ICSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2024-2025: The English curriculum in ICSE Class 10 is offered in two divisions - English Language and English Literature. While the English Language in ICSE Class 10 focuses on language skills such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing, the English Literature curriculum majorly focuses on developing an appreciation of good literature among students.
The curriculum is basically designed to develop and integrate the use of essential language skills for effective communication. It also aims at developing a functional understanding of the grammar, structure and idiom of the language. Mastery of the ICSE Class 10 English syllabus will help students develop the capacity to read the language efficiently and access information effectively.
In this article, we have presented the latest syllabus of ICSE Class 10 English which is released by CISCE (Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations) for the current academic session 2024-25. Students must go through the complete syllabus to understand the course structure and know the topics prescribed for the year. Check and download the complete syllabus below:
ICSE Class 10 English Exam Pattern 2025
In ICSE Class 10, there will be two papers for English subject
- Paper 1: English Language
- Paper 2: Literature in English
The paper pattern will be as follows:
| Paper | Marks | Time |
| Paper 1 | 80 | 2 Hours |
| Paper 2 | 80 | 2 Hours |
Questions’ Format for ICSE English Exam 2025
Paper 1 - English LanguageAll questions will be compulsory. |
| Question 1: Candidates will be required to write a composition of about 300– 350 words from a choice of subjects which will test their ability to: organise, describe, narrate, report, explain, persuade or argue, present ideas coherently with accuracy and precision, compare and contrast ideas and arrive at conclusions, present relevant arguments and use correct style and format. The topics will be varied and may be suggested by language or by other stimuli such as pictures. The topics will be so chosen so as to allow the candidates to draw on first-hand experience or to stimulate their imagination. The organisation of subject matter, syntax, punctuation, correctness of grammatical constructions and spelling will be expected to be appropriate to the mode of treatment required by the subject. Question 2: Candidates will have to write a letter from a choice of two subjects requiring either a formal or a friendly mode of treatment. Suggestions regarding the content of the letter may be given. The format of the letter with address, introduction, conclusion, etc., will form part of the assessment. Special attention must be paid to the format of the letter with emphasis on tone and vocabulary appropriate to the context. Question 3: Candidates will be given a specific situation and will be required to: (a) Write the text for a notice based on given directions. (b) Write an e-mail on the same content as the notice. Question 4: An unseen prose passage of about 500 words will be given. Uncommon items of vocabulary, or structure will be avoided. A question will be set to test vocabulary. Candidates will be required to show an understanding of the words/phrases in the context in which they have been used. A number of questions requiring short answers will also be asked on the passage. These questions will test the candidates’ ability to comprehend the explicit content and organisation of the passage and to infer information, intention and attitude from it. The last question will consist of a summary that will test the candidates’ ability to distinguish main ideas from supporting details and to extract salient points to re-write them in the form of a summary. Candidates will be given a clear indication of what they are to summarise and of the length of the summary. Question 5: There will be a number of short answer questions to test the candidates' knowledge of functional grammar, structure and usage. All the items in this question will be compulsory. They will consist of correct use of prepositions, conjunctions, verbs and structure of sentences. |
Paper 2 - Literature in English |
| Candidates will be required to answer questions based on the prescribed textbooks, which include Drama, Prose (Short Stories) and Poetry. Drama and Prose (Short Stories) Questions set will be central to the text. Candidates will be required to show that they have understood the passage and are able to clearly respond in their own words. Excerpts may be given from the drama and prose texts leading to questions. Poetry A poem, or lines from poems, will be given and questions will be set to test the candidates’ response. The questions will focus on the content, understanding and the personal response of candidates to the entire poem as a whole. |
ICSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2024-25
| I. DRAMA: Julius Caesar: William Shakespeare (Acts III, IV & V) |
| II. TREASURE CHEST: A Collection of ICSE Short Stories & Poems (Evergreen Publications (India) Ltd. New Delhi) PROSE (Short Stories): 1. With the Photographer – Stephen Leacock 2. The Elevator – William Sleator 3. The Girl Who Can – Ama Ata Aidoo 4. The Pedestrian – Ray Bradbury 5. The Last Lesson – Alphonse Daudet POETRY: 1. Haunted Houses – H.W. Longfellow 2. The Glove and the Lions – Leigh Hunt 3. When Great Trees fall – Maya Angelou 4. A Considerable Speck – Robert Frost 5. The Power of Music – Sukumar Ray |
ICSE Class 10 English Internal Assessment 2024-25
Paper 1 - English Language
Schools will prepare, conduct and record assessments of the Listening and Speaking Skills of candidates. Two assessments in the course of the year will be conducted.
Pattern of Assessment
a) Listening Skills - 10 Marks
b) Speaking Skills - 10 Marks
Paper 2 - Literature in English
Schools will set, assess and record written assignments by the candidates. Two or three assignments of reasonable length (not exceeding 1500 words in total) are to be prepared based on the prescribed textbooks.
Details of the internal assessment can be viewed by downloading the full syllabus below:
ICSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2024-2025 PDF |
Also Check: ICSE Class 10 Syllabus 2024-2025 of All Subjects
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