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Imagine you are Bholi and… (Class 10 English 2025, Q11a)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 2/5/1 · 6 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 English 2025: question 11(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 2/5/1, 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

Imagine you are Bholi and write a diary entry, explaining how you dare to take such a bold step of refusing to marry Bishamber. (Bholi)

Answer in about 100-120 words.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 2/5/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Write in first person with a date.

Hint 2

Say what Bishamber did and how it hurt your father.

Hint 3

End with your resolve for the future.

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. Format: date, time and 'Dear Diary' (heading), with a signature at the end.

    1 mark

  2. Body: I agreed to marry an old man for my parents' sake. But Bishamber Nath was greedy and demanded dowry. He insulted my father, who had to place the bundle of money at his feet. I could not tolerate this and refused to marry him. Education had given me courage. I will become a teacher, serve my parents as an independent woman and make my teacher proud.

    3 marks

  3. Expression: coherent first-person account of about 100-120 words in a reflective tone.

    1 mark

  4. Accuracy in spelling, punctuation and grammar.

    1 mark

Answer: Diary entry explaining Bholi's refusal of Bishamber Nath and her decision to teach and serve her parents.

Where the marks are

  • Diary format (1 mark)
  • Three value points (3 marks)
  • Organisation and style (1 mark)
  • 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 2/5/1: every question, by section.

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