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In the Class 10 Curriculum, English is one of the highest-scoring subjects in which students can maximize their scores by giving minimum effort. Understanding the CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2024-25 is the first milestone in the preparation roadmap. The CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2025 is divided into two parts: Communicative English and Language and Literature. In this article, we will present a thorough CBSE English Class 10 syllabus in detail where Students can review the whole syllabus chapter-wise covered this year.

CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2024-25

The CBSE Class 10 English syllabus contains sections on reading comprehension, writing, grammar, and literature. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the new Class 10 English syllabus for the academic year 2024-25 along with other subjects on the official website, cbseacademic.nic.in. With the announcement of the CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2024, students can begin preparing for the board examinations, which will be held in February 2025.

When comparing the previous year’s syllabus to the CBSE Class 10 English Language and Literature syllabus 2025, the weightage of each section remains the same. According to the CBSE English Class 10 Syllabus 2025, the reading and writing components will be worth 20 points each. The language and literature section will be worth 40 marks.

English Class 10 Syllabus 2024-25 Paper Pattern

English Language and Literature are the two major elements of the Class 10 English syllabus for the 2025 academic year. The English language distribution aims to increase stuents’ language skills in speaking, writing, and reading. The Literature section, on the other hand, is dedicated to studying and analyzing literary works. Let’s check out the syllabus, which covers specifics of the topics to be prepared for all three sections of the paper:

Sections	Name of the Topics	Weightage
A	Reading Skills	20 Marks
B	Writing Skills and Grammar	20 Marks
C	Language through Literature	40 Marks

Class 10 English Syllabus 2024-25

Section A (Reading Skills)

I. Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passage (20 Marks)

Discursive passage of 400-450 words. (10 marks)
Case-based factual passage (with visual input- statistical data, chart etc.) of 200-250 words. (10 marks)

(Total length of two passages to be 600-700 words)
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 (Writing Skills and Grammar)

II Grammar 10 Marks

Determiners
Tenses
Modals
Subject – verb concord
Reported speech
o Commands and requests
o Statements
o Questions
The courses at the secondary level seek to cement high professional grasp of grammatical items and levels of accuracy. 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

Writing a Formal Letter based on a given situation, in 100-120 words. One out of two questions is to be answered. 5 marks
Writing an Analytical Paragraph in 100-120 words on a given Map/ Chart/ Graph/Cue/s.
One out of two questions is to be answered. 5 marks

Section C (Language through Literature)
(40 Marks)

IV. Reference to the Context (5+5 = 10 Marks)

One extract out of two from Drama / Prose.
One extract out of two from poetry.Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions Very Short Answer Questions (one word/ One sentence), Short Answer Questions (to be answered in 30-40 words) will be asked to assess inference, analysis, interpretation, evaluation and vocabulary.

Short & Very Long Answer Questions 30 Marks

Four out of Five Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words from the book FIRST FLIGHT to assess interpretation, analysis, inference and evaluation. (4×3=12 marks)
. Two out of Three Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words each from FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET to assess interpretation, analysis, inference and evaluation. (2×3=6 marks)
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 text. This can be a passage-based question taken from a situation/plot from the text. (6 marks)
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. 6 marks

CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2024-25 PDF Download

The CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus PDF is available on the official website of the board. Students are recommended to download the PDF and print it so that they can track their progress using the syllabus. In case students are unable to find the English Class 10 Syllabus 2024-25, we provide the pdf download link below to make things simpler.

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Prescribed Books for Class 10 English

Check out the Prescribed books for Class 10 English Published by NCERT, New Delhi

1. FIRST FLIGHT
A. Prose 1. A Letter to God 2. Nelson Mandela – Long Walk to Freedom 3. 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)	B. 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

2. 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