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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2023-24 · 6 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 English sample paper 2023-24: question 10.B

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2023-24, section D, question 10.B, for 6 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q10.B · 6 marks · Long answerCompetency-basedNelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Answer ANY ONE of the following two questions, in about 100-120 words.

You have been chosen to address a student gathering from the neighbourhood schools, to speak on the resilience of human spirit required to transcend discrimination. Prepare the speech draft in not more than 120 words, with reference to the commonality of themes in Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and The Trees by Adrienne Rich.

You may begin this way:
Good morning, everyone. Today, I'd like to discuss two pieces of literature that offer a powerful insight into the resilience of the human spirit required to transcend discrimination.

You may end this way:
To conclude, I'd like to say that ...
Thank you

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2023-24.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Use the given opening, then identify the themes common to both texts.

Hint 2

Give one example from Mandela and one from the trees for each theme.

Hint 3

Close with the given ending line and a thank you.

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. Good morning, everyone. Today, I'd like to discuss two pieces of literature that offer a powerful insight into the resilience of the human spirit required to transcend discrimination.

    1 mark

  2. Mandela's experience of apartheid made him more determined to fight it, and he urged us to rise above divisions of race and class. In Rich's poem, the trees, symbolising women, push against the confines of the house. Both texts therefore show discrimination being overcome.

    1 mark

  3. Equality demands sacrifice. Mandela endured twenty-seven years in prison, and learned that freedom means breaking mental chains too. The trees continue to grow despite being cut back. Both show tenacity and perseverance in the face of adversity.

    2 marks

  4. To conclude, I'd like to say that the human spirit, if resilient, can overcome every barrier, and we must all value every life and stand for equality. Thank you.

    2 marks

Answer: A first-person speech of about 120 words, with the given opening and closing, covering the common themes of transcending discrimination, the effort needed for equality and resilience.

Where the marks are

  • Content: theme 1, overcoming discrimination, with reference to both texts (1 mark)
  • Content: theme 2, effort and sacrifice, and theme 3, resilience (2 marks)
  • Expression: first person, no headings, cohesive (2 marks)
  • Accuracy (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2023-24: every question, by section.

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