CBSE 2019 English (Language And Literature) Question Paper for Class 10

About this paper

This is the CBSE Class 10 English (Language and Literature) board paper from 2019, code 2/1/1 (Series JMS/1, Set 1). It carries 80 marks over three hours, with 15 minutes of reading time, and has 11 compulsory questions in three sections: Reading (20 marks), Writing and Grammar (30 marks) and Literature (30 marks). The reading passages are about Eleanor Roosevelt and about snake venom. Writing offers a letter to the editor on attacks on elderly people living alone or an article on outdoor games for teenagers, followed by a story. Many items let you choose, such as any four of five. Literature draws on Mijbil the Otter, Amanda!, The Sermon at Benares, The Hundred Dresses, A Question of Trust, Madam Rides the Bus, Bholi, For Anne Gregory, The Diary of a Young Girl and The Story of My Life. Questions only.

Exam

CBSE Class 10

Subject

English Language and Literature

Year

2019

Paper code

2/1/1

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours

Questions

11

Pages

11

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A (Reading)

  20 marks

  Questions 1–2: a passage on Eleanor Roosevelt with any eight of nine one-mark questions (8 marks), and a passage on snake venom with short answers, fill-in-the-blanks and word search (12 marks)

• Section B (Writing and Grammar)

  30 marks

  Questions 3–7: letter to the editor or article (8), story writing (10), gap filling (4), editing (4) and sentence reordering (4)

• Section C (Literature)

  30 marks

  Questions 8–11: extract-based questions (4), four short answers out of five (8), a long answer on Bholi or For Anne Gregory (8) and a long answer on the novels (10)

Topics covered

• Reading comprehension
• Letter to the editor
• Article writing
• Story writing
• Gap filling, editing and sentence reordering
• Mijbil the Otter
• Amanda!
• The Sermon at Benares
• Bholi
• For Anne Gregory
• The Diary of a Young Girl
• The Story of My Life

Questions from this paper

1. What does the statement 'she became her husband's legs and eyes' mean?
2. What makes the mongoose a snake predator?
3. Write an article in 100–120 words on the topic 'Importance of Outdoor Games in the Life of a Teenager'.
4. How can you say that Horace Danby was good and respectable but not completely honest?
5. Bholi is a child different from others. This difference makes her an object of neglect and laughter. Elaborate.
6. How did Kitty help Anne overcome her loneliness?