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Answer ANY ONE of the… (Class 10 English 2023, Q11a)

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

CBSE Class 10 English 2023: question 11(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 2/4/1, section C, question 11(a), for 6 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q11(a) · 6 marks · Long answerThe Necklace

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

Contentment in one's life is very important to lead a peaceful life. We should be happy with what we have and should not crave for what we don't have. Matilda suffered in life because she was not content in her life. Her desires led to her disaster. What do you learn from her mistake in life?

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

Why was Matilda unhappy at the start?

Hint 2

What happened after she lost the borrowed necklace?

Hint 3

Draw the lesson from her mistake.

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: Matilda's story teaches that contentment is the key to peace. She was unhappy with her modest life and her kind husband, who was rich in values, and she never valued him. She craved jewels and luxury and avoided friends because she had none. She borrowed a diamond necklace and lost it. She then spent ten years of hard labour repaying the debt, which ruined her youth and beauty. We learn to be happy with what we have, to be honest, and not to show off.

    3 marks

  2. Expression: The answer is organised in a single flow, with a beginning, middle and end, in about 100-120 words.

    2 marks

  3. Accuracy: Language is accurate.

    1 mark

Answer: One should be content with what one has, since discontent and vanity led to Matilda's ruin.

Where the marks are

  • Contentment gives peace; do not crave what you lack (content)
  • Matilda's desire for luxury and loss of the necklace (content)
  • Debt ruined her life (content, 3 marks in all)
  • Organised expression (2 marks)
  • Accuracy (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

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