Reading Skills (20 Marks) Two unseen passages (discursive + case-based) Mostly direct comprehension questions Vocabulary-based MCQs were manageable Slightly time-consuming for some students Students reported that the passages were moderate but required careful reading.
Writing & Grammar (20 Marks) Letter writing (formal format) Analytical paragraph Grammar (editing, gap filling, transformation) Grammar questions were mostly straightforward. Students who practised formats scored easily in this section.
Literature (40 Marks) The Literature section carried the highest weightage and was largely NCERT-based.
Extract-based (Prose/Poetry) 10 Short Answer Questions 18 Long Answer Questions 12
Many students felt confident after attempting the CBSE Class 10 English question paper, especially in Literature.