CBSE Class 10 English Marking Scheme 2023: Check Blueprint, Sample Paper & Marks Distribution Here

Feb 26, 2023, 16:34 IST

CBSE Class 10 English Marking Scheme: Class 10 English Marking Scheme is helpful to know the format of question paper and weightage distribution for the CBSE Class 10 English Exam 2023.

CBSE Marking Scheme English Class 10 2023

CBSE Marking Scheme for Class 10 English: CBSE Class 10 English Exam is to be held tomorrow, i.e., on February 27, 2023. English paper is divided into different sections to test students for the various aspects of the language. CBSE class 10 students can easily secure good marks in English if they have an apt plan for writing the answers in exam. For this, they should know the CBSE marking scheme for Class 10 English.

CBSE Class 10 English Marking Scheme 2023

There will be an annual English exam in CBSE Class 10. The paper in CBSE Board Exam 2023 will be based on the full syllabus. There will be three sections in the paper:

Section A - Reading (20 Marks)

Section B - Writing and Grammar (20 Marks)

Section C - Literature (40 Marks)

Format of CBSE Class 10 English Question Paper 2023

The question paper will be for 80 marks while 20 marks will be reserved for internal assessment. The time to complete the paper will be 3 hours. The paper will have objective, very short answer, short answer, and descriptive type questions.

Questions in the paper will be asked according to the following formats:

Questions will be of objective, very short answer, short answer, and descriptive type.

Section A - Reading Skills

There will be two questions based on two unseen passages:

Question 1 (10 Marks)

It will have 10 objective questions based on discursive passage.

Question 2 (10 Marks)

It will have 10 objective questions based on case-based passage.

Section B - Grammar and Writing Skills

Question 3 (10 Marks)

There will be 12 questions based on grammar. Any 10 will have to be attempted.

Question 4 (10 Marks)

It will have two sub-questions on Creative Writing Skills:

Q 1. Formal Letter writing. (5 Marks)

One out of two questions to be answered.

Q 2. Analytical Paragraph writing (5 Marks)

One out of two questions to be answered.

Section C - Literature Textbooks and Supplementary Reading

Question 5 (10 Marks)

(i) Five objective questions on extract from Drama / Prose. (5 Marks)

(ii) Five objective questions on extract from poetry. (5 Marks)

Question 6 (30 Marks)

(i) Four Short Answer Type Questions from First Flight (4x3=12 marks)

(ii) Two Short Answer Type Questions from Footprints without Feet (2x3=6 marks)

(iii) One Long Answer Question from First Flight (6 marks)

(iv) One Long Answer Question from Footprints without Feet. (6 marks)

Typology of questions will be as follows:

Sections	Competencies	Total Marks	Weightage
Reading Comprehension	Conceptual understanding, decoding, analyzing, inferring, interpreting and vocabulary	20	25%
Writing Skill and Grammar	Creative expression of an opinion, reasoning, justifying, illustrating, appropriacy of style and tone, using appropriate format and fluency. Applying conventions, using integrated structures with accuracy and fluency	20	25%
Literature Textbook and Supplementary Reading Text	Recalling, reasoning, appreciating, applying literary conventions illustrating and justifying etc. Extract relevant information, identifying the central theme and sub-theme, understanding the writers’ message and writing fluently.	40	50%
Total		80