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CBSE Class X · English Language and Literature

Every prescribed English text, one clear study page at a time

Use these NCERT-aligned guides for quick summaries, themes, literary features, close-reading activities and newly written solved CBSE-style questions. Check the current syllabus and your school’s prescribed edition for assessment details.

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Syllabus note: The list below follows the CBSE Class X English Language and Literature 2026–27 curriculum. Chapter numbers are given as in the prescribed book; page routes retain some earlier site filenames. “Two Stories about Flying” is one unit with two stories, and the old duplicate Madam Rides page is retained as an extra revision page rather than a separate syllabus chapter.

NCERT · CBSE 2026–27

First Flight · Prose

Nine prescribed prose and drama units. Each link opens its dedicated chapter guide.

First Flight · Prose

Chapter 1: A Letter to God

Faith, hope and human kindness

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Chapter 2: Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Freedom, courage and equality

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Chapter 3: Stories About Flying

His First Flight and The Black Aeroplane

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Chapter 4: From the Diary of Anne Frank

Anne’s voice, honesty and self-reflection

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Chapter 5: Glimpses of India

Goa, Coorg and Assam through three accounts

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Chapter 6: Mijbil the Otter

A close bond with an unusual companion

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Chapter 7: Madam Rides the Bus

Valli’s curiosity and independence

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Chapter 8: The Sermon at Benares

Kisa Gotami and the universality of loss

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Chapter 9: The Proposal

A one-act comedy about pride and marriage

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NCERT · CBSE 2026–27

First Flight · Poems

All ten prescribed poems with image, tone, theme and device revision.

First Flight · Poetry

1. Dust of Snow

Poem by Robert Frost; summary, interpretation, literary techniques and solved practice.

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2. Fire and Ice

Poem by Robert Frost; summary, interpretation, literary techniques and solved practice.

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3. A Tiger in the Zoo

Poem by Leslie Norris; summary, interpretation, literary techniques and solved practice.

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4. How to Tell Wild Animals

Poem by Carolyn Wells; summary, interpretation, literary techniques and solved practice.

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5. The Ball Poem

Poem by John Berryman; summary, interpretation, literary techniques and solved practice.

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6. Amanda!

Poem by Robin Klein; summary, interpretation, literary techniques and solved practice.

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7. The Trees

Poem by Adrienne Rich; summary, interpretation, literary techniques and solved practice.

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8. Fog

Poem by Carl Sandburg; summary, interpretation, literary techniques and solved practice.

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9. The Tale of Custard the Dragon

Poem by Ogden Nash; summary, interpretation, literary techniques and solved practice.

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10. For Anne Gregory

Poem by W. B. Yeats; summary, interpretation, literary techniques and solved practice.

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NCERT · CBSE 2026–27

Words and Expressions II · Workbook

The CBSE syllabus prescribes Units 1–4 and 7–11. Units 5 and 6 are not part of the listed assessment set.

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Unit 1: A Letter to God

Language focus, an original activity and solved workbook-style practice.

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Unit 2: Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Language focus, an original activity and solved workbook-style practice.

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Unit 3: Stories About Flying

Language focus, an original activity and solved workbook-style practice.

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Unit 4: From the Diary of Anne Frank

Language focus, an original activity and solved workbook-style practice.

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Unit 7: Glimpses of India

Language focus, an original activity and solved workbook-style practice.

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Unit 8: Mijbil the Otter

Language focus, an original activity and solved workbook-style practice.

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Unit 9: Madam Rides the Bus

Language focus, an original activity and solved workbook-style practice.

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Unit 10: The Sermon at Benares

Language focus, an original activity and solved workbook-style practice.

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Unit 11: The Proposal

Language focus, an original activity and solved workbook-style practice.

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NCERT · CBSE 2026–27

Footprints Without Feet

Nine supplementary reader stories and play units, with character and plot revision.

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1. A Triumph of Surgery

By James Herriot; plot, characterisation, theme, vocabulary and solved questions.

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2. The Thief’s Story

By Ruskin Bond; plot, characterisation, theme, vocabulary and solved questions.

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3. The Midnight Visitor

By Robert Arthur; plot, characterisation, theme, vocabulary and solved questions.

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4. A Question of Trust

By Victor Canning; plot, characterisation, theme, vocabulary and solved questions.

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5. Footprints Without Feet

By H. G. Wells; plot, characterisation, theme, vocabulary and solved questions.

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6. The Making of a Scientist

By Robert W. Peterson; plot, characterisation, theme, vocabulary and solved questions.

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7. The Necklace

By Guy de Maupassant; plot, characterisation, theme, vocabulary and solved questions.

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8. Bholi

By K. A. Abbas; plot, characterisation, theme, vocabulary and solved questions.

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9. The Book That Saved the Earth

By Claire Boiko; plot, characterisation, theme, vocabulary and solved questions.

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Language skills

Grammar, reading and writing practice

Review the language tasks assessed alongside the literature component.

Grammar guide

CBSE Class 10 English Grammar

Tenses, modals, determiners, subject–verb concord, reported speech and mixed practice.

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Practice

Grammar practice set

Try the mixed question set and use its answer key to check accuracy.

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Writing skills

Writing skills

Formal letters and analytical paragraphs with worked examples and practice.

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Additional revision

Extra Madam Rides the Bus revision page

An earlier duplicate site page is kept for readers who bookmarked it; use Chapter 7 above for the prescribed chapter route.

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