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'No one is born hating… (Class 10 English 2023, Q10b)

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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(b)

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

Q10(b) · 6 marks · Long answerNelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

'No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background or his religion'. Do you agree? Elaborate on the basis of the chapter "Nelson Mandela - Long walk to freedom".

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 Mandela's words about learning to hate and to love.

Hint 2

Think of how he treated those who oppressed him.

Hint 3

Support your agreement with one example from the chapter.

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: Agree. Mandela says that people must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, because love comes more naturally to the human heart. He saw apartheid teach hatred through colour, yet he saw goodness even in jailers and oppressors. Goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished. His own life, from prison to a free South Africa, shows that people can rise above race and religion and see humanity in each other.

    3 marks

  2. Expression: The answer is well organised, with an opening, supporting points and a conclusion, in about 100-120 words.

    2 marks

  3. Accuracy: Language is accurate.

    1 mark

Answer: Yes; hatred is learnt and love comes more naturally, as Mandela's life and words show.

Where the marks are

  • Hatred is learnt, love is natural (content)
  • Goodness is a flame that cannot be extinguished (content)
  • Examples of Mandela's views on apartheid (content, 3 marks in all)
  • Organised expression (2 marks)
  • Accuracy (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, 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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