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Key Facts: Odisha BSE HSC English SLE Exam

SLE

BSE Odisha code/label for HSC English as Second Language

BSE Odisha Class X language combination and subject listings

100 marks

Odisha BSE HSC English — Second Language written paper total marks

BSE Odisha HSC subject examination pattern reporting

~50 + 50

Approximate MCQ/objective + subjective mark split under HSC Pattern of Question emphasis

BSE Odisha Pattern of Question materials for Class IX & X Annual HSC

~2h 30m

Typical written duration referenced for the SLE paper

BSE Odisha HSC exam pattern summaries; confirm year’s timetable

HSC fee

SLE fee is included in the overall Annual HSC examination fee, not a separate open marketplace charge

BSE Odisha form-fill-up / fee practice for regular HSC candidates

MCQ study aid

This bank adapts language and literature skills to four-option MCQs; official paper includes subjective writing

OpenExamPrep assessment-format policy for mixed board papers

Free 100-question English MCQ study bank for Odisha BSE HSC English — Second Language (SLE) 2026. Official exam: BSE Odisha Class 10 written paper, ~2h 30m, 100 marks (~50 MCQ + ~50 subjective), fee included in HSC fee. Covers grammar, prescribed prose/poetry concepts, reading, vocabulary, and writing structure. Not a full mixed-paper simulation; use official materials on bseodisha.ac.in for handwritten practice.

Sample Odisha BSE HSC English SLE Practice Questions

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1Choose the sentence in the simple present tense.

A.She wrote a letter yesterday.

B.She writes letters every Sunday.

C.She is writing a letter now.

D.She has written three letters.

Explanation: Simple present describes habits or regular actions: 'writes … every Sunday.'

2Select the correct past continuous form: "They _____ football when it started raining."

A.played

B.were playing

C.have played

D.play

Explanation: Past continuous ('were playing') shows an ongoing past action interrupted by another past event.

3Choose the correct article: "_____ honest farmer wrote a letter to God."

A.A

B.An

C.The

D.No article

Explanation: Use 'an' before a vowel sound. 'Honest' begins with a silent h, so the first sound is a vowel sound.

4Identify the correct passive form of: "The teacher explained the poem."

A.The poem was explained by the teacher.

B.The poem is explaining by the teacher.

C.The poem has explained by the teacher.

D.The poem explained the teacher.

Explanation: Active past simple 'explained' becomes passive past simple 'was explained' plus optional agent.

5Choose the correct preposition: "She is good _____ English grammar."

A.in

B.at

C.on

D.by

Explanation: The standard collocation for skill or ability is 'good at' plus a noun or gerund.

6Change into indirect speech: He said, "I am tired."

A.He said that he is tired.

B.He said that he was tired.

C.He said that I was tired.

D.He said that he were tired.

Explanation: After a past reporting verb, present 'am' usually backshifts to past 'was,' and 'I' becomes 'he.'

7Choose the correct determiner: "There is _____ milk left in the jug."

A.many

B.few

C.a little

D.several

Explanation: 'Milk' is uncountable; 'a little' means a small quantity of an uncountable noun.

8Select the sentence with correct subject–verb agreement.

A.The news are shocking.

B.The news is shocking.

C.The news were shocking yesterday only sometimes.

D.The news have been shocking always.

Explanation: 'News' is singular in form and takes a singular verb: 'is.'

9Choose the correct comparative form: "This lesson is _____ than the last one."

A.easy

B.easier

C.easiest

D.more easier

Explanation: For short adjectives, form the comparative with -er: 'easier than.'

10Identify the tense: "She has lived in Cuttack for ten years."

A.Simple past

B.Present continuous

C.Present perfect

D.Past perfect

Explanation: 'Has lived … for ten years' is present perfect, linking a past start to the present with 'for.'

About the Odisha BSE HSC English SLE Exam

Odisha BSE HSC English — Second Language (SLE) is the Class 10 public examination English (Second Language) paper conducted by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha. It is a written English paper of about 2 hours 30 minutes for 100 marks for candidates offering SLE as per their language combination. Prescribed materials commonly include Skills of Communicative English and Learn and Practise Grammar, with prose/poetry such as All Things Bright and Beautiful, A Letter to God, At the High School, Air Pollution: A Hidden Menace, Village Song, and The Flower-School, plus non-detailed texts such as A Tiger in the House, The Village Judge, and A Grain as Big as a Hen’s Egg. The Pattern of Question for Annual HSC is widely described as about 50 marks objective/MCQ plus about 50 marks subjective. Fees are part of the overall HSC fee. The official assessment is not a pure multiple-choice test. This free bank is an English MCQ study adaptation of language and literature skills for 2026 revision — not a full simulation of handwritten writing and mixed-paper tasks.

Exam sponsor: Board of Secondary Education, Odisha (BSE Odisha). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Typical public-exam organisation (confirm current Pattern of Question and model materials on bseodisha.ac.in): Reading comprehension; Grammar and vocabulary (Learn and Practise Grammar — tenses, voice, narration, clauses, determiners, prepositions, transformation); Detailed and non-detailed prose and poetry from Skills of Communicative English and related prescribed texts (e.g. All Things Bright and Beautiful, A Letter to God, At the High School, Air Pollution: A Hidden Menace, Village Song, The Flower-School; non-detailed such as A Tiger in the House, The Village Judge, A Grain as Big as a Hen’s Egg); Writing (letters, essays, and related composition) and translation concepts as prescribed. Duration about 2 hours 30 minutes; total 100 marks (about 50 MCQ + 50 subjective under published HSC pattern emphasis). This 100-question bank trains recognition of grammar, reading strategies, literature concepts, vocabulary, and writing structure only — it does not replace timed handwritten practice of official SLE tasks.

Time Limit

About 2 hours 30 minutes (confirm the year’s HSC timetable and paper instructions).

Passing Score

As notified by BSE Odisha for the HSC year (per-subject and overall/grade rules). Verify the current pass criteria circular on bseodisha.ac.in.

Exam / Certification Fees

Included in the Annual HSC examination fee notified by BSE Odisha; regular candidates usually pay through the school. Late-fee slabs and category exemptions apply as published. Verify the current form-fill-up schedule on bseodisha.ac.in.

Exam sponsor website

Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.

Official sources

Our practice resources: topics covered

We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.

Study emphasis ~30%

Grammar & Language Functions

Tenses, voice, narration, determiners, prepositions, modals, clauses, agreement, conditionals, and transformation.

Study emphasis ~18%

Prose & Literature Concepts

Theme, character, plot, and message for detailed and non-detailed prescribed prose at concept level.

Study emphasis ~14%

Poetry & Literary Devices

Figures of speech, form (stanza, rhyme), and themes of prescribed poems.

Study emphasis ~12%

Reading Comprehension Strategies

Skimming, scanning, main idea, inference, tone, purpose, reference, and vocabulary-in-context.

Study emphasis ~12%

Vocabulary

Synonyms, antonyms, collocations, idioms, one-word substitutes, and contextual meaning.

Study emphasis ~14%

Writing & Translation Concepts

Letter and essay structure, task fulfilment, and translation judgment (conceptual MCQs only).

Preparing for the Odisha BSE HSC English SLE Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: As notified by BSE Odisha for the HSC year (per-subject and overall/grade rules). Verify the current pass criteria circular on bseodisha.ac.in.
Assessment: Typical public-exam organisation (confirm current Pattern of Question and model materials on bseodisha.ac.in): Reading comprehension; Grammar and vocabulary (Learn and Practise Grammar — tenses, voice, narration, clauses, determiners, prepositions, transformation); Detailed and non-detailed prose and poetry from Skills of Communicative English and related prescribed texts (e.g. All Things Bright and Beautiful, A Letter to God, At the High School, Air Pollution: A Hidden Menace, Village Song, The Flower-School; non-detailed such as A Tiger in the House, The Village Judge, A Grain as Big as a Hen’s Egg); Writing (letters, essays, and related composition) and translation concepts as prescribed. Duration about 2 hours 30 minutes; total 100 marks (about 50 MCQ + 50 subjective under published HSC pattern emphasis). This 100-question bank trains recognition of grammar, reading strategies, literature concepts, vocabulary, and writing structure only — it does not replace timed handwritten practice of official SLE tasks.
Time limit: About 2 hours 30 minutes (confirm the year’s HSC timetable and paper instructions).
Exam / certification fees: Included in the Annual HSC examination fee notified by BSE Odisha; regular candidates usually pay through the school. Late-fee slabs and category exemptions apply as published. Verify the current form-fill-up schedule on bseodisha.ac.in. Official sources

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Odisha BSE HSC English SLE: Suggested Study Strategy

1Drill tense, voice, and reported-speech transforms daily from Learn and Practise Grammar until you can do them quickly — they feed both MCQ and subjective sections.

2For each prescribed prose/poem, write a 5–7 line summary: characters or speaker, conflict or idea, and one theme or device.

3Practise unseen passages with a timer: skim for main idea, then answer detail and inference with line evidence.

4Memorise formal letter layout (addresses, date, salutation, body, complimentary close, signature) as a checklist even when using MCQs for structure knowledge.

5After MCQ revision, write full letters and short essays from official-style tasks under ~2h 30m exam timing — MCQs build recognition, not handwriting stamina.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the official Odisha BSE HSC English — Second Language (SLE) exam pure multiple choice?

No. BSE Odisha HSC SLE is a written 100-mark paper with a mixed pattern commonly described as about 50 marks objective/MCQ-style plus about 50 marks subjective (short and long answers, composition). This bank is a free English MCQ study adaptation of language and literature skills — not a full writing simulation.

What textbooks are used for Odisha HSC SLE English?

Prescribed materials commonly include Skills of Communicative English and Learn and Practise Grammar under the BSE Odisha Class X syllabus. Confirm the current year’s book list and units on bseodisha.ac.in and school notices.

How long is the paper and how many marks is it?

The written SLE paper is typically about 2 hours 30 minutes and is set for 100 marks. Check the current year’s timetable and Pattern of Question on bseodisha.ac.in.

Is there a separate fee for SLE English?

No separate marketplace fee is standard for SLE alone. Examination charges are included in the Annual HSC fee notified by BSE Odisha and usually paid through the school. Confirm the form-fill-up circular for your year.

What topics should I revise for SLE?

Revise grammar (tenses, voice, narration, clauses, determiners, prepositions, transformation); reading strategies; vocabulary; prescribed prose and poetry themes and literary devices; and letter/essay structure plus translation concepts as in the syllabus.

How is SLE different from First Language English?

SLE is English as Second Language with its own syllabus and textbooks. First Language English is a different paper with different depth and texts. Do not mix the two while practising.

Where can I get official syllabus and notices?

BSE Odisha publishes Class X subject-wise syllabus PDFs, Pattern of Question documents, textbooks links, and examination notices on https://www.bseodisha.ac.in.