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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 2/3/1 · 6 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 English 2025: question 11(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 2/3/1, 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 answerBholi

Answer any one of the following two questions in about 100 – 120 words:

(a) Discuss how Bholi evolves through the story. What are the qualities that contribute to her transformation from a timid girl to a confident young woman? (Bholi)

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 2/3/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Start with her childhood and how she was treated.

Hint 2

Who helped her change, and what did she do at her own wedding?

Hint 3

Use time words, such as 'at first' and 'finally', to show her growth.

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. Bholi, Ramlal's youngest daughter, is neglected as a child because of a childhood accident and smallpox scars. She stammers and is timid. She is sent to school as a burden, and also to set an example to the village.

    2 marks

  2. The teacher's kindness and encouragement give her a sense of worth. She overcomes her fear and stammering and becomes optimistic and hopeful. Eventually she grows confident and asserts herself by refusing to marry the greedy Bishamber Nath, showing courage and self-respect.

    1 mark

  3. Qualities: resilience, willingness to learn, courage and growing self-belief.

    1 mark

  4. Expression: clear, coherent language within 100-120 words.

    1 mark

  5. Accuracy: correct spelling, punctuation and grammar.

    1 mark

Answer: Bholi grows from a neglected, stammering girl into a confident woman through education, the teacher's support and her courage.

Where the marks are

  • Any three points with relevant examples (3 marks)
  • Expression (2 marks)
  • Accuracy (1 mark)

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 paper2025 board paper, set 2/3/1: every question, by section.

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