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Key Facts: Nepal SEE English Exam

75

Theory Marks

25

Internal Assessment Marks

3 hours

Theory Paper Duration

35%

Minimum Theory Score

NEB

Conducting Board

The SEE Class 10 Compulsory English examination is conducted by the National Examinations Board (NEB) of Nepal through its Office of the Controller of Examinations (Class 10). It consists of a 75-mark written theory paper (3 hours) plus 25 marks of internal assessment, and students need at least 35% in theory to avoid a Non-Graded (NG) result. OpenExamPrep offers free independent practice questions on reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary and writing conventions. OpenExamPrep's questions are an independent multiple-choice study adaptation of the curriculum topics. They are not a simulation of the written board paper.

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1In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's essay 'The Danger of a Single Story', what is the author's primary warning regarding the impact of single narratives?
A.They create incomplete stereotypes that rob people of dignity and emphasize differences over common humanity.
B.They discourage budding authors from writing autobiographical fiction in their mother tongues.
C.They prevent secondary school students from mastering complex foreign languages.
D.They lead international publishing houses to monopolize national textbook curricula.
Explanation: Adichie emphasizes that the problem with stereotypes and single stories is not necessarily that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. A single story flattens human experience, robs individuals of dignity, and highlights how different people seem rather than how similar they are.
2Why did young Adichie write childhood stories depicting white characters who had blue eyes, played in snow, and ate apples?
A.Nigerian law strictly prohibited authors from depicting local domestic life in prose.
B.Her school headmaster warned students that African settings were unsuitable for literature.
C.She had read only British and American children's books and believed literature by nature had to feature foreign experiences.
D.She spent her primary school years living in London before her family relocated to Nigeria.
Explanation: Adichie explains that because all the books she read as a young child featured foreign characters, she was convinced that books by their very nature had to have foreigners in them and be about things with which she could not personally identify.
3What event caused Adichie to realize that she held a patronizing single story about her family's house boy, Fide?
A.Fide explained that he had earned a scholarship to study agriculture in Lagos.
B.Seeing a beautiful basket made by Fide's brother showed her the family was more than poor.
C.Fide's mother brought a written petition demanding higher domestic wages.
D.Her mother scolded her for not helping Fide wash the family dishes.
Explanation: All Adichie had heard about Fide was that his family was very poor. When she visited his village and saw a basket woven by his brother, she was startled because it had not occurred to her that anyone in his family could actually create something beautiful, proving she had reduced them to a single story of poverty.
4In her analysis of the Igbo word 'nkali' (to be greater than another), what does Adichie conclude about the relationship between power and storytelling?
A.Power ensures that printed stories are distributed equally regardless of economic resources.
B.Power allows marginalized communities to instantly overturn global media narratives.
C.Power is entirely unrelated to how national literature is written and preserved.
D.Power determines not only who gets to tell stories, but how, when, and how many stories are told about a people.
Explanation: Adichie connects storytelling directly to power ('nkali'). Those in power decide how stories are told, who tells them, when they are told, and how many stories are circulated, enabling them to make a single story the definitive story of another culture.
5In Robert Frost's poem 'The Road Not Taken', what do the 'two roads diverged in a yellow wood' symbolize in human life?
A.Major life decisions where choosing one path means giving up another and facing an uncertain future.
B.The physical footpaths connecting high mountain passes across rural villages.
C.The seasonal shift between autumn leaf fall and winter snowstorms.
D.A bitter disagreement between two childhood companions during a woodland excursion.
Explanation: In Frost's classic poem, the fork in the forest path serves as an extended metaphor for pivotal crossroads in life, where a person must choose between competing directions knowing that one cannot travel both.
6In 'The Road Not Taken', what does the speaker note about both roads on the morning of his decision?
A.One road was clearly modern and paved, while the other was completely overgrown with thorny brambles.
B.Both roads were crowded with other travelers hastening toward the nearby town.
C.Both paths lay equally covered in fresh autumn leaves that had not been trodden black by morning walkers.
D.One road ended abruptly at a wide, impassable mountain river.
Explanation: Frost writes: 'And both that morning equally lay / In leaves no step had trodden black.' This observation underlines that neither path was clearly superior or noticeably more worn at the moment the decision was made.
7In the final stanza of 'The Road Not Taken', the speaker anticipates telling his story 'with a sigh / Somewhere ages and ages hence.' What does this 'sigh' suggest about retrospection?
A.Bitter fury and resentment over choosing a solitary rural lifestyle.
B.A reflective blend of nostalgia, satisfaction, and wonder about what might have happened on the unchosen road.
C.Acute physical exhaustion resulting from an arduous hike across high altitudes.
D.Deep sorrow that both forest pathways proved to be dead ends.
Explanation: The 'sigh' is ambiguous and contemplative. Looking back across decades, the traveler acknowledges that choosing one path inevitably meant abandoning the other, creating a mixture of nostalgia and realization that the choice shaped his entire life.
8In 2016, Sushila Karki made history in Nepal's judiciary by becoming the country's first female:
A.Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.
B.Vice Chancellor of Tribhuvan University.
C.President of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
D.Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal.
Explanation: Justice Sushila Karki took the oath as the first female Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal in 2016, breaking long-standing gender barriers in the judiciary. Years later, in September 2025, she also became Nepal's first female Prime Minister when she was appointed to lead an interim government.
9Throughout her judicial career, Chief Justice Sushila Karki became especially widely known for:
A.A steadfast zero-tolerance stance against public corruption and upholding judicial independence.
B.Promoting the privatization of state-owned hydropower generation assets.
C.Writing best-selling textbooks on commercial taxation.
D.Drafting architectural guidelines for municipal highway flyovers.
Explanation: Chief Justice Sushila Karki earned national and international respect for her strict integrity, bold verdicts against high-level corruption, and fearless commitment to upholding the rule of law and constitutional separation of powers.
10What key life lesson can students infer from Sushila Karki's progression from a legal practitioner in Biratnagar to head of the Supreme Court?
A.Success in public office depends exclusively on ancestral wealth and political dynasties.
B.Legal advocacy in regional towns is ineffective for building professional credibility.
C.Steadfast perseverance, professional ethics, and moral courage can overcome entrenched societal prejudices.
D.One must avoid public interest litigation to maintain a peaceful career.
Explanation: Karki's career demonstrates that determination, unyielding integrity, and dedication to justice can propel an individual from a modest provincial practice to the pinnacle of national leadership, even in a historically male-dominated field.

About the Nepal SEE English Exam

The Secondary Education Examination (SEE) Class 10 Compulsory English examination is the national secondary exit test administered annually across Nepal by the National Examinations Board (NEB) Office of the Controller of Examinations in Sanothimi, Bhaktapur. As a mandatory subject for all secondary candidates, it assesses reading literacy across literary and expository texts, grammatical precision, vocabulary in context, and functional communication skills required for higher secondary and vocational education.

Exam sponsor: National Examinations Board (NEB) / Office of the Controller of Examinations (Class 10), Sanothimi, Bhaktapur. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Written board examination: a 75-mark written theory paper (3 hours) plus 25 marks of internal assessment.

Time Limit

3 hours (theory paper)

Passing Score

At least 35% in the theory paper (below that: Non-Graded, NG)

Exam / Certification Fees

Set annually by NEB; paid through the school

Exam sponsor website

Reported exam pass rate: Not published by subject. Under NEB's letter-grading rules, a theory score below 35% is recorded as Non-Graded (NG) for that subject. Exam sponsor website

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

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.

30% of practice bank

Reading Comprehension

Understanding seen and unseen texts, including stories, poems, articles and notices.

35% of practice bank

Grammar & Structures

Tense, voice, reported speech, conditionals, question tags and other structures.

20% of practice bank

Vocabulary in Context

Word meaning in context, word formation and collocations.

15% of practice bank

Writing Conventions

Formats and conventions for letters, notices, news reports and other functional writing.

Preparing for the Nepal SEE English Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: At least 35% in the theory paper (below that: Non-Graded, NG)
  • Assessment: Written board examination: a 75-mark written theory paper (3 hours) plus 25 marks of internal assessment.
  • Time limit: 3 hours (theory paper)
  • Exam / certification fees: Set annually by NEB; paid through the school Official sources

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Nepal SEE English: Suggested Study Strategy

1Master the high-yield grammar rules: causative verb patterns (have/get/make), condition types (0, 1, 2, 3), reported speech shifts, and question tag exceptions.
2Read all textbook units carefully, focusing on comprehension questions, vocabulary glossaries, and poetic devices from poems like 'The Road Not Taken' and 'Past and Present'.
3Memorize standard formats for guided writing tasks, particularly news report datelines, official letter layouts, and imperative phrasing for rules and regulations.
4Practice past board questions under timed 3-hour conditions to develop pacing for both reading passages and descriptive writing tasks.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the format of the SEE Class 10 Compulsory English examination?

The official assessment is a 75-mark written theory paper (3 hours) plus 25 marks of internal assessment. It is a written board examination, not a multiple-choice test.

What score is needed to pass SEE Class 10 Compulsory English?

Under NEB's letter-grading rules, students need at least 35% of the theory marks. A lower theory score is recorded as Non-Graded (NG) for the subject.

What happens if a student is Non-Graded (NG) in Compulsory English?

Students who are NG in up to two subjects can sit the grade-increment (supplementary) examination announced by NEB after the results; others take the subject again in a later regular examination.

Are these practice questions official NEB papers?

No. OpenExamPrep's questions are an independent multiple-choice study adaptation of the curriculum topics. They are not a simulation of the written board paper. OpenExamPrep is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by NEB or the Curriculum Development Centre (CDC).