Bihar Board Class 10 · English · Matric exam 2027
Chapter 6: Koel
This chapter’s questions from Bihar Board (BSEB)’s real papers of 2021–2026 — the 4 asked most often, 3 with the full model answer, 1 with how the answer begins — and objective questions with the board’s key.
- marks a year (about)
- 2
- questions a year (about)
- 4
- rank in English
- #12
From 6 years of papers, 2021–2026 · full chapter-wise marks
VVI questions — the ones the board asked most (4)
- Q1Short answer2 marksAsked: 2024
What wakes thousand memories in heart ?
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Model answer · Koel poem, poetic memory
- 1.The high-pitched strains, that is, the sweet song, of the Koel wake a thousand memories in the poet's heart.1 mark
- 2.Hidden in the mango-leaves, the Koel sings, and its high-pitched notes wake a thousand memories in the poet's soul.1 mark
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- Q2Short answer2 marksAsked: 2025
Do you think that the Koel symbolises true love ?
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Model answer · Koel, symbol of true love
- 1.Yes, the Koel symbolises true love because the song of the Koel expresses the emotions of love and separation. The Koel is restless and keeps searching for her Beloved, and her flaming soul asks again and again, "Where? where is my Beloved?" This longing and pain of separation shows that her love is true love.1 mark
- 2.The Koel's sweet call, that is her high-pitched strains, awakens in the poet's soul a thousand memories of the beloved. This sweet call which brings back the memories of the beloved and keeps calling out for the Beloved proves that the Koel truly symbolises true love.1 mark
- Write the words 'love and separation' together in the first paragraph.
- Use the exact phrase 'Where? where is my Beloved?' to show searching and calling.
- Mention 'high-pitched strains' and 'a thousand memories' in the second paragraph to link sweet call with memories of beloved.
Marks split from a structure derived from past papers (checked twice); not Bihar Board’s official scheme
- Q3Short answer2 marksAsked: 2026
What are the birds scared of ?
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Model answer · birds scared of scarecrows, guns, noise
- 1.The birds are scared of the wooden men, that is, scarecrows, which are set up in the fields to guard the grain.1 mark
- 2.The birds are also scared of the sound of guns and the shouting and noise of children, which are used to frighten them away from the crops.1 mark
- Mention the words 'scarecrow' or 'wooden men' and 'fields' in the first point.
- Mention 'gun', 'noise' and 'children shouting' in the second point.
Marks split from a structure derived from past papers (checked twice); not Bihar Board’s official scheme
- Q4Short answer2 marksAsked: 2026
What does the 'bird' and 'woman' signify to the speaker ?
How the model answer begins
1. To the speaker, the 'bird' signifies freedom, nature, and the limitless possibilities of life. The Koel, concealed in the mango-leaves, sings freely and fearlessly, moving as it wishes, and this fearless, free singing…
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Objective questions with the board’s key (10)
- 1. Bihar Board 2026
The koel's spark-shedding ....................... kindle(s) fire.
- (A) voice
- (B) cries
- (C) laughter
- (D) notes ✓
Answer: (D)
- 2. Bihar Board 2026
The ....................... hides among the mango leaves.
- (A) nightingale
- (B) parrot
- (C) sparrow
- (D) koel ✓
Answer: (D)
- 3. Bihar Board 2026
In the town, the nightingale is
- (A) sad ✓
- (B) happy
- (C) greedy
- (D) wise
Answer: (A)
- 4. Bihar Board 2026
The poet wonders what ........................... has fallen on the koel.
- (A) rain
- (B) roses
- (C) leaves
- (D) lightning ✓
Answer: (D)
- 5. Bihar Board 2026
The Fire of Love has charred the ........................ of the koel.
- (A) wings ✓
- (B) legs
- (C) beak
- (D) eyes
Answer: (A)
- 6. Bihar Board 2026
The sight of the mango-blossoms .................... the koel.
- (A) fires ✓
- (B) mocks
- (C) teases
- (D) chases
Answer: (A)
- 7. Bihar Board 2026
The notes of the .................... are high-pitched.
- (A) koel ✓
- (B) crow
- (C) man
- (D) poet
Answer: (A)
- 8. Bihar Board 2025
The Koel's songs are compared to a rain of
- (A) water
- (B) fire
- (C) sparks ✓
- (D) emotions
Answer: (C)
- 9. Bihar Board 2025
Vidyapati was influenced by the poetry of
- (A) Jayadeva ✓
- (B) Jaishankar Prasad
- (C) Harivansh Rai Bachchan
- (D) Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar'
Answer: (A)
- 10. Bihar Board 2025
The koel is restless to meet its
- (A) friends
- (B) sister
- (C) lover ✓
- (D) parents
Answer: (C)
Questions parents and students ask
- How many marks does "Koel" carry in Bihar Board Class 10 English?
- In the Bihar Board papers of 2021–2026, this chapter carried about 2 marks and about 4 questions a year; by marks it ranks 12 in English.
- Which are the most important (VVI) questions of "Koel"?
- The 4 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 4 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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