CBSE Board Exams 2024: Class 10 English sample paper; marking scheme
Vagisha Kaushik | November 13, 2023 | 11:26 AM IST | 1 min read
CBSE Class 10 sample paper is available on the official website, cbseacademic.nic.in.
Students can access the subject-wise CBSE Class 10 syllabus for the 2025–26 academic session.
Check NowNEW DELHI : For the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board exams 2024, Class 10 English sample paper is available. Students can download the CBSE sample paper 2023-24 Class 10 from the official website, cbseacademic.nic.in.
CBSE Class 10th: Admit Card | Exam Calendar | Syllabus 2025-26
CBSE Class 10 PYQ's: Hindi | English | Science | Math-Basic | Math- Standard
CBSE Class 10: Science Important Questions with Answers PDF (2025-26)
According to the sample paper, the exam will be conducted for a duration of three hours and a total of 80 marks. The question paper will include three sections - reading, grammar and writing, and literature.
Section A will carry a total of 20 marks and consist of two questions with 10 marks each. Section B will also carry 20 marks and include three questions. Section C will carry 40 marks.
CBSE Class 10 English marking scheme
The question paper will have 11 questions in total and all questions are compulsory. There will be no overall choices, however, an internal choice will be provided in two questions in Section C and four questions in section D.
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CBSE Class 10 English |
Number of questions |
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Section A |
2 long questions divided into 8 questions each |
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Section B |
3 questions - 1 question will carry 10 marks and two questions will carry 5 marks each |
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Section C |
6 questions - 2 questions will carry 5 marks each, 1 question will carry 12 marks, and 2 questions will carry 6 marks each |
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