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(I am Rapunzel, I have not… (Class 10 English 2025, Q7b)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 2/6/1 · 5 marks · Reading comprehension

CBSE Class 10 English 2025: question 7(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 2/6/1, 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-basedAmanda!

(I am Rapunzel, I have not care;
life in a tower is tranquil and rare;
I'll certainly never let down my bright hair!)
Stop that sulking at once, Amanda!
You're always so moody, Amanda!
Anyone would think that I nagged at you,
Amanda!

(Amanda)

  1. (i)

    Complete the following suitably:
    Amanda sulked and became moody because ________.

    1 mark
  2. (ii)

    What does the girl constantly yearn for? What do you pattern about Amanda from the poem?

    2 marks
  3. (iii)

    What kind of picture is painted by the poet through the line, "life in a tower is tranquil and rare"?

    1 mark
  4. (iv)

    The tone of the speaker in the exclamation "Stop that sulking at once, Amanda!" is:
    1. uncertain 2. aggressive 3. dominating 4. meek 5. moody

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

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 2/6/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Who keeps giving Amanda orders in the poem?

Hint 2

Rapunzel in her tower is alone and untroubled. What does Amanda want?

Hint 3

The speaker is giving a command. Which tones fit a command?

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) Amanda sulked and became moody because her mother gave her too many instructions and kept nagging her. She did not want to follow them but dared not ignore them.

    1 mark

  2. (ii) She yearns for freedom, peace and independence, a life of solitude. We learn that Amanda is unhappy and discontented, and wants to be left alone, away from scolding.

    2 marks

  3. (iii) The line paints a picture of a peaceful, silent, solitary place, far from the noise of constant control.

    1 mark

  4. (iv) (B) 2 and 3. The command is harsh and bossy, so the tone is aggressive and dominating.

    1 mark

Answer: (i) of her mother's constant instructions; (ii) freedom and peace; Amanda is unhappy and discontented; (iii) peace and solitude; (iv) B

Where the marks are

  • Reason: too many instructions from her mother (1 mark)
  • Yearns for freedom or peace, and Amanda is unhappy (1+1 marks)
  • Picture of peace or solitude (1 mark)
  • Option B (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Amanda! (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Amanda!, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2025 board paper, set 2/6/1: every question, by section.

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