CBSE Board Exam 2021: The CBSE has released the revised date sheet of the board exams for class 10 and class 12. In the revised schedule, some exam dates for class 10 and class 12 board exams have been changed. The class 10 class 12 board exam candidates can check the revised schedule at cbse.gov.in.
CBSE Board Exam 2021: The CBSE has released the revised date sheet of the board exams for class 10 and class 12. In the revised schedule, some exam dates for class 10 and class 12 board exams have been changed. The class 10 class 12 board exam candidates can check the revised schedule at cbse.gov.in.
The CBSE class 10 English exam is scheduled to take place on May 6, 2021. Candidates and their parents are often worried that language group papers might not be as high scoring for the students as the Science subjects. However, if the candidates are acquainted with the topics and thoroughly accustomed with the question pattern, high marks are not going to be much trouble for them.
In order to help the CBSE class 10 students to ace the English exam, the detailed marks division and question pattern is given below.
The marks division for the CBSE class 10 English exam is as follows:
Reading Comprehension – 20 marks (25 per cent)
Writing Skill and Grammar – 20 (25 per cent)
Literature Textbook and Supplementary Reading Text – 40 (50 per cent)
Following is the question pattern for the CBSE class 10 English exam:
Part A
Reading
1) Multiple choice questions based on a discursive passage of 400-450 words to test inference, evaluation and vocabulary. Ten out of twelve questions have to be answered. (10×1=10)
2) Multiple choice questions based on a case-based factual passage (with visual input statistical data, chart etc.) of 300-350 words to test analysis and interpretation. Ten out of twelve questions have to be answered. (10×1=10)
Literature Textbooks
3) Multiple choice questions based on an extract from drama/prose to test inference, evaluation and vocabulary. Any one out of two extracts have to be done. (5×1=5)
4) Multiple choice questions based on an extract from poetry to test analysis and interpretation. Any one out of two extracts have to be done (5×1=5)
Grammar
5) 10 multiple choice questions, out of twelve, to be answered. (10 marks)
Part B (Subjective Questions)
Writing Skills
1) Formal letter (word limit 100-120 words) based on a given situation. One out of two questions to be answered. (5 marks)
2) Writing an analytical paragraph (word limit 100-120 words) based on a given outline/ data/ chart/ cue/s .One out of two questions to be answered. (5 marks)
Literature
3) Four out of six short answer type questions to be answered in 20-30 words each from ‘First Flight’ and ‘Footprints without Feet’ (two out of three from ‘First Flight’ and two out of three from ‘Footprints without Feet’). (2×4=8 marks)
4) Four out of six short answer type questions to be answered in 40-50 words each from ‘First Flight’ and ‘Footprints without Feet’ (two out of three from ‘First Flight’ and two out of three from ‘Footprints without Feet’). (3×4=12 marks)
5) V. One out of two long answer type questions from ‘First Flight’ to be answered in about 100-120 words each to assess creativity, imagination and extrapolation beyond the text and across the texts. This can be a passage-based question taken from a situation/plot from the texts. (5marks)
The CBSE class 10 board exam candidates can view the detailed syllabus and question pattern by visiting the following website at cbseacademic.nic.in.
