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CBSE 10th English Paper 2023 Answer KeyCBSE Class 10 English Analysis 2023: Now that the paper has concluded, we will soon post on this page CBSE 10th English answer key, analysis, and reviews on the paper by the students. The analysis as well as answer key is now available. The answer key here does not have answers for any of the descriptive questions. Only the objective/short answers are given. The descriptive answers in CBSE 10th English paper are personalized and may vary with the opinions and answering style of the candidates.
In Sections A and B, almost all questions are objective in nature while some questions in Section C are also objective. Only the last four questions in the paper are completely descriptive. Out of the total 80 marks of weightage, approximately only 30 marks are given for descriptive type of questions.
CBSE 10th English Paper 2023 Answer Key
The following are the answers to today's objective portion of the CBSE 10th English 2023 question paper. Answer keys to more question paper sets will also be added here soon.
| Question Paper Set: Set No. 3, Question Paper Code 2/4/3 | |
|---|---|
| Question 1 (Section A) | |
| (i) | (c) to hike |
| (ii) | (d) because the depressing daily routine is forgotten |
| (iii) | a new meaning and significance like the murmur of a brook or the song of a bird |
| (iv) | Because hiking takes us to the midst of the nature. |
| (v) | Pleasing |
| (vi) | because of the excitement of climbing up and adventure of coming down |
| (vii) | (d) it is an escape from our busy schedule |
| (x) | The feeling of unlimited freedom makes our heart rejoice. |
| Question 2 (Section A) | |
| (i) | Because a retired civil engineer in the Jammu and Kashmir Government came up with the idea of artificial glaciers. |
| (ii) | (c) glaciers melt |
| (iii) | ice |
| (iv) | (a) on sloping hills facing distribution channels |
| (v) | (c) July, August, September |
| (vi) | (a) glaciers |
| (vii) | (c) situated |
| (x) | (c) Artificial Glacier |
| Question 3 (Section B) | |
| (i) | (b) brought about |
| (ii) | that she would like to but she doesn't think that she would be selected. |
| (iii) | (c) must |
| (iv) | (c) Error: are, Correction: is |
| (v) | (d) put off |
| (vi) | indication |
| (vii) | the one in which he had to build a remote control car. |
| (viii) | Error: has, Correction: had |
| (ix) | Shahid asked Rizya if she participated in the tree plantation drive. |
| (x) | has been studying |
| (xi) | (b) that he should drive for four kms and then turn right |
| (xii) | Error: was, Correction: is |
| Question 6A (Section C) | |
| (i) | (d) he was jumping up and down |
| (ii) | (d) stopped responding completely |
| (iii) | the radio was dead too. |
| (iv) | (d) Ragini matched the swimmer as he twisted twice in the air before diving into the water. |
| (v) | disbelief |
| Question 6B (Section C) | |
| (i) | (d) ownership of Meadows |
| (ii) | (b) perpetuity |
| (iii) | the bricks they would make for her |
| (iv) | Because both her grandfather and great grandfather reckoned that their land extended to Burnt Marsh. |
| (v) | forty |
| Question 7A (Section C) | |
| (i) | (c) instructive |
| (ii) | tranquil |
| (iii) | True |
| (iv) | (b) reprimanding |
| (v) | (c) bright |
| Question 7B (Section C) | |
| (i) | (a) his prey has not come to the water hole |
| (iii) | It is a complete comparison between two different things. |
| (iv) | (d) stalk |
| (v) | True |
CBSE Class 10 English 2023: Student Reviews
The students' immediate responses to CBSE 10th English paper, as well as other key points regarding the paper, are reported below:
- Most of the students looked happy while leaving their examination centres. Students reported that the paper was easy and scoring.
- Unlike the reviews received for the class 12 paper, CBSE 10th English 2023 paper was not lengthy at all.
- "I completed my paper half an hour before," a student from a government school said. "I found it to be easy. The literature part seemed the easiest to me."
- "Although I found the grammar part to be somewhat tough, the rest of the paper was doable," another student said. "I completed my paper in time. It was a balanced paper."
- "It was a well-designed paper," a senior English teacher from Modern English School, Guwahati, said, as reported by the Hindustan Times. "The reading section consisted of moderate and familiar questions. The writing section also had familiar topics and was designed so that the students could express themselves well. The grammar and literature sections were simple yet required an in-depth understanding of the core topics. Overall, it was balanced and designed so that students could not only complete it in time but also could revise their answers once."
CBSE Class 10 English Question Paper Analysis 2023
Students may get a detailed analysis of today's CBSE Class 10 2023 English paper in the table below. The assessment is based on subject experts' valuation.
| Parameter | Analysis |
|---|---|
| Overall difficulty level of the paper | Easy to Moderate |
| Difficulty level of Passage 1 (Section A) | Easy |
| Difficulty level of Passage 2 (Section A) | Easy to Moderate |
| Expected good score in Section A | 16+ |
| Difficulty level of Grammar (Section B) | Easy to Moderate |
| Difficulty level of Writing Skills (Section B) | Moderate |
| Expected good score in Section B | 14+ |
| Difficulty level of Literature Q5.1 (Section C) | Easy |
| Difficulty level of Literature Q5.2 (Section C) | Easy to Moderate |
| Difficulty level of Literature Q6 & Q7 (Section C) | Moderate |
| Difficulty level of Literature Q8 & Q9 (Section C) | Moderate |
| Expected good score in Section C | 30+ |
| Was the paper lengthy? | No |
| Overall expected good score | 65+ |
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