Up Board Class 10th English Reduced Syllabus 2022-23 : Up Board Class 10th English Syllabus 2023
Class – X
Subject-English
Max Marks-100
There will be one question paper of 70 marks. Internal Assessment will be for 30 marks.
Reading: 10 Marks
- One short passage followed by three MCQs. 3×1=3
- One passage followed by three very short answer type questions. 3×2=6
- one vocabulary based question. 1
Writing Skills [10 Marks]
- Letter(formal/informal)/ Application. 4
- Descriptive paragraph/Report/Article ( One option based on given verbal input, another on figurative input) in about 80-100 words. 6
Grammar [15 Marks]
- five MCQs based on parts of speech, tenses, articles, reordering of sentences, spellings. 5×1=5
- Three very short answer type questions based on narration voice, punctuation. 3×2=6
- Translation of a short passage from Hindi to English.(4 Sentences) 4
Literature [35 Marks]
First Flight (23 marks)
Prose (15 marks)
- Two MCQs based on the given extract. 2×1=2
- Three MCQs based on lessons. 3×1=3
- Two short answer type questions in about 30-40 words each. 3+3=6
- One long anser type question in about 60 words. 4
Poetry (08 marks)
- Two MCQs based on the given extract. 2×1=2
- One short answer type question based on poetry lessons in about 30-40 words. 3
OR
- Four lines from any poem prescribed in the syllabus
- Central indea of the given poem. 3
Foot Prints Without Feet (12 marks)
- Five MCQs based on prescribed lessons. 5×1=5
- One short answer type question in about 30-40 words. 3
- One long answer type question in about 60 words. 4
Prescribed books and Lessons
First Flight-Text Book
Prose
| S.N | LESSON NAME | WRITER |
| 1. | A Letter to God | G.L. Fuentes |
| 2. | Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela |
| 3. | From the Diary of Anne Frank | Anne Frank |
| 4. | Glimpses of India | |
| i. A Baker from Goa | Lucio Rodrigues | |
| ii. Coorg | Lokesh Abrol | |
| iii. Tea from Assam | Arup Kumar Datta | |
| 5. | Madam Rides the Bus | Vallikkannan |
| 6. | The Sermon at Benares |
Poetry
| S.N | LESSON NAME | WRITER |
| 1. | Dust of Snow | Robert Frost |
| 2 | Fire and Ice | Robert Frost |
| 3. | A Tiger in the Zoo | Leslie Norris |
| 4. | Amanda! | Robin Klein |
| 5. | Animals | Walt Whitman |
| 6. | The Trees | Adrienne Rich |
| 7. | Fog | Carl Sandburg |
Adrienne Rich Carl Sandburg
Footprints Without Feet-Supplementary Reader
| S.N | LESSON NAME | WRITER |
| 1. | A Triumph of Surgery | James Herriot |
| 2 | The Thief’s Story | Ruskin Bond |
| 3. | Footprints Without Feet | H.G. Wells |
| 4. | The Making of a Scientist | Robert W. Peterson |
| 5. | The Necklace | Guy De Maupassant |
| 6. | Bholi | K.A. Abbas |
Words & Expression (Eng. Work Book)
For the Academic Session 2022-23
The internal assessment should be conducted as follows:
- First Internal Assessment (Oral Expression Based) August 10 Marks
- Second Internal Assessment (Creative Writing Based) December 10 Marks
Four Monthly Tests [10 Marks]
- First Monthly Test (Descriptive Questions Based) July
- Second Monthly Test (MCQs Based) August
- Third Monthly Test (Descriptive Questions Based) November
- Fourth Monthly Test (MCQs Based) December
