ICSE Class 10 Hindi Board Exam 2024 Post Paper Analysis - 20th March

The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Board (ICSE board) class 10 examinations have been going on since February 21, 2024. The students appeared for their Hindi examination today, 20^th March. The examination was three hours long and commenced at 11.00 A.M. and concluded at 1.00 P.M. The students also got 15 minutes of extra reading time before the examination started. This year, around 2 lakh students are appearing for the ICSE class 10 board examination across the country. More than 2000 schools affiliated with the ICSE board will be conducting the exam.

The students were well-prepared to appear for their Hindi. Prior to the examinations, students discussed the possibilities of questions. Each student appeared to be confident of their preparation. The exam paper was of moderate difficulty and was a little bit lengthy. The students managed to complete the paper in the allotted time. Let us analyse the ICSE class 10 Hindi paper in detail. 

Question Paper Structure

The ICSE class 10 Hindi paper has been divided into two parts: an internal assessment of 20 marks conducted during the academic year and the theory paper of 80 marks conducted today. Here, we are going to understand the details of the latter paper held on 20th March 2024. 

The Hindi paper 2023-2024 was based on the standard ICSE board pattern that includes both the Hindi language and literature syllabus. Let us take a look at the pattern of this year's ICSE class 10 Hindi exam paper.

The Hindi exam paper was similar to the specimen paper released by CISCE. The question paper was divided into two sections, each for Hindi language and literature. 

Question 1 was on composition writing for 15 marks. There were four different choices of types and topics of essays, including a picture composition for the students. The students were required to write an interesting and well-elaborated grammatically correct composition in around 250 words on any one topic of their choice.

Question 2 was on letter writing for 7 marks. The students had to choose and write a letter on any one of the given topics. The students had to write the letter in approximately 120 words.

Question 3 was based on comprehension passage for 10 marks. This question had an unseen passage followed by 5 questions based on the passage. The students had to answer the questions for 2 marks each in their own words.

Question 4 consisted of grammar exercises that included different grammar elements, such as adjectives, synonyms, antonyms, adverbs, idioms, and transformations of sentences. This question includes MCQ-based questions for a total of 8 marks. 

Section B was based on the Hindi literature part of the academic session. The section was for 40 marks, and students had to attempt any four references to context-based questions. The section included questions from the three ICSE board-prescribed textbooks for the 2023-2024 session. Students were required to attempt one question from each of the textbooks of their choice and any two questions from the chosen textbooks.

Let's have a look at the ICSE Class 10 Hindi paper and all the parts and marks distributed to each question and topic.

Question Paper Analysis

Here is a tabulated post-paper analysis of the ICSE class 10 Hindi board examination based on the reviews by the students who appeared for the exam.

Distribution of Marks 

The ICSE Class 10 English Paper I has a standard pattern of distribution of marks.

Student Feedback

• The students were satisfied with the question paper.
• The questions were neither too easy nor too difficult.
• It was a direct scoring paper based on the syllabus for the year.
• The students found the paper to be somewhat lengthy.

Expert Feedback

• The paper was easy for the students.
• The MCQs were based on logical thinking.
• The questions from all the textbooks were covered during the coursework.
• Students can easily score good marks on the paper.

Conclusion

The students appeared for their ICSE board class 10 Hindi examination today. The paper was said to have a moderate difficulty level for the students. The marks were well-distributed to the questions. The paper was balanced with difficulty levels of the different questions of the Hindi language section like the essay was easy for them, the letter writing topics were easy to write and the comprehension passage was interesting to answer. The Hindi literature section also had moderate-level questions. The students are confident that they will score good marks and add a good score to their overall percentage. According to the analysis, students who have read the textbooks well and solved the previous years’ question papers can easily score 70+ marks on the Hindi examination. 

The ICSE board class 10 examinations are going to end on 28^th March. There are a few exams left for the students to prepare well. Today's Hindi paper has given a good push to students to perform well in the upcoming exams.

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