CBSE 2018 Hindi B Question Paper for Class 10

About this paper

This is the CBSE Class 10 Hindi (Course B) question paper, code 4/1, from the 2018 board examination. It carries 80 marks, allows three hours plus 15 minutes of reading time, and has 17 compulsory questions in four sections (Khand Ka to Gha); the paper is in Hindi and the questions below are translated. Khand Ka has an unseen prose passage on laughter and an unseen poem, Khand Kha tests grammar, and Khand Ga covers the Sparsh and Sanchayan textbooks, including Bade Bhai Sahab, Tatara–Vamiro Katha, Harihar Kaka and the poems of Mahadevi Verma and Bihari. Khand Gha is writing: a paragraph, a letter, a notice, a dialogue and an advertisement, each with an internal choice. This copy has the questions only, without answers.

Exam

CBSE Class 10

Subject

Hindi B

Year

2018

Paper code

4/1

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

17

Pages

4

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Khand Ka

  15 marks

  Questions 1–2: an unseen prose passage and an unseen poem, answers in 20–30 words

• Khand Kha

  15 marks

  Questions 3–7: grammar — pad, sentence transformation, samas, sentence correction and idioms

• Khand Ga

  25 marks

  Questions 8–12: textbook prose and poetry, short answers plus 100- and 150-word answers with internal choices

• Khand Gha

  25 marks

  Questions 13–17: paragraph, letter, notice, dialogue and advertisement writing, five marks each with internal choices

Topics covered

• Unseen passage and poem
• Shabd and pad
• Sentence transformation (saral, mishra, sanyukt vakya)
• Samas
• Sentence correction and muhavare
• Bade Bhai Sahab
• Tatara–Vamiro Katha
• Parvat Pradesh Mein Pavas
• Harihar Kaka
• Paragraph and letter writing
• Notice, dialogue and advertisement writing

Questions from this paper

1. When does a word (shabd) become a pad? Give a reasoned answer with an example.
2. Based on the story 'Bade Bhai Sahab', write in about 100 words which aspects of the whole education system the author satirises, and how this could be solved.
3. In Mahadevi Verma's poem, what do the 'deepak' (lamp) and the 'priyatam' (beloved) symbolise?
4. Based on the poem 'Parvat Pradesh Mein Pavas', describe the form and appearance of the mountain.
5. Write a paragraph of about 80–100 words on 'Swachhta Andolan' (the cleanliness movement), covering why it is needed, the changes it has brought and our responsibility.
6. Write a letter of about 100 words to the transport chief praising the bus conductor who safely delivered your belongings left on the bus to your home, and recommending a reward for him.