Haryana Board is conducting the Class 10 English Board Exam 2026 on February 28, 2026. Class 10 English Question Paper with Solution PDF will be available here for download.

The Haryana Board Class 10 English paper covered key topics from reading comprehension, grammar, writing skills, and literature. The MCQ section was mostly straightforward and tested basic language understanding and grammar rules. The short and long descriptive questions required clear explanations, proper sentence structure, and accurate answers based on the textbook. To score well, students should focus on grammar rules, vocabulary, and well-structured writing. The official question paper of Haryana Board Class 10 English Board Exam 2026 is provided below. Students can download the official paper in PDF format for reference.

Haryana Board Class 10, 2026 English Question Paper with Solution PDF

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Haryana Board Class 10, 2026 English Question Paper with Solution

Question 1:

Fill in the blanks with the correct option.

It ____ just __________ (strike) ten.

  • (A) had just struck
  • (B) has just struck
  • (C) has been just striking
  • (D) is just struck

Question 2:

Fill in the blank with the correct option.

__________ (smell) something burning.

  • (A) am smelling
  • (B) was smelling
  • (C) smell
  • (D) have been smelling

Question 3:

Which is ______ longest river in India?

  • (A) the
  • (B) a
  • (C) an
  • (D) No article

Question 4:

I met him at ________ church.

  • (A) No Article
  • (B) the
  • (C) a
  • (D) an

Question 5:

Change the following sentence into indirect speech:
I say to Sheela, "You are my best friend."

  • (A) I told Sheela that she was my best friend.
  • (B) I tell Sheela that you are my best friend.
  • (C) I tell Sheela that she is my best friend.
  • (D) I ask Sheela if she is my best friend.

Question 6:

Change the following sentence into indirect speech:
My father said to Reena, "Go and wash your hands."

  • (A) My father asked Reena to go and wash your hands.
  • (B) My father ordered Reena to go and wash her hands.
  • (C) My father told Reena to go and wash your hands.
  • (D) My father told Reena if go and wash her hands.

Question 7:

The Seagull thought that his wings ________ not support him.

  • (A) will
  • (B) shall
  • (C) must
  • (D) would

Question 8:

______ not swim in the river as the current is very fast.

  • (A) need
  • (B) must
  • (C) dare
  • (D) would

Question 9:

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb.
do not know how __ (drive) a car.

  • (A) driving
  • (B) drive
  • (C) to drive
  • (D) none of these

Question 10:

______ (teach) French needs great care.

  • (A) teaching
  • (B) teach
  • (C) to teach
  • (D) having

Question 11:

Why is he coming here? Do you know this?

  • (A) Do you know this why he is coming here?
  • (B) Do you know why he is coming here?
  • (C) Do you know why was he coming here?
  • (D) Do you know why he was coming here?

Question 12:

He is Pradeep. His son won the first position in the poem recitation.

  • (A) He is Pradeep who son won the first position in the poem recitation.
  • (B) He is Pradeep whose son won the first position in the poem recitation.
  • (C) He is Pradeep which son won the first position in the poem recitation.
  • (D) He is Pradeep about whom his son won the first position in the poem recitation.

Question 13:

Write a letter to the Deputy Commissioner of your city about the nuisance caused by rhesus monkeys in your colony.


Question 14:

Write an application to the Principal of your school requesting him to organise an awareness camp on the Right to Education.


Question 15:

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

In life, every man has twin obligations --- obligations to his family, to his parents, to his wife and
children; and he has an obligation to his people, his community, his country. In a civil and humane
society, each man is able to fulfil those obligations according to his own inclinations and abilities. But in
a country like South Africa, it was almost impossible for a man of my birth and colour to fulfil both of
those obligations.

Name the chapter from which the extract has been taken.


Question 16:

What are the twin obligations of a man?


Question 17:

What type of a society is required to fulfil both obligations?


Question 18:

Why was it impossible for a black man to fulfil both of the obligations?


Question 19:

Which word in the passage means the same as `leaning'?


Question 20:

What is the central idea of the poem 'Fire and Ice'?


Question 21:

Why does the boy shake in grief? (The Ball Poem)


Question 22:

What does the poet compare their branches to in the poem 'The Trees'?


Question 23:

Who is according to you, really brave in the poem 'The Tale of Custard the Dragon'?

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