How many marks does "Ode on Solitude" carry in Bihar Board Class 10 English?

In the Bihar Board papers of 2021–2026, this chapter carried about 2 marks and about 3 questions a year; by marks it ranks 19 in English.

Which are the most important (VVI) questions of "Ode on Solitude"?

The 5 questions above are from the board’s real papers, each with the years it was asked; the most-asked come first with their full model answers. All 5 written questions of this chapter, with answers, are in the AskMedha app.

Do the answers follow the board’s marking scheme?

BSEB does not publish a marking scheme. Each answer is written point by point on a structure derived from past papers and checked by a second, independent model; it is never called the board’s official scheme.

Bihar Board Class 10 · English · Matric exam 2027

Chapter 2: Ode on Solitude

This chapter’s questions from Bihar Board (BSEB)’s real papers of 2021–2026 — the 5 asked most often, 3 with the full model answer, 2 with how the answer begins — and objective questions with the board’s key.

marks a year (about): 2
questions a year (about): 3
rank in English: #19

From 6 years of papers, 2021–2026 · full chapter-wise marks

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VVI questions — the ones the board asked most (5)

Q1Short answer2 marksAsked: 2022
What is more precious than diamond or silver or gold ?
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1. 1.Time is more precious than diamond, silver, or gold. This is because wealth like diamond, silver and gold can be lost or spent and gained again, but time once lost can never be regained. If a person uses time properly, he can gain education and knowledge, which help him to earn respect, wisdom and even wealth in life. Diamond, silver and gold can give only material comfort, but time, if rightly used, gives education and knowledge which make a man truly great and happy. Therefore time is considered more precious than any worldly riches like diamond, silver, or gold.2 marks
- Begin the answer with the words 'Time is more precious than diamond, silver, or gold.'
- Mention clearly that time, once lost, can never be regained, unlike diamond, silver or gold.
- State that time helps a person gain education and knowledge, which makes it more valuable than material wealth.
Marks split from a structure derived from past papers (checked twice); not Bihar Board’s official scheme
Q2Short answer2 marksAsked: 2022
What does the poet wish for after death ?
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Model answer · poet's wish after death
1. 1.The poet wishes that after death he should be unlamented, that is, nobody should mourn for him or feel very sad. He wants to steal from the world quietly, living and dying unseen and unknown to all.1 mark
2. 2.The poet also wishes that not a stone should tell where he lies after his death. He does not want any tombstone or mark to show the place of his grave to the world.1 mark
Marks split from a structure derived from past papers (checked twice); not Bihar Board’s official scheme
Q3Short answer2 marksAsked: 2023
Does the happy man realise that time is passing ?
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Model answer · happy man, passage of time
1. 1.No, the happy man does not realise that time is passing. He is blest, who can unconcernedly find Hours, days, and years, slide soft away, which shows that he is unaware of the passage of time.1 mark
2. 2.The happy man enjoys every moment of his life in health of body, peace of mind, and quiet by day, and remains unconcerned about the passage of time. He is so absorbed in his contentment that he is oblivious of hours, days and years slipping away.1 mark
- Write the exact line 'slide soft away' to show the happy man is unaware of time passing.
- Use the word 'unconcernedly' from the poem to earn the second point.
- Mention 'health of body, peace of mind' to show he enjoys every moment.
Marks split from a structure derived from past papers (checked twice); not Bihar Board’s official scheme
Q4Short answer2 marksAsked: 2025
Who, according to Alexander Pope, is a happy man ?
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1. According to Alexander Pope, a happy man is the one whose wish and care a few paternal acres bound. He cultivates his own ancestral land and is content to breathe his native air in his own ground.
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Q5Short answer2 marksAsked: 2026
How do the trees help a happy man ?
How the model answer begins
1. In summer, the trees of the happy man yield him shade, so he can rest under them comfortably in the heat.
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Objective questions with the board’s key (10)

1. Bihar Board 2026
A ........................ man has no cares and anxieties.
- (A) blessed ✓
- (B) wicked
- (C) poor
- (D) rich
Answer: (A)
2. Bihar Board 2026
The man was rich but not
- (A) content ✓
- (B) dissatisfied
- (C) jealous
- (D) anxious
Answer: (A)
3. Bihar Board 2026
"Steal from the world, and not a stone" is from
- (A) Ode On Solitude ✓
- (B) God Made the Country
- (C) Polythene Bag
- (D) Martha
Answer: (A)
4. Bihar Board 2026
A man who is content has limited
- (A) family
- (B) desires ✓
- (C) friends
- (D) waste
Answer: (B)
5. Bihar Board 2026
The poet wants to .................... away from the world.
- (A) move
- (B) run
- (C) steal ✓
- (D) sleep
Answer: (C)
6. Bihar Board 2026
The happy man gets .................... from his cattle.
- (A) vegetables
- (B) milk ✓
- (C) fruits
- (D) shade
Answer: (B)
7. Bihar Board 2026
Pope is content to
- (A) eat good food
- (B) have excess health
- (C) breathe the native air ✓
- (D) travel across the world
Answer: (C)
8. Bihar Board 2025
A happy man's ....................... and care are bound by a few paternal acres.
- (A) sleep
- (B) health
- (C) wealth
- (D) wish ✓
Answer: (D)
9. Bihar Board 2025
William Cowper says that ....................... and virtue are gifts.
- (A) wealth
- (B) character
- (C) strength
- (D) health ✓
Answer: (D)
10. Bihar Board 2025
A happy man is ....................... to breathe his native air.
- (A) able
- (B) content ✓
- (C) sad
- (D) unable
Answer: (B)

Questions parents and students ask

How many marks does "Ode on Solitude" carry in Bihar Board Class 10 English?: In the Bihar Board papers of 2021–2026, this chapter carried about 2 marks and about 3 questions a year; by marks it ranks 19 in English.
Which are the most important (VVI) questions of "Ode on Solitude"?: The 5 questions above are from the board’s real papers, each with the years it was asked; the most-asked come first with their full model answers. All 5 written questions of this chapter, with answers, are in the AskMedha app.
Do the answers follow the board’s marking scheme?: BSEB does not publish a marking scheme. Each answer is written point by point on a structure derived from past papers and checked by a second, independent model; it is never called the board’s official scheme.

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