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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 2/1/1 · 6 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 English 2024: question 10(i)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 2/1/1, section C, question 10(i), for 6 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q10(i) · 6 marks · Long answerCompetency-basedWriting Skills

In the chapter 'A Baker from Goa' the narrator talks about his childhood in Goa and his fond memories. In about 120 words write a presentation draft comparing the childhood of the narrator in 'A Baker from Goa' to that of Nelson Mandela.

You may begin this way: Childhood memories remind us of the days gone by.....

Reference: A Baker from Goa and Nelson Mandela: Long Walk

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 2/1/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Start with the given opening line.

Hint 2

Pick two points of difference and two of similarity.

Hint 3

Write in the present tense, as a presentation draft of about 120 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. Opening: Childhood memories remind us of the days gone by. Today I compare the childhoods of the baker's narrator in Goa and Nelson Mandela.

    1 mark

  2. Difference: In 'A Baker from Goa' freedom is a reality. The narrator enjoyed a secure, happy life in his village, among the baker's bread and festivals. For Mandela, in 'Long Walk to Freedom', freedom was an illusion. Apartheid denied him real freedom, even as a child.

    2 marks

  3. Commonalities: Both recall a carefree childhood full of innocence. Both played freely in their villages and cherished those years.

    2 marks

  4. Conclusion: Though their circumstances differed, both remember childhood as a time of innocence and simple joys.

    1 mark

Answer: A presentation of about 120 words contrasting real freedom (Goa) with illusory freedom (Mandela) and noting the shared carefree innocence.

Where the marks are

  • Contrast: freedom real for the Goan baker's narrator and an illusion for Mandela (1-2 marks)
  • Commonality: carefree, innocent childhood (1-2 marks)
  • Relevant opening, fluent expression and a conclusion (2 marks)
  • Accuracy of spelling and grammar (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Writing Skills
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Writing Skills, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2024 board paper, set 2/1/1: every question, by section.

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