CBSE Class 10 English Exam Pattern 2024-25: Check CBSE 10th English Blueprint Here

CBSE Class 10 English Exam Pattern 2024-25: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) released the exam pattern on the official website. CBSE Board has not made any significant changes in the CBSE Class 10 English blueprint 2025. The ratio of competency-based questions (MCQs, case-based questions, source-based integrated questions), select response type questions, and constructed response questions (short and long answer questions) will be 50:20:30. Students must go through the CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2024-25 to be aware of the topics that are included this year. The maximum marks allotted for the CBSE 10th English exam 2025 are 100 marks, out of which 80 marks are for the theory exam, and 20 marks are for the internal assessment.

The CBSE 10th board exams 2025 will start on February 15, 2025, tentatively. The CBSE Class 10 date sheet 2025 will be released in December 2024. The CBSE 10th English exam pattern mentions the typologies of questions asked in the exam, the exam duration, and so on. After completing the CBSE 10th syllabus, students must solve the previous year's question papers, and CBSE Class 10 English Sample Paper 2024-25 . Continue reading the article to know more about the CBSE Class 10 English Blueprint 2024-25.

CBSE Class 10 English Exam Pattern 2024-25

The maximum mark for the theory paper of CBSE Class 10 English Exam 2024-25 will be 80. The theory paper will be conducted for 3 hours from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm. The CBSE English Curriculum 2024-25 comprises the reading and writing sections and the language and literature part. From the table below, students can check out the CBSE Class 10 English Blueprint 2024-25 for the theory paper:

Sections	Particulars	Periods	Number of Questions	Weightage
A	Reading Skills	40 periods	2 unseen passages along with 8 questions each	20 Marks
B	Writing Skills and Grammar	40 periods	Grammar section with 12 questions out of which 10 to be answered Writing section will have 2 questions with internal choices	20 Marks
C	Language through Literature	50 periods	2 extract based questions. There will be internal choices 4 short answer type questions from First Flight 2 short answer type questions from Footprints without Feet 1 long answer type question from First Flight 1 long answer type question from Footprints without Feet	40 Marks

CBSE Class 10 English Practical Blueprint 2024-25

The CBSE Class 10 English Internal Assessment 2025 will be conducted for a total of 20 marks. The maximum time allotted for the internal assessment is 2 hours. The parameters on which the CBSE class 10 English internal assessment will be evaluated are:
The listening and speaking skills are to be assessed on the following parameters:

• Interactive competence (Initiation & turn taking, relevance to the topic)
• Fluency (cohesion, coherence, and speed of delivery)
• Pronunciation d. Language (grammar and vocabulary)

CBSE Class 10 English Question Paper Pattern 2024-25

The CBSE Class 10 English Question Paper will consist of a total of 11 questions including MCQs, very short answer type, short answer type, and long answer type questions. The CBSE class 10 English Curriculum 2025 is divided into three parts where the reading and writing sections will carry 20 marks each. The language and literature portion will carry 40 marks. The question paper pattern of CBSE Class 10 English exam 2025 is given below:

Section	Features	Competencies	Marks Weightage
A	Reading Skills	Conceptual understanding, decoding, analysing, inferring, interpreting and vocabulary	20
B	Writing Skills with Grammar	Creative expression of an opinion, reasoning, justifying, illustrating, appropiracy of style and tone, using appropriate format and fluency. Applying conventions, using integrated structures with accuracy and fluency.	20
C	Language through Literature	Recalling, reasoning, appreciating, applying literary conventions illustrating and justifying etc. Extract relevant information, identifying the central theme and sub-theme, understanding the writer’s message and writing fluently.	40

Also read: CBSE Class 10 English Important Questions 2024-25

CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2024-25

The CBSE Class 10th English syllabus 2024-25 is provided below:
Section A: Reading Skills

I. Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passage	20 Marks
Discursive passage of 400-450 Case-based factual passage (with visual input- statistical data/chart ) of 200-250 words ( Total length of two passages to be 600-700 words) Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions/Very Short Answer Questions will be asked to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference, evaluation and vocabulary.	10 marks 10 marks

Section B: Writing Skills and Grammar

II. Grammar	10 Marks
Determiners Tenses Modals Subject– verb concord Reported speech Commands and requests Statements Questions
3. The courses at the secondary level seek to cement high professional grasp of grammatical items and levels of accuracy. Accurate use of spelling, punctuation and grammar will be assessed through Gap Filling/ Editing/Transformation  Ten out of twelve questions will be attempted.
III.  Writing Skills	10 Marks
4. Writing a Descriptive Paragraph (word limit 100-120 words), describing a person/event / situation, based on visual or verbal cue/s. One out of two questions to be answered . 5. Writing a Story (on a given cue/title)/Diary Entry, in 100-120 words. One out of two questions is to be answered .	5 marks 5 marks

Section C: Language through Literature

IV. Reference to the Context	5+5 = 10 Marks
6. One extract out of two, from Drama / Prose 7. One extract out of two, from Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions will be asked to assess interpretation, analysis, inference, evaluation, appreciation and vocabulary.
IV. Short & Long Answer Questions
8. Four out of Five Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words from the book FIRST FLIGHT to assess interpretation, analysis, inference and evaluation. 9. Two out of Three Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words each from FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET to assess interpretation, analysis, inference and evaluation. 10. One out of two Long Answer Type Questions from FIRST FLIGHT to be answered in about 100-120 words each to assess creativity, imagination and extrapolation beyond the text and across the text. This can be a passage-based question taken from a situation/plot from the text. 11. One out of two Long Answer Type Questions from FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET, on theme or plot involving interpretation, extrapolation beyond the text and inference or character sketch to be answered in about 100-120  words.	4x3 = 12 marks 2x3 = 6 marks 6 marks 6 marks

Students must prepare well for the CBSE Class 10 English exam 2025 as this is one of the compulsory subjects whose passing scores will be counted. The CBSE Class 10 Result 2025 will be declared in May 2025 tentatively.