OFFICIAL SYLLABUS

Design of Assessment for Class X

Theory Paper = 80 Marks

Internal Assessment = 20 Marks

Time = 3 hrs.

Prescribed Textbooks - Tulip Series Book - X, A Textbook of English for Class X

Section A

Reading Comprehension - 15 Marks

1. One seen poem to be attempted from the prescribed textbook followed by vast, fill-ups and matching words and expressions, literary device/s, etc.  (1x 5 = 5 Marks)

2. One seen passage from the prescribed textbook to be attempted based on objective type, comprehension questions, one-word substitution, vocabulary, synonyms, antonyms, and inference.  (1x5= 5 Marks)

3. One unseen passage to be attempted followed by objective type, comprehension questions, providing a suitable title to the passage, one-word substitution, vocabulary, synonyms, antonyms, and inference

(1x 5 = 5 Marks)

Section B

Grammar - 15 Marks

Following questions to be attempted based on applied grammar

4. Modals - 2 Marks

5. Articles - 2 Marks

6. Relative Clause - 3 Marks

7. Narration - 3 Marks

8. One contextualized passage/ story/ paragraph to be edited testing the use of tenses, punctuation, articles and different parts of speech, etc. - 5 Marks.

Section C 

Writing Skills - 20 Marks

9. Completing Dialogue writing with the help of hints - 3 Marks

10. One question to be attempted on notice writing with the help of hints. (50 words) - 3 Marks

11. One question to be attempted on message writing with the help of hints (50 words) - 4 Marks

12. One letter to be attempted out of the given two (formal, informal, and letter to an editor) - 5 Marks

13. One speech/ article /paragraph to be attempted on a given topic out of two. The hint words will be given. (80 -100 words) - 5 Marks.

Section D

Literature - 30 Marks

14. Three out of five Very Short Answer Type questions based on the theme, central idea, literary devices, etc. to be attempted from the poems. (20 -30) words - 3x2 = 6 Marks

15. Four out of six Short Answer Type questions to be attempted from the chapters of the textbook. (40-60) words - 3x4 = 12 Marks

16. One out of two Long Answer Type questions to be attempted from the play based on character/ scene/ theme/ plot, etc. (80-100) words - 1x6 =6 Marks

17. One out of three Long Answer Type questions to be attempted from the short story. (80-100) words - 1x6 = 6 Marks.

Note: -

1. The students must read the textbook thoroughly.

2. The examiner will not ask very short questions from a poem in Literature Section if the poem or the extract has been asked in the Reading Comprehension.

3. The examiner will not ask short-type questions in Literature Section from a chapter if the seen passage from the prescribed textbook has been asked in Reading Comprehension.

4. The chapter ‘The Ghat of the Only World’ will not be evaluated in the examinations.

Internal Assessment - 20 Marks

The guidelines to evaluate the listening and speaking skills have been given in the objectives of teaching English at the secondary level.

Schedule

1. The practice of listening and speaking skills should be done throughout the academic year.

2. The final assessment of the skills is to be done as per the convenience and schedule of the school.

Suggested Reading in Grammar

For grammar, teachers, and students can refer to any standard grammar textbook for further reading and clarification of concepts. Some of the books include:

1. A Practical English Grammar by Thomson and Martinet (Oxford University Press)

2. High School English Grammar by Wren and Martin (S Chand Publishing)

3. English Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy (Cambridge University Press)

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