CBSE Class 10th English paper analysis: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) today conducted class 10 English exam. As per the students, the paper was easy and could easily be attempted in the given time. Shreya Chaudhary, a student of DPS School, said that all sections of the paper were from the syllabus and the questions were simple and direct. “The pattern of the question paper was the same as the sample paper released by the Board. The reading comprehension and literature questions were direct,” she said. Meanwhile, teachers agreed on the easy difficulty level of the exam and said the pattern encouraged value-based learning while discouraging the rote learning method. Jyoti Tiwari, TGT English at Seth Anandram Jaipuria School, Lucknow said the class 10 English exam has left students with big smiles. “The unseen passages in Section A were easier than the pre-boards and the students were able to answer them with ease. All questions in the reading section were a good mix of textual knowledge and out-of-the-box thinking. The questions in the literature section were interesting and direct and students could answer them well due to their detailed knowledge of the text,” Tiwari said. Snigdha Baruah, senior teacher at Modern English School, Kahilipara, Guwahati, said that the pattern of the question paper was the same as the sample paper released by the Board which helped students complete the exam within the given time with sufficient time for revision. “The grammar section was designed to test basic grammatical knowledge in a simplified manner. In the literature section, questions were simple yet tested the in-depth reading of the chapters. The questions were based on analysis, reasoning and critical thinking. The paper was aptly designed for all kinds of learners,” Baruah added.
