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Did you finish your homework… (Class 10 English 2026, Q7b)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 2/2/1 · 5 marks · Case-based

CBSE Class 10 English 2026: question 7(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 2/2/1, 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 · Case-basedCompetency-basedAmanda!

Did you finish your homework, Amanda? / Did you tidy your room, Amanda? / I thought I told you to clean your shoes, Amanda! / (I am an orphan, roaming the street. / I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet. / The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.) (Amanda!)

  1. (i)

    Complete the sentence appropriately: Amanda wants to be an orphan because ___________.

    1 mark
  2. (ii)

    What does the image of Amanda "roaming barefoot in the dusty street" signify?

    2 marks
  3. (iii)

    Amanda's tone while imagining herself as an orphan is:

    1. (A)excited
    2. (B)fearful
    3. (C)angry
    4. (D)peaceful
    1 mark
  4. (iv)

    What does the speaker do on the dust?

    1 mark

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

Hints

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

Hint 1

Look at the questions her mother keeps asking her.

Hint 2

Think about what roaming barefoot with nobody to command her stands for.

Hint 3

Read the line about patterning the soft dust.

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 wants to be an orphan because she is tired of her mother's constant nagging and orders, and she wants to be free.

    1 mark

  2. (ii) The image shows her longing for freedom from rules and discipline, with no one to nag or correct her. It also shows that she wants to enjoy her childhood carefree.

    2 marks

  3. (iii) Amanda imagines the freedom happily, so her tone is excited, option (A).

    1 mark

  4. (iv) She makes patterns on the soft dust with her bare feet.

    1 mark

Answer: (i) she is tired of constant nagging and wants freedom; (ii) longing for freedom and a carefree life; (iii) A; (iv) she makes patterns with her feet on the soft dust

Where the marks are

  • Gives the reason: nagging and desire for freedom (1 mark)
  • Explains the image as longing for freedom and a carefree life (2 marks)
  • Chooses option A (1 mark)
  • Says she makes patterns on the dust with her feet (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 paper2026 board paper, set 2/2/1: every question, by section.

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