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Answer ANY ONE of the… (Class 10 English 2023, Q10a)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 2/4/1 · 6 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 English 2023: question 10(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 2/4/1, section C, question 10(a), for 6 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q10(a) · 6 marks · Long answerA Question of Trust

Answer ANY ONE of the following in about 100-120 words:

'As ripe fruits are in danger of falling early, so mortals when born are always in danger of death'. With this statement of the Buddha find out the moral values that Kisa Gotami learnt after the death of her child.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 2/4/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Recall the mustard seed episode in the poem.

Hint 2

What did she realise when no house was free from death?

Hint 3

Link the Buddha's saying about ripe fruits to her acceptance.

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. Content: The Buddha told Kisa Gotami that life is full of sorrow and death is unavoidable. Like ripe fruits that fall early, all mortals are always in danger of death. Nobody, not even loved ones, can save anyone from death. Weeping and lamenting cannot bring the dead back, and the whole world is afflicted with death and decay. Kisa Gotami learnt to accept death as the law of nature, to let go of her grief, and to be compassionate towards others who suffer. She understood that she was not alone in her loss.

    3 marks

  2. Expression: The answer has a clear beginning, middle and end, and is about 100-120 words.

    2 marks

  3. Accuracy: Spelling, punctuation and grammar are correct.

    1 mark

Answer: Kisa Gotami learnt that death is inevitable, grief cannot revive the dead, and she should accept loss and serve others.

Where the marks are

  • Life is full of sorrow and death is unavoidable (content)
  • Mourning cannot bring the dead back; no one can save loved ones (content)
  • Acceptance and compassion learnt (content, 3 marks in all)
  • Organised expression (2 marks)
  • Accuracy (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from A Question of Trust, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 2/4/1: every question, by section.

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