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Answer any one of the following… (English 2023 2/5/1 Q10a)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 2/5/1 · 6 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 English 2023: question 10(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 2/5/1, section C, question 10(a), for 6 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q10(a) · 6 marks · Long answerThe Proposal

Answer any one of the following questions in about 100 – 120 words each:

(a) Forgiveness is the foundation of a cordial relationship. Do you agree? How is this message conveyed in the play 'The Proposal'?

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 2/5/1.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

State your opinion first.

Hint 2

Recall what Lomov and Chubukov fought about.

Hint 3

Show how the play ends.

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. Agreement: Yes, forgiveness is the foundation of cordial relationships; without it no relationship can flourish.

    1 mark

  2. In 'The Proposal', Lomov goes to his neighbour Chubukov to propose to Natalya but quarrels with them over the Oxen Meadows, a piece of land.

    1 mark

  3. A second fight breaks out over their dogs, Squeezer and Guess, until Lomov nearly collapses and everyone fears for his life.

    1 mark

  4. At the end, out of fear and self-interest, everyone forgives and the proposal is accepted, showing that forgiveness restores relationships. (Expression 2 marks and accuracy 1 mark: organised, correct, 100-120 words.)

    3 marks

Answer: Yes; in 'The Proposal' quarrels over land and dogs end in forgiveness and acceptance of the marriage.

Where the marks are

  • Agrees with statement (1 mark)
  • Quarrel over land and dogs (1 mark)
  • Ending in forgiveness (1 mark)
  • Expression (2 marks) and accuracy (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: The Proposal (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from The Proposal, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 2/5/1: every question, by section.

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