CBSE Class 10 English Important Questions 2026-27
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CBSE Class 10 English important questions, 2026-27
These are not guesses. We counted the marks of every chapter across 21 real CBSE board papers (2023 to 2026) and found the questions that were asked again in a later year. Use them to decide where to spend your time first.
A question that came before is not a promise it will come again; the paper changes every year. This is a guide to what the board has valued, from the papers themselves.
Chapters by marks in past board papers
- 1. Reading (unseen passages)21% of all marks · about 21.3 marks a paper
- 2. Writing Skills10% of all marks · about 10.3 marks a paper
- 3. Grammar10% of all marks · about 10.0 marks a paper
- 4. Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom6% of all marks · about 5.7 marks a paper
- 5. A Letter to God5% of all marks · about 4.8 marks a paper
- 6. The Thief's Story4% of all marks · about 4.4 marks a paper
- 7. Two Stories about Flying4% of all marks · about 4.4 marks a paper
- 8. A Tiger in the Zoo4% of all marks · about 3.9 marks a paper
- 9. Bholi3% of all marks · about 3.1 marks a paper
- 10. The Necklace3% of all marks · about 3.0 marks a paper
- 11. A Triumph of Surgery3% of all marks · about 3.0 marks a paper
- 12. Footprints without Feet3% of all marks · about 2.7 marks a paper
Questions the board asked again
Same question, in two or more different years. Each one links to its solved page where we have one.
Asked in 2024, 2025, 2026 · 12 marks · Fire and Ice
Answer any four of the following five questions in 40 – 50 words each: (4×3=12)
Asked in 2024, 2025, 2026 · 10 marks · Grammar
Complete any ten of the following twelve tasks, as directed. (10×1=10)
Asked in 2024, 2025, 2026 · 6 marks · The Thief's Story
Answer any two of the following three questions in 40 – 50 words each: (2×3=6)
Asked in 2025, 2026 · 12 marks · Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Answer any four of the following five questions, in about 40-50 words: 4 × 3 = 12
Asked in 2025, 2026 · 10 marks · Grammar
Complete ANY TEN of twelve of the following tasks, as directed: 10×1 = 10
Asked in 2025, 2026 · 6 marks · The Making of a Scientist
Answer ANY TWO of the following three questions, in about 40-50 words each: 2×3 = 6
Asked in 2025, 2026 · 6 marks · The Making of a Scientist
Answer any two of the following three questions, in about 40-50 words: 2 × 3 = 6