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Read the given extract… (Class 10 English SQP 2025-26, Q7b)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2025-26 · 5 marks · Reading comprehension

CBSE Class 10 English sample paper 2025-26: question 7(b)

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2025-26, section D, 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-basedHow to Tell Wild Animals

Read the given extract B and answer the questions.

B. Or if some time when roaming round,
A noble wild beast greets you,
With black stripes on a yellow ground,
Just notice if he eats you.
This simple rule may help you learn
The Bengal Tiger to discern.
(How to tell Wild Animals)

  1. I

    What does the poet imply by referring to the Bengal Tiger as a ‘noble wild beast’? A. The tiger is majestic and dignified despite its ferocity. B. The tiger is kind and considerate toward humans. C. The tiger has a royal lineage and should be revered. D. The tiger is a symbol of fear and destruction.

    1. (A)The tiger is majestic and dignified despite its ferocity.
    2. (B)The tiger is kind and considerate toward humans.
    3. (C)The tiger has a royal lineage and should be revered.
    4. (D)The tiger is a symbol of fear and destruction.
    1 mark
  2. II

    Complete the following suitably. The word ‘ground’ in the line ‘With black stripes on a yellow ground’ refers to _____.

    1 mark
  3. III

    How does the poet use humour in the description of the Bengal Tiger?

    2 marks
  4. IV

    Identify the phrase in the poem that is advisory in nature.

    1 mark

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

For (I), think about what 'noble' means when it is applied to a wild animal.

Hint 2

For (III), notice how absurd it is to identify a tiger by being eaten.

Hint 3

For (IV), look for the line that gives the reader a rule to follow.

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) Option A. 'Noble' suggests the tiger is majestic and dignified even though it is ferocious.

    1 mark

  2. (II) The word 'ground' refers to the background colour of the tiger's coat, which is yellow.

    1 mark

  3. (III) The poet makes light of the tiger's danger. Calling it 'noble' and then advising 'notice if he eats you' as the test of identity is ironic. This playful contradiction makes its ferocity amusing rather than frightening.

    2 marks

  4. (IV) 'This simple rule may help you learn' is advisory, because it offers a guideline in a playful tone.

    1 mark

Answer: (I) A; (II) the background colour of the tiger's coat, which is yellow; (III) humour through irony, treating the tiger's danger lightly; (IV) 'This simple rule may help you learn'

Where the marks are

  • Chooses option A (1 mark)
  • Says 'ground' means the yellow background colour of the coat (1 mark)
  • Explains the humour through the irony of 'noble' beside being eaten (1 mark)
  • Says this makes the danger light-hearted (1 mark)
  • Identifies the advisory phrase (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from How to Tell Wild Animals, 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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