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Answer ANY TWO of the… (Class 12 English SQP 2023-24, Q11)

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EnglishCBSE Class 12 · Sample paper, session 2023-24 · 4 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 12 English sample paper 2023-24: question 11

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2023-24, section C, question 11, for 4 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q11 · 4 marks · Short answerMemories of Childhood

Answer ANY TWO of the following three questions, in about 40-50 words.

  1. i

    How can we say that the vadai packet incident reveals that the writer lacked the cognitive and emotional maturity required to understand the implications of untouchability?

    2 marks
  2. ii

    What does the play 'On the Face of It' suggest about the importance of empathy in overcoming prejudice and stereotypes?

    2 marks
  3. iii

    Answer the question in the context of the following lines from 'The Enemy'.
    "Stupid Yumi," she muttered fiercely. "Is this anything but a man? And a wounded helpless man!"
    In the conviction of her own superiority she bent impulsively and untied the knotted rugs that kept the white man covered.
    Explain the superiority Hana is convinced about.

    2 marks

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2023-24.

Hints

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Hint 1

Use the context given in the question for your first point.

Hint 2

Support your point with one detail from the text.

Hint 3

Keep to 40-50 words.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. (i) The writer was only in third grade, around eight, and children of that age lack cognitive and emotional maturity. She had never heard untouchability discussed openly, so she saw that people were treated differently but could not grasp its social implications.

    2 marks

  2. (ii) The play shows prejudice harms both victim and perpetrator, but empathy can overcome it. As Derry and Mr Lamb's assumptions break down and a bond forms, they see beyond surface differences.

    2 marks

  3. (iii) Hana is sure of her moral superiority over Yumi. She believes common humanity makes a wounded man deserving of help whatever his race, and that doing right matters more than rigid rules of society.

    2 marks

Answer: Any two of (i)-(iii) answered as above, 2 marks each

Where the marks are

  • Each answered sub-part: relevant content (1 mark)
  • Each answered sub-part: clear expression and accuracy (1 mark)

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