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Matilda’s character embodies… (Class 10 English 2025, Q11b)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 2/1/1 · 6 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 English 2025: question 11(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 2/1/1, section C, question 11(b), for 6 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q11(b) · 6 marks · Long answerThe Necklace

Matilda’s character embodies the journey of change or progression throughout the story, encapsulating the transformations she endured as a consequence of her experiences, trials, and engagements with other characters.
In the light of the above information, trace the transformation seen in Matilda’s character in the story.
(The Necklace)
Answer in 100–120 words.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 2/1/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Describe how Matilda is at the start of the story.

Hint 2

What event changes her life?

Hint 3

Describe how she is at the end and what she learns.

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. Matilda is a pretty young woman born in a humble family, married to an ordinary clerk. She is discontented and dreams of a luxurious life.

    1 mark

  2. Wanting to appear rich at the ball, she borrows a diamond necklace from her friend Madame Forestier. She lacks wisdom and prudence and is driven by vanity.

    2 marks

  3. After losing the necklace, she and her husband spend ten years in debt, living in poverty and doing hard work.

    1 mark

  4. She becomes mature, humble and hardworking, no longer proud, and gets ready to face reality.

    1 mark

  5. She finally understands the importance of living within one's means and is honest with her friend about the loss.

    1 mark

Answer: Matilda changes from a vain, discontented woman into a mature, humble and hardworking person after the loss of the necklace.

Where the marks are

  • Three relevant value points on her transformation (3 marks)
  • Expression and coherence (2 marks)
  • Accuracy (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: The Necklace (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from The Necklace, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2025 board paper, set 2/1/1: every question, by section.

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