In this article, we are providing the latest syllabus for CBSE Class 10 English communicative, the examination for which is scheduled to be conducted on 23 March, 2019. Students should go through the complete syllabus to know the list of topics to be covered for CBSE Class 10 Board Exam 2019.
Knowing the English communicative latest syllabus for CBSE Class 10 Board Exam 2019 allows you to target certain sections and score more marks in your board examination.
From the previous session, the assessment structure in class 10 was changed which made the CBSE Class 10 Board exams mandatory. Under the current assessment scheme, performance of a student is assessed on the basis of a final examination in each scholastic subject carrying 100 marks with an 80 marks component for class 10 Board examination and a 20 marks component for Internal Assessment (IA). IA comprises Periodic Tests (PT) with weightage of 10 marks, Notebook Submission of 5 marks and Subject Enrichment Activities of 5 marks.
CBSE Class 10 English (Communicative) Solved Sample Paper 2019
Students must know the entire syllabus before starting preparing the CBSE Class 10 English communicative Board Exam 2019.
In the CBSE Class 10 English (Communicative) syllabus 2018-2019, you will find:
- Topics to be studied during the complete course
- Weightage allotted to each section employed in question paper
- Type of questions asked in different sections
- Textbook course
- Question paper design for the board examination
- Prescribed books
Find below the complete syllabus for CBSE Class 10 English Communicative:
Section-Wise Weightage in English Communicative
| Section |
|
Total Weightage 80 |
| A |
Reading Skills |
20 |
| B |
Writing Skills with Grammar |
30 |
| C |
Literature Textbook and Extended Reading Text |
30 |
|
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TOTAL |
80 |
Note: The Board examination will be of 80 marks, with a duration of three hours.
Section A: Reading 20 Marks 50 Periods
This section will have two unseen passages of a total length of 700-750. The arrangement within the reading section is as follows:
Q.1: A Factual passage 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 of eight marks to test inference, evaluation and analysis and four Very Short Answer (VSA) type questions to test vocabulary and comprehension (two VSA for vocabulary and two for
comprehension) (12 marks)
Section B: Writing and Grammar 30 Marks 60 Periods
Q. 3: Formal letter (Complaints / Inquiry / Placing order / Letter to the editor) in about 100-120 words. The questions will be thematically based on the Main Course Book. (8 marks)
Q. 4: Writing a short story based on a given outline or cue/s in about 200 – 250 words. (10 marks)
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Grammar:
The Grammar syllabus will include the following areas in class X:
1. Tenses
2. Modals
3. Use of passive voice
4. Subject – verb concord
5. 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 Tenses. (4 marks)
Q.6: Editing or Omission (4 marks)
Q.7: Sentences Reordering or Sentence Transformation in context. (4 marks)
Section C: Literature Textbook and Extended Reading Text 30 Marks 60 Periods
Q.8. One out of two extracts from prose/poetry/play for reference to the context. Four Very Short Answer Questions: Two questions of one mark each for global comprehension and two questions of one mark each for interpretation. (4 marks)
Q.9. Four Short Answer type Questions from from First Flight and Footprints Without Feet (two from each to test local and global comprehension of theme and ideas. (30-40 words each) (4 × 2 = 8 Marks)
CBSE Class 10 English (Communicative) Exam 2019: Latest Exam Pattern and Question Paper format
Q.10. One out of two Long Answer type Questions to assess how the values inherent in the text have been brought out. Creativity, imagination and extrapolation beyond the text and across the texts, will be assessed. (100-120 words). (8 marks)
Q.11. One out of two very Long Answer Questions on theme or plot involving interpretation, inference and character, in about 200-250 words based on prescribed extended reading text. (10 Marks)
English Language And Literature Course
| Textbooks |
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| Literature Reader |
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| PROSE |
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| 1. Two Gentlemen of Verona 2 Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger 3. The Letter |
4. A Shady Plot 5. Patol Babu 6. Virtually True |
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| POETRY |
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| 1. The Frog and the Nightingale 2. Mirror 3. Not Marble, nor the Gilded Monuments |
4. Ozymandias 5. The Rime of Ancient Mariner 6. Snake |
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| DRAMA |
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| 1. The Dear Departed |
2. Julius Caesar |
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| Main Course Book |
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| 1. Health and Medicine 2. Education 3. Science |
4. Environment 5. Travel and Tourism 6. National Integration |
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| Extended Reading Texts – (either one) |
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| Diary of a Young Girl – 1947 June 12, 1942 to March 14, 1944 by Anne Frank (unabridged edition) Published by CBSE
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Diary of a Young Girl – 1947 March 16, 1944 to August 01, 1944 by Anne Frank (unabridged edition) Published by CBSE |
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| 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) |
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| WORK BOOK* – Suggested Break-up of Units for the purpose of classroom teaching only – NOT FOR TESTING (see the following note). |
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| 1. Determiners 2. Tenses 3. Subject-Verb Agreement 4. Non-Finites 5. Relatives 6. Connectors 7. Conditionals |
8. Comparison 9. Avoiding Repetition 10. Nominalization 11. Modals 12. Active and Passive 13. Reported Speech 14. Prepositions |
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CBSE Class 10 Board Exams 2019: Sample Papers and Marking Schemes of all subjects
Prescribed Books: Published by CBSE, New Delhi
| Interact in English Series |
Extended Reading Texts (either one) |
| Main Course Book (Revised Edition)
|
Diary of a Young Girl – 1947 by Anne Frank (unabridged edition), Published by CBSE |
| Workbook (Revised Edition) Literature Reader (Revised Edition) |
The Story of My Life – 1903 by Helen Keller(unabridged edition) |
NOTE: Teachers are advised to:
(i) Encourage classroom interaction among peers, students and teachers through activities such as role play, group work etc.
(ii) Reduce teacher-talk time and keep it to the minimum.
(iii) Take up questions for discussion to encourage pupils to participate and to marshal their ideas and express and defend their views, and
Besides measuring attainment, texts serve the dual purpose of diagnosing mistakes and areas of non-learning. To make evaluation a true index of learners’ attainment, each language skill is to be assessed through a judicious mixture of different types of questions.
Reading Section: Reading for comprehension, critical evaluation, inference and analysis are skills to be tested.
Writing Section: All types of short and extended writing tasks will be dealt with.
Grammar: Grammar items mentioned in the syllabus will be taught and assessed over a period of time. There will be no division of syllabus for Grammar.
Listening and Speaking Skills (50 Periods)
CBSE Class 10 English Language and Literature Syllabus for Board Exam 2019
Question Paper Design 2018-2019
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