UP Board Class 10 English Syllabus 2025 along with the names of the respective authors/poets:

 UP Board Class 10 English Syllabus 2025 along with the names of the respective authors/poets:

First Flight (Prose)

1. A Letter to God – G. L. Fuentes

2. Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – Nelson Mandela

3. Two Stories about Flying

   • His First Flight – Liam O’ Flaherty

   • Black Aeroplane – Frederick Forsyth

4. From the Diary of Anne Frank – Anne Frank

5. The Hundred Dresses – I & II – Eleanor Estes

6. Glimpses of India

   • A Baker from Goa – Lucio Rodrigues

   • Coorg – Lokesh Abrol

   • Tea from Assam – Arup Kumar Datta

7. Mijbil the Otter – Gavin Maxwell

8. Madam Rides the Bus – Vallikkannan

9. The Sermon at Benares – (Based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha)

10. The Proposal (Play) – Anton Chekhov

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First Flight (Poetry)

1. Dust of Snow – Robert Frost

2. Fire and Ice – Robert Frost

3. A Tiger in the Zoo – Leslie Norris

4. How to Tell Wild Animals – Carolyn Wells

5. The Ball Poem – John Berryman

6. Amanda! – Robin Klein

7. Animals – Walt Whitman

8. The Trees – Adrienne Rich

9. Fog – Carl Sandburg

10. The Tale of Custard the Dragon – Ogden Nash

11. For Anne Gregory – William Butler Yeats

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Footprints Without Feet (Supplementary Reader)

1. A Triumph of Surgery – James Herriot

2. The Thief's Story – Ruskin Bond

3. The Midnight Visitor – Robert Arthur

4. A Question of Trust – Victor Canning

5. Footprints Without Feet – H.G. Wells

6. The Making of a Scientist – Robert W. Peterson

7. The Necklace – Guy de Maupassant

8. The Hack Driver – Sinclair Lewis

9. Bholi – K.A. Abbas

10. The Book That Saved the Earth – Claire Boiko

This syllabus includes reading, writing, grammar, and literature sections as per UPMSP (Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad) for Class 10 English (2024-2025). 🚀📚

The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) has released the Class 10 English syllabus for the academic session 2024-2025. The English examination comprises a 70-mark theory paper and a 30-mark internal assessment. citeturn0search8

1. Reading Section (10 Marks):

• One short unseen passage with three multiple-choice questions (MCQs).

• One unseen passage followed by three very short answer-type questions and one vocabulary-based question.

2. Writing Skills (10 Marks):

• Letter (formal/informal) or application writing.

• Descriptive paragraph, report, or article based on given verbal input.

3. Grammar (15 Marks):

• Tenses

• Modals

• Subject-verb concord

• Reported speech

• Clauses

• Determiners

• Prepositions

• Transformation of sentences

4. Literature (35 Marks):

• First Flight (Prose):

  • A Letter to God

  • Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

  • Two Stories about Flying

  • From the Diary of Anne Frank

  • The Hundred Dresses – I

  • The Hundred Dresses – II

  • Glimpses of India

  • Mijbil the Otter

  • Madam Rides the Bus

  • The Sermon at Benares

  • The Proposal

• First Flight (Poetry):

  • Dust of Snow

  • Fire and Ice

  • A Tiger in the Zoo

  • How to Tell Wild Animals

  • The Ball Poem

  • Amanda!

  • Animals

  • The Trees

  • Fog

  • The Tale of Custard the Dragon

  • For Anne Gregory

• Footprints Without Feet (Supplementary Reader):

  • A Triumph of Surgery

  • The Thief's Story

  • The Midnight Visitor

  • A Question of Trust

  • Footprints Without Feet

  • The Making of a Scientist

  • The Necklace

  • The Hack Driver

  • Bholi

  • The Book That Saved the Earth

For a detailed breakdown and to download the official syllabus PDF, you can visit the UPMSP's official website: citeturn0search8