| Section | Weightage | |
| A | Reading Skills | 20 |
| B | Writing Skills with Grammar | 30 |
| C | Literature Textbook and supplementary text | 30 |
| Total | 80 |
| Reading Section – 20 Marks | |
| Q.1 A Factual passage of 300-350 words with eight very short answer type questions. | 8 Marks |
| Q.2: A discursive passage of 350-400 words with four Short Answer type questions to test interference , evaluation and analysis and four MCQs to test vocabulary. | 12 Marks |
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| Writing and Grammar – 20 Marks | |
| Q.8: One out of two extracts from prose/poetry/drama for reference to context. Four very short answer questions : two questions of one mark each on global comprehension and two questions of 1 mark each on interpretation. | 4 Marks |
| Q.3 Formal Letter complaint / inquiry / placing order / letter to the editor / article in about 100-120 words. The questions will be thematically based on the prescribed books. | 8 Marks |
| Q.4 Writing a short story based on a given outline or cue’s in about 150 – 200 words. | 10 Marks |
| The Grammar syllabus will include the following areas in Class X a. Tenses b. Modals c. Use of passive voice d. Subject – verb concord e. Reporting (i) Commands and requests (ii) Statements (iii) Questions 6. Clauses: (i) Noun Clauses (ii) Adverb Clauses (iii) Relative Clauses 7. Determiners 8. Prepositions | |
| The above items may be tested through test types as given below : Q.5 Gap filling with one or two words to test Prepositions. Articles, Conjunctions and to test Prepositions. Articles, Conjunctions and | |
| Tenses | 4 Marks |
| Q.6 Editing or Omission | 4 Marks |
| Q.7 Sentences Reordering or Sentence Transformation in context | 4 Marks |
| Literature Textbooks and Extended Text – 30 Marks | |
| Q.8: One out of two extracts from prose/poetry/drama for reference to context. Four very short answer questions : two questions of one mark each on global comprehension and two questions of 1 mark each on interpretation. | 4 Marks |
| Q.9: Four Short Answer type Questions from FIRST FLIGHT and FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET ( to form each to test local and global comprehensions of theme and ideas ( 30-40 words each ) | 8 Marks |
| Q.10: One out of Two answer type questions from FIRST FLIGHT and FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET ( two from each to test local and global comprehension of theme and ideas ( 30-40 words each) | 8 Marks |
| Q.11 One out of two very Long Answer Type Questions from the extended reading texts on theme, plot or character involving interpretation and interference in about 200-250 words | 10 Marks |
Prescribed Books : Published by NCERT , New Delhi
FIRST FLIGHT – Text for Class X
FOOtPRINTS WITHOUT FEET – Supplementary Reader for Class X
| Textbooks | |
| PROSE (First Flight) | |
| 1. A Letter to God | 7. Glimpses of India |
| 2. Nelson Mandela | 8. Mijbil the Otter |
| 3. Two Stories about Flying | 9. Madam Rides the Bus |
| 4. From the Diary of Anne Frank | 10. The Sermon of Benares |
| 5. The Hundred Dresses – 1 | 11. The Proposal |
| 6. The Hundred Dresses – 2 | |
| Poetry | |
| 1. Dust of snow | 7. Animals |
| 2. Fire and ice | 8. The Trees |
| 3. A Tiger in the zoo | 9. Fog |
| 4. How to Tell Wild Animals | 10. The tale of Custard the Dragon |
| 5. The Ball poem | 11. For Anne Gregory |
| Supplementary Reader (Footprints without Feet) | |
| 1. A Triumph of Surgery | 6. The Making of a Scientist |
| 2. The Thief’s story | 7. The Necklace |
| 3. The Midnight visitor | 8. The Hack Driver |
| 4. A Question of Trust | 9. Bholi |
| 5. Footprints without Feet | 10. The Book that Saved the Earth |
| Extended Reading Texts -(either one) | |
| Diary of a Young Girl – 1947 By Anne Frank March 16, 1942 to March 14, 1944 (unabridged edition uploaded on CBSE website ) | Diary of a Young Girl – 1947 June 12, 1944 to August 01, 1944 By Anne Frank (unabridged edition uploaded on CBSE website) |
| The Story of My Life – 1903, Chapters 1-14 By Helen Keller (unabridged edition) | The Story of My Life – 1903 Chapters 15-23 By Helen Keller (unabridged edition) |