The CBSE Board Exams 2023 included the French exam for class 10 and Hindi (Core) exam for class 12, which were conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education today. According to students who appeared for the French paper, the difficulty level of the question paper was moderate, and most of the questions were direct and simple. The paper consisted of open-ended short-answer and long-answer-type questions, and was not too long, giving students ample time to attempt it. Candidates who had practiced the sample papers and previous year’s question papers beforehand were able to manage their time better, according to Ms. Anu Aggarwal, TGT French, DPS Raj Nagar Extension. Ms. Megha, TGT French at Pacific World School, stated that the paper was quite easy, with most questions being direct, and the reading passages having an easy language with direct questions. The writing and grammar section aimed to test the basic grammatical knowledge of students, and the Culture and Civilisation section was common for all students, as the questions were thoroughly practiced. Overall, the students were happy with the paper
n the class 12 Hindi (Core) paper, the students encountered an unread/unseen passage based on a problem, an unread poem, questions on expression and medium, and questions from lessons. The paper also assessed the creative writing abilities of students, with sections on reading passages, poetry, and prose. There were around 13 questions in total, and according to Shyam Jee, PGT Hindi at Orchids International School, Sonipat, question 9 was the toughest. However, he mentioned that almost 95% of the paper was easy and brought out the creative and imaginative skills of the students, and was suitable for the all-round development of the students. Ashok Kumar, PGT Hindi at KV no. 2, Delhi Cantt, found the Hindi (Core) paper to be balanced, neither too difficult nor too easy. He explained that as the students were giving the board exam after a gap of two years, a tougher paper would have been a problem for them, and at the same time, a simpler paper would have reduced its standard. However, some students found it to be a lengthy paper, and one of the reasons for it could be the lack of writing practice due to Covid.
