Chapter 7: The Sleeping Porter

VVI questions — the ones the board asked most (2)

1. Q1Short answer2 marksAsked: 2022

   Who is the proud conqueror of nature ?

   

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   Model answer · proud conqueror of nature, Sleeping Porter

   1. 1.Man is the proud conqueror of nature. In the poem 'The Sleeping Porter', the porter is called the hero of the mountain beneath whom are the snow-clad peaks, and he is described as the proud conqueror of nature, for though he is a frail human being, he dares to climb and conquer the mighty snow-clad mountain.2 marks

   • Begin the answer with the exact words 'Man is the proud conqueror of nature'.
   • Mention that this refers to the porter, called the hero of the mountain, who conquers the snow-clad peaks.

   Marks split from a structure derived from past papers (checked twice); not Bihar Board’s official scheme

2. Q2Short answer2 marksAsked: 2026

   Who is challenging the mountains ?

   

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   Model answer · who challenges the mountain, The Sleeping Porter

   1. 1.The porter, in Laxmi Prasad Devkota's poem 'The Sleeping Porter', is challenging the mountain.1 mark
   2. 2.With a twenty-five kilo load on his back and his spine bent double, and though his frame is frail and skeleton-like, he faces the uphill task of a six-mile climb in the snows of winter.1 mark

   Marks split from a structure derived from past papers (checked twice); not Bihar Board’s official scheme

Objective questions with the board’s key (10)

1. 1. Bihar Board 2026

   The porter's body is ....................... and skeleton-like.

   • (A) fat
   • (B) frail ✓
   • (C) lean
   • (D) healthy

   Answer: (B)

2. 2. Bihar Board 2026

   The porter's spine is bent

   • (A) double ✓
   • (B) down
   • (C) triple
   • (D) tight

   Answer: (A)

3. 3. Bihar Board 2026

   The ........................ is challenging the mountain.

   • (A) porter ✓
   • (B) engineer
   • (C) doctor
   • (D) teacher

   Answer: (A)

4. 4. Bihar Board 2025

   The porter's son is shivering with cold and woes of

   • (A) anger
   • (B) hunger ✓
   • (C) laughter
   • (D) energy

   Answer: (B)

5. 5. Bihar Board 2025

   The heart of the porter is twittering like a

   • (A) bird ✓
   • (B) parrot
   • (C) crow
   • (D) rabbit

   Answer: (A)

6. 6. Bihar Board 2025

   What kind of figure does the porter have ?

   • (A) Handsome
   • (B) Ugly
   • (C) Slim
   • (D) Stout ✓

   Answer: (D)

7. 7. Bihar Board 2025

   The porter is very

   • (A) fat
   • (B) stout
   • (C) frail ✓
   • (D) sick

   Answer: (C)

8. 8. Bihar Board 2025

   The porter is not at all afraid to challenge the

   • (A) wild animals
   • (B) mountains ✓
   • (C) cold weather
   • (D) people

   Answer: (B)

9. 9. Bihar Board 2025

   The porter is reigning over the kingdom of

   • (A) fight
   • (B) sleep ✓
   • (C) tension
   • (D) anger

   Answer: (B)

10. 10. Bihar Board 2024

    The porter lived with his family on the

    • (A) trees
    • (B) cliff ✓
    • (C) building
    • (D) flat

    Answer: (B)

Questions parents and students ask

How many marks does "The Sleeping Porter" carry in Bihar Board Class 10 English?

In the Bihar Board papers of 2021–2026, this chapter carried about 1 marks and about 3 questions a year; by marks it ranks 25 in English.

Which are the most important (VVI) questions of "The Sleeping Porter"?

The 2 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 2 written questions of this chapter, with answers, are in the Ask Medha 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.