HBSE Class 10 Question Paper Design 2023 English

Question Paper Design Subject : English Class : 10th Session : 2022-23 Paper : Annual or Supplementary Time : 3 Hrs. Marks : 80 1 Weightage to Objectives: Objective K U A S Total Percentage of Marks 41.25 31.25 15 12.5 100 Marks 33 25 12 10 80 2 Weightage to Form of Questions: Form of Question E SA VSA Objective type Total No of Question 5 9 5 12 31 Marks allotted 5x5=25 9x2=18 5(1x5)=25 12x1=12 80 Estimated time (in 75 45 40 20 180 Min.) 3 Weightage to Content: Reading Comprehension Marks UNITS Marks No of Questions Total Marks 1. Section A- Reading Skills: Two Unseen passages with internal choice) i.e. 2 out of 3 passages 2. Section B- Writing skills – (a) Application/ Letters(official, personal, Business) (b) Story writing/Report writing/ Paragraph writing advertisements/interviews,conversation 3. Section C- (Grammar) - Punctuation, Tenses, Articles, Reported Speech, Modals, Clauses, Non- finites, Idioms and Figures of Speech. (Any six topics may be asked with internal choice) 4. Section D – (First Flight)- Lession (1 to 11) 5. Poetry Section- Poems (1 to 10) 6. Supplementary Reader – (Footprints without feet) - (Lessions 1 to 11) 4 Scheme of Sections : A:B:C:D 5 Scheme of Sections : Internal Choice in long answer Questions i.e. essay type in two Question. 6 Difficulty level : Difficult : 12.50% Marks Average : 41.25% Marks Easy : 46.25% Marks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ Abbreviations: K (Knowledge of element of language) C (Comprehension) E (Expression) A (Appreciation) E(Essay Type) SA (Short Answer) VSA (Very Short Answer) O (Objective Type)