TBSE Class 10 Syllabus 2021 English
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Reduced Syllabus : Class X : English : 80 marks : 2020-2021
Half-Yearly Examination - 2020-2021
Section – C (Literature)
Literature Reader (First Flight)
PROSE POETRY
1. A Letter to God 1. Dust of Snow
2. Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 2. Fire and Ice
3. From the Diary of Anne Frank 3. A Tiger in the Zoo
SUPPLEMENTARY READER (Footprints without Feet)
1. A Triumph of Surgery
2. A Question of Trust
3. Footprints without Feet
Reduced Syllabus : Class X : Pre-Borad Examination : English : 2020-2021
Section – C (Literature)
Literature Reader (First Flight)
PROSE POETRY
1.A Letter to God 1.Dust of Snow
2.Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 2.Fire and Ice
3.From the Diary of Anne Frank 3.A Tiger in the Zoo
4.Glimpses of India 4.The Trees
5. The Sermon at Benares 5.Fog
SUPPLEMENTARY READER (Footprints without Feet)
1. A Triumph of Surgery
2. A Question of Trust
3.Footprints without Feet
4.The Necklace
5.Bholi
Deleted Topics :
Writing :
1. Letters : Complaint / Inquiry / Placing Order
2. Article
Grammar : 1. Use of passive voice
2. Clauses : (i) NounClauses (ii) Adverb Clauses (iii) Relative Clauses.
Half-Yearly Examination - 2020-2021
Section – C (Literature)
Literature Reader (First Flight)
PROSE POETRY
1. A Letter to God 1. Dust of Snow
2. Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 2. Fire and Ice
3. From the Diary of Anne Frank 3. A Tiger in the Zoo
SUPPLEMENTARY READER (Footprints without Feet)
1. A Triumph of Surgery
2. A Question of Trust
3. Footprints without Feet
Reduced Syllabus : Class X : Pre-Borad Examination : English : 2020-2021
Section – C (Literature)
Literature Reader (First Flight)
PROSE POETRY
1.A Letter to God 1.Dust of Snow
2.Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 2.Fire and Ice
3.From the Diary of Anne Frank 3.A Tiger in the Zoo
4.Glimpses of India 4.The Trees
5. The Sermon at Benares 5.Fog
SUPPLEMENTARY READER (Footprints without Feet)
1. A Triumph of Surgery
2. A Question of Trust
3.Footprints without Feet
4.The Necklace
5.Bholi
Deleted Topics :
Writing :
1. Letters : Complaint / Inquiry / Placing Order
2. Article
Grammar : 1. Use of passive voice
2. Clauses : (i) NounClauses (ii) Adverb Clauses (iii) Relative Clauses.
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Mark Distribution : Class X : English : 80 Marks : 2020-2021
Section Topics Marks
A Reading Skills 20
B Writing Skills with Grammar 30
C Reading Text : Literature Textbooks and Supplementary 30
TOTAL 80
SECTION A: READING SKILLS
This section will have two unseen passages of a total length of 700-750 words. The
arrangement within the reading section is as follows:
1. A factual passage of 300-350 words with eight Objective Type Questions (including
Multiple Choice Questions). 8
2. A Discursive passage of 350-400 words with four Short Answer Type Questions to
test inference, evaluation and analysis, four Objective Type Questions ( including Multiple
Choice Questions) to test vocabulary. 12
SECTION B: WRITING AND GRAMMAR
For writing tasks there will be internal choice 30
3. Formal letter to editor in about 100-150 words. The questions will be thematically based
on the prescribed books. 8
4. Writing a short story based on a given outline or cue/s in about 150-200 words.
10
The Grammar syllabus will include the following areas in class X.
1. Tenses
2. Modals
3. Subject – verb concord
4. Reporting : (i) Commands and requests (ii) Statements (iii) Questions
5. Determiners
6. Prepositions
Section Topics Marks
A Reading Skills 20
B Writing Skills with Grammar 30
C Reading Text : Literature Textbooks and Supplementary 30
TOTAL 80
SECTION A: READING SKILLS
This section will have two unseen passages of a total length of 700-750 words. The
arrangement within the reading section is as follows:
1. A factual passage of 300-350 words with eight Objective Type Questions (including
Multiple Choice Questions). 8
2. A Discursive passage of 350-400 words with four Short Answer Type Questions to
test inference, evaluation and analysis, four Objective Type Questions ( including Multiple
Choice Questions) to test vocabulary. 12
SECTION B: WRITING AND GRAMMAR
For writing tasks there will be internal choice 30
3. Formal letter to editor in about 100-150 words. The questions will be thematically based
on the prescribed books. 8
4. Writing a short story based on a given outline or cue/s in about 150-200 words.
10
The Grammar syllabus will include the following areas in class X.
1. Tenses
2. Modals
3. Subject – verb concord
4. Reporting : (i) Commands and requests (ii) Statements (iii) Questions
5. Determiners
6. Prepositions
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The above items may be tested through test types given below:
5. Gap filling with one or two words to test Prepositions, Articles, Conjunctions and Tense
6. Editing or omission. 4
7. Sentences- Reordering or Sentence Transformation in context. 4
SECTION C
LITERATURE : TEXTBOOKS AND SUPPLEMENTARY READING TEXT :30
8. One out of two extracts from prose/poetry/drama for reference to context. Four Objective
Type Questions (including MCQs): Two questions of one mark each on global comprehension
and two questions of 1 mark each on interpretation. 4
9. Five Short Answer type Questions to be answered in 30-40 words each from FIRST
FLIGHT and FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET to test local and global comprehension of
theme and ideas (three from FIRST FLIGHT and two from FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT
FEET) . 2x5
10. One out of two Long Answer type Questions from FIRST FLIGHT to be answered in
about 100-150 words to assess creativity, imagination and extrapolation beyond the text
and across the texts. 8
11. One out of two long answer question from the book ‘FOOTPRINTS without FEET’ on
theme or plot involving interpretation, extrapolation beyond the text and inference or character
sketch to be answered in about 100-150 words. 8
Prescribed Books:-
FIRST FLIGHT – Text for Class X
FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET – Supplementary Reader for Class X
5. Gap filling with one or two words to test Prepositions, Articles, Conjunctions and Tense
6. Editing or omission. 4
7. Sentences- Reordering or Sentence Transformation in context. 4
SECTION C
LITERATURE : TEXTBOOKS AND SUPPLEMENTARY READING TEXT :30
8. One out of two extracts from prose/poetry/drama for reference to context. Four Objective
Type Questions (including MCQs): Two questions of one mark each on global comprehension
and two questions of 1 mark each on interpretation. 4
9. Five Short Answer type Questions to be answered in 30-40 words each from FIRST
FLIGHT and FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET to test local and global comprehension of
theme and ideas (three from FIRST FLIGHT and two from FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT
FEET) . 2x5
10. One out of two Long Answer type Questions from FIRST FLIGHT to be answered in
about 100-150 words to assess creativity, imagination and extrapolation beyond the text
and across the texts. 8
11. One out of two long answer question from the book ‘FOOTPRINTS without FEET’ on
theme or plot involving interpretation, extrapolation beyond the text and inference or character
sketch to be answered in about 100-150 words. 8
Prescribed Books:-
FIRST FLIGHT – Text for Class X
FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET – Supplementary Reader for Class X
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Blue-Print of Question : Class X : English : 80 Marks : 2020-2021
Typology Objective type SA LA -I LA-II
Questions Questions Total
questions Answer
including MCQ 30-40 Marks
100-150 (150-200
Each 1 mark words words words)
2marks 8 marks 10 marks
Reading Comprehension 4 MCQ & 8
Objective type 4 --
Questions 20
--
12 -- 30
Working Skill and Grammar 1
1
Literature Textbook and 30
Supplemantary Reading Text 4 5 2
--
Total 1x28 2x9 8x3 10x1 80
Typology Objective type SA LA -I LA-II
Questions Questions Total
questions Answer
including MCQ 30-40 Marks
100-150 (150-200
Each 1 mark words words words)
2marks 8 marks 10 marks
Reading Comprehension 4 MCQ & 8
Objective type 4 --
Questions 20
--
12 -- 30
Working Skill and Grammar 1
1
Literature Textbook and 30
Supplemantary Reading Text 4 5 2
--
Total 1x28 2x9 8x3 10x1 80