UP Board Class 10 Syllabus 2027 English

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Syllabus 2027 English
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UP Class 10 2027 Syllabus English

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Academic Session 2026-27
Syllabus
Class X
English
There will be one question paper of 70 marks. Internal assessment will be for 30 marks.
Unit-1 Reading 10 marks
1. One short unseen passage followed by three MCQs. 3x1=3
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Unit-2 Writing Skills
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figurative input)in about 80-100words.
Unit-3 Grammar
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5.Five MCQs based on parts of speech, tenses, articles, reordering of sentences, spellings.
5x1=5
6.Three very short answer type questions based on narration, voice, punctuation. 3x2=6
7.Translation of a short passage from Hindi to English. (4 sentences) 4
Unit-4 Literature 35 marks
First Flight (23 marks)
Prose(15 marks)
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9.Three MCQs based on lessons.
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11.One long answer type question in about 60-80 words.
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Poetry (08 marks)
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13. One short answer type question based on poetry lessons in about 30-40 words . 3

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Four lines from any poem prescribed in the syllabus
14. Central idea of the given poem. 3

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Footprints Without Feet(12 marks)
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15. Five MCQs based on prescribed lessons. 5x1=5
16. One short answer type question in about 30-40 words. 3
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Prose-
1. A Letter to God G.L. Fuentes
2. Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
3. Two Stories about Flying
i. His First Flight Liam O’Flaherty
ii. Black Aeroplane Frederick Forsyth
4. From the Diary of Anne Frank Anne Frank

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5. Glimpses of India
i. A Baker from Goa Lucio Rodrigues
ii. Coorg Lokesh Abrol
iii. Tea from Assam Arup Kumar Datta
6. Mijbil The Otter Gavin Maxwell
7. Madam Rides the Bus Vallikkannan
8. The Sermon at Benares -------
9. The Proposal Anton Chekov

Poetry-
1. Dust of Snow Robert Frost
2. Fire and Ice Robert Frost
3. A Tiger in the Zoo Leslie Norris
4. How to Tell Wild Animals Carolyn Wells
5. The Ball Poem John Berryman
6. Amanda! Robin Klein
7. The Trees Adrienne Rich
8. Fog Carl Sandburg
9. The Tale of Custard the Dragon Ogden Nash
10. For Anne Gregory William Butler Yeats
Footprints Without Feet-Supplementary Reader
1. A Triumph of Surgery James Herriot
2. The Thief’s Story Ruskin Bond
3. The Midnight Visitor Robert Arthur
4. A Question of Trust Victor Canning
5. Footprints Without Feet H.G. Wells
6. The Making of a Scientist Robert W. Peterson
7. The Necklace Guy De Maupassant
8. Bholi K.A. Abbas
9. The Book That Saved the Earth Claire Boiko
Words & Expression [ Eng. Work Book]

Recommended Book
‘A Hand book of Grammar and Composition Writing’ Published by English Language
Teaching Institute (ELTI), U.P., Prayagraj. This book can be accessed online at eltiup.org.
Internal Asscssment for the Academic Session 2026-27 30 Marks
1. First Internal Assessment 10 Marks August
(Oral Expression based)
2. Second Internal Assessment 10 Marks December
(Creative Writing Based)
3.Third Internal Assessment 10 Marks
(Four Unit Tests Based)
(i) First Unit Test 20 Marks July Second Week
(10 Marks for summer holiday home work + 10 Marks for unit test)
(ii) Second Unit Test 20 Marks August Last Week
(iii) Third Unit Test 20 Marks November Last Week

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(iv) Fourth Unit Test 20 Marks December Last Week
The Sum of the marks obtained in four unit tests should be converted into 10 Marks.

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