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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 2/3/1 · 6 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 English 2024: question 10(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 2/3/1, section C, question 10(a), for 6 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q10(a) · 6 marks · Long answerCompetency-basedTwo Stories about Flying

(a) Valli was sensitive, but at the same time, she was fearless and quite determined. Think of another character from your text book, who displayed similar character traits.

Compare and contrast the lives of Valli and the other character, that you have chosen from the text of Two Stories about Flying.

You may begin this way.

The characters who are fearless and determined from two texts are Valli and ______.

(Reference : Madam Rides a Bus & Two Stories about Flying)

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 2/3/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Pick the character from the flying text.

Hint 2

Compare why each of them acted: choice or compulsion.

Hint 3

Write 100-120 words with at least one point from each character.

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. Begin: The characters who are fearless and determined from two texts are Valli and the baby seagull.

    1 mark

  2. Valli is an eight-year-old, sensitive and self-respecting girl. She decides to travel alone by bus and plans it carefully. She sneaks out, overcomes obstacles and succeeds, showing her determination.

    2 marks

  3. The seagull is forced by circumstances to fly, since hunger and his family push him. He fears the leap but keeps trying despite the fear.

    1 mark

  4. Similarities: both face their fears, take risks to reach their goals, and are not afraid of failing. Valli acts by choice and the seagull by compulsion, but both learn and grow.

    2 marks

Answer: Valli and the baby seagull both show fearless determination. Valli acts by choice and plans carefully; the seagull is driven by circumstance. Both face their fears and succeed.

Where the marks are

  • Names the seagull with the given opening (1 mark)
  • Valli's traits with evidence (2 marks)
  • Seagull's traits with evidence (1 mark)
  • Similarity and contrast with expression and accuracy (2 marks)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Two Stories about Flying, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2024 board paper, set 2/3/1: every question, by section.

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