CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2024-25

The Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE has released the detailed and latest syllabus for the English Language & Literature subject for Class 10th for the current academic session 2024-2025. With the release of CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2025, students can start preparing themselves for the board examinations which will be conducted at the end of the session. One of the most scoring subjects that overall increases your aggregate and percentage is English, which is as equally important as other main subjects. The CBSE 10th English syllabus 2025 is divided into two parts: Communicative English and Language  & Literature. Students must go through the entire syllabus to learn more about the chapters and topics to be prepared this year.

CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2024-25

We have provided here the elaborated structure for CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2025 which includes both Language and Literature subjects. The CBSE 10th English Syllabus is designed in such a way that it focuses on developing skills such as reading, writing abilities,  grammar, vocabulary, and communication skillsets among students. This syllabus includes details of topics to be prepared for all three sections of the paper - 

(i) Reading 

(ii) Writing & Grammar and 

(iii) Literature

CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2024-25
SectionsSection NameCompetenciesTotal Marks
Section A         Reading 

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)                                                              

20
Section BCreative Writing Skills

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. 

20
Grammar

1. Tenses 

2. Modals 

3. Subject-Verb Concord 

4. Determiner 

5. Reported Speech 

  • Commands and Requests
  • Statements
  • Questions
Section CLiterature

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
40
Total 80

CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2024-25 for Literature

The CBSE 10th English Syllabus 2025 is prescribed in such a way that it enables teachers to assess students' interpretation, analysis, inference and evaluation. It also involves analysis of students' creativity, imagination and extrapolation beyond the text and across the text. The topics covered under each section such as First Flight, Footprints without Feet and Words and Expressions-II.

BookChapters
FIRST FLIGHT- Prose
  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)
FIRST FLIGHT- Poems
  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
FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET
  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
WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS

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.

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CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2025: FAQs

Ans. Know your CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2025 and start studying with a schedule. Practice each type of question & Enhance your analytical knowledge

Ans. Yes, the CBSE Syllabus for academic session 2025 has been released at www.cbseacademic.nic.in

Ans. There are totally 3 sections prescribed in CBSE 10th English Syllabus 2025 namely, Reading, Writing & grammar and literature.

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