PSEB Class 10th English Question Paper And Answer Key With Exam Analysis 2025: PDF Download

PSEB Class 10th English Question Paper And Answer Key 2025: The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) conducted the Class 10th English exam today for the academic year 2024-25. The test took place during the morning shift. The 10th English question paper and answer key are now available to exam takers in PDF format. Before the official results are out, this will assist students in evaluating their performance and estimating their scores.

PSEB Class 10th English Exam Analysis 2025

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PSEB Class 10th English: Answer Key 2025

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SECTION A

Passage 1: Water Conservation

Questions & Answers

• What is the overall message of the passage?
  Answer: (b) Water conservation is crucial for a sustainable future.
  

• Which word in the passage has the same meaning as 'diminishing'?
  Answer: (c) dwindling
  

• What is the main reason for the increasing demand for water?
  Answer: (d) Both (a) and (b) (Growing global population and Climate change)
  

• What is the purpose of rainwater harvesting?
  Answer: (b) To reduce the demand on municipal water supplies.
  

• How can sustainable agriculture practices help conserve water?
  Answer: (d) All of these (Drip irrigation and mulching, drought-resistant crops, and crop rotation).

2: Power of Reading

Questions & Answers

• Why is reading important for mental health?
  Answer: (b) It lessens symptoms of depression.
  

• What is the overall message of the poster?
  Answer: (c) Reading has the power to transform your life.
  

• What is one benefit of reading?
  Answer: (c) Enhanced vocabulary and communication skills.

 SECTION – B (Objective Type Questions)

Questions & Answers

1. The author was a ______ before he lost his eyesight. (Bed Number 29)
   Answer: Doctor
   
2. To whom did Bobby Gillian give his one thousand dollars? (One Thousand Dollars)
   Answer: (b) Miss Hayden
   
3. What was Watson by profession? (The Dying Detective)
   Answer: Doctor
   
4. The instructor threw a tin in the pond. (Return to Air)
   Answer: True
   
5. According to the writer, Science is doing 'less than nothing for material things'. (Where is Science Taking Us?)
   Answer: False
   
6. The proud possession of Jim was ______. (The Gift of the Magi)
   Answer: (c) gold watch
   
7. What was the name of Phatik’s brother? (The Home-coming)
   Answer: Makhan
   
8. A happy man obeys the rules of ______. (Character of a Happy Man)
   Answer: (c) goodness
   

SECTION – D (Vocabulary)

6. Do as directed:

(i) Correct the following sentence:
Law and order are to be maintained.
Law and order is to be maintained.(Correct)

(ii) Choose the correct word from the bracket to fill in the blank:
She has patiently ______ her troubles. (born, borne)
Borne (Correct)

(iii) Use the following idiom in a sentence:
A bosom friend
Example: Ravi and I have been bosom friends since childhood. (Correct)

(iv) Give one word for the following:
One who lives in a foreign country
Expatriate (Correct)

SECTION – E (Translation, Grammar and Composition)

7. (a) Translate any three sentences from English to Punjabi/Hindi:

(i) The sun and the planets with their satellites form a happy family.
सूर्य और ग्रह अपने उपग्रहों के साथ एक सुखी परिवार बनाते हैं। (Correct)

(ii) He was obviously a well-intentioned person.
वह स्पष्ट रूप से एक सद्भावी व्यक्ति था। (Correct)

(iii) God watches over you and cares for you.
भगवान तुम्हारी रक्षा करता है और तुम्हारी परवाह करता है। (Correct)

(iv) It was a platinum watch-chain.
वह एक प्लेटिनम की घड़ी की चेन थी। (Correct)

(v) A well-known sage named Ashtavakra was also invited to this meeting.
एक प्रसिद्ध ऋषि अष्टावक्र को भी इस बैठक में आमंत्रित किया गया था। (Correct)

7. (b) Translate any three sentences from Punjabi/Hindi to English:

(i) ਚਿੜੀ ਜਿਹਾ ਚਮਕੇ, ਉੱਠ ਜਿਹਾ ਜੀ ਟਕਾਏ / चिड़ी जैसा चमके, ऊँट जैसा जी टकाए।
Shining like a sparrow, staring like a camel. (Correct)

(ii) ਤੁਸੀਂ ਇੱਥੇ ਕਿਉਂ ਆਏ ਹੋ ? / आप यहाँ क्यों आए हैं ?
Why have you come here? (Correct)

(iii) ਇੱਥੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਖਰਾਖ ਨਹੀ । / यहाँ किसी को खरोंच नहीं आई।
No one got a scratch here.(Correct)

(iv) ਕਿਆ ਮਾਲੀ ਸੁੱਕੇ ਪੀਲੇ ਪੱਤੇ ਉਤਾਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ ? / क्या माली सूखे पीले पत्ते उतार रहा है?
Is the gardener removing the dry yellow leaves?(Correct)

(v) ਸਦਾ ਸੱਚ ਬੋਲੋ। / सदैव सत्य बोलो।
Always speak the truth.(Correct)

8. Do as directed:

(i) Change the following sentence into the indirect form of Narration:
He said to Rakesh, "We could have done much better."
He told Rakesh that they could have done much better. (Correct)

(ii) Rewrite the following sentence using the Past Indefinite Tense:
The peon rings the bell.
The peon rang the bell.(Correct)

(iii) Punctuate the following sentence:
he asked me why i was crying
He asked me, "Why was I crying?" (Correct)

(iv) Fill in the blank with a suitable determiner:
She likes ______ way she lives.
The (Correct)

(v) Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition:
This behaviour will lead us ______ greater heights.
To (Correct)

(vi) Fill in the blank with the correct modal:
As he tried his best, he ______ easily win the game. (could/can)
Could (Correct)

(vii) Fill in the blank with a suitable conjunction:
______ we had limited means, we were honest.
Although (Correct)

(viii) Combine the following sets of sentences using a non-finite verb (Infinitive, Gerund, or Participle):
He took his gun. He fired at the bird.
Taking his gun, he fired at the bird. (Correct)

(ix) Transform the following sentence using 'seeing':
The magistrate saw the situation getting worse and ordered the police to open fire.
Seeing the situation getting worse, the magistrate ordered the police to open fire. (Correct)

(x) Change the following sentence into passive voice:
You should teach him a lesson.
He should be taught a lesson by you. (Correct) 

Also Check:

• PSEB Class 10 Syllabus 2024-25 (All Subject PDF)