JKBOSE 10th English Syllabus | Results 2021

Hello dear Jammu and Kashmir board of school education class 10th students, today we will share the JKBose 10th syllabus of English subject in this post.

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JKBOSE 10th English Syllabus in Details

Weightage of marks as shown against each:

PROSE

• One seen passage from the prescribed textbook will be given followed by blanks, asking antonyms/synonyms, phrases, and the meaning of difficult words. The total no. of objective type questions in this passage shall be eight each carrying ½ mark. 1/2 x 8 = 4 Marks, also
• One unseen passage followed by five blanks to be filled in with correct answers each blank shall carry 1 Mark. 1 x 5 = 5 Marks.
• Moreover, One question with internal choice shall be asked from the prose portion based on content, Theme/situation/style and shall carry five marks (150-200 words). 1 x 5 = 5 Marks.
• One question from the prose portion with regard to literary devices such as (irony, humor, satire, imagery, simile, metaphor, etc). the question shall carry five marks(internal choice). 1x 5 = 5 Marks.

POETRY

• One question will be asked from the poetry portion carrying 06 Marks.
  1. The poem shall be given followed by its summary with blanks to be filled in by the students. Each blank shall carry ½ mark. 1/2 x 6 = 3 Marks.
  2. Also, Certain poetic expressions will be asked from poetry given and their meaning in the bubbles to be filled in the table appropriate places. 1/2 x 6 = 3 Marks.

• One question will be asked from the poetry portion carrying five marks with the following details:
  1. A stanza from a poem will be given asking students two questions of 2 marks. 2 x 2 = 4 Marks.
  2. Meanwhile, Words from stanza asking for their meaning. 1/2 x 2 = 1 Marks.

• Two stanzas or a part shall be given and the students shall be asked to identify poetic devices. each question shall carry 3 marks. 2 x 3 =6 Marks.
• Additionally, A question shall be asked with regard to the understanding of a stanza or part of a poem or a poem (125-150) words. 1 x 4 = 4 Marks

SHORT STORIES

Two questions shall be asked from short stories regarding theme/ climax/anticlimax/character/writing work/ literary devices etc. Each question shall carry 5 marks (150-200) words.

• Play:
  1. One question shall be asked from the play regarding the scene, situation, character, humor, irony, theme, climax, etc.
  2. The question shall carry five marks and the student shall have to answer within 150 to 200 words. (Internal Choice) 5 Marks, Furthermore
• Writing Skills (The writing skill shall also include the exercise at the end of the lessons in the textbook.
  1. Note for notice board (the material shall be given and students shall have to take the information from the given material. The notice in no case shall exceed 50 words and the notice is to be put ina notice box. 4 Marks, Furthermore
  2. Elaboration of notes from the given information/ note-making from the passage/fill in the blanks from the given notes/ information. 4 Marks, also
  3. Letter writing of 150 words from the information provided in the question paper. 5 Marks
  4. Also, Essay (controlled) with given information about the topic. 7 Marks

GRAMMAR

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Scheme of Assessment

• Reading Comprehension 20 Marks.
• Writing Skills 20 Marks.
• Literature 35 Marks.
• Grammar 25 Marks.

Reading Comprehension

1. One question from the poetry portion carrying 6 Marks with the following details.
   • The Poem shall be given, followed by its summary with blanks to be filled in by the students. 3 Marks
   • Certain poetic expressions and their meaning in the blank bubbles to fill in the table at appropriate places. 3 Marks
2. One more question from the poetry portion carrying five marks with details given below.
   • A stanza from a poem will be given asking students two questions of 2 marks each culled out from the given stanza. 4 Marks
   • Words from the stanza asking for their meaning. 1 Marks
3. One seen passage from the prescribed textbook followed by blanks asking antonyms/phrase, the meaning of difficult words. 4 Marks
4. One unseen passage shall be given followed by five blanks to be filled in with correct answers. Each blank shall carry 1 mark. 5 Marks

TOTAL = 20 MARKS

Writing Skills from JKBOSE 10Th English Syllabus

1. Notes for notice board (50 words). 4 Marks
2. Elaboration of notes from the given information/ note-making from the passage/fill in the blanks from the given notes/information. 4 Marks
3. Letter writing of 150 words from the information provided in the question paper. 5 Marks
4. Essay with given information about the topic. 7 Marks

Literature

1. One question to you from the prose portion and the question shall carry five marks. The question shall be purely based on the content of the prose portion. 5 Marks
2. One question to you from the prose portion with regard to the literary devices (such as irony, humor, satire, imagery, etc). The question shall carry five marks. 5 Marks Additionally
3. Two stanzas or a part of a poem shall be given to identify poetic devices used by the poet. Each question shall carry three marks. 6 Marks
4. Meanwhile, A question shall be asked with regard to the understanding of a stanza or a part of a poem or a poem. 4 Marks
5. Two questions from short stories regarding theme/ climax/ anticlimax/ character/ writing work/ literary devices etc. and each question shall carry five marks. 10 Marks, Besides
6. One question shall be asked from the play regarding the scene, situation, character, humor, irony, theme, climax, etc. The question shall carry five marks. 5 Marks.

And that is all for JKBose class 10th English subject.

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