'Just notice if he eats you. This simple rule may help you learn The Bengal Tiger to discern.'

    1. (A)irony
    2. (B)terror
    3. (C)sympathy
    4. (D)criticism
    1 mark
  5. (v)

    Which word in the extract tells you that you have recognised the 'noble beast'?

    1. (A)rule
    2. (B)discern
    3. (C)roaming
    4. (D)notice
    1 mark

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

Think of the stripes and the colour described.

Hint 2

Alliteration repeats the same initial consonant sound.

Hint 3

'Discern' means to recognise.

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. (i) The 'noble wild beast' with 'black stripes on a yellow ground' is the Bengal Tiger, so option (D).

    1 mark

  2. (ii) the same consonant sound 'r' is repeated at the start of the neighbouring words 'roaming round'.

    1 mark

  3. (iii) True. The black stripes on a yellow ground are the clue that helps identify the Bengal Tiger.

    1 mark

  4. (iv) Irony, option (A). The poet says to 'notice if he eats you', a funny and absurd rule that is treated as if it were useful advice.

    1 mark

  5. (v) 'discern' means to recognise or make out, so option (B).

    1 mark

Answer: (i) D; (ii) the consonant sound 'r' is repeated in 'roaming round'; (iii) True; (iv) A; (v) B

Where the marks are

  • (i) Bengal Tiger, D (1 mark)
  • (ii) repetition of the same consonant sound (1 mark)
  • (iii) True (1 mark)
  • (iv) irony, A (1 mark)
  • (v) discern, B (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from How to Tell Wild Animals, 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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