BSEB Class 10 English Syllabus 2023-24: The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) conducts the matric and inter examinations for all schools in the state. It not only conducts the examination and declares the result but also sets the curriculum for the examination. The Bihar Board exams are typically held from February to March. Students should start preparing for their BSEB 10th class English board exam 2024 from now so that they can pass with flying colours. In this article, students can check the unit-wise division of marks, बिहार बोर्ड 10th english class 10 exam pattern and the complete syllabus.
Bihar Board Class 10 English Marks Distribution
Check how the marks are distributed in each section of the question paper:
| Section | Marks |
| A (Reading) | 20 |
| B (Writing) | 20 |
| C (Grammar and Translation) | 20 |
| D (Textbooks) | 40 |
Bihar Board Class 10th English Syllabus 2024
| Units | Topics |
| Reading - English Prose | 1 The Pace for Living 2 Me and The Ecology Bit. 3 Gillu 4 What is Wrong with Indian Film 5 Acceptance Speech 6 Once Upon A Time 7 The Unity of Indian Culture 8 Little Girls Wiser Than Man |
| Reading - English Poetry | 1 God Made the Country 2 Ode on Solitude 3 Polythene Bag 4 Thinner Than A Crescent 5 The Empty Heart 6 Koel |
| Read, Think and Enjoy | 1 Spare The Rod 2 The Last Leaf |
| English Reader Part 2 | 1 January Night 2 Allergy 3 The Bet 4 Quality 5 Sun and Moon 6 Two Horizons 7 Love Defiled |
| Grammar | 1 Tense, including sequence of Tense 2 Use of Passive Voice 3 Narration Commands and Request Statements Questions 4 Use of non-finites 5 Sentence connectors: as, since, while, then, just, because, just, until 6 Punctuation Marks: Colon, Semicolon, Dash, Hyphen, Bracket, etc. and exclamation marks 6 Determiners 7 Subject-verb agreement 7 Prepositions 8 Phrases 9 Modals: Can, could, may, might, must 10 Clauses with - What, Where, How |
| Translation | A prose passage in Hindi of 5 sentences only for translation into English |
| Letter writing (Formal) | A letter to: Editor of newspaper about law and order of your localityTelephone authorities about dead telephonesPublisher, to publish your article in a magazineHead master, to grant you leave for a weekPost master about nondelivery of letter in timeAuthority of Electricity board about breakdown of electricityPublication, to send yoiur books by VPP |
| Letter writing (Inormal) | A letter to: Friend, congratulating on his successFather, to send money to buy books and other necessitiesYounger brother, advising him to avoid bad companies and study wellFriend, Invite him to attend marriage ceremony of your sisterFather about your aim after passing the examination.Friend, to spemnd this holiday with youSister about your journey to historical and geographical places |
| Short Writing Report, Notice Message | School Annual Function Selection to the school team School debate competition Marriage Invitation Card Republic Day Celebration School science fair: Science exhibition A Trade Fair, Children’s Day |
| Reading | 1. One unseen passage factual in nature of 200 words followed by four or five comprehension question. 2. One unseen literary passage of 300 words followed by four or five comprehension question on vocabulary will not exceed 4 marks. |
| Short Writing (Paragraph) | 1. The Wonders of Sciences 2. Your favourite game. 3. Dowry System in India. 4. A Cricket Mafch. 5. Importance of games. 6. My hobby. 7. An Ideal teacher. 8. Morning Walk. 9. Work is Worship. 10. Your ambition. 11. Discipline 12. The Village market 13. Television 14. Female Education |
Bihar Board Class 10 English 2024 Exam Pattern
Check the exam pattern for Matric exam of 2024 Class 10 English::
| Section | Item | Marks |
| A (Reading) | 20 | |
| B (Writing) | Letter Writing (8 marks) | 20 |
| A Short writing such as report, notices, message (4 marks) (Maximum words: 80) | ||
| C (Grammar and Translation) | Grammar (15 marks) Translation (05 marks) | 20 |
| D (Textbooks) | Prose - 20 marks Poetry - 10 marls Sub-reader - 10 marks | 40 |
| TOTAL | 100 | |
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