Latest Bihar Board Class 10 Syllabus for English for Academic Year 2025-2026
The Bihar Board Class 10 English syllabus generally covers a range of literature, language skills, and writing practices. Here's a broad outline:
1. Literature
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Prose:
- "A Letter to God" by Gregorio Lopez y Fuentes
- "Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
- "Two Stories About Flying" by James Herriot
- "The Hack Driver" by John Gibson
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Poetry:
- "Dust of Snow" by Robert Frost
- "Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost
- "A Tiger in the Zoo" by Leslie Norris
- "How to Tell Wild Animals" by Carolyn Wells
- "The Ballad of Father Gilligan" by W. B. Yeats
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Drama:
- "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
- "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" by Arthur Conan Doyle
2. Language Skills
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Grammar:
- Tenses (Past, Present, Future)
- Modals
- Voice (Active and Passive)
- Reported Speech
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Clauses (Noun, Adjective, and Adverb Clauses)
- Prepositions and Conjunctions
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Comprehension:
- Reading Comprehension Passages
- Unseen Passages for Analysis and Summary
3. Writing Skills
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Essay Writing:
- Descriptive Essays
- Narrative Essays
- Expository Essays
- Argumentative Essays
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Letter Writing:
- Formal Letters (Applications, Complaints)
- Informal Letters (Personal Correspondence)
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Report Writing:
- Writing Reports on Events, Incidents, or Issues
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Notice Writing:
- Drafting Notices for Public Announcements
4. Supplementary Reader
- "Footprints Without Feet" (Supplementary Reader)
- "A Triumph of Surgery" by James Herriot
- "The Thief's Story" by Ruskin Bond
- "The Midnight Visitor" by Robert Arthur
- "A Question of Trust" by Victor Canning
- "The Making of a Scientist" by Robert W. Peterson
For the most up-to-date and detailed syllabus, refer to the official Bihar Board website or the prescribed textbooks for Class 10 English. The recommended textbook for Bihar board class 10 is the NCERT textbook for class 10 and solves the questions given in the NCERT textbook and you can take the help of HT NCERT solutions for class 10 English.
