WBBSE Class 10 English (Second Language) Syllabus 2024-25

 

 

West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) Class 10 English (Second Language) Syllabus for Academic Session 2024-25

 

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WBBSE Class 10 Syllabus of English as Second Language 

 

The following competencies are reflected in the syllabus:

 

Listening skill:

Ability to listen and comprehend to a-

• radio/TV news bulletin, speech, running commentary of a sports event, public announcement

 

Speaking skill:

Ability to —

• interview a person
• participate in role-play/conversation

All the various activities practised in class IX for the development of listening and speaking skills are to be recapitulated and reinforced.

 

Reading skill:

 

The following genres are to be included as reading texts—

• fiction
• non-fiction
• poetry

All the various activities practised in class IX for the development of reading skill are to be recapitulated and reinforced.

 

Grammar and Vocabulary:

Ability to—

• join sentences
• split sentences
• frame questions

All the various activities practised in class IX for the development of grammatical skills are to be recapitulated and reinforced.

 

Writing skill:

Ability to write-

• a notice
• a formal letter

1. letter to the editor (relating to civic problems)
2. letter in response to advertisement

 

Descriptive type Questions 

• Report writing 
• Summary writing 
• Notice writing
• Letter writing (Formal/ Informal letter) 
• Biography writing
• Story writing 
• Paragraph writing
• Process writing 
• Dialogue writing

All the various activities practised in class IX for the development of writing skill are to be recapitulated and reinforced.

 

Distribution of Marks and Question pattern

 

Testing Areas	MCQ 1 mark each	Short Answer Type Questions (SAQ) 1 mark each	Long Answer Type Questions (LAQ)  2 mark each	Descriptive Answer Type Questions (DAQ) 10 mark each	Total Marks
(A) Textual Questions	Prose: –  No. of Questions-5 Total: 1×5=5	Prose: –  No. of Questions-3 Total: 1×3=3	Prose: –  No. of Questions-2 Total: 2×2=4		12
	Prose: –  No. of Questions-4 Total: 1×4=4		Prose: –  No. of Questions-2 Total: 2×2=4		8
(B) Reading Comprehension (unseen)	No. of questions-8 Total: 1×8=8	No. of questions-4 Total: (1+1)x4=8	No. of questions-2 Total: 2×2=4		20
(C) Grammar and Vocabulary	No. of questions – 3 Total: 1×3=3	No. of questions – 9 Total: 1×9=9	No. of questions – 4 Total: 2×4=8		20
(D) Writing				No. of questions – 3 Total 10×3=30	30
Total Marks per Question type	20	20	20	30	Total 90

 

The following types of questions will be framed:

1. Multiple choice questions (MCQ)
2. Short answer type questions (SAQ)
3. Longer answer type questions (LAQ)
4. Descriptive answer type questions (DAQ)

Internal Formative Evaluation: 10 marks

Final Summative Evaluation (Written): 90 mark

Total: 100 marks