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Read the extract given below… (Class 10 English 2023, Q7A)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 2/4/1 · 5 marks · Reading comprehension

CBSE Class 10 English 2023: question 7(A)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 2/4/1, section C, question 7(A), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q7(A) · 5 marks · Reading comprehensionCompetency-basedAmanda!

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

Don't eat that chocolate Amanda!
Remember your acne, Amanda!
Will you please look at me when I'm speaking to you Amanda!
(I am Rapunzel, I have not a care; life in tower is tranquil and rare, I'll certainly never let down my bright hair)

  1. (i)

    The Speaker's tone is

    1. (A)loving.
    2. (B)hopeful.
    3. (C)instructive.
    4. (D)indifferent.
    1 mark
  2. (ii)

    Complete the analogy with a word from the extract: rare : uncommon :: peace : ……………………

    1 mark
  3. (iii)

    State whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE: Amanda did not want anyone to invade her privacy and silence.

    1 mark
  4. (iv)

    Select the appropriate option: Amanda's mother is continuously ………… Amanda.

    1. (A)encouraging
    2. (B)reprimanding
    3. (C)motivating
    4. (D)disappointing
    1 mark
  5. (v)

    Which word in the extract is opposite in meaning to the word 'dull'?

    1. (A)dreary
    2. (B)shady
    3. (C)bright
    4. (D)angry
    1 mark

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

Read the mother's lines: are they affectionate or full of commands?

Hint 2

For the analogy, find a word in the Rapunzel lines that means peace.

Hint 3

'Dull' is the opposite of shining or vivid.

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. (i) The mother keeps giving orders and instructions ('Don't eat', 'Remember', 'look at me'), so the tone is (C) instructive.

    1 mark

  2. (ii) 'Rare' and 'uncommon' are synonyms, so the word that matches 'peace' is tranquil, from 'life in tower is tranquil'.

    1 mark

  3. (iii) True. Amanda imagines herself as Rapunzel in a tower, which shows she wants to be left alone in silence and privacy.

    1 mark

  4. (iv) The mother keeps scolding and correcting her, so the answer is (B) reprimanding.

    1 mark

  5. (v) 'Dull' means lacking brightness, so its opposite is (C) bright.

    1 mark

Answer: (i) C; (ii) tranquil; (iii) True; (iv) B; (v) C

Where the marks are

  • (i) instructive (1 mark)
  • (ii) tranquil (1 mark)
  • (iii) True (1 mark)
  • (iv) reprimanding (1 mark)
  • (v) bright (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

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