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The poems, ‘The… (Class 10 English SQP 2025-26, Q10b)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2025-26 · 6 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 English sample paper 2025-26: question 10(b)

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2025-26, section D, question 10(b), for 6 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q10(b) · 6 marks · Long answerThe Trees

The poems, ‘The Trees’ and ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’ resonate the theme of importance of freedom and the desire to break free from any kind of dominance. Examine.

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2025-26.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Ask what is confining the trees and what is confining the tiger.

Hint 2

Compare how each poem shows the longing to be free.

Hint 3

Use images from both poems and then draw one common conclusion.

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. Introduction: Both poems express the desire for freedom and release from confinement. In 'The Trees' it is nature, and in 'A Tiger in the Zoo' it is a caged animal.

    1 mark

  2. In 'The Trees', the trees are trapped in the house, with roots coming loose from the cracks in the veranda. Their movement towards the forest shows a yearning to return to their natural state.

    2 marks

  3. In 'A Tiger in the Zoo', the tiger is physically confined in a cage. Its restless pacing shows its desire to break free and roam in the wild.

    2 marks

  4. Conclusion: The trees stand for natural growth and liberation from human-made boundaries, while the zoo stands for oppression. Both poems stress that freedom is essential and that confinement destroys the natural spirit.

    1 mark

Answer: Model answer given in steps, in 100-120 words.

Where the marks are

  • Introduction stating the theme of freedom (1 mark)
  • The trees' longing for the forest with evidence (2 marks)
  • The tiger's confinement and restlessness with evidence (2 marks)
  • Conclusion comparing the two poems (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 paperSample paper 2025-26: every question, by section.

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