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Class 10 English Previous Year Question Paper

Strong preparation is essential for Class 10 Board Exams. This is the crucial stage in a student’s academic journey on which many career options depend. Thus it becomes very important to excel in the exam with good scores. To help students with their exam preparation, ALLEN has provided the CBSE Class 10 question papers for English on this page.

These papers are useful as students get direct exposure to questions that have been asked in the past. PYQ allows students to understand how much time is to be allocated to each section so that none of the questions is left unattempted in the real examination.

1.0CBSE Class 10 English Previous Year Papers - Download PDF Free

Students preparing for the CBSE Class 10 Board Exams 2026 are recommended to solve previous years’ question papers for better exam performance. Download CBSE Class 10 English Previous Year Question Papers with Solutions for the last three years from the table below and begin your board exam preparation for 2025–26.

CBSE Class 10 English 2024-25 Paper (Language & Literature)

CBSE Class 10 English 2023-24 Paper (Language & Literature)

CBSE Class 10 English 2022-23 Paper (Language & Literature)

Also Read: 2026 Class 10 Solved Question Papers

2.0Benefits of Solving CBSE Previous Year Question Paper Class 10 English

Solving CBSE Class 10th Previous Year Papers for English has numerous advantages for the students. Here are some of the most important benefits:

  • Familiarize students with the CBSE Class 10 exam pattern: Effective time management is one of the hardest things for students to do on the board exam. By practising CBSE's previous year's question papers, students can improve this ability by learning how much time should be allotted to each section, ensuring that no question goes unanswered.  
  • Improve time management skills: Solving last year's papers can help students learn how to better manage their time and determine how much time to devote to each question. This can be especially useful on the day of the exam when students must use time management skills to finish the paper in the allocated time.
  • Builds confidence: Examining past year's papers can make students feel accomplished and increase their self-assurance. On exam day, they will feel more prepared and self-assured when they realize they can answer all the questions.
  • Determine weaknesses: Examining previous years' papers can reveal students' strengths and weaknesses. By inspecting their errors, students can strengthen their areas of weakness and raise their performance levels.

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4.0CBSE Class 10 English Weightage for English

Section-Wise Weightage of CBSE Class 10 English

Section


Competencies

Marks

Section A

Reading Skills

Conceptual understanding, decoding, analysing, inferring, interpreting, and vocabulary

20

Section B

Writing Skills with Grammar

Creative expression of an opinion, reasoning, justifying, illustrating, appropriacy of style and tone, using appropriate format and fluency. Applying conventions, using integrated structures with accuracy and fluency

20

Section C

Language through Literature 

Recalling, reasoning, appreciating, applying literary conventions illustrating and justifying, etc. Extract relevant information, identify the central theme and sub-theme, understand the writer’s message, and write fluently

40

Total

80



Section A

Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passage 

20 Marks

Remarks

Discursive passage of 400-450 words

10 marks

Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions and Short Answer Questions (to be answered in 30-40 words)

Case-based factual passage (with visual input- statistical data, chart etc.) of 200-250 words.

10 marks

Section B

English Grammar & Writing

20 Marks

 

English Grammar

 

 

Determiners

10 Marks

Accurate use of spelling, punctuation and grammar in context through various Gap Filling/ Editing/Transformation exercises.

Tenses

Modals

Subject-verb concord

Reported speech

-Commands and requests

-Statements

-Questions

Writing Skills

 

 

Writing a Formal Letter based on a given situation

5 marks

Word Limit 100-120 words

Writing an Analytical Paragraph on a given Map / Chart / Graph / Cue/ s.

5 marks

Word Limit 100-120 words

Section C

Language through Literature

40 Marks

 

Reference to the Context

5+5= 10 Marks

 

One extract out of two from Drama / Prose

 

One extract out of two from poetry

 

Long & Very Long Answer Questions

30 Marks

 

Long Answer- 1 (First Flight)

4×3=12 marks

Any 4 of 5

Long Answer-2 (Footprints Without Feet)

2×3=6 marks

Any 2 of 3

Very Long Answer -1  (First Flight)

6 Marks

Any 1 of 2

Very Long Answer-2 (Footprints Without Feet)

6 Marks

Any 1 of 2


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