Odisha BSE HSC Persian (Third Language) case studies
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The Odisha BSE HSC Persian (Third Language) is a written paper taken under the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha, as a third-language subject at the Higher Secondary (+2) stage. It suits candidates who already read Persian script comfortably and want a classical language on their mark sheet, often alongside Odia and English, and it is also a useful bridge for students heading toward Arabic, Urdu or Islamic studies. The Odisha BSE HSC Persian (Third Language) case studies are 5 cases and about 1,991 words.
1The Unopened Envelope: Pronoun Reference in an Unseen Passage
An HSC candidate has eight minutes to answer four comprehension questions on a 120-word unseen Persian passage. The passage reads: «مینا نامه‌ای را روی میز دید.
416 words, about 2 min2Judging a Character's Mixed Motive in a Prescribed Prose Episode
An HSC candidate is answering a six-mark prescribed-prose question: «این ماجرا چه چیزی دربارهٔ شخصیت تاجر نشان می‌دهد؟ دو دلیل از متن بیاورید.» The episode reads: «تاجر گفت: این سه سکه را به همسایه بدهید، ولی به او نگویید که از من است. سپس در را بست و به مهمانانش گفت که چیزی برای دادن ندارد.» The mark scheme awards two marks for evidence of generosity, two for concern with reputation or public face, and two for linking both to the theme of mixed motive.
414 words, about 2 min3Simile or Metaphor in a Prescribed Couplet
An HSC candidate is analysing a prescribed couplet: «ای دوست، غم عشق تو در سینه نهان است داغ تو چو خورشید به دل تابان است» The question asks: «در مصراع دوم کدام آرایه به کار رفته است؟» The candidate writes: «استعاره، چون داغ تو خورشید نیست; واژهٔ چو فقط برای روانی وزن است.» A second candidate writes: «تشبیه، چون چو نشانهٔ تشبیه است.» The teacher says both have part of the truth but the first answer misnames the device. The couplet has no title or poet given, and the candidate must not rely on memorised labels.
372 words, about 2 min4The Overgeneralised Indicative after «باید»
An HSC candidate is correcting a classmate's sentence in a grammar drill. The original Odia sentence means «To pass the examination, I must study every day.» The classmate writes: «برای قبولی در امتحان، باید هر روز درس می‌خوانم.» The candidate says the sentence is correct because «می‌خوانم» shows a habitual action, and habit is exactly what the Odia sentence expresses.
393 words, about 2 min5Translating an Idiom: «آبرو» and the Limits of Literal Rendering
An HSC candidate is translating a Persian sentence into Odia and English: «او با کارش آبروی خانواده را برد.» The four options are: A «He took the family's water with his work»; B «He disgraced the family by his action»; C «He earned water for the family»; D «He carried the family's reputation with his work.» The candidate chooses D, reasoning that آبرو means «reputation» and بردن means «to carry», so the sentence should be «carried the family's reputation.» The teacher marks D wrong and B correct. The candidate protests that D preserves both dictionary meanings and sounds more formal.
396 words, about 2 min