PSEB 10th Class Syllabus 2024 English

Punjab Board

SYLLABUS
2023-2024

CLASS X
Nme: Shrn
BNOLISH
2026-4 Theory: 80 Marks
INA 20 Marla

Total 100 Marks

SYLLABU8
Reading Sktlls
Rending Comprehenalon of unseen passago wlth ve multiple cholce
questions
Unseen PcturePoster bused Comprehenalon with five multiple hoice
questions.
Bnglish Main Course Book
L-I The Happy Prince
L Where is Science Taking Us?
L3 Seoret of Happiness
A Gift for Christmas
Some Glimpses of Ancient Indian Thought and Practices
L6 The Home Coming
L7 The Making of the Barth
L The Rnle ofthe Road
Poems
P-I Character ofa Happy Man
2 Death the Leveller
P3 ABallad of Sir Pertab Singh
P4 Razia, the Tigress
P-5 Whcre the Mind is Without Fear

Supplementary Reader
Bed Number-29
L2 HalfA Rupee Worth
L3 One Thousand Dollas
L4 The Dyíng Detective
L5 How Much Land Does a Man Need
Rebun to Air
Vocabular
Pais of wOrds generally confused 1 to 40
dioms 40
One word for many 1to 40
Common eroru All
Coumon proverbs I to 40
Grammar
Dse of Determiners, Preponltlons, Modals and Sentenco Connectors
Use and Kinds of Non-Pinlten
Bimple, Complex and Compound Nentenpos

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4 Voice
Reported Speech
6 Use of Tenses
7 Punctuntlon
WrHting Skills
Notice and Note makling
2 Messnges
Advertisements
Pamgrmphs
Letters (Personal, Business & OfMelnl)
Punjabl/llndi and Translation from
Translatlon rom Engllsh to
Punjabi/Hindl to Engllah.

Transation rom Knglluh to Punjabl or HInd
1.Happy Prlnco
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 havea 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 arel

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 toduy?
9. What is science realy after?
10.What is its goal?

3.Secret of Hnppiness
. He never lout his calm.
2.I didn't want to die.
3, Pear p one of man's mout oommon onomlon,
4. You are grenter thun you think. ondo
ondo

5. I wanted to get out of there
6. Then you will have total peace of mind
7 You must do it yournelf
8. A fear is not unlikea ghost.
9. God watches over you andcaresforyou
10. This is a problem commonto us all
4,A Gift for Christmas
1. Her eyes were shining brilliantly.
2. Tears appeared in her eyes.
3. Della let fall beautiful hair.
her combs,
4. I sold the watch to get the money to buy
your
5. Will you buy my bai?
6. Della finished crying
watch-chain.
7. It was a platinum
8. Jim was never late.
9. She found it at last
10.She stopped at a shop. Practices
Ancient Indian Tbought and
5. Some Glimpses of
Dadhich
approached the sage
1. The gods
in
took notimeshared laying downhisHfee
2. Dadhichiafter you've yourmealwith otters to this meeting
3. Eatonly named Astavalkra was
aiso invited
wel1-known sage
4. A
family.
uníverse is o n e
5. The etire to me.
nox belong
6. This does bricked alive.
chose to be
7 They ofexamples.
is full
great Iand
8. The historyofthis believe in the unity of life
this country
9. The people of called a meeting ofthescholars
10.King Janak of Maithil
6. The Home-Coming
moment.
puzzled for a
1. The boys were move.
2. Phatik
refused to
ring-lcader amongst theboys ofthe
villa
Chakravarti WAs the
3. Phatik injustice.
not bear this
4. He could
asked him again.
5. The stranger policoto helphim.
asked the
6. Atlast Bishamber
Phatik lost his lesson book.
7 Oneday
net moming Phatik was nowhere to be seen.
8. The
in &doctor.
9.Bishamber brought have come
10.Mother,theholidays AOiod otdad

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7.The Maklng of the Enrth

with their antellites fom a hnppy fhmlly.
1. The sun and the planets
2. At night you see thousands
of atars in the sky.
3. The real stars are like our sun.
4. So the carth started to cool
5. Stars twinkle, planets do not.
a stur?
6. Can you distinguish between n planet nnd
7. The moon is called a sntollite of the onrth.
S. Our carth belongs to the fanmily of the sun.
9. In reality our sun itself is n star
10. We think the earth is very big8
8.The Rule of tho Road
. You may not think so.
2. I'm going to walk where I like.
3. He was obviously a well -intentloned person.
4. We must be judicious mixture of both.
5. The great moments of heroism and saorifice are rare.
6. I hope my friend in the railway carriage will reflect on this.
7. You have liberty to laugh at mne.
8. Liderty is not a personal affair only but a social contract.
9. We have got lib ow.
10.I may be as free as I like.
Translation from Punjabi/Hindi to English

1-10. Modals related

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45-60.Imperathve

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61-70, Non-actlvity sentences

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71-80. Proverbs

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81-90.Idiomaticsentences

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91-95. Interrogative

96-100.Exclamatory sentencess

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 the by the swallow.
i) gold ii) sapphire iii) ruby iv) oranges
4 Who ordered to pull down the statue of tho Happy Prince?
i) Mayor ii) swallow iil) seamstress
5. The statue of Happy Prince was decorated with diamonds.
iv) playwright
(True/ false
6 Who was sent to bring the two most preoious things from the oity?
i) Mayor i)God lii) angol iv) match-girl
7. The man in the garret was writing a,

LESSON 2: WHCRE IS SCIENCE TAKING US?
8. Moderm drugs havc decrcased the uverage span of lite of huan
beings. ( True/
false)
9. Machines give us more and more hours of
i) hard work il) leisure iii)life a aJ health

10.Name two non-material things mentioned In the lesson.
l According to the writer, Sclence is dolng "lesn than nothing for materal things'
(Truel false)
12. Which age group is overorowded today?
i) childhood i) middle ago group ) upper age group
v) none of these
13. Science has helped man to live
ii) no more ill) longer iv)ashort Jife
i) forever
LESSON 3: SECRET OF HAPPINESS
14. Which illustration was used by the professor of Psychology?
15.Who declared to give sermon agalnst fear ii) Author iv)
i) professor of Psychology i) Gilberton Chesterton
Kagawa
values are needed in the world today.
16. the door. ( True/ false
17. The author found an elephant when he flung open
18. We should have faith that is always with us. iv) nobody
ii) somebody iii) everyman
i) God
19 in God gives us real peace of mind. iii) faith iv) anger
i) fear ii) hatred
CHHRISTMAS
LESSON 4: GIFT FOR
their house. (True/ talse)
20.The signs of richness were everywhere in
for Jim as a Christmas gift?
21. What did Della buy watch iv) watch-chain
i) jeans ii) set ofcombs ii)
22.The proud possession of lim wasDella iv) flat
i) salary ii) it) gold watch
have enough money
tobuy a Christmas present?
23. Who did not i) both of them iv) none of them
i) Jim i) Della
dollars.
her hair for
24. Della sold a Christmas gift?2
did Jim buy for Della as
25. What
i)jeans ii) set of combs ii) watch iv) watch-chain

LESSON 5: SOME GLIMPSES
PRACTICES
OFANCIENT INDIAN THOUGHT AND
26. Some
scholarslaughted at Ashtavakra's
"Djoke i) friond ili) luck iv) doformed body
27.tn ancient India, the woman Was away
Oonsidered a goddess.(True/ talse)
desperatlon.(True/ falac)
28.Gods went to Lord Vishnu n
betwoon gods and demans9
29. Who was losing in he bate tho
What did Lord
Vishnu ndvise gods to make?
) an arrow ) a sword ) bones ) nono of these
head bofore tho
31.Shivaji bowed his
) man ) woman) toaoher Iv) king
LSSON 6: THE HOME-COMING
32. What was the name of Phatlk's brothøor?
33. Phatik's uncle lived In
Mumbal i) Dehradun ) Caloutta Iv) Chandigarh
34.Phatik's aunt welcomed Phatik at her home. (Truo/ false)

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35.Phatik's did not liko hla ways.
i) mother ) wister Ill) atudont iv) nelghbours
36. Phatik wanted to move a. from lts plnce.
37. Phatik's last words were 'motlher, have dorme.
tiendst) nunt nnd uncle ) brother iv) holidays
LESSON 7: THE MAKING OF THE KARTH
38. Maon is the satellite of

39. From where do the universe) oeann l) Mars iv) Earth
planets get light?
40.7he planets twinkle at night. (True/
fulse)
41.All the hollows of the earth were flled with when it rained heavily.
i) dust i) snow ii) water iv) light
42.How nmany years did the Barth take to cool down?
i) thousand ii) millions i) 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 aftair ii) social contract ii) both
of these iv) none of these
45. What was the author
reading
46. We should interfere in the
during the jourmey?
liberty of others. (True/ false)
47.The stout old lady was walking in the middle
of
i) road ü) pavement ii) railway track iv) none of these
48.The policeman at Picadilly Circus the
is symbol of
i) liberty ) tyranny ii) 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.A happy man envies
i) none i) his friends ii) everyone
iv) the rich
S1.A happy man obeys the rules of
i) traffic ii) king ili) goodness iv)
52.A happy man is afaid of death. (True/ goverument
falso)
POEM 2: DEATH THE LEVELLER
53. Ultimate fate of all human belngs ls
i) old ago Il) lifo it) youth iv) death
54. What lives aftcrdeath?
i)name ) good decds it) famo iv)
55. The glories of blood and stato aro Just ahadows. (Truo/ glory
POEM 3: A BALLAD OF SIR PERTAB thlso)
SINGH
56. Sir Pertab Singh lived In Houso,
1)Red-rose ) Black-roso lit) Roso-rod iv)Rose-blood
57. Sir Pertab Bingh's frlend wus soldlor.
i) an Indjan il) a Chineso ili) un English iv) a Pakistani

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58. According to the priets, Pertab
8Ingh lost hls caste forever. (Truel false)
POEM 41 RAZIA, the TIGRESS
59. Razia, the tigress has. cuba
)two ) three ) four iv) five
60. Shenu was an expert on
) hunting ) winds ) racing iv) aiming nt birds
61. Razia was not aftuid of poachors. (Truel falso)
POEM 5: WHERE THE MIND IS WITHOUT FEAR
62. Bveryone should have tho right to education. (Truel talse)
63.The poet prays for a land where is without fear.
i) mind ) body ili) knowledge iv) truth
64. To whom does the poet pray in this poem?7
i) people i) king ii) God iv) none of them

SUPPLEMENTARY READER
LESSON 1: BED NO. 29
65. Nacem was in the hospital when the author regained his eyesight. (True/ false)
66. Who did the author meet in the hospital ward?
i) Naeem ii) Bobby Gillian ii) Subbiah iv) Della
67. The author regained his eyesight after the
i) first operation i) 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 to re-start
i) dancing i) singing ii) studying iv) painting
LESSON 2: HALF A RUPEE WORTH
71. Subbiah was a rice merchant. (True/ false)
72. Subbiah had 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 i) decroased il) go down iv) did not change
76. Subbiah was buried under the bags and died. (True/ falso)
LESSON 3: ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
77.Robert lost the money on races, (Truol fulao)
78.To whom did Bobby Gillan glvo hls ono thousnnd dollars?
i) Butler i) Miss Haydon l) Iawyors v) Miss Lotta Laurier
79.Robert Gillian offered n to Miss Lotta Laurlero.
80.Robert Gillian recelved ono milllon dollara from his unolo's will, (True/talse)
81.The blind man was sellingon tho walksido.
1) booka ) penolls Il) pons iv) notebooks
82. Who was Miss Lotta Laurlero?
LESSON4:
83. What was Watson by profcsulon?
THE DYING
DETECTIVE
Jthinden

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84.Holmes got the ilIness from some
i) chinese sallors ll) Indinn anllors ) English sailors iv) Russian sailors
85. Smith sent lHolmes aninfooted aharp apring in
)n silver box li) an lvory box IHI) a golden box iv)a red box
86. Victor Smith killed Culverton Smith. (True/ fulso)
87.Holmes did not want Watson to touch his things. (True/ false)
88. Who was charged with the murder of lhls nephew?
i) Mrs Hudson il) Morton iii) Smith iv) Watson
LESSON 5: HOW MUCH LAND DOES A MAN NEED?
$9. The two women discussing about villago and town life were
i) friends i) sisters ii) nelghbours iv) enemies
90.The bashkirs had plenty of
i) cattle i) 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) 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 )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 brought a from underthe water.
i) tin box i) 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
Main Course Book for Class-X (Por Intensive Study) Published by Punjab
1)English
1)
School Educatíon Bord.
(Supplementary Ronder) For Class-X (for Extensive Study)
2) English Literature Book
School Education Bonrd.
Published by Punjab
Published by
of Engleh Grammar & Compasltion tor Class X,
3) A Practice Book
Education Bourd.
Punjab School
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