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EnglishCBSE Class 12 · Sample paper, session 2023-24 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 12 English sample paper 2023-24: question 12(B)

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2023-24, section C, question 12(B), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q12(B) · 5 marks · Long answerCompetency-basedAunt Jennifer's Tigers

The different portrayals of women in the texts 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers', 'Going Places', 'Lost Spring', and 'My Mother at Sixty-six', offer insights into the experiences of women in society.
You have been asked to address your peers and share-
→ the ways these portrayals highlight the diversity of the female experience.
→ the importance of understanding each individual woman's challenges and experiences.
Compose this draft, with reference to any three of these prescribed texts. listed above.

You may begin this way:
Good morning, everyone.
As I analysed the allotted texts...

You may end this way.
To conclude, I'd like to say that ...

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

Hints

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

Hint 1

Choose three texts and note one woman's circumstance in each.

Hint 2

Contrast them to show diversity: victim, ambitious, resilient, vulnerable.

Hint 3

End with why individual experiences matter.

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.

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  1. Opening: greet the audience ('Good morning, everyone') and state that each portrayal of women offers different insight into women's experiences.

    1 mark

  2. Model speech:

    Good morning, everyone.

    As I analysed the allotted texts, I noticed that each portrayal of women was unique, yet all offered insight into women's experiences in society.

    Aunt Jennifer is a victim of patriarchy, unable to gain the freedom and strength she desires, and she expresses them only through her fearless tigers. Sophie in 'Going Places' is ambitious and refuses to be limited by her gender, while her mother has conformed and sacrificed her individuality.

    In 'Lost Spring', the women of Firozabad are resilient in the face of poverty and caste constraints, though their acceptance is closer to resignation. The mother in 'My Mother at Sixty-six' is vulnerable and needs protection, and her daughter hides her fear behind a smile.

    These portrayals range from victimhood to resilience and teach us about strength, vulnerability and empathy.

    To conclude, I'd like to say that we must recognise the complexity of each woman's experience and avoid sweeping judgements, because women are unique individuals, not a uniform group.

    4 marks

Answer: Speech comparing three texts' women, ending that each woman's challenges must be understood individually

Where the marks are

  • Correct opening and closing (1 mark)
  • Content: three texts, diversity of experience and importance of understanding each woman (2 marks)
  • Organisation, spelling and grammar within 120-150 words (2 marks)

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