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Answer any two of the following… (English 2023 2/5/1 Q9)

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

CBSE Class 10 English 2023: question 9

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 2/5/1, section C, question 9, for 6 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q9 · 6 marks · Short answerThe Thief's Story

Answer any two of the following questions in about 40 – 50 words each: 2 x 3 = 6

  1. (a)

    Describe Max as a secret agent.

    3 marks
  2. (b)

    What does the phrase 'honour among thieves' mean? Why does Horace get angry at this phrase?

    3 marks
  3. (c)

    What does the thief say about the different reactions of the people when they are robbed?

    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 relevant characters in 'The Midnight Visitor' and 'A Thief's Story'/'The Thief's Tale'.

Hint 2

Give two or three precise details.

Hint 3

Keep within 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) Max was a secret agent and Ausable's rival. He was slender and a little less than tall. He looked crafty, and nothing about him was menacing except his pistol.

    3 marks

  2. (b) 'Honour among thieves' means thieves do not cheat one another and stay loyal to each other. Horace was angry because the lady thief cheated him and was not honest. She outsmarted him, though he had a reputation, and stole everything.

    3 marks

  3. (c) The thief says he studied men's faces when they lost their goods. A greedy man showed fear, a rich man showed anger, and a poor man accepted the loss calmly.

    3 marks

Answer: Any two of (a)-(c) answered as above (all given).

Where the marks are

  • Each sub-part: relevant points (2 marks) (any two)
  • Clear expression (1 mark each)

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 2/5/1: every question, by section.

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