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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 2/2/1 · 5 marks · Case-based

CBSE Class 10 English 2024: question 6(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 2/2/1, section C, question 6(a), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q6(a) · 5 marks · Case-basedCompetency-basedGlimpses of India

Read the given extract and answer the questions :

The train pulled out of the station - Pranjol buried his nose in his detective book again. Rajvir too was an ardent fan of detective stories but, at the moment he was keener on looking at the beautiful scenery. It was green, green everywhere. Rajvir had never seen so much greenery before. Then the soft green paddy fields gave way to tea bushes. It was a magnificent view. Against the backdrop of densely wooded hills a sea of tea bushes stretched as far as the eye could see. Dwarfing the tiny tea plants were tall, sturdy, shade-trees and amidst the orderly rows of bushes busily moved doll-like figures.

(Glimpses of India - Tea from Assam)

  1. (i)

    State any one inference about Rajvir from the given context :
    "Rajvir too was an ardent fan of detective stories, but at the moment he was keen on looking at the beautiful scenery."

    1 mark
  2. (ii)

    State True or False :
    The reason Rajvir was interested in looking at the beautiful scenery was that the detective book he was reading, was not interesting.

    1 mark
  3. (iii)

    People who live in big cities are always fascinated by the natural beauty and abundant greenery. Elaborate in about 40 words, with reference to the extract.

    2 marks
  4. (iv)

    Which phrase would correctly substitute 'doll-like figures', in the given sentence from the extract ?
    Dwarfing the tiny tea plants were tall sturdy shade-trees and amidst the orderly rows of bushes busily moved doll-like figures.

    1 mark

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

Hints

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Hint 1

Notice the word 'but' in the sentence.

Hint 2

Rajvir was still a fan of detective stories.

Hint 3

The 'doll-like figures' are the people working among the bushes.

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) Rajvir loved nature and appreciated greenery, or he was curious and observant about his surroundings.

    1 mark

  2. (ii) False.

    1 mark

  3. (iii) Rajvir lived in Delhi and had never seen so much greenery. He found the tea gardens against wooded hills magnificent after concrete city life.

    2 marks

  4. (iv) tea pluckers / tiny people.

    1 mark

Answer: (i) Rajvir loved nature; (ii) False; (iii) he was a city boy awed by greenery; (iv) tea pluckers / tiny people

Where the marks are

  • (i) Valid inference (1 mark)
  • (ii) False (1 mark)
  • (iii) Any two points from the extract (2 marks)
  • (iv) Tea pluckers (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Glimpses of India (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Glimpses of India, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2024 board paper, set 2/2/1: every question, by section.

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