HBSE Class 10 Syllabus 2027 English

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HBSE Class 10 Syllabus
2027 English
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Haryana Class 10 2027 Syllabus English

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BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION HARYANA
Syllabus and Chapter wise division of Marks (2026-27)

Class: X Subject: English Code: 005
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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.
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v. For 5 marks- A project work
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
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Course Structure (2026-27)
Class: X Subject: English Code: 005
Sr. Name of Books Lessons/ Topics Marks
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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
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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 (2026-27)
Class: X Subject: English Code: 005
Month Name of Lessons/ Topics Teaching Revision
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Poem- Fire and 1
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May First Flight Prose-Nelson 5 1
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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
sentences)
Composition Description of 4 0
Functions/events/
incidents including
road safety

August First Flight Prose-From the 5 1
Diary of Anne Frank
Poem- The Ball 2 1
Poem
Poem- Amanda! 2 1
Footprints Prose- Footprints 3 1

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Without Feet Without Feet
Grammar Modals (shall, will, 4 0
can, could, may,
might, must, should,
would, ought to,
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September Revision and Half Yearly Examination
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November First Flight Prose-Mijbil the 4 1
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Prose-Madam 3 1
Rides the Bus
Poem-The Tale of 2 0
Custard the Dragon
Footprints Prose- The 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

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March Annual Examinations

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.
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Weightage to Content (2026-27)
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 (2026-27)
Class: X Subject: English
Code: 005 Time: 03 Hours
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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
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*Short Answer Type Questions
(Attempt any 2 out of 4 questions) 2 3
2x3=6

Footprints without Feet: - 2 3
2x3=6
* Short Answer Type
Questions

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

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