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ICSE Class 10 English Literature Notes and PYQs

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ICSE · Class 10 · 2026-27

ICSE Class 10 English Literature: chapter-wise study guide

All 13 chapters of ICSE Class 10 English Literature for the 2026-27 session. Each chapter page explains the ideas, gives tricks to remember them, shows where students lose marks, and links to practice.

  • 13 chapters
  • 13 topic pages
Start with the first chapter

Exam note: English Paper 2 (Literature in English): one 80-mark paper of two hours (plus 15 minutes reading time), set ONLY on the Class X texts. Section A has 16 compulsory multiple-choice questions; then you answer four extract-based questions of 16 marks, at least one each from Drama (Julius Caesar, Acts III to V), Prose and Poetry (Treasure Chest). Written assignments are assessed in school for 20 marks.

Drama

  1. Julius Caesar – Act III

  2. Julius Caesar – Act IV

  3. Julius Caesar – Act V

Prose

  1. With the Photographer – Stephen Leacock

  2. The Elevator – William Sleator

  3. The Girl Who Can – Ama Ata Aidoo

  4. The Pedestrian – Ray Bradbury

  5. The Last Lesson – Alphonse Daudet

Poetry

  1. Haunted Houses – H.W. Longfellow

  2. The Glove and the Lions – Leigh Hunt

  3. When Great Trees Fall – Maya Angelou

  4. A Considerable Speck – Robert Frost

  5. The Power of Music – Sukumar Ray

Syllabus source: CISCE ICSE 2027 English syllabus (Paper 2: Literature in English), CISCE ICSE 2027 Appendix I: List of Prescribed Books, CISCE ICSE 2027 Specimen Question Paper and Marking Scheme: Literature in English (English Paper 2)