CBSE 2026 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 2026, Q.P. code 2/4/1 (Series KLNM4, Set 1). It carries 80 marks over three hours, plus 15 minutes to read, and has 11 compulsory questions in three sections. Reading is 20 marks and includes a passage on artificial intelligence. Grammar and creative writing is 20 marks, of which grammar is any ten of twelve one-mark items. Literature is 40 marks and uses First Flight, including an extract from Madam Rides the Bus about Valli. The writing tasks say that the names and details in them are imaginary. This copy has questions only.

Exam

CBSE Class 10

Subject

English Language and Literature

Year

2026

Paper code

2/4/1

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours

Questions

11

Pages

16

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A — Reading Skills

  20 marks

  Two passages, including one on artificial intelligence, with one-mark and two-mark items

• Section B — Grammar and Creative Writing

  20 marks

  Any ten of twelve grammar items for 10 marks, then the creative-writing tasks

• Section C — Literature Textbook

  40 marks

  Extracts and short and long answers from the literature textbook, including First Flight

Topics covered

• Unseen passages
• Tenses and grammar in context
• Letter and analytical writing
• Madam Rides the Bus
• First Flight and Footprints without Feet

Questions from this paper

1. What does the high percentage of AI implementations in urban areas suggest about the development and adoption of technology?
2. Complete the letter: “This July, you _______ in Japan for three years.” The options include “will have been living”.
3. Read the extract in which Valli sees a new white bus with green stripes and a clock above the windshield, from Madam Rides the Bus.