CBSE Class 10 English - Language and Literature Syllabus - Free PDF Download
CBSE Syllabus 2024-25 Class 10: The CBSE Class 10 English - Language and Literature Syllabus for the examination year 2024-25 has been released by the Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE. The board will hold the final examination at the end of the year following the annual assessment scheme, which has led to the release of the syllabus. The 2024-25 CBSE Class 10 English - Language and Literature Board Exam will entirely be based on the most recent syllabus. Therefore, students must thoroughly understand the new CBSE syllabus to prepare for their annual exam properly.
The detailed CBSE Class 10 English - Language and Literature Syllabus for 2024-25 is below.
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CBSE Class 10 English - Language and Literature Revised Syllabus
CBSE Class 10 English - Language and Literature and their Unit wise marks distribution
CBSE Class 10 English - Language and Literature Course Structure 2024-25 With Marking Scheme
| # | Unit/Topic | Weightage |
|---|---|---|
| I | First Flight | 20 |
| 1 | A Letter to God | |
| 2 | Nelson Mandela : Long Walk to Freedom | |
| 3 | Two Stories About Flying | |
| 4 | From the Diary of Anne Frank | |
| 5 | The Hundred Dresses - I | |
| 6 | The Hundred Dresses - II | |
| 7 | Glimpses of India | |
| 8 | Mijbil the Otter | |
| 9 | Madam Rides the Bus | |
| 10 | The Sermon at Benares | |
| 11 | The Proposal | |
| II | Footprints Without Feet | 20 |
| 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 | The Hack Driver | |
| 9 | Bholi | |
| 10 | The Book that Saved the Earth | |
| 11 | Grammar | 10 |
| 12 | Writing Skills | 10 |
| 13 | Reading Skills | |
| 14 | Listening Skills | 5 |
| 15 | Speaking Skills | 5 |
| 16 | Project | |
| Total | - |
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Syllabus
CBSE Class 10 English - Language and Literature Syllabus for Chapter 1: First Flight
1 A Letter to God
- A Letter to God
- Dust of Snow
- Fire and Ice
2 Nelson Mandela : Long Walk to Freedom
- Nelson Mandela Long Walk to Freedom
- A Tiger in the Zoo
3 Two Stories About Flying
- His First Flight
- Black Aeroplane
- How to Tell Wild Animals
- The Ball Poem
4 From the Diary of Anne Frank
- From the Diary of Anne Frank
- Amanda!
5 The Hundred Dresses - I
- The Hundred Dresses - I
6 The Hundred Dresses - II
- The Hundred Dresses - II
- Animals
7 Glimpses of India
- A Baker from Goa
- Coorg
- Tea from Assam
- The Trees
8 Mijbil the Otter
- Mijbil the Otter
- Fog
9 Madam Rides the Bus
- Madam Rides the Bus
- The Tale of Custard the Dragon
10 The Sermon at Benares
- The Sermon at Benares
- For Anne Gregory
11 The Proposal
- The Proposal
CBSE Class 10 English - Language and Literature Syllabus for Chapter 2: Footprints Without Feet
1 A Triumph of Surgery
- A Triumph of Surgery
2 The Thief’s Story
- The Thief’s Story
3 The Midnight Visitor
- The Midnight Visitor
4 A Question of Trust
- A Question of Trust
5 Footprints Without Feet
- Footprints Without Feet
6 The Making of a Scientist
- The Making of a Scientist
7 The Necklace
- The Necklace
8 The Hack Driver
- The Hack Driver
9 Bholi
- Bholi
10 The Book that Saved the Earth
- The Book that Saved the Earth
11 Grammar
- Grammar
- Vocabulary
- Compound Words
- Compound words occur when two or more words combine to form one individual word or a phrase that acts as one individual word.
- Example : Ice Cream, Firefighter, upto-date, etc.
- Collocation
- A collocation is made up of two or more words or phrases that are commonly used together in English.
- Example : heavy rain, high temperature, whisk an egg, have an experience, scenic view, etc.
- Compound Words
- Parts of Speech
- Noun
- A noun is a word that is used to name or describe a person, place, thing, or idea.
- Types of nouns: Common noun, proper noun, abstract noun, concrete noun, singular noun, plural noun, countable noun, uncountable noun, collective noun.
- Adjective
- An adjective is a word that describes or gives further details about a noun or pronoun that serves as the sentence's subject.
- Verb
- A verb is a term that expresses an action, an occurrence, or a state of being (exist).
- Types of Verb: main verb, auxiliary verb, modal verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb, finite verbs, infinitives, gerund, participles, phrasal verbs
- Adverb
- An adverb is a word that tells the reader more about the verb or action in a phrase.
- Noun
- Articles - A, An, The
- Direct-Indirect Speech
- Make a Sentence
- Spotting Errors
- Idioms and Phrases
- Clauses
- Punctuation
- Modal Auxiliary
- Contracted Forms
- Figures of Speech
- Alliteration
- Antithesis
- Personification
- Climax
- Imagery
- Hyperbole
- Inversion
- Metaphor
- Oxymoron Parody
- Rhyme Scheme
- Using Negatives for Emphasis
- Helping Verbs
12 Writing Skills
- Writing Skills
- Letter Writing
- Story Writing
- Article Writing
- Notice Writing
- Information Transfer
- Speech Writing
- Paragraph Writing
- View and Counterview
13 Reading Skills
- Reading Skills
- Unseen Passage Comprehension
- Unseen Poem Comprehension
14 Listening Skills
- Listening Skills
15 Speaking Skills
- Speaking Skills
16 Project
- English Language Projects
