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Answer any four of the following… (English 2023 2/5/1 Q8)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 2/5/1 · 12 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 English 2023: question 8

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 2/5/1, section C, question 8, for 12 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q8 · 12 marks · Short answerTwo Stories about Flying

Answer any four of the following questions in about 40 – 50 words each: 4 x 3 = 12

  1. (a)

    'Family played a vital role in the first flight of the young seagull.' Give examples to substantiate the above statement.

    3 marks
  2. (b)

    Why did Pranjol not share Rajvir's excitement at seeing the tea gardens?

    3 marks
  3. (c)

    What stopped Valli from going to the stall to have a drink? What do we learn about Valli from this?

    3 marks
  4. (d)

    State any three disadvantages that the tiger faces inside a cage.

    3 marks
  5. (e)

    The poet in the poem 'For Anne Gregory' conveys beauty as temporary. Explain with reference to the poem.

    3 marks

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

Recall the exact incidents or lines from the lesson/poem.

Hint 2

Give two clear points for each part.

Hint 3

Write 40-50 words in complete sentences.

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) The young seagull's parents scolded him and made him jealous by praising his siblings, who had already flown. They threatened to leave him to starve on the ledge. Finally his mother planned a way: she flew up with a piece of fish, tempting him to fly to her.

    3 marks

  2. (b) Pranjol was born and brought up in Assam, so tea gardens were nothing new to him. He had seen many of them since childhood. Rajvir, from the city, had never seen one, so he was excited and Pranjol was not.

    3 marks

  3. (c) Valli had no money, and she refused the conductor's offer of a free cold drink. This shows her self-respect and pride. She was also sensible enough not to accept favours from, or go with, a stranger.

    3 marks

  4. (d) Inside a cage the tiger's movement is restricted. It cannot hunt its prey and becomes an object of display. It is deprived of its natural habitat and freedom and cannot prance in the wild.

    3 marks

  5. (e) In 'For Anne Gregory' the poet shows that physical beauty is temporary and superficial. Young men love Anne for her yellow hair, which can be dyed or can change. So external looks are unimportant; only inner worth earns true love, as God's love does.

    3 marks

Answer: Any four of (a)-(e) answered as above (all given).

Where the marks are

  • Each sub-part: two relevant points (2 marks) (any four sub-parts)
  • Clear, organised expression, few errors (1 mark each)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Two Stories about Flying, 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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