Central Board Of Secondary Education [CBSE] — English Board Exam Discrepancies

A few answers in the answer key provided by CBSE, after careful analysis, have been found wrong. These include the following:

1. Q13. (answer given by CBSE is A) answer will be B. Statement 1 according to the passage is false and statement 2 is correct.

2. Q27. (answer given by CBSE is A) answer should be C. This is because option C consists of things that will actually encourage students to develop a habit of reading which includes library trips, encouraging them to read books, and actually 'creating a space for reading'. The answer has been marked as A, merely gifting students books won't help them develop a reading habit. Therefore, the answer must be C.

3. Q50. (answer given by CBSE is C.) The answer could clearly be either A or C. Both are apt in this case. The question has more than one correct answer according to the interpretation of the text of the chapter. The students should be granted marks for both A and C because both are correct and the chapter does not have a clear inference that only C can be the right answer. Dr. Sadao Hoki says "it's not hidden that you are here" and the chapter does not state that by this Sadao meant it would be necessary and good for both of them, so the answer could be either of the two, A or C.

4. Q59. (answer given by CBSE is b). The answer would be A- Fear. Regret means feeling remorseful, or rue. When Douglas' jump did not make any difference, he did not feel "remorseful" or contrite, instead, he started feeling scared i.e. fearful, and wanted to do something that would help him get out of the pool. The answer would be A.

5. Q38. (answer provided by CBSE is D.) The answer will be B. The question clearly asks what the reason for the big boy's behavior towards the boy was. The question does not ask about the description of the little boy sitting near the pool. The answer given by CBSE just gives a description and not the reason which has been clearly asked in the question. The answer would be B because the big boy wanted to surprise the little boy by throwing him suddenly into the pool. This can be proved by the big boy's conversation with his friend when they pull out the boy from the pool in which the big boy clearly states that he was just "fooling around".

6. Q56. (answer given by CBSE is A). The options to this question are very ambiguous.

I urge CBSE to look into this matter. This is a serious matter which would have a huge impact on children's careers. Please look into it.