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Answer ANY TWO of the… (Class 10 English 2024, Q9)

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

CBSE Class 10 English 2024: question 9

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 2/1/1, section C, question 9, for 6 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q9 · 6 marks · Short answerFootprints without Feet

Answer ANY TWO of the following three questions in 40-50 words each: 2×3 = 6

  1. (i)

    Scientists contribute to make the world a better place. Griffin is an antithesis to this statement. Justify.

    (Footprints Without Feet)

    3 marks
  2. (ii)

    Why did Bholi's teacher feel like an artist admiring her masterpiece?

    (Bholi)

    3 marks
  3. (iii)

    What is the twist at the end of the story 'The Necklace'?

    (The Necklace)

    3 marks

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

Recall the key event of each story and what it shows about the character.

Hint 2

Write two or three clear points, each in a complete sentence.

Hint 3

Stay within 40-50 words per answer.

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) Griffin is a lawless person who has committed many crimes. He misused his discovery of invisibility for theft, arson and violence instead of for the good of society. He is therefore the opposite of a scientist who improves the world.

    3 marks

  2. (ii) Bholi's teacher felt like an artist admiring her masterpiece because she had changed a timid, stammering girl into a confident one. Bholi refused to marry a man who demanded dowry and took a stand for herself, which made the teacher proud.

    3 marks

  3. (iii) The twist is that the diamond necklace Madame Loisel borrowed and lost was fake, worth only a few francs. She had sacrificed her youth and beauty, and spent ten years in hardship to repay the debt for nothing.

    3 marks

Answer: Any two of (i), (ii), (iii).

Where the marks are

  • (i) Griffin as a criminal who misused his discovery (3 marks)
  • (ii) Bholi's transformation and her refusal of the dowry-seeking groom make the teacher proud (3 marks)
  • (iii) The necklace was fake and Mathilde suffered needlessly (3 marks)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Footprints without Feet, 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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