ICSE 2018 Hindi Solved Paper for Class 10

About this paper

This is the ICSE Class 10 Hindi (Second Language) paper from the 2018 board examination, with a model answer printed after every question. Three hours are allowed for writing after 15 minutes of reading. Section A, of 40 marks, is compulsory and has a composition of about 250 words (including a photograph of schoolgirls with slates), a letter of about 120 words, an unseen passage and grammar. Section B, also of 40 marks, asks for any four questions, at least one from each of the two books studied, drawn from Sahitya Sagar, the novel Naya Rasta by Sushma Agarwal, and Ekanki Sanchay. The questions below are translated from Hindi. The answers are short enough to show how much to write for a two-mark or a three-mark part.

Exam

ICSE Class 10

Subject

Hindi

Year

2018

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

16

Pages

15

Answers included

Yes

Paper pattern

• Section A

  40 marks

  Questions 1–4, all compulsory: composition (15), letter (7), unseen passage and grammar, each with a model answer

• Section B

  40 marks

  Questions 5–16 on Sahitya Sagar, Naya Rasta and Ekanki Sanchay, ten marks each, with answers; any four, with at least one from each of the two books studied

Topics covered

• Hindi essay and picture composition
• Letter writing
• Unseen comprehension
• Grammar
• Bade Ghar Ki Beti (Premchand)
• Jamun ka Ped (Krishna Chander)
• Mahayagya ka Puraskar (Yashpal)
• Kundaliyan (Giridhar Kavi Rai)
• Bhikshuk (Nirala)
• Chalna Hamara Kaam Hai (Suman)
• Naya Rasta (Sushma Agarwal)
• Ekanki Sanchay

Questions from this paper

1. On the statement that the feeling of helping others is fulfilled in folk tales, explain what you understand by helping others.
2. Write a story that ends with the sentence ‘In the end, I succeeded in my plan.’
3. In Bade Ghar Ki Beti, why had Anandi’s readiness grown cold, and whom was she waiting for?
4. In Giridhar Kavi Rai’s Kundaliyan, whose usefulness is being described, and when does the poet advise a person to keep a staff?
5. In Nirala’s Bhikshuk, what scene do the first two lines present?
6. In Deepdan, who is the speaker of the given lines, and who is Banveer?