PSEB Syllabus 2021-22 for Class 10 English

CLASS X
7. ENGLISH
Time: 3hrs. Theory: 80 Marks
INA: 20 Marks
(Listening and Speaking skill based practical: 18 Marks
Book Bank: 2 Marks)
Total: 100 Marks

SYLLABUS
1. Reading Skills
Reading Comprehension of unseen passage with five multiple choice
questions
Unseen Picture/Poster based Comprehension with five multiple choice
questions.
English Main Course Book
L-1 The Happy Prince
L Where is Science Taking Us?
L-3 Secret of Happiness
L-4 AGift for Christmas
L-5 Some Glimpses of Ancient Indian Thought and Practices
L-6 The Home Coming
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L-7 The Making of the Earth
L-8 The Rule of the Road
3 Poems
P-1 Character of a Happy Man
P-2 Death the Leveller
P-3 ABallad of Sir Pertab Singh
P-4 Razia, the Tigress
P-5 Where the Mind is Without Fear

Supplementary Reader
L-1 Bed Number -29
L-2 HalfA Rupee Worth
L-3 One Thousand Dollars
L-4 The Dying Detective
L-5 How Much Land Does a Man Need
L-6 Return to Air
5 Vocabulary
Pairs of words generally confused 1 to 40
2 Idioms Ito 40
One word for many Ito 40
4 Common errors All
5 Common proverbs l to 40
6 Grammar
Use of Determiners, Prepositions, Modals and
Sentence Connectors
2 Use and Kinds of Non-Finites
3 Simple, Complex and Compound Sentences

4 Voice
5 Reported Speech
6 Use of Tenses
Punctuation
1 Writing Skills
Notice and Note making
2 Messages
3 Advertisements
4 Paragraphs
5 Letters (Personal, Business & Official)
Translation from English to Punjabi/Hindi and Translation from
Punjabi/Hindi to English.

Translation from English to Punjabi or Hindi
1.Happy Prince
1. Why are you weeping then?
2. They pulled down the statue of the Happy Prince.
3. I am waited for in Egypt.
4. It is very cold here.
5. I have a golden bed-room.
6. There is not a single cloud in the sky.
7. Then another drop fell.
8. My courtiers called me the Happy Prince.
9. I have come to bid you good bye.
10. How hungry we are!

2.Where is Science Taking us?
1. Where is science taking us?
2 This is the age of the machine.
3. War is the worst example.
4. I wish I had another hundred years.
5. Here science is actually doing less than nothing.
6. Who is to keep them?
7. Science goes on raising its problems.
8. What is really needed in the world
today?
9. What is science really after?
10. What is its goal?

3.Secret of Happiness
1. He never lost his calm.
2. I didn't want to die.
3. Fear is one of man's
most common enemies.
4. You are than
greater you think.

5. I wanted to get out of there.
6. Then you will have total peace of mind.
7. You must do it yourself.
8. A fear is not unlike a ghost.
9. God watches over you and cares for you.
10.This is a problem common to us all.

4. A Gift for Christmas
1. Her eyes were shining brilliantly.
2. Tears appeared in her eyes.
3. Della let fall her beautiful hair.
4. I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs.
5. Will you buy my hair?
6. Della finished crying.
7. It was a platinum watch-chain.
8. Jim was never late.
9. She found it at last.
10. She stopped at a shop.
5. Some Glimpses of Ancient Indian Thought and Practices
1. The gods approached the sage Dadhichi.
2. Dadhichi took no time in laying down his life.
3. Eat onlyafter you've shared your meal with others.
4. A well-known sage named Ashtavakra was also invited to this meeting.
5. The entire universe is one family.
6. This does not belong to me.
alive.
7. They chose to be bricked
land is full of examples.
8. The history of this great
believe in the unity of life.
9. The people of this country
called a meeting of the scholars.
10.King Janak of Maithil
6. The Home-Coming
for a moment.
1. The boys were puzzled
2. Phatik refused to
move.

was the ring-leader amongst the boys of the village.
3. Phatik Chakravarti
this injustice.
4. He could not bear
asked him again.
5. The stranger
asked the police to help himn.
6. At last Bishamber
his lesson book.
7. One day Phatik lost
Phatik was nowhere to be seen.
8. The next morning
in a doctor.
9. Bishamber brought
10.Mother,the holidays have come.

8.
9.
4.
3.
1.
2.
10. 7.The Making of the Earth
In
At
So
Our
The
The
We
the
night
reality
sun
real
earth
think
earth
and
you
stars
our
the
belongs
the
see
5. Stars twinkle, sun
planets do not.
are
started
earth
6. Can you distinguish to between a planet and a star?
like
planets
itself
7. The moon is called atoissatellite of the earth.
thousands
the
our
is
very
cool.
with
a
family
sun.
of
big.
star.
their
stars
8.The
of Rule of the Road
1. You may not think so. the
in
2. T'm going to walk where I like. satellites
the
3. He was obviously a well -intentioned sun.
person.
4. We must be judicious mixture of both. sky.
5. The great moments of heroism and sacrificeform
are rare.
a on this.
6. Thope my friend in the railway carriage will reflect
7. You have liberty to laugh at me.
happy
8. Liberty is not a personal affair only but a social contract.
9. We have got liberty now.
10.I may be as free as I like. family.
Translation from Punjabi/Hindi to English

1-10. Modals related

HITA I

11-45.Tense based

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44.7 AS4 1995 a fT dèaT ?/ TI TE UIiER 1995 E ET

46-60. Imperative

48.Ha HErG |/RIR H HT3T

50. a /IET|

52.M FrE fe? 1/ A à

61-70. Non-activity sentences

62. Eg3 J d |/ 3T7 T TAT|

69.333 fseast e s t d |/
4a TERÄ4AI
71-80. Proverbs

79.mnET nrra, Y0TNT YaTë |/ 41-34T, YRTI-URTYT |

81-90. Idiomaticsentences

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91-95. Interrogative

96-100.Exclamatorysentences

100.
LESSON 1: THE HAPPY PRINCE
1. The drops were coming from the of the Happy Prince.
2. The son of the seamstress was crying because he wanted to go to Egypt. (True/

false)
3. The poor seamstress was given thhe by the swallow.
i) gold ii) sapphire ii) ruby iv) oranges
4. Who ordered to pull down the statue of the Happy Prince?

i) Mayor ii) swallow iii) seamstress iv) playwright
5. The statue of Happy Prince was decorated with diamonds. (True/ false
6. Who was sent to bring the two most precious things from the city?
i) Mayor ii) God ii) angel iv) match-girl
7. The man in the garret was writing a.

LESSON 2: WHERE IS SCIENCE TAKING US?
8. Modern drugs have decreased the average span of life of human beings. ( True/
false)
9. Machines give us more and more hours of
i) hard work ii) leisuree i ) life iv) health
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10. Name two non-material things mentioned in the lesson.
11.According to the writer, Science is doing less than nothing for material things'.
12. Which age group is overcrowded today?
(True/ false)
i) childhood ii) middle age group ii) upper age group
iv) none of these
13.Science has helped man to live
i) forever ii) no more ii) longer iv) a short life
LESSON 3: SECRET OF HAPPINESS
14. Which illustration was used
by the professor of Psychology?
15. Who declared to give sermon
against fear?
i) professor of Psychology ii) Gilberton Chesterton ii) Author iv)
16.
Kagawa
values are needed in the world
17. The author found an
today.
18. We should have faith
elephant when he flung open the door. ( True/ false)

i) God
that is always with us.
ii) somebody iii) everyman iv) nobody
19. i n God gives us real peace of mind.
i) fear ii) hatred ii) faith iv) angerT
LESSON 4: GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS
20.The signs of richness were
everywhere in their house. (True/ false)
21. What did Della buy for Jim as a
Christmas gift?
i) jeans ii) set of combs ii) watch iv) watch-chain
22. The proud possession
of Jim was
i) salary ii) Della ii) gold watch iv) flat
23. Who did not have enough
money to buy a Christmas present?
i) Jim ii) Della ii) both of them iv) none of them
24.Della sold her hair for dollars.
25. What did Jim buy for Della as a Christmas
gift?
i) jeans ii) set of combs ii) watch iv) watch-chain
LESSON 5: SOME GLIMPSES OF ANCIENT INDIAN
THOUGHT AND
PRACTICES
26. Some scholars laughted at Ashtavakra's
i) joke ii) friend i) luck iv) deformed
27.In ancient India, the woman was always considered a body
28. Gods went to Lord Vishnu in desperation.(True/ goddess. (True/ false)
29. Who was losing in the battle between
false)
gods and demons?
30. What did Lord Vishnu advise the gods to make?
i) an arrow ii) a sword ii) bones
iv) of these
none
31. Shivaji bowed his head before the_
i) man ii) woman ii) teacher iv)
LESSON 6: THE HOME-COMING king
32. What was the name of Phatik's brother?
33. Phatik's uncle lived in
i) Mumbai ii) Dehradun ii) Calcutta iv)
34.Phatik's aunt welcomed Phatik at her home. (True/ false) Chandigarh
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35.Phatik's did not like his ways.
i) mother ii) sister ii) student iv) neighbours
36. Phatik wanted to move a _ from its place.
37.Phatik's last words were 'mother, have come.
i) friends ii) aunt and uncle ii) brother iv) holidays
LESSON 7: THE MAKING OF THE EARTH
38. Moon is the satellite of
i) universe ii) oceans ii) Mars iv) Earth
39. From where do the planets get light?
40. The planets twinkle at night. (True/ false)
41.All the hollows ofthe earth were filled with when it rained heavily.
i) dust i) snow ii) water iv) light
42. How many years did the Earth take to cool down?
i) thousand i ) millions ii) hundred iv) none of these
43.Planets have natural satellites. (True/ false)

LESSON 8: THE RULE OF THE ROAD
44. What is liberty?
i) personal affair ii) social contract ii) both of these iv) none of these
45. What was the author reading during the journey?
46. We should interfere in the liberty of others. (True/ false)
47.The stout old lady was walking in the middle of_
i) road i) pavement iii) railway track iv) none of these
48. The policeman at Picadilly Circus is the symbolof.
i) liberty ii) tyranny i) anarchy iv) none of these
49. A reasonable consideration for the_ of others is the foundation of social
conduct.
i) duties ii) friends ii) rights iv) relatives

POEM 1: CHARACTER OF A HAPPY MAN
50.Ahappy man envies
i) none ii) his friends i) everyone iv) the rich
51.A happy man obeys the rules of
i) traffic ii) king ii) goodness iv) government
52.A happy man is afraid of death. (True/ false)
POEM 2: DEATH THE LEVELLER
53.Ultimate fate of all human beings is
i) old age i ) life ii) youth iv) death
54. What lives after death?
i) name ii) good deeds ii) fame iv) glory
55. The glories of blood and state are just shadows. (True/
false)
POEM 3: A BALLAD OF SIR PERTAB SINGH
56. Sir Pertab Singh lived in House.
i)Red-rose ii) Black-rose iii) Rose-red iv) Rose-blood
57. Sir Pertab Singh's friend was soldier.
i) an Indian ii) a Chinese ii) an English iv) a Pakistani

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58.According to the priests, Pertab Singh lost his caste forever.
POEM 4: RAZIA, the TIGRESS (True/ false)
59.Razia, the tigress has cubs.
1) two ii) three ii) four iv) five
60.Sheru was an expert on
i)
hunting ii)winds ii) racing iv) aiming at birds
61.Razia was not afraid
of poachers. (True/ false)
POEM 5: WHERE THE MIND IS
62. Everyone should have WITHOUT FEAR
the right to education.
63.The poet prays for a land (True/ false)
where is without fear.
64. To whom does thei) mind ii) body ii) knowledge iv) truth
poet pray in this poem?
i) people ii) king ii) God iv) none of them

SUPPLEMENTARY READER
65. Naeem was in the LESSON 1: BED NO. 29
66. Who did the author
hospital when the author regained his eyesight. (True/
meet in the hospital ward? false)
i) Naeem
67.The author regained his ii) Bobby Gillian ii) Subbiah iv) Della
i) first operation
eyesight after the
ii) second operation ii) third
operation iv) fourth
operation
68. The author was a before he lost his eyesight.
69.The author knew that Naeem was also
blind. (True/ false)
70. Naeem urged
the author re-start
to
i) dancing ii) singing i) studying iv)
LESSON 2: HALF A RUPEE WORTH painting
71.Subbiah was a rice merchant. (True/
72.Subbiah had
false)
children.
i) two i) three ii) four iv) five
73. Where did Subbiah's wife take the man?
74. Subbiah died in a road accident.
(True/ false)
75. Subbiah's profit during the war.
i) increased ii) decreased ii) go down iv) did not
76. Subbiah was buried under the
bags and died. (True/ false) change
LESSON 3: ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
77.Robert lost the money on races. (True/ false)
78.To whom did Bobby Gillian give his one thousand
dollars?
i) Butler ii) Miss Hayden ii) lawyers iv) Miss Lotta Lauriere
79. Robert Gillian offered a to Miss Lotta Lauriere.
80. Robert Gillian received one million dollars from his
uncle's will. (True/false)
81. The blind man was selling on the walkside.
i) books ii) pencils ii) pens iv) notebooks
82. Who was Miss Lotta Lauriere?
LESSON 4: THE DYING DETECTIVE
83. What was Watson by profession?

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84.Holmes got the illness from some
i) chinese sailors ii) Indian sailors ii) English sailors iv) Russian sailors
85. Smith sent Holmes aninfected sharp spring in_
i) a silver box ii) an ivory box iii) a golden box iv) a red box
86. Victor Smith killed Culverton Smith. (True/ false)
87.Holmes did not want Watson to touch his things. (True/ false)
88. Who was charged with the murder of his nephew?
i) Mrs Hudson ii) Morton ii) Smith iv) Watson
LESSON 5: HOW MUCH LAND DOES A MAN NEED?
89. The two women discussing about village and town life were
i) friends ii) sisters ii) neighbours iv) enemies
90.The bashkirs had
plenty of
i) cattle ii) money ii) land iv) gold
91. How much land did Pakhom manage to buy from estate owner?
92.Pakhom was a very man.
i) helpful ii) greedy ii) kind iv) selfish
93. Pakhom was dead in the end. (True/ false)
94. Pakhom borrowed some money from his brother-in-law. (True/ false)
LESSON 6: RETURN TO AIR
95.The boy was called
a) flabby c) filthy b) sausage d) honest
96. The instructor threw a tin in the pond. (True/ false)
97. Sausage put his stamp collection in the tin. (True/ false)
98. Sausage broughta a from under the water.
i) tin box ii) fish ii) duck iv) pearl
99.Duck-diving means diving into water in the manner of a
i) fish ii) duck ii) crocodile iv) turtle
100. Where did Sausage reach while diving?

PRESCRIBED BOOKS

1) English Main Course Book for Class-X (For Intensive Study) Published by Punjab
School Education Board.
2) English Literature Book (Supplementary Reader) For Class-X (for Extensive Study),
Published by Punjab School Education Board.
3) A Practice Book of English Grammar & Composition for Class X, Published by

Punjab School Education Board.