Central Board Of Secondary Education [CBSE] — Wrong answer key - cbse class 10 english question paper jsk / 2, code 002 / 2 / 4

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Respected sir / madam,

I am a student of class 10. This is regarding the mistakes in the CBSE class 10 board exam term 1 English (JSK / 2, CODE 002 / 2 / 4) answer key and some of the questions. There were many questions with more than 1 correct answers especially in grammar and literature section. Please review the following questions with answer details;

Q21. ____ the letter arrive in your absence, would you like me to forward it to you?
(a) If
(b) Could
(c) Should
(d) Might
CBSE Answer- C (should)
Correct Answer – both B (If) & C (should) are correct

Q23. By the time we reach the school the bell ____
(a) Will be ringing
(b) Will have rung
(c) Would have been ringing
(d) Would have rung
CBSE Answer- b (will have rung)
Correct Answer – d (would have rung) & b (will have rung) are correct

Q26. Subject of the letter should be
(a) Problems caused to pedestrians
(b) Inconvenience caused by the next door workshop
(c) Insanitary conditions at the colony gate
(d) A health hazard
CBSE Answer- c (Insanitary conditions at the colony gate)
Correct Answer – Option a, b, c are correct

Q28. He will arrange the contents of the letter in this way:
A. noisy surroundings
B. action requested
C. garbage littered
D. public inconvenience
E. the health hazard
F. location of the workshop
(a) B, A, C, E, D, F
(b) F, D, A, C, E, B
(c) A, C, E, B, D, F
(d) F C, E, D, A, B
CBSE Answer- b
Correct Answer – d

Q31. Maddie was
(a) Afraid of Peggy.
(b) As much fun loving as Peggy.
(c) A kind soul and poor.
(d) In love with Wanda.
CBSE Answer- c (A kind soul and poor) (as per CBSE text book, Maddie was not a kind soul only poor)
Correct Answer- (a) afraid of Peggy. (Mentioned in text book)

Q35. Maddie was
(a) Poor and proud
(b) Poor and sympathetic
(c) Poor, so sympathetic
(d) Timid, so fun-loving
CBSE Answer- c (Poor, so sympathetic)
Correct Answer- (b) Poor and sympathetic

Q36. Lencho wrote the second letter as he was:
(a) Unhappy
(b) Curious
(c) Hopeful
(d) Thoughtful
(a) (A), (C) and (E)
(b) (A), (B) and (C)
(c) (B), (E) and (A)
(d) (C), (D)
Correct Answer - a (unhappy, hopeful, confident) (as per CBSE book text hopeful mentioned In first letter, not in second letter)
Correct Answer - c (curious, unhappy, confident)

Q38. On reading the letter the postmaster was
(a) Surprised
(b) Dismayed
(c) Pleased
(d) Puzzled
CBSE Answer- b (Dismayed)
Correct Answer - both a (Surprised) or b (Dismayed)

Q45. The tiger is reacting to his imprisonment in the zoo by:
(a) Quietly walking in the cage
(b) Showing his anger openly
(c) Stalking in the cage
(d) Ignoring visitors
CBSE Answer- d
Correct Answer - both c & d are correct

Q59. It was quite pleasant working for Anil as
(a) He was quite rich
(b) He never complained.
(c) He was a very simple person.
(d) He could be easily fooled
CBSE Answer- b (He never complained)
Correct Answer- c (He was a very simple person) – clearly mentioned in CBSE text book

I humbly request you to verify these answers and please make necessary arrangements to rectify this problem .

Yours faithfully
A student
Class 10