BSEB English Model Question For Matric Examination 2016 : Bihar School Examination Board
Organisation : Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB)
Exam : Matric Examination
Paper: English
Document Type : Model Question Papers
Year : 2016
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English Model Question For Matric Examination 2016 :
SET-01 (Section-A) :
Q. 01 Read the passage given below and answer the question that follow : 4X3=12
Ants are the most interesting of all insects because they are so like human beings in many ways. They live together ,build their own houses and have a king and a queen .
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Each ant has its own work to do and it does its work well. The very young ants, Who have just come out of their cocoons are generally the nurses when they are older and their skins are harder they are ready to leave the nest and do other kinds of work . Some of the ants hunt for food. Most other kinds of insects go about looking for food, but it is always for themselves alone . But the ants think of nest . They bring in food for the queen and other workers, as well as for themselves.
Questions :
Q(a) How are ants similar to human brings?
Q(b) When do these very young ants leave the nest?
Q(c) How are ants different from most other kinds of insects?
Q(d) What jobs are performed by the very young ants?
Q. 02 Read the passage carefully and answer the following question : 4X2=8
In days gone by it so happened, there was a thirsty fox. He was wandering here and there in search of water. In course of wandering fate smiled upon him and he reached near a well. A little water was at its bottom. As he was much thirsty he jumped into the well and drank water. The walls of well were high and he was
unable to get out from the well. In the mean time a thirsty goat came that way and saw the fox inside the well. She asked the fox. What are you doing there ? The fox said ,I am drinking the sweet water here , come down and drink this sweet water. The goat jumped into the well and drank the water. The cleaver-fox got on the back of the goat and jumped out. The foolish goat was entrapped inside the well. She died there helpless.
Questions :
a. What happened with the fox?
b. Why did the fox jump into the well?
c. Who did come near the Well next?
d. How did the fox come out from the Well?
Section B : 8
Q.03 Write a letter to your father telling him about your grand achievement in the field of education.
Or
Write a letter to your friend advising him to take regular exercise to grow hale and hearty.
Q.04 Write a paragraph on any one of the following in the about 60 words 4
i) A Picnic Party
ii) Your favourite Hoppy
iii) The Village Market
iv) The Season you like most
Q.05 You are Arun/Arti, Head Boy/ Head Girl of your School. Write a notice for your School notice board calling for entries from desirous students for Inter School Quiz Contest Preliminary Round to be held at your school. (Word limit 50 Words) 8
or
Recently you have visited your native village on the eve of Summar Vaccation. Write a paragraph of 80 to 100 words about the sight and scene of your Village.
Section : C (Grammer and Translation)
Q.06 Do as directed : 4X1=4
(a) She is too weak to walk (Removal of too)
(b) Mr Prasad is one of the strongest person in the society (Into positive degree)
(c) Who has taken tea? (Into passive voice)
(d) How old the Woman is! (Into Assertive sentence)
Q.07 Change the following sentence into indirect form of speech: 4X1=4
i) He said to Rohit, “ Don’t play in the sun.”
ii) He said, “Please help me in trouble.”
iii) The teacher said to the class, “you should labour hard and be successful in your lives.”
iv) She said to me, “Man is mortal.
Q.08 Use appropriate form of verbs in the blank given in the brackets: 3X1=3
i) Ram as well his friends…………………………..enjoying the cricket match. (is/are)
ii)Nothing but stars…………………………twinkling in the sky. ( is/are)
iii) Not only Ram but also his friends…………………………doing this. (is/are)
Q.09 Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition: 4X1=4
i) He deals………………..rice. (in/out)
ii)We run…………………….the thief. (after/behind)
iii) He agrees……………..his friend. (with/on)
iv) We put ………………wealth. (by/on)
Section : D
Q.11 Read carefully the given extract and answer the following questions: 5X1=5
Due to my important papers and letters, my room used to remain locked in absence. The moment the room was opened on my return from college and I stepped in, Gillu would rush on to me and climb up and down from my head to toe. Since then, this had become a regular practice. On my leaving the room, Gillu would also make an exit through the wiremesh opening of the window. He would spend the whole day with his lot, jumping and prancing up and down the branches.
Questions :
i) From which story has this extract been taken?
ii) Who was the author of this extract?
iii) From which reason was the narrator’s room locked in her absence?
iv) Who was Gillu?
v) How did Gillu spend his whole day?