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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 2/5/1 · 6 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 English 2026: question 10(A)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 2/5/1, section C, question 10(A), for 6 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q10(A) · 6 marks · Long answerA Letter to God

How does Lencho’s faith in God, as shown in ‘A Letter to God’ contrast with the skepticism of Kisa Gotami in ‘Sermon at Benares’. Support your answer with details from the two texts. (in about 100-120 words)

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 2/5/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Compare what each person does after their loss.

Hint 2

Note whom each trusts: God, people, or the Buddha.

Hint 3

Finish with how each ends: Lencho's strengthened faith, Kisa's realisation.

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. Lencho and Kisa Gotami respond to crisis very differently. Lencho, devastated when hail destroys his crops, turns to God and writes a letter asking for one hundred pesos. Kisa Gotami, in contrast, carries her dead son from door to door seeking medicine on her own.

    2 marks

  2. Lencho trusts God but not humans, so he suspects the post office employees of stealing when he receives less money. Kisa Gotami places her faith in the Buddha and her fellow villagers and puts in real effort.

    2 marks

  3. Lencho's faith stays strong and blind, expecting a miracle. Kisa Gotami's search ends in wisdom, as she realises the truth that death is universal.

    1 mark

  4. Expression and accuracy: a coherent, correct 100-120 word answer.

    1 mark

Answer: Lencho relies on divine miracle with unquestioning faith, while Kisa Gotami searches practically and finally accepts the truth of death.

Where the marks are

  • Lencho turns to God, Kisa Gotami acts herself (1 mark)
  • Lencho distrusts humans, Kisa Gotami trusts Buddha and villagers (1 mark)
  • Textual support from both texts (1 mark)
  • Expression (2 marks)
  • Accuracy (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: A Letter to God (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from A Letter to God, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2026 board paper, set 2/5/1: every question, by section.

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