Maharashtra SSC English - Second/Third Language (MSBSHSE) case studies
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The Maharashtra SSC English paper is the Class 10 English examination set by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) for students taking English as a Second or Third Language. It is a school-leaving board paper: results feed into SSC certification and into eligibility for Class 11 admission in the state's junior colleges, so it matters both as a language test and as a gateway credential. The Maharashtra SSC English - Second/Third Language (MSBSHSE) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,640 words.
1Awarding Four Marks for Character Analysis in Prose
A Class 10 SSC teacher is marking a unit test on the prose section. The four-mark question reads: 'The narrator returns the damaged library book and confesses.
564 words, about 3 min2Deciding Between Personification and Metaphor in a Poetry Answer
In a poetry appreciation test, students are given the line 'The tired road stretches its arms toward the horizon' and asked a two-mark question: 'Identify and explain the figure of speech.' One student writes, 'Personification, because the road is given arms and the human action of stretching.' A second writes, 'Metaphor, because the road is compared to a person without using like or as.' A third writes, 'Imagery, because it creates a picture of a road in the reader's mind.' The teacher's key names personification. The class has been taught that figures can overlap, but the question asks for the most prominent figure.
539 words, about 3 min3Marking Inference in an Unseen Passage
An unseen passage of 54 words is followed by two questions. Passage: 'At forty, Meera bought a bicycle.
528 words, about 3 min4Applying a Notice-Writing Rubric to Two Student Scripts
A five-mark notice-writing task is set: 'Your school's lost-and-found box has many unclaimed items. Write a notice for the school notice board asking students to claim their items before Friday.' The rubric is format 2 (heading, date, signature or designation), content 2, language 1.
517 words, about 3 min5Judging a Summary Against Word Limit and Ownership
A 110-word passage about walking to school is given for a summary task with a 50-word limit. The passage says that walking gives twenty minutes of daily exercise, improves stamina and concentration, reduces cars at the school gate, makes the air cleaner and the morning rush safer, and gives friends time to talk without screens.
492 words, about 2 min