CBSE Class 10 English Previous Year Question Papers
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CBSE Class 10 English previous year papers, 2023 to 2026
The real question papers from the CBSE Class 10 English board exams of 2023 to 2026 (21 papers, one English-medium set per region group each year), and the 4 official sample papers for 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27. Every question is shown as printed, section by section, with its OR choices.
422 of the 423 questions (counting each OR alternative) have our step-by-step solution, split into the steps that earn marks and checked by an independent re-solve; 24 papers are fully solved. The others say "Solution being checked" until they pass.
English: papers by year
For the 2027 board exam
2026 board exam
- 2026 board paper, set 2/1/115 questions incl. OR alternatives · 80 marksAll solutions checked
- 2026 board paper, set 2/2/117 questions incl. OR alternatives · 80 marksAll solutions checked
- 2026 board paper, set 2/3/117 questions incl. OR alternatives · 80 marksAll solutions checked
- 2026 board paper, set 2/4/117 questions incl. OR alternatives · 80 marksAll solutions checked
- 2026 board paper, set 2/5/117 questions incl. OR alternatives · 80 marksAll solutions checked
- Sample paper 2025-2617 questions incl. OR alternatives · 80 marksAll solutions checked
2025 board exam
- 2025 board paper, set 2/1/117 questions incl. OR alternatives · 80 marksAll solutions checked
- 2025 board paper, set 2/2/117 questions incl. OR alternatives · 80 marksAll solutions checked
- 2025 board paper, set 2/3/117 questions incl. OR alternatives · 80 marksAll solutions checked
- 2025 board paper, set 2/4/117 questions incl. OR alternatives · 80 marksAll solutions checked
- 2025 board paper, set 2/5/117 questions incl. OR alternatives · 80 marksAll solutions checked
- 2025 board paper, set 2/6/117 questions incl. OR alternatives · 80 marksAll solutions checked
- Sample paper 2024-2517 questions incl. OR alternatives · 80 marksAll solutions checked
2024 board exam
- 2024 board paper, set 2/1/117 questions incl. OR alternatives · 80 marksAll solutions checked
- 2024 board paper, set 2/2/117 questions incl. OR alternatives · 80 marksAll solutions checked
- 2024 board paper, set 2/3/117 questions incl. OR alternatives · 80 marksAll solutions checked
- 2024 board paper, set 2/4/117 questions incl. OR alternatives · 80 marksAll solutions checked
- 2024 board paper, set 2/5/117 questions incl. OR alternatives · 80 marksAll solutions checked
- Sample paper 2023-2417 questions incl. OR alternatives · 80 marksAll solutions checked
2023 board exam
- 2023 board paper, set 2/1/117 questions incl. OR alternatives · 80 marks16 of 17 solutions checked
- 2023 board paper, set 2/2/117 questions incl. OR alternatives · 80 marksAll solutions checked
- 2023 board paper, set 2/4/117 questions incl. OR alternatives · 80 marksAll solutions checked
- 2023 board paper, set 2/5/117 questions incl. OR alternatives · 80 marksAll solutions checked
- 2023 board paper, set 2/6/117 questions incl. OR alternatives · 80 marksAll solutions checked
English: how often each chapter was asked
Counted from the 21 board papers above (2023 to 2026). A chapter counts as asked in a paper when at least one question, or one of its OR alternatives, is on it. Average marks are over all 21 papers, with an OR pair counted once. Chapter tags are ours.
| Chapter | Asked in | Average marks per paper | Questions | Sample papers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Letter to God | 12 of 21 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 of 4 |
| Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | 16 of 21 | 5.7 | 16 | 1 of 4 |
| Two Stories about Flying | 12 of 21 | 4.4 | 14 | 2 of 4 |
| From the Diary of Anne Frank | 5 of 21 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 of 4 |
| Glimpses of India | 2 of 21 | 0.8 | 2 | 1 of 4 |
| Mijbil the Otter | 2 of 21 | 0.8 | 2 | 2 of 4 |
| Madam Rides the Bus | 6 of 21 | 1.7 | 6 | 1 of 4 |
| The Sermon at Benares | 4 of 21 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 of 4 |
| The Proposal | 4 of 21 | 1 | 4 | 2 of 4 |
| Dust of Snow | 3 of 21 | 1.1 | 3 | 1 of 4 |
| Fire and Ice | 3 of 21 | 1.1 | 3 | 1 of 4 |
| A Tiger in the Zoo | 13 of 21 | 3.9 | 14 | 1 of 4 |
| How to Tell Wild Animals | 7 of 21 | 2 | 7 | 1 of 4 |
| The Ball Poem | 9 of 21 | 2.6 | 10 | 2 of 4 |
| Amanda! | 9 of 21 | 2.3 | 9 | 2 of 4 |
| The Trees | 6 of 21 | 1.4 | 6 | 2 of 4 |
| Fog | 1 of 21 | 0.2 | 1 | 2 of 4 |
| The Tale of Custard the Dragon | 5 of 21 | 1.2 | 5 | 1 of 4 |
| For Anne Gregory | 1 of 21 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 of 4 |
| A Triumph of Surgery | 11 of 21 | 3 | 11 | 3 of 4 |
| The Thief's Story | 15 of 21 | 4.4 | 16 | 2 of 4 |
| The Midnight Visitor | 5 of 21 | 1.3 | 5 | 2 of 4 |
| A Question of Trust | 3 of 21 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 of 4 |
| Footprints without Feet | 10 of 21 | 2.7 | 10 | 0 of 4 |
| The Making of a Scientist | 6 of 21 | 1.6 | 6 | 2 of 4 |
| The Necklace | 11 of 21 | 3 | 11 | 3 of 4 |
| Bholi | 10 of 21 | 3.1 | 11 | 2 of 4 |
| The Book that Saved the Earth | 6 of 21 | 1.7 | 6 | 2 of 4 |
| Grammar | 21 of 21 | 10 | 21 | 4 of 4 |
| Writing Skills | 21 of 21 | 10.3 | 85 | 4 of 4 |
| Reading (unseen passages) | 21 of 21 | 21.3 | 46 | 4 of 4 |
"Questions" counts each OR alternative in the board papers. Linked chapters list their questions by year on the chapter page.