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Imagine that Bholi writes a… (Class 10 English 2024, Q11a)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 2/5/1 · 6 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 English 2024: question 11(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 2/5/1, section C, question 11(a), for 6 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q11(a) · 6 marks · Long answerCompetency-basedBholi

Imagine that Bholi writes a diary entry, exploring the themes of 'Girl Child' and 'Impact of Education', in the context of her own experiences.

Write this dairy entry, as Bholi.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 2/5/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Write as Bholi in the first person with a date and 'Dear Diary'.

Hint 2

First describe how others treated you as a girl; then describe the change brought by school.

Hint 3

Finish with the day you refused the marriage because of dowry.

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. Format: Date and time, 'Dear Diary', a closing and a signature (Bholi).

    1 mark

  2. Girl child: People called me a burden because of my pockmarked face and thought I was unfit to marry. Girls are judged by their looks and their marriage prospects, not their worth. My father thought a husband would be hard to find for me.

    2 marks

  3. Impact of education: My teacher's kindness and encouragement gave me confidence, and I learnt to speak and stand up for myself.

    2 marks

  4. Resolve: I refused the greedy groom who demanded dowry and stood up for my father's dignity. I will teach and take care of my parents. Education has made me strong.

    1 mark

Answer: A diary entry by Bholi on being the girl child and how education changed her life.

Where the marks are

  • Format: date, salutation, closing (1 mark)
  • Content: girl child's treatment and the impact of education (3 marks)
  • Expression and accuracy (2 marks)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Bholi (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Bholi, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2024 board paper, set 2/5/1: every question, by section.

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