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English · 2025 · 3 marks
CBSE 2025 · Region 2 · Set 3 · Q8
Saving money for the bus journey was not easy for Valli. Explain. (Madam Rides the Bus)
Official answer
From CBSE’s own marking scheme for this paper.
young girl with no source of income
required sixty paise- needed determination and discipline to save for ticket
resisted temptation to buy sweets, balloons, toys which other children enjoy
resisted joyrides at the village fair
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CBSE Class 10 English past-paper question from the 2025board exam, with the answer as CBSE’s own marking scheme gives it. Where our answers come from.