BSEB Matric Arabic (Optional) case studies
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BSEB Matric Arabic (Optional) is the Arabic elective paper taken by Bihar School Examination Board Class 10 candidates who choose Arabic as one of their optional subjects alongside the compulsory core. It is intended for students in Urdu-medium and Arabic-learning settings, including madrasa-background candidates who have studied Arabic as a school subject, and it rewards steady reading and grammar practice rather than last-minute cramming. The BSEB Matric Arabic (Optional) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,882 words.
1The mudaf ilayh that the student called a na't
A half-yearly paper worth 5 marks asks candidates to parse the sentence قَرَأَ طَالِبُ الْعِلْمِ كِتَابَ الْأُسْتَاذِ. Rukhsana, a Matric candidate, writes: طالبُ = مبتدأ مرفوع; العلمِ = نعت مجرور; كتابَ = خبر منصوب; الأستاذِ = مضاف إليه مجرور.
666 words, about 3 min2The answer that copied the passage
An unseen passage of about 130 words, titled أَهَمِّيَّةُ الْمَاءِ, states that water covers most of the earth but only a small fraction is fit to drink; it urges readers not to leave taps running and not to pollute rivers. Four questions carry 2 marks each: (1) Why is water called the source of life?
560 words, about 3 min3The passive that became active
A 10-mark translation question asks for Urdu renderings of five Arabic sentences, 2 marks each. One candidate writes: أُكِلَ الطَّعَامُ → 'اس نے کھانا کھایا'; لَمْ يَحْضُرْ أَحَدٌ → 'کوئی نہیں آئے گا'; يُعَامِلُ الْمُعَلِّمُ تَلَامِيذَهُ بِرِفْقٍ → 'استاد اپنے شاگردوں کے ساتھ نرمی کرتا ہے'; لَا تَتَكَلَّمْ بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ → 'بلند آواز سے مت بولنا'; سَيَكْتُبُ الطَّالِبُ الدَّرْسَ → 'طالب علم سبق لکھے گا'.
533 words, about 3 min4The couplet that was translated but not explained
In the poetry section, a 6-mark question asks candidates to explain the couplet بِقَدْرِ الْكَدِّ تُكْتَسَبُ الْمَعَالِي / وَمَنْ طَلَبَ الْعُلَا سَهِرَ اللَّيَالِي and to name one rhetorical device with its effect. A candidate writes a literal Urdu paraphrase: 'محنت کے بقدر بلندیاں حاصل کی جاتی ہیں، اور جو بلندی طلب کرے وہ راتوں کو جاگے.' For the device she writes only 'تشبیہ' and draws a line under it.
547 words, about 3 min5The six spellings on the calligraphy sheet
A 6-mark orthography test asks candidates to copy six words in naskh: إستقبال، شيئ، مدرسه، علي (the preposition), القران، مسئلة. One student's sheet is visually strong: the letters are evenly spaced, the kashida is controlled, and the dots are clear.
576 words, about 3 min