CBSE Class 10 English Deleted Syllabus 2023-24: Check List of Deleted Topics Here

CBSE Class 10 English Deleted Syllabus 2023-24 is provided in this article. CBSE has maintained the reduction in CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus for the session 2023-24. The updated syllabus is available for download on the official website cbseacademic.nic.in.

CBSE has deleted the topics from the Grammar portion and the two books - First Flight and Footprints without Feet. Two prose and one poetry have been deleted from the First Flight book and one chapter has been deleted from Footprints without Feet. You must carefully check the deleted topics from CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2023-24 and prepare accordingly for the exams.

CBSE Class 10 English theory paper is scheduled for February 26, 2024. For 80-mark English theory paper, you need to score at least 26 marks to be declared pass. 

CBSE Class 10 English Deleted Syllabus 2023-24

Students can check the complete English Deleted Syllabus Class 10 CBSE 2023-24 below:

You can also check the page no. of the deleted topics from the below table:

Check CBSE Class 10 Date Sheet 2024

CBSE Class 10 English Marking Scheme

CBSE Class 10 English Curriculum 2023-24 is divided into three parts. The total marks for the theory paper are 80 divided as follows:

Check CBSE Class 10 Exam Pattern 2023-24

Important Questions for CBSE Class 10 English Paper

We have compiled a list of important questions for CBSE Class 10 English which have been asked in previous years’ to help you prepare for the exam. You can check the list below:

• Who was Lencho? What were his main problems? (A Letter to God)
• Why did Lencho write a letter to God? (A Letter to God)
• What ideals did Mandela set out for the future of South Africa in his speech? (Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom)
• What freedom meant to Mandela in childhood? (Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom)
• What did Mandela think for oppressor and oppressed? (Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom)
• How did the young seagull and his family celebrate his first flight? (Two Stories About Flying)
• Anne was not alone in this world. How? (From the Dairy of Anne Frank)
• Why does Anne Frank think that ‘paper’ has more patience than ‘people’? (From the Dairy of Anne Frank)
• What, according to the writer, is the real play’ of the otter? (Mijbil the Otter)
• What was the most fascinating thing that Valli saw on the street? (Madam Rides the Bus)
• What did Valli see out of the window on her first journey? (Madam Rides the Bus)
• Why did Prince Siddhartha leave the palace and become a beggar? (The Sermon at Benares)
• How did Kisa Gotami realize that life and death is a process? (The Sermon at Benares)
• What made James Herriot expect a call from Mrs Pumphrey? (A Triumph of Surgery)
• Do you think Tricki was enjoying his stay at the hospital? (A Triumph of Surgery)
• Why was Tricki an uninteresting object for other dogs at the surgery? (A Triumph of Surgery)
• Why did Max’s face turn black with anger? What did he want Ausable to do? (The Midnight Visitor)
• Why did Griffin decide to slip into a big London store? (Footprints without Feet)
• Describe the landlord’s and his wife’s experience with the strange scientist. (Footprints without Feet)

Reasons for Reduction of CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2023-24

The aim is to rationalize the curriculum and ease the burden on students. Some of the reasons for reducing CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2023-24 are as follows:

• Rationalization against CBSE Class 10 English Curriculum 2023-24 for hard copy analysis. Similar topics/sections by the same author have been removed.
• English Simplified Curriculum Grade 10 CBSE contains motivational repetitive topics/chapters.
• CBSE Board wants to diversify and focus on various topics after publishing CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2023-24.

Check CBSE Class 10 Subject-Wise Syllabus 2023-24

CBSE Class 10 English Previous Year Question Papers

Download and practice CBSE Class 10 English previous years’ question papers from the links provided below:

Frequently Asked Questions