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You have the money, but if… (Class 12 English 2026, Q7B)

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EnglishCBSE Class 12 · Board exam 2026, set 301/1/1 · 6 marks · Case-based

CBSE Class 12 English 2026: question 7(B)

Set in the CBSE Class 12 board exam of 2026, paper 301/1/1, section C, question 7(B), for 6 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q7(B) · 6 marks · Case-basedCompetency-basedA Roadside Stand

You have the money, but if you want to be mean
Why keep your money (this crossly) and go along
The hurt to the scenery, wouldn't be my complaint
So much as the trusting sorrow of what is unsaid :
Here far from the city we make our roadside stand
And ask for some city money to feel in hand
To try if it will not make our being expand,
And give us the life of the moving – pictures' promise
That the party in power is said to be keeping from us.
(A Roadside Stand)

  1. (i)

    What emotion does the speaker reveal when he says, 'if you want to be mean, why keep your money (this crossly) and go along' ?

    1. (A)curiosity
    2. (B)bitterness
    3. (C)indifference
    4. (D)detachment
    1 mark
  2. (ii)

    What does the speaker imply in the statement 'The hurt to the scenery wouldn't be my complaint' ?

    1 mark
  3. (iii)

    Complete the following suitably:
    The word 'expand' in the line 'to see if it will not make our being expand' implies an aspiration to _________.

    1 mark
  4. (iv)

    Read the two statements and choose the correct option:
    Assertion (A) : The speaker critiques the governing party for withholding opportunities from the rural poor.
    Reason (R) : The extract praises the government for their promises of a life of the moving pictures'.

    1. (A)Both the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
    2. (B)Both the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    3. (C)Assertion (A) is true, but the Reason (R) is false.
    4. (D)Assertion (A) is false, but the Reason (R) is true.
    1 mark
  5. (v)

    Which of the following concerns is NOT explored in the extract ?

    1. (A)political manipulation of rural dreams
    2. (B)discrimination faced due to different religious policies.
    3. (C)transactional disconnection between the city and the village.
    4. (D)impact of unfulfilled expectations.
    1 mark
  6. (vi)

    State in one sentence:
    What advice your address to the politicians from this extract is most likely to include ?

    1 mark

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 301/1/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Notice the speaker's tone towards those who will not spend.

Hint 2

Is the poet praising or blaming the party in power?

Hint 3

Check which concern, religion or money, appears in the lines.

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.

Verified: two independent solves agreeChecked 2026-11-01

  1. (i) Option B: bitterness, since the speaker resents the stingy passers-by who keep their money.

    1 mark

  2. (ii) The speaker implies that the damage to the scenery by the roadside stand is not his main complaint; his real grief is the unspoken suffering of the poor, ignored by the rich.

    1 mark

  3. (iii) The word 'expand' implies an aspiration to grow, to have a fuller, better life with dignity and opportunity.

    1 mark

  4. (iv) Option C: the Assertion is true, but the Reason is false, because the poet criticises rather than praises the government.

    1 mark

  5. (v) Option B: religious discrimination is not explored in the extract.

    1 mark

  6. (vi) The poet would advise politicians to keep their promises and make real efforts to improve the lives of the rural poor.

    1 mark

Answer: (i) B; (ii) his real concern is the unspoken sorrow of the poor; (iii) live a fuller, better life; (iv) C; (v) B; (vi) fulfil promises and uplift the rural poor

Where the marks are

  • (i) B (1 mark)
  • (ii) Real concern is the poor's unspoken sorrow (1 mark)
  • (iii) Aspiration to a better life (1 mark)
  • (iv) C (1 mark)
  • (v) B (1 mark)
  • (vi) Advice to fulfil promises (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: A Roadside Stand (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)

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