BSEB Matric Persian (Optional) case studies
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BSEB Matric Persian (Optional) is the elective Persian paper offered under the Bihar School Examination Board's Class 10 (Matric) programme. It suits students who have studied Persian as an additional or optional language and want a board-recognised school-leaving qualification that includes it, typically those continuing a family or madrasa-linked language tradition alongside the standard Matric subjects. The BSEB Matric Persian (Optional) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,620 words.
1The Patron King: Marking a One-Sided Character Sketch
A half-yearly Persian paper for Class X has a 10-mark prose question: 'Discuss the character of the ruler in the prescribed lesson, supporting your answer with two incidents.' The marking note allots 4 marks for textual evidence, 3 for balanced judgement, and 3 for expression in Urdu or Persian. A candidate writes 130 words calling the ruler 'a perfect patron of learning.' She cites the public assembly where he rewards a poet with a robe and 500 dinars.
580 words, about 3 min2A Couplet of a Curl and a Child: Device Versus Moral Verdict
In a revision class, the teacher writes a couplet on the board: 'گفتم: «زلفت کمند دل باشد» / خندید و گفت: «هنوز طفل باشی»' ('I said: “Your curl is a snare for the heart”; she laughed and said: “You are still a child.”'). Students have 8 minutes to write one device and one theme.
556 words, about 3 min3Segmentation and the Missing Morphophonemic Step
In a 15-mark qawa'id section, three items test morphology: (a) Segment 'نویسندگان' into stem and plural marker. [2] (b) Give the plural of 'دانشمند' and 'کتابخانه'.
483 words, about 2 min4Evasion or Rejection: Scoring an Idiomatic Translation
A 10-mark translation question asks candidates to render into Persian: 'उसने बात टाल दी और कहा कि वह कल आएगा।' (Urdu: 'اس نے بات ٹال دی اور کہا کہ وہ کل آئے گا۔') The marking scheme gives 4 marks for the idiomatic verb, 3 for tense and reported speech, and 3 for grammar. Candidate A writes: 'او سخن را رد کرد و گفت که او فردا خواهد آمد.' Candidate B writes: 'او از پاسخ طفره رفت و گفت که فردا خواهد آمد.' Candidate C writes: 'او حرف را تأخیر انداخت و گفت که او فردا میآید.' The teacher must score all three quickly.
486 words, about 2 min5The Summer-Library Letter: Code-Switching and Register
The composition section offers two choices: (i) an 80-word paragraph on 'My School Library', or (ii) a letter to the principal asking for permission to use the library during the summer vacation. A candidate chooses the letter and writes: 'محترم جناب پرنسپل صاحب، سلام.
515 words, about 3 min