PRACTICE QUESTION PAPER (2023-24)

CLASS: X
SUBJECT : ENGLISH
Time: 3 Hours M.M. : 80
General Instructions:-
(i) The Question Paper contains four sections – Reading Skill, Grammar,
Writing Skill and Literature.
(ii) Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.

SECTION - A 20Marks
(READING SKILL)
Q 1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that
follow: (10)
1. India has launched an ambitious project, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, to provide primary
education to all children. One of the major aims of the government has been to reduce
the large number of drop-outs from the schools because it affects the economic
development.

2. Various studies by different economists have shown that investment in education

promotes economic growth. In any field, illiterate workers are unskilled and untrained;
their general health is very poor. Literacy as well as education can create more
productive labour force having enhanced knowledge and skills which ultimately tend
to boost productivity both quantitatively and qualitatively.

3. Literacy in common people is also necessary for political stability in any country.
Literacy increases the thinking power and understanding of the good or bad. When the
people are literate, they can easily see through the cunningness of corrupt political
leaders, thereby lessening the possibility of their being shortchanged by the latter.

4. Furthermore, educated folk tend to show a greater tendency towards fruitfully

associating themselves with the establishment. With the increased participation rate of
both men and women in local self-governance institutions, people can avail the
opportunity to improve their local economic factors such as roads, electricity, etc.

QUESTIONS

1. What does the project 'Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan' aim to provide ?

A. high education to all

B. primary education to all
C. mid-day meal to students
D. books to students

2. What has been one of the major aims of the government?

A. spread education among the underprivileged
B. increase the number of drop-outs from the school
C. reduce the number of drop-outs from the school
D. achieve hundred per cent literacy in the country

3. What does the Investment in education promote?

(a) physical growth
(b) economic growth
(c) general health
(d) timely growth

4. What does literacy increase?

A. thinking power
B. understanding of good or bad
C. rising prices
D. Both A and B

5. Which word in paragraph number 3 means the opposite of 'illiterate'?

A. necessary
B. stability
C. understanding
D. literate

Q6. Which project has been launched by India to provide primary education to all
children?

Q7. How can more productive labour force be created?

Q8. What is necessary for political stability in any country?

Q9. How is the general health of the unskilled and untrained workers?

Q10. Which word in paragraph number one means the same as 'decrease'?

2. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below : 10 Marks

1. Since he was a boy, Naveen Gulia had dreamed of joining the Paramilitary forces.
So, after school he enrolled in the National Defence Academy and was accepted into
the Indian Military Academy (IMA).

2. In 1995, Gulia fell while participating in infantry obstacle training at the IMA, crushing
his spine and leaving him paralysed from the shoulders down. So severe were his
injuries that he spent two years in hospital, finally returning home in 1997, in a
wheelchair.

3. Determined to use his mind if he could not use his body, Gulia completed a Masters
in computer management and began teaching in a school. Gradually, he also rekindled
his old passion for adventure sports. He started with just driving. Then he joined a flying
club.

4. In 2004, Gulia made it to the Limca Book of Records as the only person to drive non-
stop from Delhi to Marsimik La in Leh (Jammu & Kashmir), the highest motorable pass
in the world. It took him 55 hours. Gulia also flies microlite aircraft, and paragliders. "The
truth is, you become successful because of your difficulties, not despite them," he says.

QUESTIONS:
1. Whose life story has been depicted in the passage?

2. Where did Naveen Gulia get enrolled himself after school?

3. What does 'IMA' stand for?

4. In which year Naveen Gulia got paralyzed from the shoulders down?

5. In which subject did Gulia complete his master degree?

6. Since his boyhood, Gulia had dreamed of joining ________.

A. Air Force
B. Navy
C. Paramilitary Forces
D. All of these

7. How many years did Gulia spend in hospital after the accident?
A. 2 years
B. 3 years
C. 4 years
D. 5 years

8. When did Gulia make a record for the Limca Book?

A. 2005
B. 2004
C. 2003
D. 2001

9. How much time did Gulia take to drive non stop from Delhi to Leh?
A. 60 hours
B. 50 hours
C. 70 hours
D. 55 hours

10. According to Gulia, which thing makes a person successful?

A. health
B. money
C. difficulties
D. luck

SECTION – B 10 Marks
(GRAMMAR)

Q3. Attempt any ten sentences from the given items. (10 X 1 =10)

a. Choose the correct form of verb from the given choices :

1. Diwali __________ (celebrate) every year with great zeal.
A. celebrates
B. is celebrated
C. was celebrated
D. is celebrating

2. By the time she was sixteen, she _______(become) a great singer.

A. becomes
B. has become
C. had become
D. None of these

b. Choose the correct article from the choice given:

3. He bought _________ Alsatian dog.

A. the
B. a
C. an
D. No article

4. ______ Bible gives me a lot of peace and wisdom .

A. No article
B. The
C. A
D. An

c. Choose the correct punctuated sentence.

5. The ramayana is the holy book of the hindus

A. The Ramayana is the holy book of the Hindus?
B. The Ramayana is the holy book of the hindus.
C. the Ramayana is the holy book of the Hindus.
D. The Ramayana is the holy book of the Hindus.

6. leela said have you any small bangles.

A. leela said, "Have you any small bangles?
B. Leela said, "Have you any small bangles?"
C. Leela said, "Have you any small bangles."
D. Leela said, "Have you any small bangles"?

d. Choose the correct modal from the choice given:

7. We ______ leave for Goa in the morning.
A. dare
B. must
C. need
D. shall

8. If he had money, he ______ buy a car.

A. should
B. would
C. can
D. must

e. Choose the most suitable option showing the transformation of following simple
sentences into complex sentences using adjective clauses.
9. I want to talk to this man.
A. This is the man who I want to talk.
B. This is the man to whom I want to talk.
C. This is the man I want to talk.
D. This is the man why I want to talk.

10. He was born in this city.

A. This is the city how he was born.
B. This is the city when he was born.
C. This is the city where he was born.
D. This is the city that he was born.

f. Choose the correct Non-finite from the choices given.

11. __ (Gamble) is a crime.

A. Gamble
B. to gamble
C. Gambling
D. Having gambled

12. It is easy __ (advise) others.

A. advise
B. to advise
C. advising
D. None of these

SECTION – C 10 Marks
(WRITING SKILL)
Q4. Attempt any one of the following : (5)
(i) Write a letter to your friend congratulating him on his success in the examination.
(ii) Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper complaining against poor supply of water
in your locality.

Q5. Attempt anyone of the following: (5)

(i) You are Neha, a student of 10th class. You attended an NSS camp recently. Write a
report in about 40 words for your school magazine about the same.
(ii) Suppose you are Rohit. Your friend Naman wants to know about your school library.
Write down the conversation between you and your friend.

SECTION - D 40 Marks
(LITERATURE)
Q6. Do any one of the passages given below and answer the questions that
follow. (5)

'Paper has more patience than people'. I thought of this saying on one of those days when
I was feeling a little depressed and was sitting at home with my chin in my hands, bored
and listless, wondering whether to stay in or go out. I finally stayed where I was, brooding;
Yes, paper does have more patience and since I'm not planning to let anyone else read
this stiff-backed notebook grandly referred to as a diary, unless I should ever find a real
friend, it probably won't make a bit of difference.

QUESTIONS:
1. Name the chapter.
2. Who does 'I' refer to here?
3.Who does have more patience than people ?
4. Who does the phrase 'stiff backed notebook' refer to here?
5. Which word in the passage means the same as 'sad'?

Or

Mij and I remained in London for nearly a month. He would play for hours with a selection
of toys, ping- pong balls, marbles, rubber fruit, and a terrapin shell that I had brought back
from his native marshes. With the ping-pong ball he invented a game of his own which
could keep him engrossed for up to half an hour at a time.
QUESTIONS:
1. Name the chapter from which the passage has been taken.
2. With which things would Mij play for hours?
3. With which thing Mij invented a game of his own?
4. Who was Mij?
5. What does the word 'engrossed' mean here?

Q7. Answer any two of the following questions : (2 X 3 = 6)

(i) Why is 10th May 1994 important for South Africa? (Long Walk to Freedom)
(ii) How did the woman in control room react when the writer asked about another
aeroplane? (The Black Aeroplane)

(iii) Describe the wildlife of Coorg. (Coorg)

(iv) Why did Lomove want to get married? (The Proposal)

Q8. Attempt any one of the following questions : (6)

'Lencho had deep and indomitable faith in God’. Elaborate this statement.

Or

'The Sermon at Benares' is about a universal truth of life. Discuss.

Q9. Attempt any one of the following stanzas : (5)

Though to distinguish beasts of prey

A novice might nonplus,
The Crocodile you always may
Tell from the Hyena thus:
Hyenas come with merry smiles;
But if they weep they're Crocodiles.

QUESTIONS:
(1) What does The phrase 'beasts of prey' mean?
2. Name the poem and the poet.
3. For a novice what would be difficult?
4. How do hyenas come?
5. How would you identify a crocodile?

Or

Belinda was as brave as a barrel full of bears,

And Ink and Blink chased lions down the stairs,
 Mustard was as brave as a tiger in a rage,
But Custard cried for a nice safe cage.

QUESTIONS:
1. Name the poem and the poet.
2. How much brave is Belinda described?
3. How much brave are Ink and Blink described?
4. How much brave is Mustard described?
5. For what did Custard always cry ?

Q10. Attempt any two of the following questions : (2 X 3 = 6)

i. Which things can destroy the world according to Robert Frost? ( Fire and Ice)
ii. What is the theme of the poem 'A Tiger in the Zoo'?
iii. Why did the poet not offer the boy money to buy another ball? ( The Ball Poem)
iv. How is the night described in the poem 'The Trees'?

Q11. Attempt any two of the following questions : (2 X 3 = 6)

(i) Had Anil really forgiven Hari Singh? Support your answer with evidence

(ii) Why did Mrs. Hall believe that the house was haunted?

(iii) Write a short note on the role of Richard's mother in his success?

(iv) Why did Bholi refuse to marry Bishamber Nath ?

Q12. Attempt any one of the following questions : (6)

Describe the bond between Mrs. Pumphrey and her pet dog Tricki?

or

Matilda was an example of vanity. Comment.

 Answer key

Practice Question paper

Class: 10th

Marking instruction

Question Expected Answers Marks

No. awarded
1 1. (B) primary education to all 10 Marks
2.(C) to reduce the number of drop-outs from the schools (1 Mark each)
3. (B) economic growth
4.(D) Both A and B
5. (D) literate
6. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
7. More productive labour force can be created through
enhanced knowledge and skills.
8. Literacy in common people is necessary for political stability
in any country.
9. The general health of the untrained and unskilled workers is
very poor.
10. to reduce

2 1. The life story of a boy named Naveen Gulia has been 10 Marks
depicted in the passage. (1 Mark each)
2. After school, he enrolled himself in the National
Defence Academy.
3. IMA stands for Indian Military Academy.
4. In 1995, he was paralysed from the shoulders down.
5. He completed his master degree in Computer
Management.
6. (C) paramilitary forces
7.(A) 2 years
8. (B) 2004
9. (D) 55 hours
10. (C) difficulties
3 1. (B) is celebrated 10 Marks
2. (C) had become
3. (C) an
4. (B) The
5. (D) The Ramayana is the holy book of the Hindus.
6. (B) Leela said, " Have you any small bangles?"
7. (D) shall
8. (B) would
9. (B) This is the man to whom I want to talk.
10. (C) This is the city where he was born.
11. (C) Gambling
12. (B) to advise

4 Letter 5 Marks
Format : 1 mark
Sender’s address, Date, Receiver’s address, Subject and
Salutation, Body of letter & Complimentary Close

Award full marks if all aspects are included.

Award 0.5 mark if more than one aspect is missing.
Award zero mark if more than two aspects are missing.

Content : 2 marks
Accuracy & Expression : 2 marks
Award full marks if
 Tense, tone and vocabulary are appropriate
 Coherent and relevant ideas
 One or two grammatical/ spelling mistake

Model Answer
Examination Hall
Gurugram
5th March 2023

Sewa Sadan
Sector 90
Gurugram

Dear Aman

I was thrilled to hear the wonderful news of your recent

success! Please accept my heartfelt congratulations on
this remarkable achievement.
I have always admired your unwavering determination,
dedication, and passion for your chosen field. Your hard
work and perseverance have truly paid off, and I am
incredibly proud of you for reaching such a significant
milestone.

Your success is not only a personal triumph but also an

inspiration to those around you.As you embark on this
new chapter of your life, I wish you all the best for
continued success and prosperity.

With warmest regards and admiration.

Your truly Friend

Sneha

Or

941, Sector 13
Ambala
5th March 2023

The Editor
The Tribune
Ambala

Subject : complaint against poor water supply in our area

Sir
Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper, I
wish to express my deep concern and frustration over the
persistent issue of poor water supply in Sector 13. We
have been facing irregular and inadequate water supply
since last six months. The water supply is erratic and
smelly. This situation is not only disrupting our daily
routines but also posing a serious threat to our health and
well-being.

Despite repeated complaints to the concerned authorities,

no significant action has been taken to address this
issue.I urge you to highlight this pressing matter in your
esteemed newspaper to bring it to the attention of the
relevant authorities. It is imperative that immediate action
is taken to improve the water supply infrastructure,
ensure regular and adequate supply of clean water, and
address the concerns regarding water quality.
 Thank you for considering my concerns.

Yours sincerely
Aman

5 Report 5 Marks
Format : 1 mark
Box, Title/ Heading, Place, Date, Name of reporter
 Award full marks if all aspects are included.
 Award 0.5 mark if more than one aspect is
missing.
 Award zero mark if more than two aspects are
missing.

Content : 2 marks

Accuracy & Expression : 2 marks

Award full marks if :
 Tense, tone and vocabulary are appropriate
 Coherent and relevant ideas
 one or two grammatical/ spelling mistake

Model Answer :

Gyan Kunj Sr. Sec. School

N. S. S. Camp
Report by
Neha

6th April 2023

Bhiwani

I recently participated in a seven-day NSS camp

from 16th March to 23rd March. It was held by
our school in the nearby rural village. During the
camp, we conducted various activities,
including teaching children, cleaning up the
village, and organizing a cultural program. The
camp was a great opportunity to learn about the
challenges faced by rural communities and to
make a positive impact on their lives. I learned
about teamwork, leadership and social
 responsibility. I am grateful for the opportunity
to have participated in the camp.

Or

Model Answer :
Naman: Hey, I've heard that your school library is pretty
amazing. Can you tell me more about it?

Rohit: Sure! Our school library is a great place to relax, study,

and learn. We have a wide variety of books, magazines, and
other resources. We also have computers that you can use for
research or just for fun.

Naman: That sounds awesome! What kind of books do you

have?

Rohit: We have books on just about every topic you can

imagine. We have fiction, non-fiction, history, science, math,
and more.

Friend: Wow, that's impressive. What about magazines?

Me: We have a lot of popular magazines, like Time,

Newsweek, and National Geographic.

Naman: That's amazing! It sounds like your school library has

everything I could ever need.

Naman: Yes, It's definitely a great resource for students.

Rohit: Thanks for telling me about it!

6 5 Marks
1. Name of the Chapter : From the Diary of Anne Frank
2. The word 'I ' refers to Anne Frank here.
3. Paper does have more patience than people.
4. The phrase 'stiff backed notebook' refers to diary.
5. depressed

Or

1. Name of the Chapter :

Mijbil the Otter
2. He would play for hours with a selection of toys, ping
pomg ball, marbles, rubber fruit and the terrapin shell.
 3. He invented a game of his own with the ping- pong
ball.
4. Mij was the pet otter of Maxwell.
5. Kept busy or engaged

7 2X3=6
(i) Suggested value points :
the first democratic and non-racial government elections
held, Nelson Mandela the first Black president, an end to
the policy of apartheid, period of liberty for the black
people.

Model Answer :
10th May 1994 is important for South Africa because the
first democratic and non racial government elections were
held on this day in the country. Nelson Mandela was
elected as the first Black President of the country. This day
symbolised the victory of good over bad. This day
remarked an end to the policy of apartheid. On this day,
the period of liberty for the black people started after more
than 300 years of white supremacy.

(ii) Suggested value points :

landed the plane safely with the help of the black
aeroplane, asked the woman about the mysterious plane,
the woman was shocked, no such plane was seen on the
radar.

Model Answer :
The narrator was able to land his plane safely with the help
of the black aeroplane. After landing, he asked the woman
in the control centre about the mysterious aeroplane. But
the woman was shocked at his question. The reason was
that there was no such aeroplane flying in the sky that
night. No black plane was seen on the radar.

(iii) Suggested value points :

full of diversity, animals like langoors, squirrels and loris,
birds are kingfishers, thriving fauna.

Model Answer :
The wildlife of Coorg is full of diversity. It consists of
animals like macaques, langurs, Malabar squirrels, loris
and elephants. The birds spotted in Coorg are kingfishers.
Thus it has a thriving fauna in its jungles.
 (iv) Suggested value points :
eager to marry, reached the critical age of 35, suffering
from palpitation and sleep sickness, wanted the company
of someone who looks after him.
(any other relevant point)

Model Answer :
Lomov wanted to get married as he was already thirty five
years old. He called this age 'a critical age'. Moreover, he
was suffering from palpitation and sleep sickness. He
wanted company of someone to look after him. He wanted
to lead a regular life.

8 6 Marks
Suggested value points :
Lencho a poor hardworking farmer, crop destroyed in a
hailstorm, no one to support his family, indomitable faith in
God, hopeful that God would help him, wrote a letter to
God to send him 100 pesos, received the money without
showing any surprise and got angry when counted the
money, God could not make this mistake, wrote another to
God and asked to send the rest of money not through mail
because the employees are a bunch of crooks

Model Answer :
Lencho was a poor but hard-working farmer. His crop was
destroyed completely because of hailstorm. He became
hopeless because he did not have even a penny. There
was no one in the valley to support his family. But he had
firm faith in the almighty God. He hoped that God would
help him and make sure that he and his family would not
starve. He wrote a letter to God and asked Him to send
100 pesos. He went to the town and mailed the letter
through the post office. When he received the money, he
didn't try to know about the sender. Because he had an
unquestioning faith in God. When he counted the money,
he got angry. He knew that God could not not make a
mistake. He was sure that God would not send him less
the amount than he had asked for. He thought that the post
office employees had taken his money. So he wrote
another letter to God and requested Him to send rest of
the money. He asked God not to send the money through
mail because the post office employees were a bunch of
crooks. All these things show his deep faith in God.

Or
 Suggested value points :
The Sermon about the universal truth of life, death is
inevitable, illustrated through the story of Kisa Gotami, her only
son died, wanted medicine to revive her son, Buddha asked
her to bring a handful of mustard seeds, unable to find a house
where no one had died, realised the fate of mortals, human life
short and full of pain,

Model Answer :
Yes, 'The Sermon at Benares is about a universal truth of
life. And the universal truth of life is that death is an
inseparable part of life. Death is inevitable. We need to
overcome the suffering and pain that follows. This fact is
illustrated through the story of Kisa Gotami. Her only son
had died. She wandered looking for someone who would
revive her son. Buddha told her to get a handful of mustard
seeds from a house where no one had ever died. After
failing to procure a handful of mustard seeds from such a
house, she sat down by the roadside. She was feeling
helpless and tired. She considered the mortal nature of
man. She saw the lights of the city that flickered and were
extinguished. At last it was darkness everywhere. She
realised that death was common to all and she was being
selfish in her grief. This is what Buddha wanted her to
understand that everyone who is born has to die one day.
Life of mortals in this world is troubled and brief and
combined with pain.

9 5 Marks
1. The phrase 'beasts of prey' means animals that kill
other animals for food.
2. Name of the Poem: How to Tell Wild Animals
Name of the Poet: Carolyn Wells
3. It would be difficult to distinguish between a crocodile
and a hyena for a novice.
4. Hyenas come with smiling face.
5. A crocodile is identified through its tears from its eyes.

Or
1. Name of the Poem :The Tale of Custard the Dragon
Name of the Poet : Ogden Nash
2. Belinda is described as brave as a group of bears.
3. Ink and Blink are brave enough to hunt lions.
4. Mustard is as brave as an angry tiger.
5. Custard always cried for a safe cage.
10 2 x 3 =6
(i) Suggested Value Points : Marks
both fire and ice are destructive, fire of violent desires will
end the world, ruined by hatred if gets perished twice, need
of the hour is to save the earth.

Model Answer :
According to Robert Frost, both fire and ice are
destructive. Here fire symbolises desire and ice
symbolises hatred. The poet says that fire of violent
desires will put the world to an end. if the world has to
perish twice, it will be ruined by hatred.
In fact, the poet wants to say that the need of the hour is
to figure out what needs to be done to save the earth.

(ii) Suggested Value Points :

shows his concern for the wild caged animals, freedom
natural instinct, man should not harm wildlife, wild animals
not meant to be displayed in the zoo.

Model Answer :
Through the poem, the poet wishes to convey his concern
for the wild animals which are forced into a life of captivity
by man. Love for freedom is the natural Instinct of every
living being. Everyone loves freedom and does not want to
live in confinement so men should not harm and destroy
wild life. Wild animals are not meant to be caged and
displayed in the zoo.

(iii) Suggested Value Points :

the boy should learn the lesson of life, how to accept the
loss, things are found and lost , be brave enough to
understand the inevitability of loss.

Model Answer :
The poet does not offer the boy money to buy another ball.
The reason is that the poet wants the boy to learn that loss
is a part of life. The poet wants that the boy should learn
how to accept the loss of worldly possessions. it is the
nature of life that things are found and lost too. Nothing
remains with us forever. So we have to be brave enough
to understand and accept the inevitability of loss.

(iv) Suggested Value Points :

use of effective imagery, night is fresh and moon shines,
smell of leaves, moon appears like a broken mirror.
 Model Answer :
The night is described with the use of effective imagery.
The night is full of freshness. The whole moon shines. The
smell of leaves and lichen reaches those inside the
captivity like a voice coming from far away. The trees block
the view and make the moon appear like a broken mirror
on the crown of the oak.

11 2 x 3 =6
(i) Suggested Value Points : Marks
Anil forgave Hari Singh, gave him a fifty rupee note, told
him that he would be paid regularly, said nothing although
he knew about the theft.

Model Answer :
Yes, Anil had forgiven Hari Singh. It is evident because
Anil made tea and gave a fifty rupee note to Hari. He told
Hari Singh that he would now be paid regularly. Hari Singh
was aware that Anil knew about the theft. But he did not
say anything.

(ii) Suggested Value Points :

no one in the room, heard sniff close to her ear, the hat
leapt and dashed into her face, bedroom chair pushed
them out of the room.

Model Answer :
One day Mr. and Mrs. Hall peeped into Griffin's room. They
found nobody there. Suddenly Mrs. Hall heard a sniff close
to her ear. The hat leapt up and dashed itself into her face.
Then the bedroom chairs sprang into the air and pushed
them both out of the room. These things made her believe
that the room was haunted.

(iii) Suggested Value Points :

played an important role, got him a children's book, got him
all things required for the development of scientific
aptitude, inspired his interest in learning.

Model Answer :
Ebright's mother played an important role in making him a
successful scientist. She got him a children's Book title
'The Travels of Monarch X' which became a turning point
in his life. She bought him all those things required for the
 development of scientific aptitude. She encouraged and
inspired his interest in learning.

(iv) Suggested Value Points :

Bholi got furious at his demand of dowry, through the
garland, broke her silence, would not marry a greedy and
heartless man like him.

Model Answer :
Bholi was furious at the act of Bishamber Nath who
demanded a dowry of 5000 rupees to marry her. She had
cold contempt on her face. She threw the garland Into the
fire. She broke her silence and said that Bishambhar was
a heartless creature. She said that she would not accept a
greedy, mean and coward as her husband.

12 6 Marks
(i) Suggested Value Points :
Mrs. Pumphrey loved Tricki very much, provided a
comfortable life, maintained his wardrobe full of fancy
dresses, overfed him with cod liver oil, malt and horlicks,
Tricki became seriously ill and taken to surgery, sent eggs
and brancy, happy to see Tricki healthy, Tricki also happy
to see his mistress.

Model Answer :
Mrs. Pumphrey was a rich woman who loved her dog Tricki
very much. She wanted her dog to spend a comfortable
and lavish life. She had maintained a wardrobe full of fancy
fur coats, dresses, bed etc. for Tricki. She used to overfeed
him out of her love and concern. She used to serve him
cod- liver oil and malt between the main meals and horlicks
after dinner to give him strength. This made the dog lazy,
inactive and very fat. He started vomiting and fell ill. Mrs.
Pumphrey got worried and made a frantic call to Dr.
Herriot. Tricki was taken to his surgery. Even in the
hospital, she continued to shower her love by sending
eggs, wine and brandy. After a fortnight, she was called to
take back the dog home. This news made her say that it
was a triumph of surgery. When Tricki saw his mistress, he
jumped into her lap. He was also very happy to go home.

Or

Suggested Value Points :

Matilda not satisfied with humble surroundings, to show
vanity borrowed diamond necklace from her friend, sense
of victory at the ball, lost the necklace and did not confess
to the friend, got into poverty and debt to replace the
necklace, lifestyle changed in negative sense, worked hard
for 10 long years, an example of vanity.
(any other relevant point)

Model Answer :
Matilda was a very pretty young lady. But she was not
satisfied with the poverty of her family. She hated her own
humble surroundings and spent her time dreaming about
a luxurious life. To get pleasure and to show her vanity,
she borrowed a diamond necklace from her friend Mme.
Forstier. She had a sense of victory at the ball. Everybody
praised her beauty. But she lost the necklace in the party.
She did not confess it to her friend. Rather she got into
poverty and debt to replace it by a necklace that looked
similar to it. She and her husband had to make severe
compromises in their lifestyle. She worked hard at the
household chores while her husband over worked at the
office. They worked hard for ten long years to pay up the
loan. All this shows that Matilda was an example of vanity.