Past Papers › 2023
In short: The 2023 Std 10 English (Second/Third Language) board paper, held on 6 March 2023, tested The Boy who Broke the Bank and A Lesson in Life from a Beggar from the textbook, plus one unseen passage and the usual writing and grammar sections.
- Date: 6 March 2023, 11:00 am
- Marks & duration: 80 written marks (out of 100) · 3 hours (exact section-wise mark split for this year is not confirmed in our sources, so it isn’t shown below)
What This Paper Tested
| Section | What it was based on |
|---|---|
| Prose passage | The Boy who Broke the Bank |
| Prose passage | A Lesson in Life from a Beggar |
| Poem (comprehension) | The World is Mine |
| Poem (for appreciation) | A Teenager’s Prayer |
| Unseen passage | a short life-sketch of the cricketer Sachin Tendulkar — his career and the awards he received |
Grammar Items Tested
- active–passive voice
- statement to exclamatory sentence
- framing a Wh-question
- change of tense to simple future
- question tag
Brush up with: Passive Voice, Types of Sentences.
Original Model Answers
These are written fresh for this page, in the same style and length expected in the exam — not copied from any official answer key.
Letter (informal): Write to your father asking permission for a school trip to a hill station, covering duration, cost, stay and places to see.
Our school has planned a three-day educational trip to Chikhaldara next month, and I would like your permission to join.
The trip costs ₹1,800 per student, which includes travel by bus, stay in a school-arranged dormitory, and all meals. We will be visiting the viewpoints, the coffee estate, and a wildlife sanctuary, along with two teachers accompanying us throughout.
I promise to follow all the rules and stay in touch by phone every evening. Please let me know your decision by Friday, since I need to submit the fee by Monday.
Your loving son,
Omkar
Speech: Deliver a speech on health and diet, using the idea ‘we are what we eat’.
Our body repairs and rebuilds itself every single day, using nothing but the food we give it. Junk food gives quick energy but very little to actually build with, which is why we feel tired soon after. A balanced plate — grains, vegetables, protein and fruit — keeps us alert through a full school day.
Along with food, regular exercise matters just as much: even a twenty-minute walk or a game in the evening keeps our mind sharp for studies.
So the next time you reach for a packet of chips, remember: you’re not just filling your stomach, you’re building tomorrow’s you. Thank you.
Exam Tips for This Pattern
‘The World is Mine’ has now appeared as a comprehension or appreciation poem in three of the last five years (2023, 2024, and most likely 2022) — make sure you know its theme and central idea cold.
These notes describe the pattern and topics of past board papers in our own words, for revision purposes. They are not copies of the official question paper or the official answer key, and the model answers are written fresh by englishresources.in, not reproduced from any answer key.