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यदि आप Class 10 NCERT English (2025–26) की तैयारी कर रहे हैं और एक ऐसी वेबसाइट खोज रहे हैं जहाँ पूरा सिलेबस, अध्यायवार विवरण, अभ्यास प्रश्न, नोट्स और परीक्षा सामग्री सरल भाषा में उपलब्ध हो, तो आप बिल्कुल सही स्थान पर हैं।
हम यहाँ कक्षा 10 इंग्लिश के सभी पाठ (Prose, Poetry, Supplementary), Grammar और Writing Skills को आसान शब्दों में समझाते हैं—ताकि आपकी बोर्ड परीक्षा की तैयारी मजबूत और प्रभावी बन सके।
चलिए शुरू करते हैं—Class 10 English CBSE Syllabus 2025–26 के साथ आपकी सफलता की तैयारी!


Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan, Ajmer

Syllabus Session 2025–2026

English — Subject Code – 02

Class – 10

The examination scheme for the paper is as follows :

PaperTimeMarksSessional MarksTotal Marks
One3.15 Hrs8020100

Areas of Learning

Areas of LearningMarks
Reading16
Writing12
Grammar10
Text Book : First Flight30
Supp. Book : Footprints without Feet12

1. Reading – 16 Marks

Two unseen passages of total 400 words with a variety of questions including 4 marks for vocabulary.
Only prose passages will be used. One will be factual and the other will be discursive.

(i) Passage 1 — 150 words (8 Marks).
Eight Multiple Choice Questions including 2 questions on vocabulary — one testing the knowledge of similar word and the other testing the knowledge of opposite word. 8

(ii) Passage 2 — 250 words (8 Marks).
Eight Very Short Answer Type Questions including 2 questions on vocabulary — one testing the knowledge of similar word and the other of opposite word. 8


2. Writing – 12 Marks

(i) Letter Writing — One out of two (4 Marks)
(a) Personal — To friends, relatives and members of family.
(b) E-mail — To family, friends, relatives, Govt. officials, the editors of newspapers or magazines, teachers, Principal and so on.

(ii) A short story on a given outline in about 100 words. 4

(iii) A short writing task based on a verbal or a visual stimulus with internal choice in about 100 words. 4


3. Grammar – 10 Marks

6 Fill in the blanks type questions and 4 very short answer type questions involving the use of particular structures within a context.

The Grammar syllabus will include the following areas for teaching —

  1. Tenses – 4

  2. Subject-Verb Concord – 2

  3. Clauses (Complex Sentences) – 2

  4. Active and Passive Voice – 1

  5. Reported Speech – 1


4. Textbooks :

(i) First Flight — Prose – 18 Marks

(a) One out of two extracts from different prose lessons included in the textbook.
Approximately 150 words each with the following type of questions —
Six questions in each passage :
• 4 Multiple Choice Questions and
• 2 Very Short Answer Type Questions testing comprehensive ability. 6

(b) Three Short Answer Type Questions (out of four, around 20–30 words each) excluding Drama Text.
2×3 = 6

(c) One out of two Long Answer Type Questions extrapolative in nature based on any one of the prose lessons excluding Drama Text from the textbook to be answered in about 60 words. 3

(d) One out of two Long Answer Type Questions on Drama Text (local and global comprehension question) in about 60 words. 3


(ii) First Flight — Poetry – 12 Marks

(a) One out of two extracts from the poems prescribed to test comprehension and appreciation with 1 Multiple Choice Question and 2 Short Answer Type Questions. 5

(b) Two out of three Short Answer Type Questions on interpretations of themes and ideas contained in the poems to be answered in about 20–30 words each. 4

(c) One out of two Long Answer Type Questions on interpretations of themes and ideas contained in the poems to be answered in about 60 words. 3


(iii) Footprints without Feet — Supplementary Reader – 12 Marks

(a) One out of two Long Answer Type Questions from Supplementary Reader to interpret, evaluate and analyse characters, plot or situations occurring in the lessons to be answered in about 60 words. 3

(b) Two out of three Short Answer Type Questions on interpreting and evaluating nature based on lessons to be answered in 20–30 words each. 4

(c) Five Multiple Choice Questions testing factual aspects of the lessons. 5

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