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(B) I sit inside, doors open… (Class 10 English 2025, Q7B)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 2/4/1 · 5 marks · Reading comprehension

CBSE Class 10 English 2025: question 7(B)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 2/4/1, 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-basedThe Trees

(B) I sit inside, doors open to the veranda writing long letters in which I scarcely mention the departure of the forest from the house. The night is fresh, the whole moon shines in a sky still open ......

(The Trees)

  1. I

    What atmosphere or mood is created by the language and imagery used in the above lines?

    2 marks
  2. II

    Choose the option that correctly pairs the two different meanings implied by the use of 'open' twice in the extract:

    1. (A)entry point - vastness
    2. (B)sharing a common space - great view
    3. (C)allowing access and vision - expanse of space
    4. (D)advantage - obstacles ahead
    1 mark
  3. III

    From the provided extract, what is conspicuously absent from the long letters the speaker is writing while they sit indoors with the doors open to the veranda?

    1 mark
  4. IV

    How does the poet describe the night?

    1. dark 2. frightening 3. dense 4. fresh 5. bright

    Select the correct option:

    1. (A)1 and 5
    2. (B)Only 3
    3. (C)4 and 5
    4. (D)2 and 4
    1 mark

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 2/4/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Look at words like fresh, whole moon and open sky.

Hint 2

In (II), the first open is the doors and the second is the sky.

Hint 3

In (IV), check which adjectives actually appear in the text.

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 mood is calm, peaceful and detached. Images such as the 'fresh' night, the 'whole moon' shining and the 'open' sky create tranquility. They also suggest hope and a new beginning, as if the speaker accepts the trees' departure.

    2 marks

  2. (II) Option (C): allowing access and vision - expanse of space.

    1 mark

  3. (III) The speaker scarcely mentions the departure of the forest (the trees) from the house.

    1 mark

  4. (IV) Option (C): 4 and 5 (fresh, bright).

    1 mark

Answer: (I) Tranquil, calm, hopeful mood; (II) C; (III) the departure of the trees from the house; (IV) C

Where the marks are

  • Any two points on the mood: tranquility or detachment, supported by imagery, hopeful tone (2 marks)
  • Chooses C (1 mark)
  • Departure of the forest or trees (1 mark)
  • Chooses C (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: The Trees (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from The Trees, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2025 board paper, set 2/4/1: every question, by section.

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