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ICSE Class 10 Syllabus 2024-25: English Paper 1 & 2

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) regularly revises its Board exam syllabus for every subject. Last year for the 2023-2024 board exam also CISCE revised its syllabus by reducing it by around 20-30%. But for the years 2024-2025, no modification in the syllabus has been made. So students are advised to follow the same syllabus for 2023-2024. Therefore for English also the syllabus remains the same for the 2024-25 academic session. 

If you are looking for the English Language Class 10 ICSE Syllabus for the session 2024-25., you can download the free PDF 2024-25 from the links provided below.

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ICSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2024-2025

English falls in the Group I Category, which has all the compulsory list of subjects to be studied by the ICSE Students. There will be two papers for English 

Paper 1: English Language

Paper 2: Literature in English

Each paper consists of-

Total Marks: 80 

Time: 2 Hours 

Paper 1: English Language

There will be five questions in this paper: grammar, unseen comprehension passage, notice and email writing, letter writing, and unseen composition. All five questions are compulsory so you are required to answer all five questions. 

Paper 2: Literature in English

There will be four sections in this paper. Questions from Prose, Poetry, and Drama will be asked from the prescribed textbook. Excerpts from the drama and prose texts and passages from poems will be given and the questions will be framed around them. 

Paper 1: English Grammar Class 10 ICSE Syllabus

Topic Marks
1. Composition 80
2. Letter
3. (a) Notice; (b) E-mail
4. Unseen Prose Passage
5. Grammar
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
Listening Skills (10) + Speaking Skills (10)
20
TOTAL 100

Paper 2: English Literature Class 10 ICSE Syllabus

Textbook Topic Marks
Drama:
The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare’s unabridged play by A.W. Verity)
Act 3
(Scenes 3, 4 & 5)
80
Poems:
TREASURE TROVE (A Collection of ICSE Poems & Short Stories)
(i) Daffodils – William Wordsworth
(ii) I know why the Caged Bird Sings – Maya Angelou
(iii) The Patriot – Robert Browning
(iv) Abu Ben Adhem – Leigh Hunt
(v) Nine Gold Medals – David Roth
Short Stories:
TREASURE TROVE (A Collection of ICSE Poems & Short Stories)
(i) An Angel in Disguise– T.S. Arthur
(ii) The Little Match Girl – Hans Christian Andersen
(iii) The Blue Bead – Norah Burke
(iv) My Greatest Olympic Prize – Jesse Owens (v) All Summer in a Day – Ray Douglas Bradbury
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
2-3 assignments of reasonable length
(not exceeding 1500 words in total)
20
TOTAL 100

Paper 1: English Grammar ( Internal Assessment): Detail Overview 

The Internal Assessment for Paper 1: English Grammar is as follows: 

  • Schools will plan, carry out, and record the following evaluations of candidates' speaking and listening skills
  • Students have to submit two assessments in the course of the year.

Pattern of Assessment

a) Listening Skills

A passage of about 300 words is read aloud by the examiner twice, the first time at normal reading speed (about 110 words a minute) and the next time at a slower speed. Candidates may make brief notes during the readings. They then answer an objective type test based on the passage, on the paper provided. The recommended number of candidates at a sitting is 30.

b) Speaking Skills

Each candidate is required to make an oral presentation for about two minutes, which will be followed by a discussion on the subject with the examiners, for about three minutes. 

Subjects for presentation may include narrating an experience, providing a description, giving directions on how to make or operate something, expressing an opinion, giving a report, relating an anecdote, or commenting on a current event. 

A candidate may refer to brief notes in the course of the presentation but reading or excessive dependence on notes will be penalized.

Paper 2: English Literature ( Internal Assessment): Detail Overview 

The Internal Assessment for Paper 2: English Literature is as follows: 

  • Schools will set, assess, and record written assignments by the candidates 
  • Students have to submit two or three assignments of reasonable length (not exceeding 1500 words in total).
  • The assignments/projects are to be evaluated by the subject teacher and by an external examiner. 
  • The Internal Examiner and the External Examiner will assess the assignments independently.
  • The assignment will be a total of 20 Marks where 10 marks for Internal Evaluation ( by internal examiner) and 10 marks for External Evaluation (by external examiner).

ICSE English Syllabus Class 10

The CISCE has provided the detailed syllabus of English for Class 10 on their official website as well. If you want more information you can download it from there. 

Tips for scoring good marks in ICSE English Class 10

Scoring good marks in English Paper 1 & English Paper 2 is pretty easy all you have to do is- 

  • Finish your syllabus on time and practice reading and writing regularly 
  • Along with that participate in various activities like debates and writing competitions conducted by your school. It will help with improving your English Language. 
  • Solve previous years' questions to understand the paper pattern
  • Get your answers evaluated by your elder brother or sister, teacher, or friend. This will help you with a fair evaluation.
  • Work on your mistakes, listening and writing skills, and grammar by regularly practicing English sample papers. 

These simple yet effective exercises will help you score good marks on the ICSE Board Exam English Paper. So, follow these tips and score good marks on your English paper. 

Here is a para for you from the poem “Nine Gold Medals”– David Roth to help you “Athletes” stay motivated for the class 10the ICSE Board Exam” Game”. 

The athletes had come from all over the country

To run for the gold, for the silver and bronze

Many weeks and months of training

All coming down to these games.

The blocks were all lined up for those who would use them

The hundred-yard dash and the race to be run

These were nine resolved athletes in the back of the starting line

Poised for the sound of the gun.

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All the Best Folks!!

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