CBSE Class 10 Term 2 Exam 2022: English sample paper, syllabus, marking scheme
Over 21.16 lakh candidates will appear for Class 10 board exams at 7,406 centres. CBSE Class 10 English term 2 syllabus, sample paper, marking scheme.
Anu Parthiban | April 26, 2022 | 03:19 PM IST
NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10, 12 term 2 board exams began today, April 26, 2022. Over 35 lakhs students will be appearing for the CBSE term 2 exams this year. CBSE Class 10 term 2 exams on six subjects -- painting, Rai, Gurung, Tamang, Sherpa and Thai -- were held.
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Unlike Term 1 exams which were conducted in multiple-choice question (MCQ) format, the CBSE term 2 question paper will have different formats such as case-based/ situation based, open-ended- short answer/ long answer type. The board had earlier announced to hold MCQ based exam in case the situation is not conducive for the normal descriptive exam. Although students were demanding to cancel CBSE term 2 exams, the board has decided to hold offline exams.
Over 21.16 lakh candidates will appear for Class 10 board exams at 7,406 centres. As per the CBSE Class 10 term 2 date sheet, students will be appearing for English Language & Literature tomorrow, April 27, 2022.
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CBSE Class 10 Syllabus 2022 for English Term 2
Students can check the CBSE Class 10 English syllabus for term 2 exam and sample paper, question bank link below.
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Reading |
Question based on the following kinds of unseen passages to assess inference, evaluation, vocabulary, analysis and interpretation: 1. Discursive passage (400-450 words) 2. Case based Factual passage (with visual input/ statistical data/ chart etc. 200-250 words) |
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Writing |
1. Descriptive Paragraph (Diary) 2. Story writing (based on beginning line, outline, cues etc.) |
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Grammar |
1. Tenses 2. Subject-Verb Concord 3. Modals 4. Determiners 5. Reported Speech 6. Commands and Requests 7. Statements 8. Questions |
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Literature |
Questions based on extracts / texts to assess interpretation, inference, extrapolation beyond the text and across the texts. Moments 1. Weathering the Storm in Ersama 2. The Last Leaf 3. A House is not a Home 4. The Beggar Beehive Prose 1. Packing 2. Reach for The Top 3. The Bond of Love 4. If I were You Poems 1. No Men Are Foreign 2. On killing a Tree 3. The Snake Trying |
Click here for CBSE Class 10 English term 2 sample paper.
Click here for CBSE Class 10 English term 2 marking scheme.
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