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English Language & Literature — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [5]
''I heard an old religious man But yesternight declare That he had found a text to prove That only God, my dear, Could love you for yourself alone And not your yellow hair.''
Read the following extract and answer the questions.
  1. (i) Complete the sentence appropriately : The speaker addresses the person he is speaking to as ''my dear'' because ___________. [1]
  2. (ii) The poet mentions ''yellow hair''. What is its significance in the context of the statement ? Answer in about 40 words. [2]
  3. (iii) Fill in the blank with the correct word from the brackets. The poet suggests that God's love in comparison to that of a human being is ____________ (selfish/selfless). [1]
  4. (iv) As per the above extract, what attributes does God not love a person for ? Select the correct option. 1. Wealth 2. Physical appearance 3. Intelligence 4. Inner qualities 5. Youth [1]
    1. A 1 and 4
    2. B 3, 4, and 5
    3. C 2 and 4
    4. D Only 4
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Model Answer

(i) The speaker addresses the person as "my dear" because he is speaking affectionately and intimately to Anne Gregory, showing warmth and closeness while delivering an important truth about love.

(ii) "Yellow hair" signifies physical beauty or outward appearance. The poet uses it to show that human beings are attracted to a person's external features rather than their true inner self, making their love conditional and superficial.

(iii) The poet suggests that God's love in comparison to that of a human being is selfless.

(iv) Option C — 2 and 4

According to the extract, God does not love a person for their physical appearance (yellow hair symbolises outer beauty) but loves them "for yourself alone," meaning for their inner qualities. So God does not love based on physical appearance (2), and the extract implies humans fail to love for inner qualities (4).

Source: For Anne Gregory, last stanza

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