Bihar Board Class 10 English Question Paper 2025 (Code 213 Set-A) Available- Download Here with Solution PDF

The author does not like to go to watch

• (A) television
• (B) theatre
• (C) cinema
• (D) rallies

Jim collects money only on

• (A) Mondays and Wednesdays
• (B) Tuesdays and Thursdays
• (C) Saturdays and Sundays
• (D) Fridays and Saturdays

The author was successful in ........................ Gillu to sit near her plate.

• (A) scolding
• (B) training
• (C) reprimanding
• (D) holding

The Indian cinema needs an intelligent appreciation of the ..................... of the medium.

• (A) actions
• (B) confusions
• (C) limitations
• (D) chaos

According to Alexander Aris, the suffering of the Burmese people has been

• (A) ignored
• (B) acknowledged
• (C) heard but ignored
• (D) heeded but ignored

The woman in 'Once Upon A Time' is the daughter of

• (A) bureaucrats
• (B) landlords
• (C) slaves
• (D) industrialists

Indian society has the capacity of

• (A) revival
• (B) hatred
• (C) readjustment
• (D) indifference

Malasha was ........................ and so wanted to run away.

• (A) happy
• (B) frightened
• (C) excited
• (D) angry

Rapid movement does not give the real ........................ of travel.

• (A) knowledge
• (B) pleasure
• (C) pain
• (D) dream

People are hardly concerned about

• (A) peace
• (B) harmony
• (C) ecology
• (D) plantation

The squirrel was wounded terribly by the

• (A) parrots
• (B) pigeons
• (C) crows
• (D) eagles

Children sometimes behave in a more ........................ manner than adults.

• (A) innocent
• (B) rude
• (C) mature
• (D) friendly

According to the poet, life holds out ........................ to all.

• (A) bitter
• (B) sour
• (C) sweet
• (D) spicy

........................ please / pleases a simple and happy man.

• (A) Memories
• (B) Recreation
• (C) Dreams
• (D) Food

A polythene bag ........................ when a little heat is applied.

• (A) flies
• (B) burns
• (C) strikes
• (D) melts

Vidyapati was influenced by the poetry of

• (A) Jayadeva
• (B) Jaishankar Prasad
• (C) Harivansh Rai Bachchan
• (D) Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar'

'The Empty Heart' highlights a great human weakness,

• (A) Greed
• (B) Anger
• (C) Love
• (D) Hatred

The koel is restless to meet its

• (A) friends
• (B) sister
• (C) lover
• (D) parents

The porter is very

• (A) fat
• (B) stout
• (C) frail
• (D) sick

Who wrote the poem 'Martha' ?

• (A) D. H. Lawrence
• (B) S. T. Coleridge
• (C) T. S. Eliot
• (D) Walter de la Mare

The koel hides behind the

• (A) papaya-leaves
• (B) guava-leaves
• (C) mango-leaves
• (D) neem-leaves

The porter is not at all afraid to challenge the

• (A) wild animals
• (B) mountains
• (C) cold weather
• (D) people

Martha's stories are about

• (A) parents
• (B) relationships
• (C) folk songs
• (D) supernatural beings

Radha's condition was

• (A) irritating
• (B) tolerable
• (C) frustrating
• (D) miserable

Halku did not want to be ........................ by the landlord.

• (A) scolded
• (B) defeated
• (C) insulted
• (D) killed

Substances that cause allergy are called

• (A) algae
• (B) bacteria
• (C) allergens
• (D) virus

The bet was between the

• (A) lawyer and doctor
• (B) banker and teacher
• (C) doctor and banker
• (D) lawyer and banker

Mr. Gessler's boots never failed to

• (A) impress
• (B) satisfy
• (C) fit
• (D) succeed

There was nobody to look after ........................ .

• (A) Nellie
• (B) the dining room
• (C) Sun and Moon
• (D) Minnie, the cook

The daughter cannot understand the reason behind her

• (A) anger
• (B) weariness
• (C) sadness
• (D) anxiety

The narrator's girlfriend was very

• (A) cunning
• (B) understanding
• (C) calculating
• (D) proud

Premchand's original name was

• (A) Dhanpat Mishra
• (B) Dhanpat Rai
• (C) Dhanpat Yadav
• (D) Dhanpat Singh

A person has to be exposed to a particular ........................ to become allergic to it.

• (A) protein
• (B) antigen
• (C) allergen
• (D) symptom

Who wrote the story 'The Bet' ?

• (A) John Galsworthy
• (B) Premchand
• (C) Anton Chekhov
• (D) Rana S. Singh

Mr. Gessler was an exceptional

• (A) doctor
• (B) lawyer
• (C) teacher
• (D) shoe-maker

........................ has made a very significant development over the years.

• (A) Agriculture
• (B) Painting
• (C) Cinema
• (D) Architecture

Who wrote the poem 'Koel' ?

• (A) Laxmi Prasad Devkota
• (B) William Cowper
• (C) Alexander Pope
• (D) Puran Singh

Man's ........................ brought about his downfall in the poem 'The Empty Heart'.

• (A) hunger
• (B) education
• (C) sleep
• (D) greed

Environment gets ........................ when leaves and other waste materials are burnt.

• (A) dissolved
• (B) disoriented
• (C) cleared
• (D) polluted

Martha's eyes were as tranquil as

• (A) dreams
• (B) feelings
• (C) thoughts
• (D) emotions

The Koel was ........................ , yet charred.

• (A) angry
• (B) fresh
• (C) dead
• (D) mute

Who is the author of 'What is Wrong with Indian Films' ?

• (A) Vidyapati
• (B) Mahadevi Verma
• (C) Satyajit Ray
• (D) Puran Singh

'Each with gold coins filled to the brim' — is from

• (A) Koel
• (B) The Sleeping Porter
• (C) The Empty Heart
• (D) Polythene Bag

Malasha's mother started shouting at Akoulya's

• (A) father
• (B) sister
• (C) aunt
• (D) mother

'Concealed in the mango-leaves, thou singest !' — is from

• (A) The Empty Heart
• (B) Thinner Than a Crescent
• (C) Polythene Bag
• (D) Koel

The Indian masses and classes differ because of lack of

• (A) hair
• (B) opportunity
• (C) food
• (D) dress

Jim wanted Mr. Johnson to walk for short distances and save

• (A) petrol
• (B) ecology
• (C) pollution
• (D) diesel

The porter is reigning over the kingdom of

• (A) fight
• (B) sleep
• (C) tension
• (D) anger

In his poems, Walter de la Mare creates an atmosphere of

• (A) depression
• (B) gloom
• (C) mystery
• (D) ecstasy

The rich man prayed to give him one more pot of

• (A) gold
• (B) iron
• (C) silver
• (D) copper

R. C. Hutchinson did not ........................ the rapid movement of life.

• (A) like
• (B) hate
• (C) dislike
• (D) love

Aris, along with his mother wanted Burma to become ........................ country.

• (A) a tyrannical
• (B) a dictator
• (C) a peaceful
• (D) a disturbed

'Hours, days and years slide soft away' — is from

• (A) Martha
• (B) Koel
• (C) The Empty Heart
• (D) Ode on Solitude

It was earlier believed that the ........................ were the earliest invaders of India.

• (A) Turkish
• (B) Greek
• (C) Aryans
• (D) Britishers

The daughter had never seen her mother

• (A) smile
• (B) weary
• (C) laugh
• (D) sleep

'At times they banish hope and cease to care.' — is from

• (A) Thinner Than a Crescent
• (B) Koel
• (C) Martha
• (D) The Sleeping Porter

The poet does not want his ........................ to be marked.

• (A) grave
• (B) dining room
• (C) bedroom
• (D) cottage

'Fairies and gnomes stole out,
In the leaf-green light." — is from

• (A) The Sleeping Porter
• (B) The Empty Heart
• (C) Koel
• (D) Martha

Cinema commands the ........................ accorded to any form of creative expression.

• (A) respect
• (B) competitiveness
• (C) jealousy
• (D) secrecy

'In chariots and sedans, know no fatigue.' — is from

• (A) God Made the Country
• (B) Martha
• (C) Ode on Solitude
• (D) Koel

Indirect speech of : He said, “Where can I get a book ?” is

• (A) He asked where he could get a book
• (B) He said as to where get a book
• (C) He is saying to get to a book
• (D) He says that where is the book

Indirect speech of : Rima said to Mohan, “Has your result come out ?” is

• (A) Rima says to Mohan if his result are out
• (B) Rima asked Mohan if his result has come out
• (C) Rima is asking Mohan if result is out
• (D) Rima was saying to Mohan if results are out

Indirect speech of : Tarun said, “Please help me in trouble.” is

• (A) Tarun says to help him in trouble
• (B) Tarun said that he wanted to help in trouble
• (C) Tarun asked me to help him in trouble
• (D) Tarun requested to help him in trouble

Direct speech of : He asked me if I had posted the letter. is

• (A) He says, “Had you posted the letter ?”
• (B) He said to me, “Have you posted the letter ?”
• (C) He enquired, “Have you posting the letter ?”
• (D) He said, “Did you posted the letter ?”

Direct speech of : Sima said she wanted a new book. is

• (A) Sima said, “I want a new book.”
• (B) Sima says, “I am want a new book.”
• (C) Sima is saying, “I want a book which is new.”
• (D) Sima asked, “I wanted a new book.”

Direct speech of : He advised me not to go out at night. is

• (A) He will say, “Have you gone out at night.”
• (B) He said, “Did you go out not at night.”
• (C) He says to me, “Don't going out at night.”
• (D) He said to me, “Don't go out at night.”

Everybody is jealous ........................ me.

• (A) for
• (B) by
• (C) at
• (D) of

Harish deals ........................ sugar.

• (A) at
• (B) by
• (C) in
• (D) for

My grandmother came ........................ train.

• (A) by
• (B) through
• (C) on
• (D) for

I have no use ........................ it.

• (A) of
• (B) for
• (C) at
• (D) with

She was not familiar ........................ the situation.

• (A) with
• (B) on
• (C) by
• (D) at

The police will suffer ........................ their misdeeds.

• (A) at
• (B) for
• (C) in
• (D) though

Call me ........................ an hour.

• (A) on
• (B) from
• (C) in
• (D) of

Jai ........................ the burglar entering his house.

• (A) see
• (B) saw
• (C) have seen
• (D) seeing

The teacher ........................ the class yesterday.

• (A) scolding
• (B) scolded
• (C) scold
• (D) will scold

Stars ........................ all night.

• (A) shining
• (B) shines
• (C) shine
• (D) will shining

Anand usually ........................ late from work.

• (A) comes
• (B) will coming
• (C) come
• (D) had come

I will be ........................ for Chennai next week.

• (A) leave
• (B) leaving
• (C) left
• (D) was left

Yogesh promised that he ........................ hard.

• (A) would work
• (B) did working
• (C) has worked
• (D) can work

Akbar ........................ Urdu very well.

• (A) speaking
• (B) speak
• (C) speaks
• (D) spoken

Choose the correct antonym of 'Urban' —

• (A) Rustic
• (B) Civil
• (C) Rural
• (D) Foreign

Choose the correct antonym of 'Hazy' —

• (A) Plain
• (B) Clear
• (C) Light
• (D) Dull

Choose the correct synonym of 'Regard' —

• (A) Respect
• (B) Love
• (C) Liking
• (D) Suspicion

Choose the correct synonym of 'Cease' —

• (A) Begin
• (B) Create
• (C) Stop
• (D) Dull

Choose the active voice of : “Butter is made from milk by us.”

• (A) We made butter from milk
• (B) We make butter from milk
• (C) We had make butter from milk
• (D) We has been making butter from milk

Choose the active voice of : “A new car has been bought by me.”

• (A) I will buy a new car
• (B) I have bought a new car
• (C) I have buy a new car
• (D) I may have to buy a new car

Choose the active voice of : “Vegetarians should not be offered meat.”

• (A) You should not offer meat to vegetarians
• (B) You must not offering meat to vegetarians
• (C) You cannot offer meat to vegetarians
• (D) You have not offer meat to vegetarians

Choose the passive voice of : “Shut the door and leave.”

• (A) Let the door be shut and you are ordered to leave
• (B) Let the door be shutted and you are ordered to leave
• (C) Let the door be shut and you be left
• (D) Let the door shut and you are ordered to leave

Choose the passive voice of : “You must hit the nail on the head.”

• (A) The nail must hit on the head
• (B) The nail must be hit on the head
• (C) The nail has to be hit on the head
• (D) The nail on the head must be hit

Choose the passive voice of : “Have this lock broken.”

• (A) Break this lock
• (B) Get someone to break this lock
• (C) Let this lock be broken
• (D) Have broken this lock be

Choose the most suitable translation : वे लोग विद्यालय जा चुके हैं।

• (A) They have gone to school
• (B) Those people has gone to school
• (C) They people go to school
• (D) That people have gone to school

Choose the most suitable translation : नियमित रूप से अध्ययन करो।

• (A) Studying regularly
• (B) Study regular
• (C) Regular studying
• (D) Study regularly

Choose the most suitable translation : उसने मुझे सोया हुआ पाया।

• (A) He find me asleep
• (B) He found me sleeping
• (C) He has found me asleep
• (D) He found me to sleep

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :

One day the old emperor Shah Jahan became ill. His son Aurangzeb, who always wanted to be the emperor, put his father in a jail. Jahanara Begum, the eldest child of Shah Jahan, did not leave her father and went to jail along with him. She said, “I shall share the suffering of my father. He needs me in his old age, and I shall never leave him.” Shah Jahan spent seven years in jail before dying. During that period, Princess Jahanara stayed there and took care of him. After the death of her father, she returned to her own palace and continued to live there till her death. Before her death, however, she gave away all she had to the needy and the poor. Upon her death, Aurangzeb gave her the posthumous title : Sahibat-uz-Zamani (mistress of age).

i) Who was the eldest child of Shah Jahan ?

ii) What did Aurangzeb do when his father became ill ?

iii) Who decided to look after Shah Jahan and why ?

iv) What did Jahanara do before her death ?