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Answer any two of the following… (English 2023 2/2/1 Q9)

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

CBSE Class 10 English 2023: question 9

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 2/2/1, section C, question 9, for 6 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q9 · 6 marks · Short answerThe Thief's Story

Answer any two of the following questions in about 40 – 50 words each:

  1. (a)

    How did Hari Singh justify to himself his stealing Anil's money?

    3 marks
  2. (b)

    How did Ebright's mother help him to become a scientist?

    3 marks
  3. (c)

    Why was Mr. Herriot shocked at Tricki's appearance?

    3 marks

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

Hints

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Hint 1

Recall the incident in the story.

Hint 2

Give two or three specific facts.

Hint 3

Keep to 40-50 words.

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. (a) Hari Singh told himself that Anil paid him no regular salary, so taking the money was fair. He also felt that Anil was careless and extravagant and would spend the money on his friends anyway.

    3 marks

  2. (b) Ebright's mother encouraged his scientific temperament. She took him on trips and bought him a telescope, a microscope and a camera. She also gave him a book that led him to become a successful scientist.

    3 marks

  3. (c) Tricki, once a lively little dog, had become extremely fat, like a bloated sausage. His eyes were bloodshot and rheumy, his tongue lolled out and he could hardly walk, so Mr. Herriot thought he was seriously ill.

    3 marks

Answer: Any two of (a)-(c) answered as above.

Where the marks are

  • Content: any two valid points per answer (2 marks)
  • Expression (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: The Thief's Story (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from The Thief's Story, 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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