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The expected call came within… (Class 10 English 2024, Q6b)

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

CBSE Class 10 English 2024: question 6(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 2/5/1, 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-basedA Triumph of Surgery

The expected call came within a few days. Mrs. Pumphrey was distraught. Tricki would eat nothing. Refused even his favourite dishes; and besides he had bouts of vomiting. He spent all his time lying on a rug, panting. Didn't want to go for walks, didn't want to do anything.

I had made my plans in advance. The only way was to get Tricki out of the house for a period. I suggested that he be hospitalised for about a fortnight to be kept under observation.

(A Triumph of Surgery)

  1. (i)

    Which of the following is not a reason why Mr. Herriot thinks Tricki needs to be taken out of the house for a period?

    1. (A)He wanted to keep Tricki away from Mrs. Pumphrey.
    2. (B)He wanted to keep Tricki under observation.
    3. (C)He wanted to do an experiment on Tricki.
    4. (D)He wanted to improve Tricki's health.
    1 mark
  2. (ii)

    What was the main reason for Mrs. Pumphrey to be distraught? Answer in about 40 words.

    2 marks
  3. (iii)

    State True or False:
    When Mr. Herriot says, "I had made my plans in advance" – what he actually means is, he had already seen this trauma coming for Tricki.

    1 mark
  4. (iv)

    Which of the following best describes Mrs. Pumphrey?

    1. (A)unkind and inconsiderate
    2. (B)impractical but compassionate
    3. (C)anxious and ambitious
    4. (D)fearful but confident
    1 mark

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

Which option is not a reason a vet would give?

Hint 2

Recall Tricki's symptoms in the extract.

Hint 3

Mrs. Pumphrey loves Tricki but spoils him.

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) Option (C). Herriot's aim was to cure Tricki, not to experiment on him.

    1 mark

  2. (ii) Mrs. Pumphrey was distraught because Tricki was seriously unwell: he refused all food, even his favourite dishes, and kept vomiting. He lay panting on the rug and would not go for walks.

    2 marks

  3. (iii) True. Herriot had foreseen that overfeeding and pampering would make Tricki ill, so he had planned in advance.

    1 mark

  4. (iv) Option (B), impractical but compassionate. She loves Tricki but overfeeds him unwisely.

    1 mark

Answer: (i) C; (ii) Tricki was sick, refusing food and vomiting; (iii) True; (iv) B

Where the marks are

  • (i) Option C (1 mark)
  • (ii) Any two points about Tricki's condition (2 marks)
  • (iii) True (1 mark)
  • (iv) Option B (1 mark)

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 2/5/1: every question, by section.

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