Latest CBSE Syllabus for Class 10 of English Language and Literature 2018-19
CBSE has released the syllabus for Class 10 English Language and Literature. In the class 9th, CBSE has removed the communicative course and only Language and Literature course is there. There is major chance that communicative course will be dropped from the next session and only Language and Literature will continue.There is no major change has been made in the syllabus and the pattern and it is same as the previous year. In Board examination, the entire syllabus will come. The Board examination will be of 80 marks, with a duration of three hours.
The Question paper contains three sections:
Section | Total Weightage 80 | |
A | Reading Skills | 20 |
B | Writing Skills with Grammar | 30 |
C | Literature Textbook and Extended Reading Text | 30 |
TOTAL | 80 |
Section A Reading: 20 Marks
• Question 1: A Factual passage (Eight VSAQs) : 8 Marks
• Question 2: A Discursive passage (Four SAQs and Four VSAQs) : 12 Marks
Section B Writing and Grammar: 30 Marks
• Question 3: Formal letter complaint/Inquiry/placing order/Letter to the editor/article: 8 Marks
• Question 4: Short story based on clues: 10 Marks
• Question 5: Gap filling with one or two words: 4 Marks
• Question 6: Editing or Omission: 4 Marks
• Question 7: Sentences Reordering or Sentence Transformation: 4 Marks
Section C Literature Textbook and Extended Reading Text: 30 Marks
• Question 8: One out of two extracts from prose/poetry/play (Four VSAQs): 4 Marks
• Question 9: Four SAQs from First Flight and Footprints without Feet: 2 ✖ 4 = 8 Marks
• Question 10: One out of two long answer type questions from First Flight and Footprints without Feet: 8 Marks
• Question 11: One out of two Very Long Answer Question on prescribed novel: 10 Marks
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• Question 1: A Factual passage (Eight VSAQs) : 8 Marks
• Question 2: A Discursive passage (Four SAQs and Four VSAQs) : 12 Marks
Section B Writing and Grammar: 30 Marks
• Question 3: Formal letter complaint/Inquiry/placing order/Letter to the editor/article: 8 Marks
• Question 4: Short story based on clues: 10 Marks
• Question 5: Gap filling with one or two words: 4 Marks
• Question 6: Editing or Omission: 4 Marks
• Question 7: Sentences Reordering or Sentence Transformation: 4 Marks
Section C Literature Textbook and Extended Reading Text: 30 Marks
• Question 8: One out of two extracts from prose/poetry/play (Four VSAQs): 4 Marks
• Question 9: Four SAQs from First Flight and Footprints without Feet: 2 ✖ 4 = 8 Marks
• Question 10: One out of two long answer type questions from First Flight and Footprints without Feet: 8 Marks
• Question 11: One out of two Very Long Answer Question on prescribed novel: 10 Marks
Prescribed Books:
• First Flight
• Footprints without Feet
Novel (Long Reading Text)
• The Diary of a Young Girl (unabridged) by Anne Frank
• The Story of my Life (unabridged) by Helen Keller
Grammar Syllabus will include:
1. Tenses
2. Modals
3. Use of passive voice
4. Subject – verb concord
5. Reporting
(i) Commands and requests
(ii) Statements
(iii) Questions
6. Clauses:
(i) Noun clauses
(ii) Adverb clauses
(iii) Relative clauses
7. Determiners
8. Prepositions
• First Flight
• Footprints without Feet
Novel (Long Reading Text)
• The Diary of a Young Girl (unabridged) by Anne Frank
• The Story of my Life (unabridged) by Helen Keller
Grammar Syllabus will include:
1. Tenses
2. Modals
3. Use of passive voice
4. Subject – verb concord
5. Reporting
(i) Commands and requests
(ii) Statements
(iii) Questions
6. Clauses:
(i) Noun clauses
(ii) Adverb clauses
(iii) Relative clauses
7. Determiners
8. Prepositions
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