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Class 10 English Solutions Set 2 2 2
Class 10 English Solutions Set 2 2 2
CBSE-2022-23
Opinion Reason
Big food companies
have started selling
organic food products.
Pollution
Putting II III
Modifying
people rainfall pattern
at risk
(a) I, II and III (b) I, III and IV (c) II, III and IV (d) I, II and IV
Ans. (a) I, II and III
Reduced
Population sunlight
boom
Organic
farming
Aerosols
Ash
Depletion of
forest cover
Good
Acid rain
monsoon
Error Correction
Ans. Should-can
(ix) Roma asked Gopal to go by the metro Report Gopal’s question.
Which way is the metro station ?
Ans. Gopal asked Roma which way the metro station was
(x) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option.
Drivers _____________ wear helmets for their safety.
(a) must (b) cant (c) don’t (d) ought
Ans. (a) must
23 %
Grocery
19 %
18 %
Clothes Transportation
20 %
Education
are the only people in India who can carry firearms without license .
(b) In what way would writing a letter to God help Lencho tide over his crisis ?
Ans. Lencho poor and hardworking farmer
Needed a downpour for good crops
Hail destroyed his crop
Utterly devasted
Wrote letter to God
Asked for money
Help received from postmaster in disguise
(c) "I'll take the risk. "What is the risk ? Why does the narrator take it ?
(The Black Aeroplane)
Ans. Pilot flying old Dakota at midnight
Desperately wished to go home
Wanted to have big English breakfast and be with his family
Saw stormy clouds
Fuel insufficient
Decided to fly straight in the clouds
Ans. Mr Herriot was shocked at Tricki's appearance as he had become very obese. His eyes were
red and watery and his tongue was lolling..
10. Answer any one of the following questions in about 100-120 words :
(a) The people and surroundings are a great book to learn from. Valli in the lesson 'Madam
rides the Bus' learns a lot from others. Mention the traits of her character which help her
to learn from people and her surroundings.
Ans. This curiousness led her to listen to the conversations of people going on the bus ride and
asking discreet questions so that she could gather as much information as she can
regarding the bus journey.
On the bus journey, Valli acted confidently and behaved maturely. She did not consider
herself to be any less than an adult. She was focused on fulfilling her dream and did not
get tempted to go outside the bus and explore the town when the bus reached the town.
On the return journey, she learnt about death when she came to terms with the dead cow.
This made her aware of the fact that death is a part of life and should be accepted as it is a
natural phenomenon. Thus, the bus journey made her learn a lot of things.
Ans. Nelson Mandela refer to the apartheid policy of the white race against the black people
"as an extraordinary human disaster" white people snatched freedom from the coloured
people of South Africa to whom the country really belonged. The blacks were subjected to
oppression for long. they were not even allowed to discharge the their obligations to their
own families ,community and their country .white people had no compassion for them
and oppressed their own people and put them in prison if they asserted their freedom it
was curtailed. the black people live like slaves. thus Mandela came to believe that since a
system like that apartheid could be based on hate they could definitely build a system
which could be based on love and respect for each other this convey action was the basic
of the long struggle against apartheid.
11. Answer any one of the following questions in about 100-120 words :
(a) Mme Loisel's disposition invites her doom. Elucidate with reference to the text.
Ans. Mme. Loisel belongs to a family of clerks. Her existence is quite average. They live on
meager income, enough for basic needs but not to fulfill aspirations. She gets married to a
clerk and is so caught up with her dreams of wealth and pleasure that she is out of touch
with the truths of her real life. In order to keep up appearances just to flatter her pride,
she blows up four hundred francs on a gorgeous dress. And, not contented, she goes on
borrowing a necklace from her friend. And, all of this is just to impress the wealthy and
the rich with her beauty and glamour (even if on loan). No doubt, her pride is flattered
and her wish of fine dining, expensive dresses and jewels satisfied but at a great price.
Unfortunately, the necklace has lost and the couple has to cough up their entire
inheritance and borrow as well to replace it. Repayment of the debt eats away the next
ten years of their youth. They live poor. All the house hold chores and cares of a life of
poverty visit them. Hence, her disposition invites her doom.
OR
(b) Bholi was believed to be a 'dumb cow'. What turned her into a fearless, hold and confident
girl ?
Ans. Bholi was attacked by smallpox when she was two years old. She recovered from the
disease but the scars were left on her face. Moreover she once fell off from the bed and
hurt a part of her brain. She started stammering.
Other children used to make him of her. Hence she stopped talking and also lost her
confidence. However when she went to the school, her teacher did not laugh at her. She
was compassionate and understanding. She encouraged Bholi to speak and started giving
her special attention.
This way, Bholi got education and also got confidence. However nobody knew that. But
when Bishamber demanded dowry, she could not take that any more and boldly refused
to marry him. Her confidence amazed others who considered her a dumb cow.