syllabus (class 10) (term2)

 

Class 10 English Term 2 Syllabus

Reading

1.    Discursive passage (400-450 words)

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

 

Writing Skill

1. Formal letter based on a given situation
– Letter of Order
– Letter of Enquiry
2. Analytical Paragraph (based on outline/chart/cue/map/report etc.)

Grammar

1. Tenses
2. Modals
3. Subject-Verb Concord
4. Determiner
5. Reported Speech
6. Commands and Requests

7. Statements
8. Questions

Literature:  First Flight

1. Glimpses of India
2. Madam Rides the Bus
3. The Sermon at Benares
4. The Proposal (Play)

Poems

1. Amanda
2. Animals
3. The Tale of Custard the Dragon

Literature: Footprints Without Feet

1.    The Making of a Scientist

2.    The Necklace

3.    The Hack Driver

4.    Bholi

 

 

CBSE Class 10 English – Weightage

 

There are three sections in CBSE Class 10 English:

1.   Reading

2.   Writing Skills with Grammar

 

3.   Literature Textbook and Extended Text Reading

 

 

Section A-Reading (20 Marks)

 

Reading will have two unseen passages.

I. Multiple Choice Questions based on a Discursive passage of 400-450 words to test inference, evaluation, and vocabulary.

Ten out of twelve questions are to be answered. (10×1=10)

II. Multiple Choice Questions based on a Case-based factual passage (with visual input statistical data, chart, etc.) of 300-350 words to test analysis and interpretation.

Ten out of twelve questions are to be answered. (10×1=10)

(Total length of two passages- 700-750 words)

 

Section B – Writing Skills with Grammar (20 Marks)

 

Literature Textbooks – 10 Marks

 

1)  Multiple Choice Questions based on an extract from drama/prose to test inference, evaluation, and vocabulary.

 Any 1 out of 2 extracts is to be done. (5×1=5)

2) Multiple Choice Questions based on an extract from poetry to test analysis and interpretation.

Any 1 out of 2 extracts is to be done. (5×1=5)

 

Grammar – 10 Marks

 

You will be given twelve MCQs, out of which only ten you will have to answer.

 Questions shall be based on the following:

 

i) Tenses
ii) Modals
iii) Subject-verb concord
iv) Reported speech
– Commands and requests
– Statements
– Questions
v) Determiners

 

Section C – Literature Textbooks and Supplementary Reading Texts (40 Marks)

 

Writing

I.          Formal letter (word limit 100-120 words) based on a given situation. One out of two questions is to be answered. (5 marks)

II.         II. Writing an analytical paragraph (word limit 100-120 words) based on a given outline/data/chart. One out of two questions is to be answered. (5 marks)

Literature

1) Four out of six: Short answer type questions to be answered in 20-30 words each from First Flight and Footprints Without Feet. (8 marks)
2) Four out of six: Short answer type questions to be answered in 40-50 words each from First Flight and Footprints Without Feet. (12 marks)
3) One out of two: Long answer type questions from First Flight to be answered in about 100-120 words each to assess creativity, imagination, and extrapolation beyond the text and across the texts. This can be a passage-based question taken from a situation/plot from the texts. (5 marks)

4)  One out of two: Long answer type questions from Footprints Without Feet on theme or plot involving interpretation, extrapolation beyond the text, and inference or character sketch to be answered in about 100-120 words. (5 marks)

 

 

CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2021 – Deleted Topics

 

 

Sections	Topics
Grammar	1. Use of Passive Voice 2. Clauses: Noun, Adverb clauses of condition and time, Relative 3. Prepositions
Literature (First Flight)	1. How to Tell Wild Animals 2. Trees 3. Fog 4. Mijbil the Otter 5. For Anne Gregory
Literature (Footprints Without Feet)	1. The Midnight Visitor 2. A Question of Trust 3. The Book That Saved The Earth