CBSE Class 10 Term 2 Syllabus English 2022: Marking scheme; how to download sample paper

CBSE Class 10 term 2 board exam will begin English Language and Literature on April 27. How to download syllabus, sample paper at cbseacademic.nic.in.

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CBSE Class 10 term 2 exam 2021-22CBSE Class 10 term 2 exam 2021-22

Anu Parthiban | March 24, 2022 | 01:59 PM IST

NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct the CBSE Class 10 term 2 board exam 2021-22 from April 26 to May 24, 2022. Students can download CBSE Class 10 term 2 date sheet PDF from the official website, cbse.gov.in. The reduced syllabus of CBSE term 2 Class 10 for all the language subjects, main subjects and elective subjects are also available at cbseacademic.nic.in.

The CBSE Class 10 term 2 board exam for the major subjects will begin with English Language and Literature on April 27. Students can find the English syllabus Class 10 CBSE 2021-22, marking scheme and how to download sample paper here. With the CBSE term 2 just a month away, students are advised to familiarize themselves with the syllabus and practise sample papers to score better.

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The CBSE has bifurcated the Class 10 syllabus into two terms. Last year, the CBSE board declared the result through alternative assessment criteria.

CBSE Class 10 term 2 English syllabus 2022

Students can find the reduced CBSE Class 10 syllabus 2022 of English term 2.

Sections

Topics

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)


Writing

1. Descriptive Paragraph (Diary)

2. Story writing (based on beginning line, outline, cues etc.)

Grammar

1. Tenses

2. Subject-Verb Concord

3. Modals

4. Determiners

5. Reported Speech

6. Commands and Requests

7. Statements

8. Questions


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


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How to download CBSE Class 10 English sample paper 2022

Students can follow the steps given below to download the CBSE 10th English sample paper PDF.

  • Visit the CBSE official website, cbseacademic.nic.in
  • Click on the “Sample Question Paper” link in the menu bar.
  • From the drop-down menu, select “SQP 2021-22” and then Class 10.
  • A table will be displayed in a new page
  • Click on the subject link and download the CBSE Class 10 term 2 sample paper PDF and marking scheme.

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CBSE Class 10 Marking Scheme 2022 English

Section

Weightage (in Marks)

Reading

10

Writing and Grammar

10

Literature

20

Total

40

Internal assessment

10

Grand total

50

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