Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has officially released the syllabus/curriculum for the Class 10 students for the academic session 2024-25. The syllabus of Class 10 English (Language & Literature) remains the same as the previous year. The detailed syllabus is given below for you. You can also take a printout of the syllabus and use it when needed.
| Board | CBSE |
| Class | 10 |
| Session | 2024-25 |
| Subject | English Language & Literature (184) |
| Content Type | Syllabus/Curriculum |
| Official Website | https://cbseacademic.nic.in |
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (Code No. 184)
CLASS – X (2024-25)
- Theory - 80 Marks
- Internal Assessment - 20 Marks
SECTION - WISE WEIGHTAGE
| Section A | Reading Skills | 20 Marks |
| Section B | Writing Skills with Grammar | 20 Marks |
| Section C | Literature | 40 Marks |
Section A (Reading Skills)
I. Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passage - 20 Marks
- Discursive passage of 400-450 words. (10 Marks)
- Case-based passage (with visual input- statistical data, chart, etc.) of 200-250 words. (10 Marks)
Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions, and Short Answer Questions (to be answered in 30-40 words) will be asked to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference, evaluation, and vocabulary.
Section B (Grammar and Writing Skills)
II. Grammar (10 Marks)
- Determiners
- Tenses
- Modals
- Subject-verb concord
- Reported speech
- Commands and requests
- Statements
- Questions
3. Accurate use of spelling, punctuation, and grammar in context will be assessed through Gap Filling/ Editing/Transformation exercises. Ten out of 12 questions will have to be attempted.
III. Writing Skills (10 Marks)
- Formal Letter based on a given situation in 100-120 words. (5 marks)
- Writing an Analytical Paragraph (100-120 words) on a given Map/Chart/ Graph/Cues. (5 marks)
Section C (Language through Literature)
IV. Reference to the Context
- One extract out of two from Drama/Prose. (5 Marks)
- One extract out of two from poetry. (5 Marks)
V. Short and Very Long Answer Questions
- First Flight and Footprints without Feet (30 Marks)
FIRST FLIGHT
Prose
- A letter to God
- Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom
- Two 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
WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS – II (WORKBOOK FOR CLASS X)
- Units 1 to 4 and Units 7 to 11
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