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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 2/5/1 · 12 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 English 2025: question 8

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 2/5/1, section C, question 8, for 12 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q8 · 12 marks · Short answerA Letter to God

Answer any four of the following five questions, in about 30-40 words : 4 × 3 = 12

  1. (i)

    Illustrate Lencho's unwavering faith in the Divine. (A Letter to God)

    3 marks
  2. (ii)

    In what way did Nelson Mandela's yearning for freedom alter the course of his life ? (Nelson Mandela : Long Walk to Freedom)

    3 marks
  3. (iii)

    Is it ethical to enclose wild animals within cages ? Discuss with reference to the poem, 'A Tiger in the Zoo'.

    3 marks
  4. (iv)

    Upon encountering the deceased cow on the road, Valli was emotional. Comment with reference to 'Madam Rides the Bus'.

    3 marks
  5. (v)

    How does modern India recognize the tradition of courage and bravery in Coorgi culture ? (Glimpses of India)

    3 marks

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

Hints

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

Hint 1

Recall the key events of each chapter or poem.

Hint 2

Write two clear points in 30-40 words.

Hint 3

Link each point to the question's key word, such as faith, freedom, ethical, emotional or recognition.

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) Lencho's crops were ruined by hail, yet he did not lose hope. He wrote to God asking for 100 pesos. When he got only 70, he believed God could not have erred and wrote again asking for the remaining 30.

    3 marks

  2. (ii) Mandela saw his people suffer under apartheid and could not enjoy his own freedom. His longing for freedom for all turned a law-abiding man into a revolutionary. He joined the African National Congress and fought discrimination.

    3 marks

  3. (iii) It is not ethical to cage wild animals. They should roam, hunt and live freely like other species. Confinement brings frustration and misery, and makes the tiger a mere object of gaze in the zoo.

    3 marks

  4. (iv) Valli was happy to see the cow running in front of the bus. On the return she saw the same cow dead in a pool of blood. It dampened her joy, as she witnessed death for the first time and understood life's impermanence.

    3 marks

  5. (v) Coorg's regiment is among India's most decorated. General Cariappa, the first Chief of the Indian Army, was a Coorgi. Coorgis may keep guns without a licence, which honours their martial tradition.

    3 marks

Answer: Any four of (i)-(v) answered as above

Where the marks are

  • Any two relevant value points (2 marks) plus expression (1 mark) for each of four answers

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: A Letter to God (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from A Letter to God, 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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