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Trust and compassion can… (Class 10 English 2023, Q11b)

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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(b)

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

Q11(b) · 6 marks · Long answerThe Thief's Story

Trust and compassion can reform a person. Justify this statement in the light of the lesson 'The Thief's Story'.

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

How did Anil treat Hari when he knew he was a thief?

Hint 2

What did Anil teach him?

Hint 3

What did Hari decide at the end?

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: Anil trusted Hari Singh and gave him a job, even though he knew Hari had lied to him. He was kind to him, taught him to write his name and to cook, and encouraged him to study. When Hari tried to steal Anil's money, Anil's trust and compassion made him stop and he could not go through with it. Anil did not hand him to the police, and the boy was changed. Hari left the old life of theft and decided to study. This shows that trust and kindness can reform a person.

    3 marks

  2. Expression: The answer is well organised and in about 100-120 words.

    2 marks

  3. Accuracy: Language is accurate.

    1 mark

Answer: Anil's trust and compassion reformed Hari Singh, who gave up theft and began a new life.

Where the marks are

  • Anil trusted Hari despite his lies and gave him work (content)
  • Taught him to write and cook, treated him kindly (content)
  • Did not report the theft; Hari changed (content, 3 marks in all)
  • Organised expression (2 marks)
  • Accuracy (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 2/4/1: every question, by section.

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