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Answer any two of the following… (English 2025 2/2/1 Q9)

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

CBSE Class 10 English 2025: question 9

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 2/2/1, section C, question 9, for 6 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q9 · 6 marks · Short answerThe Midnight Visitor

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

  1. (i)

    How did Ausable get rid of Max?

    (The Midnight Visitor)

    3 marks
  2. (ii)

    Why does Mme Loisel hastily depart from the ball when her husband places a modest wrap on her shoulders?

    (The Necklace)

    3 marks
  3. (iii)

    "In time you will be more learned than anyone else in the village. Then no one will ever be able to laugh at you." What effect did her teacher's words have on Bholi? Elaborate.

    (Bholi)

    3 marks

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

Hints

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

Hint 1

Recall the sequence of events in the story.

Hint 2

Give two points and link them.

Hint 3

Keep each answer to about 40-50 words.

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) Ausable, a clever spy, found Max waiting in his room. He invented a story about the balcony and then pretended that the police were knocking at the door. Fearing arrest, Max leapt from the window and fell.

    3 marks

  2. (ii) Mme Loisel wears a beautiful dress but her wrap is modest. She hurries away because she is proud and does not want the rich guests to know her poverty. Her frustration with her situation shows her pretentiousness.

    3 marks

  3. (iii) The teacher's words motivated Bholi. Bullied at home, she felt she was in right hands and emotionally supported. She gained confidence, stopped stammering and later took a stand for herself.

    3 marks

Answer: Any two of the three answers (i)-(iii) as given.

Where the marks are

  • Each answer: two relevant value points (2 marks) (per answer)
  • Each answer: clear expression (1 mark) (per answer)
  • Any two sub-parts are counted (2 x 3 = 6 marks)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from The Midnight Visitor, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2025 board paper, set 2/2/1: every question, by section.

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