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Answer ANY TWO of the… (Class 10 English 2023, Q9)

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

CBSE Class 10 English 2023: question 9

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 2/4/1, section C, question 9, for 6 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q9 · 6 marks · Very short answerA Triumph of Surgery

Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 40-50 words each:

  1. (a)

    How did Mrs. Pumphery treat Tricki? (The Triumph of Surgery)

    3 marks
  2. (b)

    How did Ausable get rid of Max without using a weapon. (The Midnight Visitor)

    3 marks
  3. (c)

    Why did Richard Ebright raise a flock of butterflies? (Making of a scientist)

    3 marks

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 main event of the chapter in each part.

Hint 2

Give two or three specific details.

Hint 3

Keep each answer to 40-50 words.

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. (a) Mrs Pumphrey overfed and pampered her dog Tricki. She gave him cream cakes, chocolates and cod-liver oil, and treated him like her son. As a result he became fat and ill.

    3 marks

  2. (b) Ausable used his quick and clever mind. He made up a story that there was a balcony under his window and convinced Max of it. Max jumped out of the window and fell to his death, so no weapon was needed.

    3 marks

  3. (c) Ebright had to tag butterflies for Dr Urquhart. The butterfly season was short and catching them one by one was slow and tedious. So he raised a flock of butterflies to have enough for tagging.

    3 marks

Answer: Any two of (a), (b) and (c), each with the points given in the steps.

Where the marks are

  • Each answer: relevant complete content (2 marks)
  • Each answer: clear expression within word limit (1 mark)
  • Any two parts attempted (6 marks)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from A Triumph of Surgery, 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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