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Answer the following. (English 2023 2/6/1 Q8)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 2/6/1 · 12 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 English 2023: question 8

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 2/6/1, section C, question 8, for 12 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q8 · 12 marks · Short answerThe Sermon at Benares

Answer the following.

  1. (a)

    What did Kisa Gotami do after the death of her only son?

    3 marks
  2. (b)

    What are the raindrops compared to and why?

    3 marks
  3. (c)

    How is the Goan baker still an important part of the life of a Goan village?

    3 marks
  4. (d)

    How did Chubukov react when Lomov asked for the hand of his daughter in marriage?

    3 marks
  5. (e)

    Why does Amanda wish to be a mermaid?

    3 marks

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

Recall the exact event or reason in the lesson or poem.

Hint 2

Give two or three linked points, not one line.

Hint 3

Write in complete sentences and check spelling.

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) Kisa Gotami was grief-stricken at her only son's death and could not accept it. She carried the dead child from door to door, asking the neighbours for medicine to revive him. At last she went to the Buddha and begged him to bring her child back to life.

    3 marks

  2. (b) The raindrops are compared to coins: the big drops to ten-cent coins and the small ones to five-cent coins. Lencho compares them so because he hopes that the rain will ripen his crop and bring him a good harvest and money.

    3 marks

  3. (c) The Goan baker remains important because no celebration is possible without his bread. Weddings, feasts and Christmas need his sweet bread, bol, cakes and bolinhas. Even a mother must order sandwiches for her daughter's engagement. His daily bread is a part of everyday village life.

    3 marks

  4. (d) Chubukov was overjoyed when Lomov asked for Natalya's hand. He accepted the proposal happily, embraced and kissed Lomov, and said that he had always loved him like a son. He also wished them happiness and was eager for the marriage.

    3 marks

  5. (e) Amanda is fed up with her parents' constant nagging and orders. She wants to be alone and free of them. As a mermaid she would be the sole occupant of the sea, with no one to scold her, living happily and freely.

    3 marks

Answer: Any four of (a) to (e) answered as above (3 marks each); all five are modelled here.

Where the marks are

  • Content: complete answer with the key facts (2 marks each part)
  • Expression: organised and clear answer (1 mark each part)
  • Deduct half a mark for more than three grammar or spelling errors

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from The Sermon at Benares, 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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