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Answer any two of the following… (English 2025 2/5/1 Q9)

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

CBSE Class 10 English 2025: question 9

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 2/5/1, section C, question 9, for 6 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q9 · 6 marks · Short answerBholi

Answer any two of the following three questions, in about 40-50 words : 2 × 3 = 6

  1. (i)

    Education acts as a catalyst for a significant transformation in Bholi. Comment. (Bholi)

    3 marks
  2. (ii)

    Refusing to accept our circumstances can result in an unhappy life. Discuss in brief with reference to the story 'The Necklace'.

    3 marks
  3. (iii)

    How was the Hari Singh's 'appealing smile' at the end different from similar smiles of his on earlier occasions ? (The Thief's Story)

    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

Pick the two parts you remember best.

Hint 2

Write two points in 40-50 words.

Hint 3

Contrast the situation before with after, or what was wanted with what resulted.

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) Education made Bholi confident and ended her stammering. She overcame her fear and took a stand for herself by refusing to marry the greedy Bishamber Nath. She decided to teach and serve her parents.

    3 marks

  2. (ii) Mathilde was never happy with what she had and wanted to look rich. She borrowed a necklace and lost it. She then spent ten years in debt and hard poverty. Had she accepted her circumstances, she would have lived peacefully.

    3 marks

  3. (iii) Earlier his smile was false, meant to deceive Anil. The final smile was genuine. It showed relief and gratitude for Anil's kindness in not handing him to the police, and happiness at beginning a new life.

    3 marks

Answer: Any two of (i)-(iii) answered as above

Where the marks are

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

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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