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Amanda from the poem… (Class 10 English 2024, Q10ii)

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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(ii)

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

Q10(ii) · 6 marks · Long answerCompetency-basedAmanda!

Amanda from the poem 'Amanda' is a teenager like Anne Frank and lives in her fantasy world whereas Anne is a chatter box. What conversation will Anne Frank have with Amanda about different perspectives of life? Write your answer in about 120 words.

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

Hints

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

Hint 1

Make each speaker give a distinct view of life.

Hint 2

Use at least one point from each side.

Hint 3

Write in dialogue form with the speakers' names.

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. Anne: Amanda, you drift into fantasy. Why not face situations head on instead of dreaming? Do what you want to do, not what others tell you.

    1 mark

  2. Amanda: But my dreams give me freedom, Anne. You should strive for freedom too, and live your own life and create your own space, even in hiding.

    1 mark

  3. Anne: I do find my space in my diary and my words. Still, I believe reality cannot be ignored, and I long to act.

    1 mark

  4. Amanda: Then keep dreaming and stay optimistic. Hope can help us as much as action.

    1 mark

  5. Anne: Perhaps we need both, Amanda. Dreams to hope and courage to act.

    1 mark

  6. Accuracy of spelling and grammar, within about 120 words.

    1 mark

Answer: A conversation of about 120 words: Anne urges Amanda to face reality and act; Amanda urges Anne to seek freedom, dream and keep hope.

Where the marks are

  • Anne's advice: stop fantasising, face reality (1-2 marks)
  • Amanda's advice: strive for freedom, keep dreaming (1-2 marks)
  • Conversational format and fluent expression (2 marks)
  • Accuracy (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Amanda! (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Amanda!, 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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