CBSE Syllabus for Class 10 English
English is one of the most scoring subjects to overall increase your percentage in Class 10th Boards. The CBSE Class 10 board exam is an easy subject and students can easily higher scores. They need to have a clear knowledge of the CBSE Class 10 English syllabus. The Class 10 English syllabus of the CBSE board is divided into two parts: Communicative English and Language and Literature. In this article, we will provide you with a detailed CBSE Class 10 syllabus for English. Students must go through the entire syllabus to learn more about the chapters and topics to be prepared this year. In your first board exams, having a good understanding of the CBSE Curriculum will help you achieve success
The CBSE Class 10 English syllabus for the academic year 2024-25 includes detailed content for both Hindi Course A and Course B.
English Course:
- Textbooks:
- First Flight (Main Textbook)
- Footprints Without Feet (Supplementary Reader)
Grammar Topics
- Tenses
- Modals
- Subject-Verb Concord (Agreement)
- Reported Speech
- Determiners
- Prepositions
- Clauses
- Active and Passive Voice
- Sentence Transformation
- Editing and Omission
| units | units Name | Chapter Name |
|---|---|---|
| I | Reading Skills | Two unseen passages with a maximum word limit of 750 words Objective Type Questions (including Multiple Choice Questions), Very Short Answer Type Questions (one word/ one phrase / one sentence) and Short Answer Type Questions (30-40 words each) |
| II | Writing Skills | Email to school authorities (Application for leave/ change of subject /change of section/ bus-timings or similar topics) in maximum 50 words. Factual Description of a person/object in maximum 100 words One out of two formal letters, in maximum 120 words, thematically aligned to topics in MCB. One out of two articles based on verbal cues, in maximum 150 words, thematically aligned to MCB topics. |
| III | Grammar | Tenses ModalsSubject–verb concordReported speechClausesDeterminers |
| IV | Literature Textbook | Two out of three extracts from prose/poetry for reference to the context. Very Short Answer Questions will be asked to assess global comprehension, interpretation, inference and evaluation. Five Short Answer type Questions out of six from the Literature Reader to test local and global comprehension of theme and ideas, analysis, evaluation and appreciation (30-40 words each) One out of two Long Answer type Questions to assess how the values inherent in the text have been brought out. Creativity, evaluation and extrapolation beyond the text and across the texts will be assessed. This can also be a passage-based question taken from a situation/plot from the texts. (150 words). |
First Flight
[Prose]
Chapter - 1 : A Letter to GodChapter - 2 :Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to FreedomChapter - 3 :Two Stories about FlyingChapter - 4 : From the Diary of Anne FrankChapter - 5 :Glimpses of IndiaChapter - 6 : Mijbil the OtterChapter - 7 : Madam Rides the BusChapter - 8 : The Sermon at BenaresChapter - 9 :The Proposal[Poem]
Chapter - 1 : Dust of SnowChapter - 2 :Fire and IceChapter - 3 :A Tiger in the ZooChapter - 4 :How to Tell Wild AnimalsReader Footprints without Feet
Chapter - 1 : A Triumph of SurgeryChapter - 2 :The Thief’s StoryChapter - 3 :The Midnight VisitorChapter - 4 : A Question of TrustChapter - 5 :Footprints without FeetChapter - 6 :The Making of a ScientistChapter - 7 :The NecklaceChapter - 8 :BholiChapter - 9 :The Book that Saved the Earth| sl no. | Topics with Number of Periods | Weightage |
|---|---|---|
| I | Reading Skills (50 Periods) | 22 |
| II | Writing Skills and Grammar (50 Periods) | 22 |
| III | Grammar (50 Periods) | 10 |
| IV | Literature Textbook (50 Periods) | 26 |
| Internal Assessment | 20 | |
| Total | 80 |
In the CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) system, the evaluation process for Class 10 includes both formative and summative assessments to ensure a comprehensive assessment of the students' learning. Here’s an outline of the marks distribution for Class 10 subjects, including English:
Theory Examination (Board Exam)
- Total Marks: 80
- Duration: 3 hours
Internal Assessment
- Total Marks: 20
The internal assessment is further divided into:
- Periodic Tests: 10 marks
- Notebook Submission: 5 marks
- Subject Enrichment Activities (Practical Work/Experiments/Projects): 5 marks
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