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

CBSE Class 10 English 2024: question 9

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 2/4/1, section C, question 9, for 6 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q9 · 6 marks · Short answerA Triumph of Surgery

Answer any two of the following three questions in 40 – 50 words each. (2 x 3 = 6)

  1. (i)

    "We are often over-indulgent towards people we care about." Explain with reference to the context of the story 'A Triumph of Surgery'.

    3 marks
  2. (ii)

    How did Apprentice Noodle act smartly by suggesting something about the book without offending Think-Tank? (The Book That Saved The Earth)

    3 marks
  3. (iii)

    Despite his unusual appearance, Ausable's presence of mind helped him get rid of Max. Comment with reference to the story 'The Midnight Visitor'.

    3 marks

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

Recall the key event of each story.

Hint 2

Use two specific details from the text for each answer.

Hint 3

Keep to 40-50 words in a single paragraph.

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) Mrs Pumphrey adores her Pekingese, Tricki, and keeps overfeeding and pampering him with rich food. This makes him overweight and ill. Despite Dr Herriot's advice she cannot say no to him. She even takes his laziness for lack of energy and feeds him more.

    3 marks

  2. (ii) Noodle approaches Think-Tank very respectfully as 'Great and Mighty Think-Tank'. He asks permission to speak and calls his idea an 'insignificant bit of data'. He presents it as a mere possibility. This flatters Think-Tank and avoids offending him.

    3 marks

  3. (iii) Ausable looks fat and sloppy, not like a secret agent. Yet his quick mind invents stories, such as his fake secret-agent identity and the claim that the police are coming, which unnerve Max. He escapes by presence of mind and saves himself. Appearances can be deceptive.

    3 marks

Answer: Any two sub-parts answered, all three above are model answers (3 marks each).

Where the marks are

  • Two relevant content points (2 marks)
  • Organisation and expression (1 mark)
  • Half mark deducted if errors exceed two

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from A Triumph of Surgery, 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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