CBSE Syllabus for Class 10 English (Literature & Grammar): Students appearing in CBSE 10th Board exam can check CBSE syllabus for class 10 English. CBSE has published the reduced CBSE 10th English syllabus 2021 on cbseacademic.nic.in. BSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2021 comprises marks distribution for each section along with the topics and chapters. The CBSE 10th English syllabus 2021 is further divided into the literature syllabus and grammar syllabus.
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CBSE Class 10 English Language and Literature Syllabus 2022-23
CBSE Syllabus 2022-23 – Class 10 English | |
Name of the Board | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) |
Level | National Level |
Category | Syllabus |
Class | Class 10 |
Subject | English Language and Literature |
Academic Year | 2022-23 |
Download Type | Free pdf Download |
official Website | www.cbse.nic.in |
CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2022-23 PDF
In the table below, all the topics included in every section are provided. Students must check them all while preparing for the examination.
Section-wise Weightage
Sections | |
A |
Reading Skills (40 periods)
|
B |
Writing Skills with Grammar (40 periods)
|
C |
Literature Textbooks and Supplementary Reading Text
(50 periods) |
CBSE 10th English Language and Literature (Code No. 184) Syllabus 2022-2023 (Complete Syllabus)
Sections | Competencies | Total marks |
Reading Comprehension | Conceptual understanding, decoding, analyzing, inferring, interpreting and vocabulary |
20 |
Writing Skill and Grammar | Creative expression of an opinion, reasoning, justifying, illustrating, appropriacy of style and tone, using appropriate format and fluency. Applying conventions, using integrated structures with accuracy and fluency |
20 |
Language through Literature | Recalling, reasoning, appreciating, applying literary conventions illustrating and justifying etc. Extract relevant information, identifying the central theme and sub-theme, understanding the writers’ message and writing fluently. |
40 |
Total | 80 |
Prescribed Books: Published by NCERT, New Delhi
As mentioned above, there are mainly two textbooks. The CBSE syllabus for Class 10 English prescribed under each textbook is mentioned in the table below.
CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus for Literature Reader (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
CBSE Class 10 English syllabus 2022-23 for Grammar
Grammar plays an important role in the English subject. Students must practice it with consistency to score well in the examination. Below are the topics of the grammar section which are included in the CBSE class 10 English syllabus 2021.
- Tenses
- Modals
- Use of passive voice
- Subject-verb concord
- Reporting
(i) Commands and requests
(ii) Statements
(iii) Questions
- Clauses:
(i) Noun clauses
(ii) Adverb clauses
(iii) Relative clauses
- Determiners
- Prepositions
Important Links of NCERT Class 10 English Syllabus
CBSE Class 10 English (Language & Literature) Syllabus 2022-2023 | Download Here |
Download CBSE Class 10 Maths Syllabus |
CBSE Class 10 Science Syllabus |
CBSE Class 10 Social Science Syllabus |
Download NCERT Text Books for Class 10 English |
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