English

English — Class 10

CBSE (Indian Curriculum) · Ages 15-16

CBSE Class 10 English (Language and Literature) is a board examination subject assessed by a single written paper covering reading, grammar, writing and literature.

Literature is drawn from the NCERT First Flight reader and the Footprints Without Feet supplementary text, and questions include short-answer, extended-answer and extract-based responses. Reading covers discursive and case-based unseen passages.

Writing is examined in strict prescribed formats, formal letter and analytical paragraph, where deviation costs marks regardless of content quality. Format discipline is one of the most efficient things to drill before the board exam.

Key topics covered

• First Flight: Prose & PoetrySet NCERT texts with extract-based and extended-answer questions.
• Footprints Without FeetThe supplementary reader and its assessed questions.
• Reading ComprehensionDiscursive and case-based unseen passages under time pressure.
• GrammarTenses, modals, subject-verb concord, reported speech and determiners.
• Formal Letter WritingThe prescribed format, register and content expectations.
• Analytical ParagraphInterpreting a chart or cue and writing a structured analytical response.
• Board Exam TechniqueMark allocation, answer length and time management across sections.