CBSE Class 10 English (Language & Literature) Syllabus 2026-27

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE Subject Code-184 Classes-X (2026-27)

Marks-80

Sections Competencies Total

marks

Reading Conceptual understanding, decoding, analyzing, inferring, 20

Comprehension interpreting and vocabulary Writing Skills Creative expression of an opinion, reasoning, justifying, and Grammar illustrating, appropriate style and tone, usingappropriate format and fluency. 20

Applying conventions, using integrated structures with accuracy and fluency Language Recalling, reasoning, appreciating, applying literary through conventions, illustrating and justifying. Extract relevant Literature information, identifying the central theme and sub-theme, 40

understanding the writers' message and writing fluently. Total 80

For the details of Internal Assessment of 20 marks, please refer to the circular no. Acad-11/2019, dated March 06, 2019.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE CLASS-X (2025-26)

SECTION - WISE WEIGHTAGE

Section Weightage

S Α Reading Skills 20 Marks

В Writing Skills with Grammar 20 Marks

C Language through Literature 40 Marks

Section A

Reading Skills

1. Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passage 20 Marks

1. Discursive passage of 400-450 words. 10 marks

1. Case-based factual 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, and Short Answer Questions (to be answered in 30-40 words) will be asked to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference, evaluation and vocabulary.

Section B Writing Skills and Grammar

II Grammar

10 Marks

• Determiners
• Tenses
• Modals

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<math>\blacktriangle</math> Reported speech

0 Commands and requests

0 Statements

0 Questions 2

3. The courses at the secondary level seek to cement high professional grasp of grammatical items and levels of accuracy. Accurate use of spelling, punctuation and grammar in context will be assessed through Gap Filling/ Editing/Transformation exercises. Ten out of 12 questions will have to be attempted.

III. Writing Skills

10 marks

1. Writing a Formal Letter based on a given situation, in 100-120 words. One out of two questions is to be answered. 5 marks
2. Writing an Analytical Paragraph in 100-120 words on a given Map/ Chart/ Graph/Cue/s. One out of two questions is to be answered. 5 marks

40 Marks

Section C

Language through Literature

IV. Reference to the Context

5+5=10 Marks

1. One extract out of two from Drama / Prose.

7. One extract out of two from poetry.

Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions Very Short Answer Questions (one word/One sentence), Short Answer Questions (to be answered in 30-40 words) will be asked to assess inference, analysis, interpretation, evaluation and vocabulary.

V. Short & Very Long Answer Questions

30 Marks

1. Four out of Five Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words from the bookFIRST FLIGHT to assess interpretation, analysis, inference and evaluation.

4x3=12 marks

1. Two out of Three Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words each from FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET to assess interpretation, analysis, inference and

evaluation. 2x3=6 marks

10. 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 text. This can be a passage-based question taken from a situation/plot from the text. 6 marks

1. 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 3

Prescribed Books: Published by NCERT, New Delhi

1. FIRST FLIGHT

A. Prose

1. A Letter to God
2. Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom
3. Stories About Flying
4. From the Diary of Anne Frank
5. Glimpses of India
6. Mijbil the Otter
7. Madam Rides the Bus
8. The Sermon at Benares
9. The Proposal (Play)

B. Poems

1. Dust of Snow
2. Fire and Ice
3. A Tiger in the Zoo
4. How to Tell Wild Animals
5. The Ball Poem
6. The Trees
7. Amanda!
8. Fog
9. The Tale of Custard the Dragon
10. For Anne Gregory

2. FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET

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. Bholi
9. The Book that Saved the Earth
10. WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS - II (WORKBOOK FOR CLASS X) - Units 1 to 4 and Units 7 to 11

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