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Don't eat that chocolate… (Class 10 English 2024, Q7b)

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

CBSE Class 10 English 2024: question 7(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 2/5/1, section C, question 7(b), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q7(b) · 5 marks · Reading comprehensionCompetency-basedAmanda!

Don't eat that chocolate, Amanda!
Remember your acne, Amanda!
Will you please look at me when I'm speaking to you,
Amanda!
(I am Rapunzel, I have not a care;
life in a tower is tranquil and rare;)
(Amanda)

  1. (i)

    What is the central idea of the poem as reflected in the lines above? Answer in about 40 words.

    2 marks
  2. (ii)

    Complete the sentence with the appropriate option.
    "Will you please look at me when I'm speaking to you, Amanda!" tells us that the mother's attitude is __________.

    1. (A)loving
    2. (B)relaxed
    3. (C)authoritative
    4. (D)thoughtful
    1 mark
  3. (iii)

    Identify any one poetic device used in the above extract.

    1 mark
  4. (iv)

    For what reason does Amanda imagine herself to be Rapunzel?

    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

Look at the mother's repeated commands and Amanda's bracketed lines. How do they differ?

Hint 2

Which word describes someone who gives orders and expects obedience?

Hint 3

Think about why a tower might feel peaceful to a child who is always being told what to do.

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) The central idea of the poem is the contrast between control and freedom. Amanda, a child, is constantly ordered about by her mother and longs to be free. She escapes into the fantasy of being Rapunzel, who is free from interference.

    2 marks

  2. (ii) Option (C) authoritative. The mother gives orders and demands obedience.

    1 mark

  3. (iii) Any one: repetition of the name 'Amanda'; allusion to Rapunzel; metaphor, since Amanda calls herself Rapunzel.

    1 mark

  4. (iv) Amanda imagines herself as Rapunzel to escape her mother's constant nagging. Alone in her tower, nobody could interfere, and she would be free and peaceful.

    1 mark

Answer: (i) control versus freedom; (ii) C; (iii) repetition / allusion / metaphor; (iv) to escape her mother's nagging and enjoy a tranquil, free life

Where the marks are

  • Central idea: control versus freedom, with Amanda as the child seeking freedom (2 marks)
  • Option C authoritative (1 mark)
  • One correct poetic device (1 mark)
  • Reason: escape from the mother's interference toward peace and freedom (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Amanda! (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Amanda!, 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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