UP Board Class 10 English Syllabus

The most recent UP Board Class 10 English Syllabus (UPMSP) for 2022–2023 is now available for download. In order to perform well on the exam, students are suggested to download the Class 10 English Syllabus UP Board. Our highly skilled subject professors thoroughly analysed the syllabus using the most recent Uttar Pradesh Board exam format. We at Extramarks have ensured that the UP Board English Syllabus Class 10 has been adequately reviewed and is provided here. The syllabus is the first and most important thing a student must review and is essential for exam preparation.

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UPMSP Class 10 English Syllabus

Following is the direct link to the Class 10 English UP Board Syllabus:

UPMSP Class 10 English Syllabus

UPMSP Class 10 English Syllabus- unit-wise weightage

TOPICS	MARKS
Section A- Reading	10 marks
Three multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and one vocabulary-based question are both followed by a short paragraph.	3+3 = 6, 2+2 = 4
Section B – Writing	10 marks
Application / Letter writing	4 marks
Report /articles based on clues/ descriptive paragraph	6 marks
Section C – Grammar	15 marks
Five multiple-choice questions (MCQs) on parts of speech, tenses, articles, sentence rearranging, spelling, and three very short answer questions on narrative voice and punctuation were also included.	51 = 5 32 = 6
A short passage in Hindi to be translated into English	4 marks
Section D- Literature	35 marks
Prose	15 marks
Two short answer questions based on a prose passage	2+2=4
One long answer question	4 marks
Two short answer questions	2+2=4 marks
Three very short match type/vocabulary-based questions	1*3= 3 marks
Poetry	8 marks
Two short answer questions based on poetry extract	2 marks
Four lines from any poem prescribed in the syllabus The central idea of any one of the given poems OR One short answer type question based on poetry lessons	3 marks
Supplementary reader	12 marks
One short answer question	3 marks
One long answer question	4 marks
Five multiple choice questions	1*5=5
Total	100 marks

UPMSP Class 10 English Syllabus- unit-wise syllabus

In accordance with the new changes in the syllabus, the 70 per cent syllabus that will be covered in the upcoming examination is as follows:

Reading 10 marks

One short passage has three Multiple Choice Questions 3*1= 3
One passage followed by three very short answer questions 3*2= 6
One vocabulary-based question 1

Writing skills 10 marks

Application / Letter (formal/informal) 4
Report / Article/ Descriptive paragraph (One option based on given verbal input, another on figurative input) in about 80-100 words. 6

Grammar 15 marks

Five multiple choice questions based on tenses, parts of speech, spellings, articles and reordering of sentences. 5*1= 5
Three very short answer questions based upon punctuation and narration voice. 3*2= 6
Translation of a short passage from Hindi to English. (4 sentences) 4

Literature 35 marks

FIRST FLIGHT (23 marks)

Prose (15 marks)

Two multiple choice questions based on the given extract 2*1= 2
Three multiple choice questions based on chapters 3*1= 3
Two short answer questions in about 30-40 words each 3+3 = 6
One long answer question in about 60 words 4

Poetry (08 marks)

Two multiple choice questions based on the extract given. 2*1= 2
One short answer question based on poetry in about 30-40 words OR four lines from any poem in the syllabus. 3
The central idea of the given poem. 3

FOOTPRINT WITHOUT FEET (12 marks)

Five multiple choice questions based on the prescribed poems. 5*1= 5
One short answer question of about 30-40 words. 3
One long answer question of about 60 words. 4

Prescribed books and lessons from UPMSP Class 10 English Syllabus

First Flight- Textbook

Prose:

A Letter to God	G.L. Fuentes
Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom	Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
From the Diary of Anne Frank	Anne Frank
Glimpses of India: A Baker from Goa Coorg Tea from Assam	Lucio Rodrigues Lokesh Abrol Arup Kumar Datta
Madam Rides the Bus	Vallikkannan
The Sermon at Benaras

Poetry:

Dust of Snow	Robert Frost
Fire and Ice	Robert Frost
A Tiger in the Zoo	Leslie Norris
Amanda!	Robin Klein
Animals	Walt Whitman
The Trees	Adrienne Rich
Fog	Carl Sandburg

Footprints without Feet- Supplementary Reader

A Triumph of Surgery	James Herriot
The Thief’s Story	Ruskin Bond
Footprints Without Feet	H.G. Wells
The Making of a Scientist	Robert W. Peterson
The Necklace	Guy De Maupassant
Bholi	K.A. Abbas

UPMSP Class 10 English Syllabus for internal assessment

The internal assessment will be conducted as follows:

First internal assessment (based on oral expression) August 10 marks
Second internal assessment (based on creative writing) December 10 marks

There will be four monthly tests (they will altogether be round up to 10 marks):

First monthly test in July (Descriptive question based)
Second monthly test in August (multiple choice questions based)
Third monthly test in November (Descriptive question based)
Fourth monthly test in December (multiple choice questions based)

UPMSP Class 10 English Syllabus- Exam pattern

Students in class 10 should be familiar with the exam format as well. The UP class 10 exam will be administered offline, and the exam format has changed in specific ways. The board has decreased the number of exams given. Exam A and Exam B were the previous formats used by the UP Board for each subject. But going forward, each subject will have one exam. The weighting for the UP Board Class 10 exam is listed below:

Marks out of 70 on the theoretical exam.
For internal and project work, you get 30 marks.
Therefore, candidates must take both internal and project work seriously.