Gujarat Board Class 10th English Syllabus 2024-25 is designed to help students improve their language skills, which are important for both schoolwork and everyday communication. This syllabus includes various areas like Reading, Writing, Grammar, and Literature, focusing on helping students understand, interpret, and express ideas clearly.
Following NCERT guidelines, it ensures that students gain a strong understanding of English while also developing their ability to think creatively and critically. Through this syllabus, students will work with different texts, improve their writing, and strengthen their grammar skills to do well in their exams and future studies.Gujarat Board Class 10th English Syllabus Overview | |
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Parameters | Description |
Number of Sections | 4 (Reading Skills, Writing Skills, Grammar, Literature Comprehension) |
Total Marks | 80 |
Exam Duration | 3 Hours |
Medium of Instruction | English, Gujarati, and Hindi |
Question Types | Objective, Short Answer, Long Answer, Essay Type |
Key Focus Areas | Reading comprehension, essay writing, grammar exercises, literary analysis |
Assessment Method | Pen and Paper (Offline) |
Weightage Distribution | Equal emphasis on reading, writing, grammar, and literature sections |
GSEB SSC English Syllabus 2024-2025 | |
Prose (First Flight) | |
1. A Letter to God | 7. Glimpses of India |
2. Nelson Mandela | 8. Mijbil the Otter |
3. Two Stories about Flying | 9. Madam Rides the Bus |
4. From the Diary of Anne Frank | 10. The Sermon at Benares |
5. The Hundred Dresses –I | 11. The Proposal |
6. The Hundred Dresses –II | |
Poetry | |
1. Dust of Snow | 7. Animals |
2. Fire and Ice | 8. The Trees |
3. A Tiger in the Zoo | 9. Fog |
4. How to Tell Wild Animals | 10. The Tale of Custard the Dragon |
5. The Ball Poem | 11. For Anne Gregory |
6. Amanda | |
SUPPLEMENTARY READER (Footprints without Feet) | |
1. A Triumph of Surgery | 6. The Making of a Scientist |
2. The Thief’s Story | 7. The Necklace |
3. The Midnight Visitor | 8. The Hack Driver |
4. A Question of Trust | 9. Bholi |
5. Footprints without Feet | 10. The Book that Saved the Earth |
Extended Reading Texts – (either one) | |
Diary of a Young Girl – 1947 June 12, 1942, to March 14, 1944, By Anne Frank (unabridged edition uploaded on CBSE website) The Story of My Life – 1903, Chapters 1-14 By Helen Keller (unabridged edition) | Diary of a Young Girl – 1947 March 16, 1944, to August 01, 1944, By Anne Frank (unabridged edition uploaded on CBSE website) The Story of My Life – 1903 Chapters 15-23 By Helen Keller (unabridged edition) |
Gujarat Board Class 10th English Syllabus Important Topics | |
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Subject | Important Topics |
English First Language | Prose, Poetry Supplementary Reading |
English Second Language | Describing and Specifying Time and Locations Exchanging Niceties, Describing Actions Describing Process Reporting Events Describing Place and Person Inquiry as Nature Talking about Time Poems |
Weightage as per Type of Questions | ||||
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Number | Type of Questions | No. of Questions with Options | No. of Questions without Options | Marks |
1 | Objective | 24 | 24 | 24 |
2 | Very short answer type | 5 | 5 | 5 |
3 | Short answer type | 13 | 9 | 18 |
4 | Long answer type | 1 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Essay type | 5 | 5 | 30 |
Total | 48 | 44 | 80 |
Weightage as per Skills | ||
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Number | Section Name | Marks |
1 | Reading Skill | 12 |
2 | Writing Skill | 30 |
3 | Grammar | 20 |
4 | Literature Comprehension | 18 |
Total | 80 |
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