Oral Test Paper 2024

Board Oral Exam Pattern for 12th. 

HSC Board Oral Exam has had a new pattern since 2019, the new pattern has two parts of 10 marks each. Listening Skills and Speaking Skills,

English Oral Exam is divided into two parts for 10 Marks each. 

 

Part- I Speaking Skills.

Marking Criteria for Speaking Skills.

Marking Rubricks	Marks
1. Understanding of the Topic/ Comphrension. 2. Presentation/ Participation. 3.Vocabulary/Grammar and Body Language. 4. Content/ Novelty of ideas/ Fluency. 5. Communication/ Inference.	2 Marks. 2 Marks. 2 Marks. 2 Marks. 2 Marks

Important Topics for Speaking Skill. Board Oral Exam 2024.

1. Climate Change and Sustainable Practices

2. Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Society

3. Mental Health Awareness and Stigma

4. Global Health Challenges and Access to Healthcare

5. Cybersecurity in the Digital Age

6. Cultural Diversity and Inclusion

7. Future of Work: Remote Employment and Technology

8. Recent Advances in Space Exploration

9. Technology's Role in Education

10. Social Media Influence on Society

11. The Importance of Renewable Energy Sources

12. Addressing Poverty and Economic Inequality

13. Ethical Considerations in Biotechnology

14. Role of Women in Leadership Positions

15. Challenges of Urbanization and City Planning

16. The Impact of Fake News on Public Opinion

17. Promoting Sustainable Agriculture Practices

18. Overcoming Challenges in Public Health

19. Innovative Solutions for Clean Water Access

20. The Influence of Pop Culture on Society

          

Part-II

Listening Skill 

Marking Criteria For Listening Skills.

Marking Criteria	Total Marks
1) Dictation of Words or Sentences. 1. Ability to focus on words. (1) 2. Listening for details. (1) 3. Accuracy of answer on Understanding. (1) 2) Listen to the poem and answer the question. 1) Paraphrasing. (1) 2) Figure of Speech.(2) 3) Rhyme Scheme.(2) 3) Listen to the Story and answer the question. 1.Theme of the story.(2) 2) Your Opinion.(2) 3) Moral Values. (2)	5 Marks for each.

		Please Note:- Any Two Activities from 1, 2, and 3 can be asked for 10 marks to test the Listening Skills of the Students.

                          For Commerce 

Words for Dictation. 1. Accounting 2. Economics 3. Marketing 4. Finance 5. Business 6. Entrepreneurship 7. Management 8. Taxation 9. Supply Chain 10. Auditing 11. Banking 12. Retail 13. International Trade 14. E-commerce 15. Business Law 16. Human Resources 17. Investments 18. Corporate Governance 19. Stock Market 20. Cost Accounting 21. Business Ethics 22. Microeconomics 23. Macroeconomics 24. Business Communication 25. Market Research 26. Business Statistics 27. Business Analytics 28. Business Strategy 29. Financial Planning 30. Business Mathematics 31. Business Information Systems 32. Risk Management 33. International Business 34. Organizational Behavior 35. Financial Accounting 36. Business Environment 37. Business Policy 38. Public Relations 39. Business Innovation 40. Commercial Law 41. Consumer Behavior 42. Business Negotiation 43. Business Development 44. Business Forecasting 45. Retail Management 46. Brand Management 47. Corporate Finance 48. Business Process 49. Corporate Social Responsibility 50. Business Leadership

                              For Science 

Words for Dictation  1. Physics 2. Chemistry 3. Biology 4. Mathematics 5. Astronomy 6. Geology 7. Environmental Science 8. Genetics 9. Biochemistry 10. Microbiology 11. Botany 12. Zoology 13. Ecology 14. Neuroscience 15. Biotechnology 16. Astrophysics 17. Quantum Mechanics 18. Organic Chemistry 19. Inorganic Chemistry 20. Analytical Chemistry 21. Earth Science 22. Meteorology 23. Computer Science 24. Statistics 25. Biophysics 26. Nuclear Physics 27. Cell Biology 28. Molecular Biology 29. Anatomy 30. Physiology 31. Paleontology 32. Oceanography 33. Bioinformatics 34. Mathematical Physics 35. Physical Chemistry 36. Thermodynamics 37. Genetics Engineering 38. Immunology 39. Astrophotography 40. Microscopy 41. Geophysics 42. Computational Biology 43. Quantum Computing 44. Chaos Theory 45. Entomology 46. Virology 47. Histology 48. Invertebrate Zoology 49. Botanical Illustration 50. Exobiology

Maharashtra State Board Of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Pune H.S.C. Board Oral Examination      Listening Skill.

Basketful of Moonlight O moon, give me moonlight, basketful or two baskets full, with seeds of moonlight. From the city to my village, on the sides of the path I want to sow many, small, small moons of light. The whole village goes to the city daily to work. It becomes dark on its way back as my village is quite far. The route is tough and full of snakes and scorpions. Neither bus nor cart plies. When my father returns home. I am asleep.                          Questions 1) Who is the speaker of the poem?(1) 2) Write the line from the poem which has the figure of speech "Repetition"(2) 3) Write the gist of the poem?(2) Expected Answers. 1) The speaker of the poem is small child.  2) "small, small moons of light." Is the line which has repetition as the word small is repeated. 3) The poem is about the request of the small child to the moon asking for the moon to give the basket full of moonlight so that he can sow the seed of moonlight so that his father can get home

Maharashtra State Board Of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Pune H.S.C. Board Oral Examination      Listening Skill.

Test Paper No-II

Listening Skill 10 Marks

 A. Sentences for Dictation  

1 Sympathy is not as good as empathy. 

2. He plants the plants in the planting season. 

3. Be the peace you wanted to see in the world. 

4. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.

5. The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.

B. Listen to the following story and answer the question given below it. 

A slave, ill-treated by his master, runs away to the forest. There he comes across a lion in pain because of a thorn in his paw. The slave bravely goes forward and removes the thorn lion without hurting him goes away. Some days later, the slave’s master comes hunting in the forest and catches many animals and cages them. The slave is spotted by the master’s men who catch him and bring him to the cruel master. The master asks for the slave to be thrown into the lion’s cage. The slave is awaiting his death in the cage when he realizes that it is the same lion that he had helped. The slave rescued the lion and all other caged animals. Moral of the story: One should help others in need, we get the rewards of our helpful acts in return.

1) What is the theme of the story?

2) What would you have done if you were at the place of loin? 

3) What is the moral of the story? 

Maharashtra State Board Of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Pune H.S.C. Board Oral Examination      Listening Skill.

Test Paper No-II

Listening Skill 10 Marks

 A. Sentences for Dictation  

1. Four furious friends fought for the phone.

2. The beauty of nature is mesmerizing.

3. Once they won one match and lost the other. 

4. We look towards the amalgamation of some of the neighbourhood factories.

5. She expects me to accept her without any conditions.

B. Listen to the following poem and answer the question given below it. 

O' my Love is like a red, red rose  That's newly sprung in June O my Love is like a melody   That's sweetly played in tune. So fair art thou, my bonnie lass So deep in love am I;  And I will love thee till, my dear,  Till a' the seas gang dry.

1) Write the two pairs of rhyming words from the poem. 

2) Find out the line which has the figure of speech 'Repetition'. 

3) Write is Gist of the poem. 

Maharashtra State Board Of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Pune H.S.C. Board Oral Examination  Listening Skill.

Test Paper No-III

Listening Skill 10 Marks

 A. Sentences for Dictation  

1. I advise you not to take advice from anyone. 

2. Service to humanity is service to God. 

3. It is not right to write on the benches. 

4. There are no limits to the ladder of excellence.

5. If you don't design your life plan, you may fall into someone else’s plan.

B. Listen to the following story and answer the question given below it. 

O Captain! my Captain!  our fearful trip is done; The ship has weathered every rack,  the prize we sought is won; The port is near, the bells I hear,  the people all exulting, While following eyes the   keel the vessel grim and daring

1) Write the two pairs of rhyming words from the poem. 

2) Find out the line which has the figure of speech 'Repetition'. 

3) Write is Gist of the poem. 

Maharashtra State Board Of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Pune H.S.C. Board Oral Examination  Listening Skill.

Test Paper No-IV

Listening Skill 10 Marks

Sentences For Dictation 5 Marks

1)All limitations are self-imposed. 

2)Problems are not stopped signs, they are guidelines. 

3)Never let your emotions overpower your intelligence.

4)There is no substitute for hard work.

5)A happy soul is the best shield against a cruel world. 

Listen to the poem and answer the question given below it. 

I often wish I were a King, And then I could do anything. If only I were King of Spain, I’d take my hat off in the rain. If only I were King of France, I wouldn’t brush my hair for aunts. I think if I were King of Greece, I’d push things off the mantelpiece. If I were King of Norway, I’d ask an elephant to stay. If I were King of Babylon, I’d leave my button gloves undone. If I were King of Timbuctoo, I’d think of lovely things to do. If I were King of anything, I’d tell the soldiers, “I’m the King!

1) Write the two pairs of rhyming words from the poem. 

2) Find out the line which has the figure of speech 'Repetition'. 

3) Write is Gist of the poem. 

Maharashtra State Board Of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Pune H.S.C. Board Oral Examination  Listening Skill.

Test Paper No-V

Listening Skill 10 Marks

Sentences For Dictation 

1) History teaches us that history teaches us nothing.

2)  You are the architect of your future. 

3) Change the world by being yourself.

4) Whatever you do, do it well.

5) What we think, we become.

Listen to the following story and answer the question based on it. 

Once upon a time, a farmer had a goose that laid one golden egg every day. The egg provided enough money for the farmer and his wife to support their daily needs. The farmer and his wife continued to be happy for a long time.

But, one day, the farmer thought to himself, “Why should we take just one egg a day? Why can’t we take them all at once and make a lot of money?” The farmer told his wife his idea, and she foolishly agreed.

Then, the next day, as the goose laid its golden egg, the farmer was quick with a sharp knife. He killed the goose and cut its stomach open, in the hopes of finding all its golden eggs. But, as he opened the stomach, the only thing he found was guts and blood.

The farmer quickly realized his foolish mistake and proceeded to cry over his lost resource. As the days went on, the farmer and his wife became poorer and poorer. How jinxed and how foolish they were.

1) Who laid the golden eggs every day? 

2) What do you learn from the story? 

3) What is the moral of the story? 

 

Maharashtra State Board Of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Pune H.S.C. Board Oral Examination  Listening Skill.

               Test Paper No-VI

Listening Skill 10 Marks

A1 Dictation. Listen to the following sentences and write them down. 

1) Man proposes and God disposes of.

2) It was super fantabulous. 

3) I went to the eye specialist. 

4) He gave me a plant to plant in the garden. 

5) The man is the puppet in the hands of destiny. 

A2 Listen to the following story and answer the following questions.

The Monkey and the Crocodile

This is a story from Panchatantra.
A monkey lived on a berry tree on the River Bank. Once he saw a crocodile under the tree who looked hungry and tired. He gave the crocodile some berries, and the crocodile thanked the monkey and became one of his friends. 
The monkey would give berries to the crocodile every day. One day the monkey even gave the crocodile extra berries to take to his wife.
His wife enjoyed the berries but told her husband that she wanted to eat the monkey's heart. She was a wicked and cunning woman. The crocodile was upset, but he decided that he needed to make his wife happy.
On the next day, the crocodile went to the monkey and said that his wife had called him for dinner. The crocodile carried the monkey on his back across the river. He told this monkey his wife's plan. 
The monkey had to think quickly if he wanted to save himself. He told the crocodile that he left his heart on the berry tree and that they needed to return.
On reaching the monkey climbed the tree and spoke. "I'm not getting down; you betrayed my trust and that means our friendship is over"

Q 1. What is the moral of the story? 2 

Q 2 What is your opinion about the behaviour of crocodiles? 1 

Q 3 What is the story about? 2

Topics for Speaking Skills

Prepare and discuss any of the following Topics. 

1) Science and spirituality. 

2) Teaching moral values is the need of the time. 

3) Preservation of the fertility of the land is an urgent requirement for a better future.

4) Roll of Nature in our life. 

5) We must follow the old pattern of living to sustain ourselves. 

6) Social Networking and youth. 

    

Maharashtra State Board Of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Pune H.S.C. Board Oral Examination  Listening Skill.

               

           Test Paper No-VII

Dictation

1. God helps those who help themselves. 

2. She sells the sea shells on the seashore. 

3. I advise you not to take advice from anyone. 

4. Service to humanity is service to God. 

5. It is not right to write on the benches. 

A2 Listen to the following lines of a poem and answer the following questions. 

Walk a little slower, Daddy,’ Said a little child so small. ‘I’m following in your footsteps And I don’t want to fall. ‘Sometimes your steps are very fast, Sometimes they are hard to see; So, walk a little slower, Daddy, For you are leading me.’ ‘Some day when I’m all grown up, You’re what I want to be; Then I will have a little child Who’ll want to follow me? ‘And I would want to lead just right, And know that I was true; So walk a little slower, Daddy, For I must follow you.

 1) Pick out any one figure of speech from the poem with an example.   1 mark

2) Write two pairs of Rhyming words from the poem.                    2 marks 

3) Write the Gist of the poem.    2 marks 

1) Gist                         (2)   

2) Rhyming words     (2)

3) Figures of speech   (1)

Speaking Skill 10 Marks 

Topics for Speaking Skill. 

1) Impact of the Pandemic on life in general and Education in detail. 

2) Global Warming and Challenges. 

3) Organic food, need of time. 

4) Education and culture must go hand in hand. 

5) Pandemic and its consequences. 

6) New Education Policy and Students. 

7) Health and its importance.

8) Electronics media and Human life. 

9) Challenges of Unemployment