Organisation : Board of School Education Haryana
Exam Name : Secondary Exam
Document Type : Sample Question Paper
Subject : English
Year : April-2021
Website : https://bseh.org.in/sec-sample-question-paper
BSEH Secondary Exam Question Paper
Question paper is divided into two Parts : Part–I (Subjective type) and Part–II (Objective type).
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Secondary Exam English Question Paper
Section – A (Writing Skills) :
1. Attempt any one of the following :
(a) You are Arnau/Anvi. Write an application to the principal of your school, for the remission of fine.
(b) You are Nitin/Tina. Write a letter to your younger brother advising him to take part in games.
2. Attempt any one of the following :
(a) Write a paragraph on the topic : ‘My Visit To A Zoo’.
(b) Write a story on the title : ‘The Fox And The Grapes’.
(c) You are Mamta/Vinod. Your school organised a trekking tour to Manali in the winter break. Mentioning the title, the number of participating students, their experiences, write a report in about 40 words for your school magazine.
Section – B : [ A : Prose Text (First Flight) ]
3. Answer in about 100 words :
Write the story of Lencho’s faith in God. [A Letter to God]
OR
Write the character-sketch of Wanda Petronski [The Hundred Dresses]
4. Answer any four of the following questions :
(i) Why does the postmaster send money to Lencho ? Why does he sign the letter ‘God’ ? (A Letter to God)
(ii) What ideals does Mandela set out for the future of South Africa ? (Nelson Mandela : Long Walk to Freedom)
(iii) What made the woman in the control centre look at the narrator strangely ? (The Black Aeroplane)
(iv) Why was Mr. Keesing annoyed with Anne ? What did he ask her to do ? (from the Diary of Anne Frank)
(v) Why didn’t Valli want to go to the stall and have a drink ? What does this tell you about her ? (Madam Rides the Bus)
(vi) When her son dies, Kisa Gotami goes from house to house. What does she ask for ? Does she get it ? Why not ? (The Sermon at Benares)
(vii) Who is the heroine of the play ? Explain. (The Proposal)
[ B : Poetry (First Flight) ]
5. Answer any two of the following questions :
(i) What is the central idea of the poem ‘Dust of Snow’ ?
(ii) What is the central idea of the poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’ ? (iii) What does “in the world of possessions” mean in the poem ‘The Ball Poem’ ?
(iv) What were the names of Belinda’s pets ?
[ C : Supplementary Reader ]
6. Answer in about 100 words : 5 Write the character-sketch of Tricki on the basis of your understanding of the lesson ‘A Triumph of Surgery’.
OR
Describe the scene when Mr. Jaffers tries to arrest “a man without a head”. (Foot prints Without Feet)
7. Answer any three of the following questions :
(i) Why is Mrs. Pumphrey worried about Tricki ? (A Triumph of Surgery)
(ii) Why was Griffin wandering in the streets ? (Footprints without Feet)
(iii) What lesson does Ebright learn when he does not win anything at a science fair ? (The Making of a Scientist)
(iv) Why was Matilda Loisel always unhappy ? (The Necklace)
(v) Who is Lutkins ? (The Hack Driver)
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