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Grief or sadness is an… (Class 10 English 2024, Q10a)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 2/4/1 · 6 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 English 2024: question 10(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 2/4/1, 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-basedA Letter to God

Grief or sadness is an emotion natural to all types of loss or significant change. You have been asked to present an analysis of the approaches of Lencho and Kisa Gotami in dealing with their respective losses. Write this presentation draft including your insights, and comparing the approaches of both.

You may begin like this: One acknowledges that Lencho had unwavering faith in God whereas Kisa Gotami in her grief, believed that her son ...................... however ...................... .

(Reference – A Letter to God and The Sermon at Benares)

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 2/4/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Start with the given opening and finish the sentence.

Hint 2

List what each character did after the loss.

Hint 3

End by comparing faith with acceptance.

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. Opening: One acknowledges that Lencho had unwavering faith in God whereas Kisa Gotami in her grief, believed that her son could be brought back to life; however, both learnt hard truths through their loss.

    1 mark

  2. Lencho: When hail destroyed his crop he was sad but faced it with patience and courage. He wrote a letter to God, trusting that God would help. When the post-office staff sent money, he did not realise that humans had answered his prayer and blamed them for the missing amount.

    2 marks

  3. Kisa Gotami: Desperate after her only child died, she went from house to house seeking medicine, as the Buddha had told her. She found that no house was free from death. She returned to the Buddha, accepted mortality and was spiritually awakened.

    2 marks

  4. Comparison and insight: Lencho's grief is met with faith and hope, while Kisa Gotami moves from denial to acceptance and wisdom. Both show that grief can be borne through faith and understanding.

    1 mark

Answer: Presentation draft comparing Lencho's faith-based resilience with Kisa Gotami's journey from denial to acceptance.

Where the marks are

  • Appropriate opening using the given beginning (1 mark)
  • Lencho's approach, with detail (2 marks)
  • Kisa Gotami's approach, with detail (2 marks)
  • Comparison, expression and accuracy (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: A Letter to God (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from A Letter to God, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2024 board paper, set 2/4/1: every question, by section.

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