CBSE Class 10 English Test Papers

Class 10 English Marks Distribution
Units	Marks
Reading Skills	20
Writing Skills with Grammar	30
Literature Textbook and Supplementary text	30
Internal Assessment	20
Total	100

CBSE Class 10th Chapter-wise English Syllabus

Students can find the latest chapter-wise English syllabus below:

Section A – Reading Skills (20 marks)

Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passage (20 Marks)

• Discursive passage of 400-450 words. (10 marks)
• Case-based 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 will be asked to assess inference, analysis, interpretation, evaluation and vocabulary.

Section B – Grammar and Writing Skills (20 marks)

III. Grammar 10 Marks  

• Tenses
• Modals
• Subject-verb concord
• Reported speech
• Commands and requests
• Statements
• Questions
• Determiners

IV. Creative Writing Skills (10 marks)

• 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 (100-120 words) on a given Map / Chart/ Graph/ Cue/ s. One out of two questions is to be answered. (5 marks)

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

V. Reference to the Context

• One extract out of two from Drama / Prose.
• One extract out of two from poetry. (5+5 = 10Marks)

Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions will be asked to assess inference, analysis, interpretation, evaluation and vocabulary.

VI. 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 (4×3=12 marks)
• Two out of Three Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words each from Footprints Without Feet. (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 texts. This can be a passage-based question taken from a situation/plot from the texts. (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)

Topics from First Flight are as follows:

Prose

• A letter to God
• Nelson Mandela – Long Walk to Freedom
• Two Stories About Flying
• From the Diary of Anne Frank
• Glimpses of India 6. 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 6. Amanda!
• The Trees
• Fog
• The Tale of Custard the Dragon
• For Anne Gregory

Topics from Footprints Without Feet are as follows:

• 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

3. Words and Expressions – II (Workbook for Class X) – Units 1 to 4 and Units 7 to 11

Internal Assessment

Listening and Speaking Competencies (30 Periods)

Structure of CBSE English Sample Paper for Class 10 is

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Previous Year Question Paper CBSE Class 10 English

Why Attempting Past Test Papers are Important for Exam Preparation?

Test papers are mainly class test papers that the subject teacher had prepared in the past for previous students. Thus when students attempt such practice test papers they get to know the framework which the subject teacher is following in making examination papers. Apart from reference books and notes, Test Papers are very effective study materials for exam preparation. When a student tries to attempt previous test papers , it becomes very easy to gauge how well the topics have been understood and what kind of questions are asked in exams related to that chapter.

As they say before facing the main battle one needs to practice on small fights and get expertise and that will make sure the success in the finals. Similarly in order to score high marks in annual exams, it is imperative to attempt previous test papers so that the student identifies and checks whether the understanding of all concepts of the already prepared chapters of any particular subject are complete or not. It highlights the weak areas if any and gives students ample amount of time to revisit the topics and work on those areas and be better prepared before exams.

Periodic Test papers, Weekly tests and Unit Test papers are usually framed on few chapters of the syllabus thus the concentration of questions asked are of good depth thus when a student attempts those papers, it makes sure that no topic or fundamental concept has been skipped by students while studying any chapter.