CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2024, Official PDF

Question-based on the following kinds of unseen passages to assess inference, evaluation, vocabulary, analysis and interpretation: 

1. Discursive passage (400-450 words) 
2. Case-based Factual passage (with visual input/ statistical data/ chart etc. 300-350 words)                                                              

I. Writing a Formal Letter based on a given situation in 100-120 words. One out of two questions is to be answered

II. Writing an Analytical Paragraph (100-120 words) on a given Map / Chart / Graph / Cue/s. One out of two questions is to be answered. 

1. Tenses 

2. Modals 

3. Subject-Verb Concord 

4. Determiner 

5. Reported Speech 

• Commands and Requests
• Statements
• Questions

Questions based on extracts/texts to assess interpretation, inference, extrapolation beyond the text and across the texts.

Reference to the Context- One extract out of two from Drama / Prose & One extract out of two from poetry

Short & Very Long Answer Questions

1. Four out of Five Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words from the book FIRST FLIGHT
2. Two out of Three Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words each from FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET.
3. One out of two Long Answer Type Questions from FIRST FLIGHT to be answered in about 100-120 words
4. One out of two Long Answer Type Questions from FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET on theme or plot to be answered in about 100-120 words

1. A letter to God
2. Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom
3. Two Stories About Flying
4. From the Diary of Anne Frank
5. Glimpses of India
6. Mijbil the Otter
7. Madam Rides the Bus
8. The Sermon at Benares
9. The Proposal (Play)

1. Dust of Snow
2. Fire and Ice
3. A tiger in the Zoo
4. How to Tell Wild Animals
5. The Ball Poem
6. Amanda!
7. The Trees
8. Fog
9. The Tale of Custard the Dragon
10. For Anne Gregory

1. A triumph of Surgery
2. The Thief's Story
3. The Midnight Visitor
4. A Question of Trust
5. Footprints Without Feet
6. The making of a Scientist
7. The necklace
8. Bholi
9. The Book That Saved the Earth

1. Encourage interaction among peers, students, and teachers through activities such as role-play, discussions, group work etc 

2. Reduce teacher-talking time and keep it to the minimum 

3. Take up questions for discussion to encourage pupils to participate and to marshal their ideas and express and defend their views, and 

4.  Follow the Speaking and Listening activities given in the NCERT books.