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Read the following passage… (Class 10 English 2023, Q6a)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 2/6/1 · 5 marks · Reading comprehension

CBSE Class 10 English 2023: question 6(a)

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

Q6(a) · 5 marks · Reading comprehensionCompetency-basedReading (unseen passages)

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: I started right away at the Montessori nursery school. I stayed there until I was six, at which time I started in the first form. In the sixth form my teacher was Mrs. Kuperus, the headmistress. At the end of the year we were both in tears as we said a heartbreaking farewell. In the summer of 1941 Grandma fell ill and had to have an operation, so my birthday passed with little celebration.

  1. (i)

    The narrator 'I' refers to

    1. (a)Mr. Keesing
    2. (b)Mrs. Kuperus
    3. (c)Anne Frank
    4. (d)Miss Margot
    1 mark
  2. (ii)

    The phrase 'right away' in this extract most nearly means

    1. (a)with delay
    2. (b)the correct way
    3. (c)immediately
    4. (d)overtaking from right
    1 mark
  3. (iii)

    What does the narrator mean by saying 'we were both in tears'?

    1 mark
  4. (iv)

    Complete the analogy by selecting a word from the text: dawn : dusk :: mourning : _______.

    1 mark
  5. (v)

    Select the option that correctly captures the application of the word 'form' as used in the extract.

    1. (a)Raghav was in good form while playing the match.
    2. (b)Saheb was promoted to the next form after the annual exam.
    3. (c)My brother did not know how to form a circle.
    4. (d)Anne saw the form on the headmaster's desk.
    1 mark

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 2/6/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Find the speaker in the diary extract.

Hint 2

'Right away' is a time expression.

Hint 3

For the analogy, find the opposite of mourning.

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) (c) Anne Frank, who is narrating her own diary.

    1 mark

  2. (ii) (c) immediately. 'Right away' means without delay.

    1 mark

  3. (iii) Both she and the teacher were sad and upset at parting, so they cried.

    1 mark

  4. (iv) Celebration. Dawn and dusk are opposites, and so are mourning and celebration.

    1 mark

  5. (v) (b) Saheb was promoted to the next form after the annual exam. Here 'form' means a class or grade.

    1 mark

Answer: (i) c; (ii) c; (iii) sad on parting; (iv) celebration; (v) b

Where the marks are

  • One mark for each correct answer (5 marks)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Reading (unseen passages)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Reading (unseen passages), one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 2/6/1: every question, by section.

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