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(b) Anyone could ramble on… (Class 10 English 2024, Q6b)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 2/3/1 · 5 marks · Reading comprehension

CBSE Class 10 English 2024: question 6(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 2/3/1, section C, question 6(b), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q6(b) · 5 marks · Reading comprehensionCompetency-basedFrom the Diary of Anne Frank

(b) Anyone could ramble on and leave big spaces between the words, but the trick was to come up with convincing arguments to prove the necessity of talking. I thought and suddenly I had an idea. I wrote the three pages, Mr. Keesing had assigned me and was satisfied. I argued that talking is a students' trait and that I would do my best to keep it under control, but that I would never be able to cure myself of the habit since my mother talked as much as I did if not more, and that there's not much you can do about inherited traits.

(From the Diary of Annie Frank)

  1. (i)

    State any one inference about Anne from the given context.
    "Anyone could ramble on and leave big spaces between the words, but the trick was to come up with convincing arguments to prove the necessity of talking."

    1 mark
  2. (ii)

    In about 40 words, elaborate on the justification Anne gives for her talkative nature.

    2 marks
  3. (iii)

    Which one of the following best describes the tone of the given extract?

    1. (A)derogatory
    2. (B)persuasive
    3. (C)nostalgic
    4. (D)cautionary
    1 mark
  4. (iv)

    Which phrase would correctly substitute 'ramble on' in the given sentence from the extract?

    1 mark

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

Think about what Anne's clever idea shows about her.

Hint 2

Anne gives two reasons: one about students, one about her mother.

Hint 3

For (iv), picture talking at length without clear purpose.

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) Anne is clever and creative: she knows that she needs convincing arguments, not just a lot of words, to justify her talking.

    1 mark

  2. (ii) Anne argues that talking is a typical trait of students. She also says she inherited the habit from her mother, who talks as much as she does or more. She promises to control it but claims inherited traits cannot be cured.

    2 marks

  3. (iii) B, persuasive: she builds arguments to convince the teacher.

    1 mark

  4. (iv) 'To talk continuously in a confused manner.'

    1 mark

Answer: (i) Anne is witty and resourceful; (ii) talking is a student trait inherited from her mother; (iii) B; (iv) talk continuously in a confused manner

Where the marks are

  • Gives one valid inference (1 mark)
  • Gives both justifications: a student trait and inherited from her mother (2 marks)
  • Chooses persuasive (1 mark)
  • Gives the meaning of 'ramble on' (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from From the Diary of Anne Frank, 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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