Class 10 English Exam Pattern

English exam pattern is as below:

Division of Syllabus for Term II (October-March) Total Weightage Assigned		Total Weightage Assigned
Summative Assessment II		30%
Section	Marks
Reading	20
Writing	25
Grammar	20
Literature + Value Based Question	25
Formative Assessment		20%
TOTAL	90 marks	50%
The question paper will include Value Based Question(s) from Literature Section to the extent of 3-5 marks

SECTION A: READING 20 Marks

Qs 1-3 The reading section will have three unseen texts as shown below:

Text number	TextType	Length	Marks	Type of Questions
Text 1	Factual/ Discursive/ Literary	450 - 500 words	7+3 =10	Supply Type - 7 Qs (Gap filling, sentence completion, Table completion, w, short answer questions and Reference questions) Vocabulary/ word attack skills - 3 Qs
Text 2	Factual/ Discursive/ Literary	200 - 300 words	5	Multiple Choice Questions.
Text 3	Factual/ Discursive/ Literary	200 - 300 words In case of a poem, it may be shorter than 200 words.	5	Multiple Choice Questions.

SECTION B: WRITING 25 Marks

The writing section comprises six writing tasks as indicated below.

Q. 4 Writing a Notice in 50 -60 words 3 marks

Q. 5 Writing a Message or a Diary Entry in 50-60 words 3 marks

Q. 6 A composition of up to 80-100 words in the form of Biographical sketch, Interpretation, or Description (people, objects or events) 4 marks

Q. 7 An extended writing task of length up to 120 - 150 words in the form of a Formal/Informal Letter or Email. The long piece of writing will assess the use of appropriate style, language, content and expression. 5 marks

Q. 8 An extended writing task of 120 -150 words in the form of a Story or a Report. 5 marks

Q. 9 An extended writing task of 120 - 150 words in the form of an Article or a Speech 5 marks

SECTION C: GRAMMAR 20 Marks

This section will assess Grammar items in context for 20 Marks. It will carry 5 questions of 4 marks each.

Questions no 10 will have Multiple Choice Questions. The test types for MCQs include the following:

Gap filling
Sentence completion
Dialogue completion

Questions 11, 12,13 & 14 will be based on response supplied by students (Supply Type). The test types will include the following:

Sentence reordering
Editing/ Omission
Sentence transformation

SECTION D: LITERATURE 25 Marks

Q. 15 will have the following arrangement:

15 A: An extract from poetry with three Multiple Choice Questions based on reference to context. 3 marks

15 B: An extract from a short story with three reference to context questions requiring the students to supply the answers. 3 marks

15 C: An extract from a play with three reference to context questions requiring the students to supply the answers. 3 marks

Q. 16 Three out of four short answer type questions in 50 -60 words based on prose, poetry and play of 2 marks each. The questions will not test recall but inference and evaluation. 6 marks

Q. 17 One question based on values and key messages brought out on the basis of prescribed texts based on prose or play in about 120-150 words. 5 marks

Q 18 One out of two long answer type questions to assess personal response to text (story,poem or play) by going beyond the text/poem/story or extract. Creativity, imagination and extrapolation beyond the text and across two texts will also be assessed in 120-150 words. 5 marks