CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2020-21 (Literature & Grammar)- Check Here

CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2020-21- Students appearing in CBSE 10th Board exam can check CBSE syllabus for class 10 English. CBSE has published the CBSE 10th English syllabus 2021 from cbseacademic.nic.in. CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2020-21 comprises marks distribution for each section along with the topics and chapters. The CBSE 10th English syllabus 2020 is further divided into the literature syllabus and grammar syllabus. Students should prepare for board grammar and lietarture to pass the CBSE 10th English exam. The paper will be of 80 marks and the exam duration will be 3 hours. The question paper will be divided into three sections, Reading, Writing and Grammar, and Literature reader. CBSE has prescribed some standard textbooks for CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2020, which students must refer to while preparing. By practicing from CBSE 10th English sample papers, students can check their preparation level. The Central Board of Secondary Education conducts the CBSE 10th 2021 exam in the month of February 2021. Students appearing in class 10th examination must go through this CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2020-21. Through this CBSE syllabus for Class 10 English Literature, students can check the important topics, prescribed books and papers pattern of English examination. Go through the complete article to know in detail about the CBSE 10th English Syllabus 2021.
Latest: CBSE 10th Syllabus for other subjects is also available online. CBSE 10th result 2020 will be released in the first week of May 2020. Check details here.

CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2020-21

In the table below, all the topics included in every section are provided. Students must check them all while preparing for the examination.

CBSE 10th English 2021 Syllabus

Section	Section name	Topics Included
A	Reading Skills	A factual passage of 300-350 words with eight Objective Type Question A Discursive passage of 350-400 words with four Short Answer Type Questions
B	Writing Skills with Grammar	Writing Skills Formal letter complaint / inquiry / placing order letter to editor/article The questions will be thematically based on the prescribed books Writing a short story based on a given outline or cue/s
C	Literature Textbooks and Supplementary Reading Text	One out of two extracts from prose/poetry/drama for reference to context. Four Objective Type Question( including MCQs). Five Short Answer type Questions to be answered in 30-40 words each from the prescribed textbook. One out of two Long Answer type Questions from FIRST FLIGHT to be answered in about 100-150 words. One out of two long answer questions from the book ‘FOOTPRINTS without FEET’ theme.

Best Books to Cover CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2020-21

Below are the books prescribed by CBSE Syllabus for Class 10 English 2020-21. These books are published by NCERT and students are advised to read these NCERT Class 10 English Books first and later switch to any reference book. Through these best books for CBSE 10th English, students can easily cover the CBSE 10th English syllabus 2020-21

First Flight – Textbook for Class X
Footprints without Feet – Supplementary Reader for Class X

CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2020-21 for Literature Reader

As mentioned above, there are mainly two textbooks. The CBSE syllabus for Class 10 English prescribed under each textbook is mentioned in the table below.

CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus for Literature Reader (First Flight)

PROSE (First Flight)

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

POETRY

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. Amanda

7. Animals

8. The Trees

9. Fog

10. The Tale of Custard the Dragon

11. For Anne Gregory

SUPPLEMENTARY READER (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. The Hack Driver

9. Bholi

10. The Book that Saved the Earth

CBSE Class 10 English syllabus 2020-21 for Grammar

Grammar plays an important role in the English subject. Students must practice it with consistency to score well in the examination. Below are the topics of the grammar section which are included in the CBSE class 10 English syllabus 2020.

Tenses
Modals
Use of passive voice
Subject-verb concord
Reporting

(i) Commands and requests

(ii) Statements

(iii) Questions

Clauses:

(i) Noun clauses

(ii) Adverb clauses

(iii) Relative clauses

Determiners
Prepositions

CBSE Class 10 English 2020-21 Exam Pattern

The theory exam of English will be of 80 marks and internal assessment will be of 20 marks. The theory paper is broadly divided into three sections. Refer to the table below for an overview of the CBSE syllabus for Class 10 English.

Exam Pattern of CBSE Class 10 English

Section	Section name	Marks
A	Reading Skills	20
B	Writing Skills with Grammar	30
C	Literature Textbooks and Supplementary Reading Text	30
	Total Weightage	80

CBSE Class 10 English 2020-21 - Marking Scheme

Students can check the complete marking scheme of English from the table below. Here the questions will be asked for 1, 2, 8 and 10 marks.

Marking Scheme for CBSE Class 10 English

Typology	Testing competencies/ learning outcomes	Very short answer type questions (1 mark)	Short answer questions 30-40 words (2 marks)	Long answer questions 100-150 words (HOTS) (8 marks)	Very long answer questions 150-200 words (10 marks)	Total
Reading skills	Conceptual understanding, decoding, analyzing, inferring, interpreting and vocabulary.	12	4	-	-	20
Writing skills and grammar	A creative expression of an opinion, reasoning, justifying, illustrating, appropriacy of style and tone, using appropriate format and fluency. Applying conventions, using integrated structures with accuracy and fluency.	12	-	1	1	30
Literature textbook and extended reading texts	Recalling, reasoning, appreciating, applying literary conventions, extrapolating, illustrating and Texts justifying etc. Extracting relevant information, identifying the central theme and sub-themes, understanding the writer’s message and writing fluently	4	4	1	1	30
Total		28	16	16	20	80

CBSE Class 10 English Sample Papers 2020

Practising with CBSE 10th sample papers will provide an extra edge to the preparation. Here are some of the benefits of practising sample papers after completing the CBSE Class 10 English syllabus 2020-21

Students can check their weak areas and can work on them in the remaining time.
Practising with sample papers will reduce the chances of silly mistakes in the main examination.
The art of time management can be easily learned through the regular practice of sample papers.

CBSE Class 10 English Preparation Tips 2020

English is a theory-based subject and it requires a lot of reading and writing practice. So make a habit of reading and writing at least one hour a day.
Solve CBSE class 10th question papers to know the marking scheme, examination pattern, and difficulty level of questions asked previously.
Read the newspaper on a daily basis. This will help you in unseen passages.
Go through the CBSE Class 10 English syllabus 2020-21 and check all that you need to study while preparing for the exam.
The CBSE class 10th date sheet is expected to release in December 2020. So students must finish the entire CBSE syllabus for Class 10 English 2021 before it.

Syllabus

Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2020-21

Question: Are all questions compulsory in the CBSE class 10 English exam?

Answer:

Yes, all questions are compulsory. However, there will be internal choices in some of the questions.

Question: What is the difficulty level of questions asked in the CBSE 10th exam?

Answer:

The questions asked are easy to moderate type.

Question: What are the passing marks for CBSE 10 exams?

Answer:

Students must get 33% marks to pass the examination.

Question: Which is the best book for the class 10 CBSE English exam?

Answer:

NCERT is the standard book for the English exam. Which is the best book for the class 10 CBSE English exam

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I got 85% in CBSE class 10th , I am from open category. on the basis of merit list can I get admission in government polytechnic college, Aurangabad for computer science

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but I think I can rewrite the paper

Aishwary Jaiswal 22nd Jul, 2020

Hello Aspirant,

If you are talking about the CBSE class 10th exams and you have already appeared for the exams and are willing to re-appear . The reason mentioned by you is not clear and so I am supposing that this is because , you have got less/unexpected marks in your exams. To be honest, it's really difficult for you to rewrite the paper in this pandemic situation where every school and college is closed yet.

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I not satisfied in only one subject is this wrong or correct to go for re-vaulution

Deblina Roy 16th Jul, 2020

Dear Student,

If you are totally confident about this subject then go for re-valuation. At first talk to your school or college authority about this and after being sure and knowing all the things then apply for this. May it will help you.

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CBSE Class 10th compartment result is provided through the official website: cbseresults.nic.in. Students failing in a subject in annual exams of CBSE will be able to apply for compartment exam in the third week of August 2020. Last date to submit CBSE 10th compartment form is third week of August 2020. Please click the below link to know more.

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S. Saha Student Expert 15th Jul, 2020

CBSE has announced class 10 results 2020. Now, you can check the results on the official websites- cbseresults.nic.in or cbse.nic.in.

Go to the website.
Click on CBSE 10th result 2020.
Enter your credentials like roll number, school no., enter centre no., admit card number etc.
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You can also check your result through SMS.