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प्रश्न
Briefly state how Matilda invited ‘a dreadful life of necessity’ into her family.
उत्तर
- Matilda’s extreme self-indulgence dreams of a luxurious life, riches and jewellery.
- Don’t pay heed to the advice of wearing natural flowers borrows the necklace and lose it.
- In paying for the necklace invited a horrible life of necessity and deprivation/a life that resulted in a hand-to-mouth existence OR any other relevant point.
Notes
Guidance:
The question does not require a summary of the story but needs an answer only with relevant reference to Matilda’s extreme self-indulgence and loss of the necklace.
Content -
Award 1 mark for a full explanation of the two strands
Award ½ mark for a partial explanation.
Expression -
1 mark when both aspects are included.
✓ Answer organised effectively
✓ usage of words for elaboration and cause-effect
✓ ½ mark when either aspect is missing
Deduct ½ mark from the overall score if the error density is high (more than a total of 2 spellings and grammatical errors).
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