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(B) OOP: I haven't a clue… (Class 10 English 2026, Q6B)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 2/1/1 · 6 marks · Reading comprehension

CBSE Class 10 English 2026: question 6(B)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 2/1/1, section C, question 6(B), for 6 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q6(B) · 6 marks · Reading comprehensionCompetency-basedThe Book that Saved the Earth

(B) OOP: I haven't a clue. I've been to seven galaxies, but I've never seen anything like this. Maybe they're hats. (He opens a book and puts it on his head.) Say, maybe this is a haberdashery!
OMEGA: (bowing low) Perhaps the Great and Mighty Think-Tank will give us the benefit of his thought on the matter.
THINK-TANK: Elementary, my dear Omega. Hold one of the items up so that I may view it closely. (Omega holds a book on the palm of her hand.) Yes, yes, I understand now. Since Earth creatures are always eating, the place in which you find yourselves is undoubtedly a crude refreshment stand.
OMEGA: (to Iota and Oop) He says we're in a refreshment stand.
OOP: Well, the Earthlings certainly have a strange diet.
(The Book that Saved the Earth)

  1. I.

    "Elementary, my dear Omega." What is Think-Tank's tone in the sentence?

    1. (A)patronising
    2. (B)admonishing
    3. (C)ironic
    4. (D)sarcastic
    1 mark
  2. II.

    Why does Omega call Think-Tank great and mighty?

    2 marks
  3. III.

    Fill in the blank with the correct word from the bracket:
    After viewing the book closely, Think-Tank concludes that Earth creatures ________ (enjoy/dislike) eating food.

    1 mark
  4. IV.

    Why does Oop open the book and put it on his head?

    1 mark

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 2/1/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Think of how a superior speaks to a lesser person.

Hint 2

Why does Omega bow low?

Hint 3

Oop says 'Maybe they're hats'.

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) (A) patronising. Think-Tank speaks in a condescending, superior way to Omega.

    1 mark

  2. (II) Omega addresses him so as a mark of respect, and to flatter him.

    1 mark

  3. She also acknowledges his supposed superior wisdom and knowledge, which are his strength.

    1 mark

  4. (III) enjoy

    1 mark

  5. (IV) Oop cannot identify the object and guesses that books are hats, so he wears one on his head to test this.

    1 mark

Answer: (I) A; (II) respect, flattery and recognition of his supposed wisdom; (III) enjoy; (IV) he mistakes a book for a hat.

Where the marks are

  • Option A (1 mark)
  • Two reasons for 'great and mighty' (2 marks)
  • enjoy (1 mark)
  • Oop mistakes the book for a hat (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from The Book that Saved the Earth, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2026 board paper, set 2/1/1: every question, by section.

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