CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus
Section-wise Weightage
| Reading Skills | Writing Skills & Grammar | Language through Literature | Total |
| 20 | 20 | 40 | 80 |
Prescribed Books
| Book | Chapters |
| First Flight | Prose A Letter to God Nelson Mandela – Long Walk to Freedom Stories About Flying From the Diary of Anne Frank Glimpses of India Mijbil the Otter Madam Rides the Bus The Sermon at Benares The Proposal (Play) Poems Dust of Snow Fire and Ice A Tiger in the Zoo How to Tell Wild Animals The Ball Poem Amanda! The Trees Fog The Tale of Custard the Dragon For Anne Gregory |
| Footprints Without Feet | A Triumph of Surgery The Thief’s Story The Midnight Visitor A Question of Trust Footprints Without Feet The Making of a Scientist The Necklace Bholi The Book that Saved the Earth |
Section A: Reading Skills (20 Marks)
| No. | Description | Question Type | Skill | Marks |
| 1 | Discursive Passage (400–450 words) | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) / Objective Type Questions Short Answer Questions ( 30-40 words) | Comprehension interpretation analysis inference evaluation and vocabulary | 10 |
| 2 | Case-based Factual Passage with visual input (200–250 words) | 10 | ||
| Total | Passage length: 600–700 words | 20 |
Section B: Writing Skills & Grammar (20 Marks)
II. Grammar (10 Marks)
| Grammar Topic | Skills | Question attempt |
| Determiners | Gap Filling Editing Transformation | 10 out of 12 |
| Tenses | ||
| Modals | ||
| Subject–Verb Concord | ||
| Reported Speech Statements Questions Commands & Requests | ||
| Total | 10 Marks |
III. Writing Skills (10 Marks)
| No. | Description | Question Attempt | Marks |
| 3 | Formal Letter (100–120 words) | One out of two questions | 5 |
| 4 | Analytical Paragraph (100–120 words) based on Map/Chart/Graph/Cues | One out of two questions | 5 |
| Total | 10 |
Section C: Language through Literature (40 Marks)
IV. Reference to Context (10 Marks)
| No. | Source | Question Attempt | Question types | Skills | Marks |
| 6 | Drama/Prose Extract | 1 out of 2 | Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions Very Short Answer Questions (one word/ One sentence Short Answer Questions (to be answered in 30-40 words) | Inference Analysis Interpretation Evaluation Vocabulary | 5+5 |
| 7 | Poetry Extract | ||||
| Total | 10 |
V. Short & Long Answer Questions (30 Marks)
| No. | Description | Word limit | Question Attempt | Marks |
| 8 | Short Answer Questions from First Flight | 40–50 words | 4 out of 5 | 4 × 3 = 12 |
| 9 | Short Answer Questions from Footprints Without Feet | 40–50 words | 2 out of 3 | 2 × 3 = 6 |
| 10 | Long Answer Question from First Flight | 100–120 words | 1 out of 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Long Answer Question from Footprints Without Feet | 100–120 words | 1 out of 2 | 6 |
| Total | 30 |
Related Links
- CBSE Class 10 English Language & Literature Syllabus
- A Tiger in the Zoo Solutions
- Fire and Ice Solutions
- Dust of Snow Solutions
- The Proposal Questions and Answers
- The Proposal Solutions
- The Sermon at Benares Questions and Answers
- The Sermon at Benares Solutions
- Madam Rides the Bus Questions and Answers
- Madam Rides the Bus Solutions