RBSE 10 Class English Syllabus 2024: Class 10 students who have registered under the Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan, will be able to check the latest syllabus of English (Compulsory) through this page. To make it easy for students, we have provided the direct link to check and download the latest syllabus of CBSE Class 10 English, aimed at understanding the course structure and topics prescribed for the current academic year 2023-24.
RBSE Class 10 English Syllabus – Examination Scheme
Rajasthan board class 10th English syllabus covers the course structure, course content and the list of prescribed books. Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan will evaluate the syllabus of the class 10 board examination.
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Exam Duration for Theory Paper – 3.15 Hours
| Theory Exam | 80 Marks |
| Sessional Marks | 20 Marks |
| Total | 100 Marks |
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RBSE Class 10th English Syllabus 2024
1. Reading (15 Marks)
Two unseen passages of total 350 words with a variety of questions including 4 marks for vocabulary.
Only prose passages will be used. One Will be factual and the other will be discursive.
(i) Passage 1: 100 words (6 Marks), Six Multiple Choice Questions testing local and global understanding including 2 questions on vocabulary—one testing the knowledge of similar word and the other testing the knowledge of opposite word. (06)
(ii) Passage 2: 250 words (9 Marks), Nine Comprehension questions testing local and global understanding including 2 questions on vocabulary—one testing the knowledge of similar word and the other of opposite word. (09)
2. Writing (13 Marks)
(i) Letter Writing — One out of two (05)
(a) Personal — To friends, relatives and members of family.
(b) Official — To Govt. officials, The Editor of a newspaper or a magazine, Headmaster/Principal
(6) Email — To family, friends, relatives, Govt. officials, the editor, teachers, Headmaster, Principal and so on.
(ii) To write a short story on a given outline in about 80 words. (04)
(iii) A short writing task based on a verbal or a Visual stimulus (picture, chart, table etc.) with intemal choice in about 80 words. (04)
3. Grammar (12 Marks)
A variety of short questions involving the use of particular structures within a context. Test types will include—
*gap-flling, *sentence-completion, *sentence-transfonnation (including combining
sentences).
The Grammar syllabus will include the following areas for teaching—
1. Tenses (04)
2. Reported Speech (02)
3. Subject—Verb Concord (02)
4. Active and Passive Voice (02)
5. Framing Questions and Question Tags (02)
4.Textbooks :
(i) First Flight—Prose (20 Marks)
(a) One out of two extracts from different prose lessons included in the textbook. Approximately 150 words each With the following type of questions—
Six questions in each passage :
3 Multiple Choice Questions, 2 Comprehension questions testing local and global understanding, 1 question on vocabulary testing the knowledge of similar word. (06)
(b) Three Short Answer Type Questions (out of four, around 20-30 words each) (2×3=06)
(c) One out of two questions extrapolative in nature based on any one of the prose lessons excluding Drama Text from the textbook to be answered in about 80 words. (05)((1) One out of two questions on Drama Text (local and global comprehension question) in about 40 words. (03)
(ii) First Flight—Poetry (08 Marks)
(a) One out of two extracts based on poetry from the text to test comprehension and appreciation. (2×2=4)
(b) Two out of three short answer type questions on interpretations of themes and ideas contained in the poems to be answered in about 20 words each. (04)
(iii) Footprints Without Feet—Supplementary Reader (12 Marks)
(a) One out of two questions from Supplementary Reader to interpret, evaluate and analyse character, plot or situations occurring in the lessons to be answered in about 80 words. (05)(b) Two out of three short answer type questions on interpreting and evaluating nature based on lessons to be answered in 20 words each. (04)
(c) Three Multiple Choice Type Questions testing factual aspects of the lessons. (03)
RBSE Class 10 English (Compulsory) Syllabus 2023-24 (PDF) – Download Link
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