(Revised Curriculum After loss of 63 teaching days from April-August)
S.L No Typology of Questions % Weightage
1. Remembering Easy 15%
2. Understanding Average 50%
3. Application 20%
4. High Order Thinking
Skills(analyzing/evaluating/Creating)
Difficult 15%
Prescribed Books:
Sahitya Sindhu (Class-X)-2012 (1st Edition) Published by- Board of Secondary Education, Odisha
Madhyamika Byakarana (Class X) – 2012 (1st Edition) Published by – Board of Secondary Education, Odisha
Design of Question Paper
• Paper will be of two parts-Part-A and Part- B. Part A will be of fifty percent weightage i.e. 40 marks
• Part A will have all MCQs and will have internal choice of 33 percent in equal difficulty questions
• Part-A therefore will have 53 - 1 mark MCQs
• Part B will be of Descriptive type and have a weightage of fifty percent i.e. 40 marks
• Part B will have Short Answer ,Long Answer and Essay type questions with a choice of 33 percent(again 13-
14 marks)
Part A
Section Description Type of
Questions
Total Marks
Unseen
Comprehension
Two unseen paragraphs of around 200 words out of
which only one needs to be attempted.
MCQs based on understanding,reasoning,analysis and
Higher order thinking skills on each paragraphs will be
asked. Five MCQs out of seven will be attempted from
any one paragraph..
1X5=5 5
Grammar
25 MCQs of equal difficulty level will be asked and 20
needs to be attempted.
Questions based on application and evaluation of
grammatical elements will be asked.
1X20=20 20
Main Course Book
Two Seen stanzas of around 100 words each from the
Poems out of which one to be attempted.
MCQs on each to test understanding of style, central
idea, tone, theme etc. Students may be asked to identify
various literary and poetic elements. Five MCQs out of
seven will be attempted from any one stanza.
1X5
1 x 10 =10
5
10
MCQ s based on above skills from various chapters of
Prose and Poetry. Five MCQs to be attempted out of
seven in both prose and poetry.
Total 40
Time: 3 Hrs Total Periods :129 Max Marks: 80
Part -A MCQS 40 Marks
Part- B Descriptive Type Questions 40 Marks
Activities/Guidelines for Internal Assessment
Marks : 20
Periodic Tests(5 Marks)- 3 Periodic Tests:- Average of best 2 would be taken for final submission
of marks.
Portfolio (5 Marks) :
• Organization – Neatness and visual appeal
• Completion of guided work focused on specific curricular objectives
• Evidences of student’s growth
• Inclusion of all relevant works(completeness)
Subject Enrichment Activities (5 Marks)
• Listening and Speaking skills
• Book Review
Multiple Assessments-(5 Marks)
• Oral Tests
• Individual or Group work
• Class discussion, Field work
• Visual Representation
Assessment :
The assignment/Project works need to be evaluated by the subject teacher and by another teacher
nominated by the Principal of the school. Both of these examiners will assess the assignments
independently. The total marks obtained out of 20 are to be sent to the Board by the Principal of the
school.
Part B(Descriptive Type)
Section Description Type of Questions Marks Total Marks
Main Course Book
Questions from
chapters of prose
and Poetry.( Five out
of seven)
Short Answer 2x5 =10 10
One explanation
from prose and one
from poetry will be
attempted out of
two each.
Long Answer 5 x 2=10 10
Non-detailed Questions as usual
(one out of three)
Long Answer 5 x 1 =5 5
Creative Writing Essay (one out of
three)
Letter to the editor
of a news paper( one
out of two)
Long Answer 8 x 1 =8
7x1=7
15
Sub -Total 40
Total 80
Syllabus:2020-21
1. Reading
Comprehension
MCQ (Part-A)
Unseen Prose Passage (around 200 words ) and seen
poetry stanzas (around 100 words) from the
Main Course Book
10 Marks
2. Writing Part-B Essay (Contemporary Issues)
Letter to the Editor of a Newspaper
15 Marks
3. Grammar
MCQ Part-A
1.Transformation of Sentences (simple,
complex,compound)
2. Correction of Common Errors in words
3. Idioms
4. Chhanda (Bhagabatabani, Bangalashree,Natabani,
Ramakeri)
5. Translation of passage from English to Odia
20 Marks
4. Literature
Part-A and Part-B
Prose
1. Janmabhumi
2. Sabhyata O’
Bigyana
3. Matrubhasha O’
Lokashikshya
4. Narenru
Vivekananda
Poetry
1.Managobindanka
Mahanata
2..Chilikare Sayantana
Drushya
3..Mangale Aila Usha
4..Jaga Bandhanahara
5..Sarbangsaha Mati
Short Story:
1.Kalijugara
Samapti ebong
Mishrababu
2.Bela, Aswattha O’
Batabrukshya
One-Act-Play:
1.Konark
35 Marks
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