SEBA Class 10 English Syllabus 2023-24: Assam Board HS Exam Pattern and Marking Scheme

Subject

Details

Marks

First Language

Any one of the following MILs: 100 Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Bodo, Urdu, Manipuri, Nepali, Khasi, Garo, Mizo, Hmar, Karbi.

100

OR

English (IL) and any one of the 50×2 following In Lieu Languages: Assamese (IL), Hindi (IL), Manipuri (IL), Santhali (IL), (Applicable only for Karbi Anglong, Dima Hasao and West Karbi Anglong districts.)

50×2

Second Language: English

100

General Science

100

General Mathematics

100

Social Science

100

Elective Subject

100

Unit

SUB-UNIT / LESSON

Marks

Half Yearly

Final

1.

Prose :

1. A Baker From Goa

2. The Proposal,

3. The Thief’s Story.

4. A Triumph of Surgery.

5. Bholi;

30

25

2.

Poetry

1. Dust of Snow.

2. How to Tell Wild Animals

3. The Trees.

4. For Anne Gregory

12

10

3.

Grammar :

All the grammar portion of class IX and the following–

(a) Narration (1×3)

(b) Voice (1×3)

(c) Miscellaneous correction (1×3)

8

9

4.

Composition :

Substance writing of either a prose piece or a poem

–

6

Total

50

50

Distribution of Marks

Marks

Half Yearly

Final

1. Four essay type questions from the 4 (four) lessons of unit 1 (4×5)

25

20

2. One reference to the context from any of the 2 (two) lessons from unit 1 out of which 1 lesson is the one from which no questions were set.

5

5

3. Four short answer type questions one from each poem of unit 2 (4×2)

10

8

4. Two very short type questions/ objective type questions from any 2 poems (2×1)

2

2

5. For grammatical items, isolated sentences be used.

8

9

6. For substance writing the prose/ poem must be within the difficulty level of the Class X reader.

–

6

Total

50

50

Section

LESSON/UNITS

Marks

Half Yearly

Final

A

Reading Comprehension (two prose passages–one seen, another unseen) 5 + 5

5

 10

B

Writing (translation/substance writing (prose), essay/story writing, letter writing/report writing) (6+6+5)

 11

 11

C

Grammar : All the grammar portion of class IX and determiners, tense forms, voice, narration, preposition,

 vocabulary, synthesis of sentences, verb phrases, sentence correction (clauses, modals, etc.)

16

 16

D

Literature/Textbook (First Flight)

Prose :

1. A Letter to God, 2. Nelson Mandela : Long Walk to Freedom

29

26

3. Glimpses of India (Coorg & Tea from Assam), 4. Madam Rides the Bus

Poetry :

1. A Tiger in the Zoo, 2. Amanda!,

3. Animals, 4. The Ball Poem,

5. The Tale of Custard the Dragon

15

13

E

Supplimentary Reader : (Footprints

14

14

without Feet)

1. The Midnight Visitor,

2. A Question of Trust,

3. Footprints without Feet,

4. The Hack Driver

Total

90

90

F

Internal Assessment :

10

10

Grand Total

100

100

Total

Marks

Pass

Marks

SI. No

Subject

Theory

Internal Assessment

Practical

Total

Theory

Internal Assessment

Practical

Total

2.

English

90

10

–

100

27

3

–

30

3.

English (IL)

50

–

–

50

15

–

–

15

4.

General Science

90

10

–

100

27

3

–

30

5.

General Social Science

90

10

–

100

27

3

–

30

6.

Social Science

90

10

–

100

27

3

–

30

7.

Elective Subjects :

iv)

Hindi (E)

100

–

–

100

30

–

–

30

v)

Advanced Social Science (E)

90

10

–

100

27

3

–

30

vi)

History (E)

100

–

–

100

30

–

–

30

vii)

Geography (E)

90

10

–

100

27

3

–

30

viii)

Sanskrit (E)

100

–

–

100

30

–

–

30