Bihar Board Class 10 English Model Paper 2024, Download FREE PDF Here

BSEB Bihar Board Class 10th English Model Paper 2024: Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has issued its model paper sets for various subjects in the Bihar Secondary School Examination or Matriculation exam 2023-24. These model papers have been set based on the latest Bihar Board Matric Syllabus 2024. In this article, we have provided the complete BSEB Class 10 English Model Paper 2023-24 in text as well as in PDF format. Students can simply click on he direct download link to download the PDF for free. 

Instructions in BSEB Class 10 English Model Paper 2024 

Time: 3 Hours 15 minutes

Full Marks: 100 

1. Candidate must enter his/her Question Booklet Serial No. (10 Digits) in the OMR Answer Sheet. 
2. Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. 
3. Figures in the right hand margin indicate full marks. 
4. An extra time of 15 minutes has been allotted for the candidates to read the questions carefully. 
5. This question booklet is divided into two sections & Section-A and Section-B. 
6. In Section – A, there are 100 objective type questions, out of which 50 questions are to be answered. First 50 answers will be evaluated in case more than 50 questions are answered. Each question carries 1 mark. For answering these darken the circle with blue/ black ball pen against the correct option on OMR Answer Sheet provided to you. Do not use whitener/liquid/blade/nail, etc on OMR Answer Sheet, otherwise the result will be treated as invalid. 
7. In Section- B, there are 11 Descriptive Answer Type Questions, which are to be answered. 
8. Use of any electronic appliances is strictly prohibited.  

BSEB Matric English Model Paper 2024

SECTION- A

Objective Type Questions

Question Nos. 1 to 100 have four options out of which only one is correct. You have to mark your selected option on the OMR Answer Sheet. You have to attempt only 50 questions. (50x1=50)

Instruction: Q. Nos. 1 to 60 are based on prescribed texts.

1. In today’s fast pace of our lives, our mind seems to work like ……….

 (A) cars (C) machines

 (B) dogs (D) horses

2. Gillu loved to lie stretched out on the ………. to keep himself cool.

 (A) air-cooler (C) air-conditioner

 (B) surahi (D) fan

3. Jim was accused by Mr. Johnson for killing the small ……….

 (A) tree (C) insect

 (B) bird (D) kitten

4. Aris says that the condition of the Burmese people was indeed ……….

 (A) praiseworthy (C) pitiable

 (B) comfortable (D) hard

5. “Nobody is willing to do anything about ecology” – Who says this ?

 (A) Mr. Johnson (C) Mr. Smith

 (B) Jim (D) Mrs. Smith

6. Cinema is a kind of ……….

 (A) creative expression (C) waste of time

 (B) hooliganism (D) absurdity

7. They nearly knocked ………. off her feet.

 (A) the young woman (C) the old woman

 (B) Akoulya (D) Malasha

8. An American film is a ………. model for a traditional Indian film.

 (A) bad (C) worse

 (B) good (D) worst

9. Mahadevi Verma believed that after Gillu’s death, it will flower in the guise of a ………. Flower.

 (A) rose (C) lotus

 (B) juhi (D) hibiscus

10. The boy in ‘Once Upon a Time’ carries a ………. and a jug of warm cider.

 (A) suitcase (C) plate

 (C) lamp (D) bag

11. The elderly corn merchant lived in small ………. town.

 (A) Irish (C) Chinese

 (B) Japanese (D) African

12. “Well, I enjoy taking the car to the post office” ………. . Who says this ?

(A) Mr. William (C) Mr. Johnson

(B) Mr. George (D) Mrs. Solomon

13. Satyajit Ray does not hesistate in pointing out the ………. of Indian films.

(A) accuracy (C) advantages

(B) defects (D) copiousness

14. Many people in Burma died of ………. in the jungles.

(A) diarrhoea (C) malaria

(B) measles (D) fever

15. According to Toni Morrison ………. can bring about revolution in the world.

(A) language (C) expression

(B) music (D) feelings

16. The ………. was never a dead uniformity.

(A) strength (C) weakness

(B) unity (D) pride

17. The adult people were ready to hit each other when Akoulya’s ………. stepped in.

(A) grandfather (C) grandmother

(B) uncle (D) neighbours

18. According to Humayun Kabir, the ………. of Indian culture is equally amazing.

(A) vitality (C) toleration

(B) society (D) civilization

19. The fast life of the Westerners is making them turn to ……….

(A) Indian Culture (C) Indian illiteracy

(B) Indian population (D) Indian superstitions

20. Akoulya did not want ………. to splash water on her

(A) Maria (C) Rozy

(B) Malasha (D) Daisy

21. Every man, woman and child crave for a ………. Burma.

(A) totalitarian (C) democratic

(B) autocrative (D) despotic

22. Mahadevi Verma was elected Fellow of the ………. Academy.

(A) Staff (C) Sahitya

(B) Film (D) Documentary

23. ‘Whose trees in summer yield him shade, in winter fire’ is from.

(A) Ode on Solitude (C) Martha

(B) Polythene Bag (D) God Made the Country

24. The ………. light the whole village in the night.

(A) torch (C) moonbeams

(B) tube-light (D) bulbs

25. ………. and polythene bag are compared in the poem ‘Polythene Bag’

(A) Grief (C) Hate

(B) Love (D) Hurt

26. A man can be happy only when he has ……….

(A) huge amount of money (C) a palatial house

(B) sound health (D) lots of jewellery

27. He ‘is sweating and out of breath’ : is from ……….

(A) The Sleeping Porter (C) Ode on Solitude

(B) Koel (D) Thinner Than a Crescent

28. ………. is so disturbed that she is unable to give right answers.

(A) Krishna (C) Madhava

(B) Radha (D) Rukmani

29. The rich man in ‘The Empty Heart’ prayed only for ……….

(A) one child (C) one set of jewellery

(B) one pot of gold (D) one set of expensive clothes

30. The porter inspite of being poor is able to ………. peacefully.

(A) sleep (C) run

(B) drink (D) laugh

31. The Wish-yielding Tree gave one ………. pitcher apart from the seven pitchers.

(A) full-filled (C) quarter-filled

(B) half-filled (D) empty

32. The polythene bag is bad for the ……….

(A) body (C) environment

(B) doors and windows (D) mental health

33. The porter’s wife is desperate to feed her ……….

(A) son (C) herself

(B) porter (D) her parents

34. Radha is ‘hurt and ………. ‘.

(A) correct (C) confused

(B) wrong (D) irrelevant

35. ‘But the Tree unkind took into its mind’: is from ……….

(A) Martha (C) The Empty Heart

(B) Ode on Solitude (D) Koel

36. Martha would sit with her hands clasped round her bended ……….

(A) knees (C) back

(B) neck (D) shoulders

37. ‘Speak! Speak! Why are thy leaves so still ?’ is from :

(A) Martha (C) Polythene Bag

(B) Koel (D) The Sleeping Porter

38. Laxmi Prasad Devkota exiled himself to ……….

(A) Agra (C) Varanasi

(B) Kanpur (D) Haridwar

39. ‘Our hearts stood still in the hush Of an age gone by’ ………. is from :

(A) Martha (C) Koel

(B) The Empty Heart (D) Polythene Bag

40. ‘Tangacangili’ is a collection of ………. by Periasamy Thooran.

(A) poems (C) short stories

(B) novels (D) essays

41. ………. console at noon in the poem ‘God Made the Country’

(A) Houses (C) Cars

(B) Air conditioners (D) Groves

42. Radha is growing ………. than the crescent.

(A) larger (C) thinner

(B) bigger (D) thicker

43. ‘Hurt’ is such ……….polythene bag.

(A) strong (C) good

(B) strange (D) thin

44. Aris says that no one should underestimate the ……….of the people of Burma.

(A) anger (C) strength

(B) condition (D) plight

45. Munni did not want to give money to the ……….

(A) tenant (C) landlord

(B) Halku (D) Jabra

46. There were only a ………. pair of boots displayed in the shop.

(A) few (C) couple

(B) many (D) ten

47. Life had become very ………. for the daughter in Binapani Mohanty’s piece.

(A) mechanical (C) happy

(B) boring (D) easy

48. When the banker peeped into the prisoner’s room, he saw a ………. burning dimly.

(A) lamp (C) candle

(B) lantern (D) fire

49. Mansfield was able to portray the ………. of the children in ‘Sun and Moon’

(A) feelings (C) naughtiness

(B) depression (D) anxieties

50. The daughter was unable to attain the ………. that her mother had.

(A) honour (C) happiness

(B) sacrifice (D) fulfillment

51. The girlfriend was ready to marry the narrator even if he did not become an ………. officer.

(A) I.A.S. (C) I.R.S.

(B) I.P.S. (D) I.F.S.

52. Halku invented a/an ………. when Munni blamed him for the destruction of crops.

(A) machine (C) excuse

(B) idea (D) habit

53. The lawyer played the piano in his ………. year of imprisonment.

(A) fifth (C) sixth

(B) first (D) second

54. Sun and Moon were allowed to meet the guests in the ……….

(A) garden (C) dining room

(B) drawing room (D) playground

55. The daughter did not wish to ………. anymore.

(A) dream (C) sleep

(B) eat (D) work

56. “Your books gave me wisdom” – is from.

(A) The Bet (C) Quality

(B) January Night (D) Allergy

57. Anti-histamines provide ………. relief.

(A) overall (C) sudden

(B) temporary (D) specific

58. ‘It was only our existence inside me that made me laugh on’, is from :

(A) Quality (C) The Bet

(B) Sun and Moon (D) Two Horizons

59. ‘The shop had a certain quiet distinction.’ is from :

(A) Sun and Moon (C) Quality

(B) January Night (D) Love Defiled

60. Giridhar Jha is an alumnus of ………. University.

(A) Rajasthan (C) Magadh

(B) Patna (D) Jaipur

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