CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus for Academic Year 2020-2021

English is one of the easiest subjects to score in CBSE Class 10 Board exams. English is all about prose, poetry, and grammar. If students are good with their grammatical skills, then they can score good marks in their English exam which will in return uplift their overall percentile score. CBSE syllabus for Class 10 English for the academic year 2020-2021 is framed as per the guidelines of the CBSE Board. The English syllabus is all about testing the students writing, creativity and grammatical skills. It also includes prose and poetry along with section wise weightage. The syllabus of English work as a guide for the Class 10 CBSE board students. For this academic year 2020-21, the syllabus has been reduced. Get the latest version of syllabus from here.

Section-wise Weightage of English Language and Literature Question Paper
Section Topics Total Periods
A Reading Skills 40
B Writing Skills with Grammar 40
C Literature Textbooks and Supplementary Reading Text 50
TOTAL 130

10 English Language and Literature Deleted Portion of the Syllabus 2020-21

Deleted Topics – Class – X – English L&L

Grammar

  • Use of Passive Voice
  • Clauses: Noun, Adverb Clauses of condition and time, Relative
  • Prepositions
  • FIRST FLIGHT – Text for Class X

Literature

FIRST FLIGHT

  • How to Tell Wild Animals
  • Trees
  • Fog
  • Mijbil the Otter
  • For Anne Gregory

FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET

  • The Midnight Visitor
  • A Question of Trust
  • The Book That Saved The Earth
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