CBSE English Communicative Class 10 Syllabus 2025-26 | FREE PDF Download

SECTION-WISE WEIGHTAGE

Section

Title

Weightage

Periods

A

Reading Skills 

22

50

B

Writing Skills

22

50

C

Grammar

10

20

D 

Literature Textbook

26

50

TOTAL

80

Section A: Reading Skills

Marks

The section will have two unseen passages with a maximum word limit of 750 words. The passages can have continuous and non-continuous text inspired by the themes in prescribed books. Please refer to the main Course Book (MCB) for types of non-continuous texts. (For example –Unit 1 has lists, tables, cues, messages, telephone conversations, etc.).

12

Objective Type Questions (including Multiple Choice Questions), Very Short Answer Type Questions (one word/ one phrase / one sentence), and Short Answer Type Questions (30-40 words each) will be asked to test interpretation, analysis, inference, evaluation, and vocabulary in context.

10

Section B: Writing Skills

Marks

Email to school authorities (Application for leave/ change of subject /change of section/ bus-timings or similar topics) in a maximum of 50 words

3

Factual Description of a person/object in a maximum of 100 words

4

One out of two formal letters, in a maximum of 120 words, thematically aligned to topics in MCB.

7

One out of two articles based on verbal cues, in a maximum of 150 words, thematically aligned to MCB topics.

8

Section C: Grammar

Topics

Types of Questions

Marks

Tenses

Gap filling

3

Modals

Subject-verb concord

Editing or Omission

4

Reported speech

• Commands and requests

• Statements

• Questions

Clauses

• Noun clauses

• Adverb clauses

• Relative clauses

Sentences Reordering or Sentence Transformation in Context.

3

Determiners

Section D: Literature Textbook

Marks

Two out of three extracts from prose/poetry for reference to the context. Very Short Answer Questions will be asked to assess global comprehension, interpretation, inference, and evaluation.

8 Marks (4+4) 

Five Short Answer Type Questions out of six from the Literature Reader to test local and global comprehension of theme and ideas, analysis, evaluation, and appreciation (30-40 words each) 

5x2 = 10 Marks

One out of two Long Answer Type Questions to assess how the values inherent in the text have been brought out. Creativity, evaluation, and extrapolation beyond the text and across the texts will be assessed. This can also be a passage-based question taken from a situation/plot from the texts. (150 words).

8 Marks

S.No.

Competencies 

% Weightage 

1.

Demonstrative Knowledge + Understanding (Knowledge-based simple recall questions, to know specific facts, terms, concepts, principles or theories, identify, define, or recite, information, Comprehension – to be familiar with the meaning and to understand conceptually, interpret, compare, contrast, explain, paraphrase information) 

Up to 30%

2.

Conceptual Application (Use abstract information in concrete situations, to apply knowledge to new situations; use given content to interpret a situation, provide an example, or solve a problem) 

Up to 35% 

3

Analysis, Evaluation, and Creativity Analysis & Synthesis- classify, compare, contrast, or differentiate between different pieces of information; organise and/or integrate unique pieces of information from a variety of sources.

Up to 35%

Total 

100%

S.No.

Related Study Materials for Class 10 English 

1.

Class 10 English NCERT Solutions

2.

Class 10 English NCERT Books

3.

Class 10 English Notes

4.

Class 10 English Worksheets

5.

Class 10 English Sample Question Paper

6.

Class 10 English Previous Year Question Paper

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Class 10 English Grammar