HBSE Class 10 Syllabus 2025 English

Haryana Board
Syllabus
2024-25

BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION HARYANA
Syllabus and Chapter wise division of Marks (2024-25)

Class: X Subject: English Code: 005

1. There will be an Annual Examination based on the entire syllabus.
2. The Annual Examination will be of 80 marks and 20 marks
weightage shall be for Internal Assessment.
3. For Internal Assessment:
There will be Periodic Assessment that would include:
i. For 4 marks- Two SAT exams will be conducted and will have a
weightage of 04 marks towards the final Internal Assessment.
ii. For 2 marks- One half yearly exam will be conducted and will have a
weightage of 02 marks towards the final Internal Assessment.
iii. For 2 marks- One pre-board exam will be conducted and will have a
weightage of 02 marks towards the final Internal Assessment.
iv. For 2 marks- Subject teacher will assess and give maximum 02 marks
for CRP (Classroom Participation).
v. For 5 marks- A project work to be done by students and will have a
weightage of 05 marks towards the final Internal Assessment.
vi. For 5 marks- Attendance of student will be awarded 05 marks as:
Above 75% to 80% - 01 marks
Above 80% to 85% - 02 marks
Above 85% to 90% - 03 marks
Above 90% to 95% - 04 marks
Above 95% - 05 marks

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Course Structure (2024-25)
Class: X Subject: English Code: 005
Sr. Name of Books Lessons/ Topics Marks
No.
1. First Flight Lessons:
1. A Letter to God
2. Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to
Freedom 17
3. Two Stories about Flying
i) His First Flight ii) The Black
Aeroplane
4. From the Diary of Anne Frank
5. Glimpses Of India
i) A Baker from Goa
ii) Coorg
iii) Tea from Assam
6. Mijbil the Otter
7. Madam Rides the Bus
8. The Sermon at Benares
9. The Proposal

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 11
6. Amanda!
7. The Trees
8. Fog
9. The Tale of Custard the Dragon
10. For Anne Gregory

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2. Footprints Lessons:
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 12
7. The Necklace
8. Bholi
9. The Book that Saved the Earth

3. Grammar Topics:
1. Punctuation Marks
2. Articles
3. Tenses
10
4. Reported Speech
5. Modals
6. Simple, Compound &Complex
Sentences
7. Clauses (Noun, Adjective & Adverb)
8. Non-Finites
9. Idioms
10. Phrasal Verbs
11. Figures of Speech

4. Writing Skill Topics:
1. Applications
2. Letters
10
3. Description of Events/Incidents
4. Paragraph Writing
5. Story Writing

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6. Report Writing
7. Classified Advertisement
8. Interviews
9. Conversation
5. Reading Skill Unseen Passages 20

Total 80

Internal Assessment 20

Grand Total 100

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Month wise Syllabus Teaching Plan (2024-25)
Class: X Subject: English Code: 005
Month Name of Lessons/ Topics Teaching Revision
Books Periods Periods
April First Flight Introduction 1
& Footprints
Without
Feet
First Flight Prose-A Letter to 5 1
God
Poem- Dust of Snow 1
Poem- Fire and 1
Ice
Footprints Prose- A Triumph 4 1
Without Feet of Surgery
Grammar Articles (Definite 4 1
& Indefinite)
Punctuation 4 1
Marks
(full stop, comma,
semi colon, colon,
dash, hyphen,
apostrophe,
question mark,
exclamation mark
and capital letters)
Composition Personal Letters & 4
Applications
Reading Skill Unseen Passages 2
Literary Figures of Speech 2
Terms (Simile, Metaphor,
Personification,
Alliteration &
rhyme scheme)

May First Flight Prose-Nelson 5 1
Mandela- Long
Walk to Freedom

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Poem-A Tiger in 2 1
the Zoo
Footprints Prose-The Thief’s 3 1
Without Feet Story
Grammar Tenses (Present, 8 2
Past & Future)
Composition Official and 5 0
Business Letters
including letters
on road safety
June Summer Vacations (Project work will be given)
July First Flight Prose-Two Stories 6 1
About Flying
Part-I His First Flight
Part-II Black
Aeroplane
Poem-How to Tell 2
Wild Animals
Footprints Prose-The 4 1
Without Feet Midnight Visitor
Prose-A Question 4 1
of Trust
Grammar Reported Speech 8 2
(Assertive,
Imperative,
Interrogative and
Exclamatory)
Composition Description of 4 0
Function/events/
incidents including
road safety

August First Flight Prose-From the 5 1
Diary of Anny Frank
Poem- The Ball 2 1
Poem
Poem- Amanda! 2 1
Footprints Prose- Footprints 3 1
Without Feet Without Feet

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Grammar Modals (shall, will, 4 0
can, could, may,
might, must, should,
would, ought to,
need, dare, used to)
Composition Story Writing 2 0
(Verbal and
Pictorial)
Interview 2 0
(Dialogue
completion)
September Revision and Half Yearly Examination
October First Flight Prose-Glimpses of 6 2
India
i. A Baker from
Goa
ii. Coorg
iii. Tea from Assam
Poem-The Trees 2 0
Poem-Fog 1 0
Footprints Prose-The Making 4 1
Without Feet of a Scientist
Grammar Simple, Complex 2 0
and Compound
Sentences
Clauses (Noun, 6 1
Adjective and
Adverbial
Clauses)
Composition Report Writing 2
(Present & Past 0
happening &
functions)

Paragraph Writing

November First Flight Prose-Mijbil the 4 1
Otter
Prose-Madam 3 1
Rides the Bus
7

Poem-The Tale of 2 0
Custard the Dragon
Footprints Prose-Necklace 3 1
Without Feet
Non finites 5 1
Grammar (Infinitives,
Gerund and
Participle)
3 0
Use of Idioms Verbal
& prepositional
Phrases
Composition Classified 4 0
Advertisements
e.g. Situation
vacant, job wanted
for, sale & purchase,
accommodation
wanted, lost &
found)
December First Flight Prose-The 3 1
Sermon at
Benares
Prose-The 5 1
Proposal
Poem-For Anne 2 0
Gregory
Footprints Prose-Bholi 3 1
Without Feet Prose-The Book 4 1
That Saved the
Earth
Composition
Conversation & 1 0
Discussion (on
simple topics)
January Revision
February Revision
March Annual Examinations

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Note: Subject teachers are advised to direct the students to prepare notebook
of the Terminology/Definitional words used in the lessons for enhancement of
vocabulary or clarity of the topic.
:
1. First Flight (Main Reader) BSEH Publication © NCERT
2. Footprints Without Feet (Supplementary) BSEH Publication © NCERT

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Weightage to Content (2024-25)
Class: X Subject: English
Code: 005 Time: 03 Hrs.

Section Competencies Total Marks (%age)
(approx.)
Reading Skills Conceptual
understanding , decoding ,
inferring , analyzing , 25%
appreciating ,
interpreting , conventions
and vocabulary

Writing Skills Conceptual
understanding ,
application of rules ,
analysis , reasoning ,
using appropriate format
, creativity , evaluation
and appropriacy of style 25%
and tone

Grammar Conceptual clarity ,
application of rules ,
analysis , inference and
reasoning

Literature Recalling , reasoning ,
appreciating literary
convention , analysis , 50%
inference , creativity
with fluency , critical
thinking

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Question Paper Design (2024-25)
Class: X Subject: English
Code: 005 Time: 03 Hours

Sections Description & Type of Questions Number Marks Total
of Marks
Questions
Section-A 2 Unseen Passages (without internal 2 with 20 1mark 20
Reading choice) having Sub-Parts each
Skills 5 MCQs & 5 Objective Questions each
Section-B Punctuation Marks, Articles, Tenses, 1with 12 1 mark 10
Grammar Reported Speech, Modals, Simple, Sub-Parts each
Compound & Complex sentences,
Clauses, Non-Finites, Idioms, Phrasal
Verbs, Figure of Speech
(Attempt any 10 out of 12 MCQs)
Section-C a) Applications/ 1 5 10
Writing Letters (with
Skills internal choice) 1 5
b) Story Writing/ Report
Writing /Description of
Events, incidents/Paragraph
Writing/ Advertisements/
Interview/Conversation
(with internal choice)
Section-D * Passage for comprehension having 5 1 5
First Flight objective questions ( with internal
Main Reader choice)
2 3
Literature *Short Answer Type Questions
(Attempt any 2 out of 4 questions) 1 6 40
*Essay Type Question
(with internal choice)

Poems – 1 5
*Stanza for comprehension having 5
objective questions (with internal choice) 2 3
*Short Answer Type Questions

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(Attempt any 2 out of 4 questions)

Footprints without Feet: -
2 3
* Short Answer Type
Questions

(Attempt any 2 out of 4 1 6
questions)
*Essay Type Question
( with internal choice)

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