HBSE 10th English Chapter-Wise Weightage Marks 2026 with Detailed Blueprint

Angana Nath

Updated On: December 15, 2025 12:01 PM

HBSE 10th English Chapter-Wise Weightage Marks 2026, along with the section-wise blueprint, can be checked here. Candidates will get 4 marks, 2 marks, and 5 marks questions asked in the HBSE Class 10 English 2026 exam.
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HBSE 10th English Chapter-Wise Weightage Marks 2026 with Detailed BlueprintHBSE 10th English Chapter-Wise Weightage Marks 2026 with Detailed Blueprint

HBSE 10th English Chapter-Wise Weightage Marks 2026: The candidates who will be appearing for the HBSE 10th English 2026 exam can refer to the chapter-wise marks weightage here. As per the paper pattern, the HBSE 10th English theoretical exam will be conducted on 80 marks, and the remaining 20 marks will be allotted for Internal Assessment. Candidates will get 4 marks, 2 marks, and 5 marks questions asked in the HBSE Class 10 English 2026 exam. The weightage of the Grammar, Writing Skill, and Reading Skill sections is 10, 10, and 20 marks, respectively.

HBSE 10th English Chapter-Wise Weightage Marks 2026

Candidates can find out the HBSE 10th English Chapter-wise weightage marks 2026 here in the following table:

Name of the Books

Lessons/ Topics

Marks

First Flight

Lessons:

  • A Letter to God
  • Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
  • Two Stories about Flying
    • His First Flight
    • The Black Aeroplane
  • From the Diary of Anne Frank
  • Glimpses of India
    • A Baker from Goa
    • Coorg
    • Tea from Assam
  • Mijbil the Otter
  • Madam Rides the Bus
  • The Proposal
  • The Sermon at Benares

17 Marks

Poems:

  • Dust of Snow
  • Fire and Ice
  • A Tiger in the Zoo
  • How to Tell Wild Animals
  • The Ball Poem
  • Amanda
  • The Trees
  • Fog
  • The Tale of Custard the Dragon
  • For Anne Gregory

11 Marks

Footprints Without Feet

Lessons:

  • A Triumph of Surgery
  • The Midnight Visitor
  • Footprints Without Feet
  • The Necklace
  • The Book that Saved the Earth
  • The Thief’s Story
  • A Question of Trust
  • The Making of a Scientist
  • Bholi

12 Marks

Grammar

  • Punctuation Marks
  • Tenses
  • Modals
  • Clauses (Noun, Adjective & Adverb)
  • Idioms
  • Figures of Speech
  • Articles
  • Reported Speech
  • Simple, Compound &Complex Sentences
  • Non-Finites
  • Phrasal Verbs

10 Marks

Writing Skill

  • Applications
  • Description of Events/Incidents
  • Story Writing
  • Letters
  • Paragraph Writing
  • Classified Advertisement
  • Conversation
  • Report Writing
  • Interviews

10 Marks

Reading Skill

Unseen Passages

20 Marks

Total

80 Marks

HBSE 10th English 2026 Exam: Section-Wise Blueprint

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Check out the HBSE Class 10 English 2026 section-wise blueprint here in the following table:

Sections

Description and Type of Questions

Number of Questions Asked

Marks

Total Marks

Section A: Reading Skills

2 Unseen Passages

  • 5 MCQs
  • 5 Objective-Based Questions

2 with 20 Sub-Parts

1 Mark Each

20 Marks

Section B: Grammar

Attempt any 10 out of 12 MCQs

1with 12 Sub-Parts

1 Mark Each

10 Marks

Section C: Writing Skills

a) Applications/ Letters (with internal choice)

1 Question

5 Marks

10 Marks

b) Story Writing/ Report Writing /Description of Events, Incidents/Paragraph Writing/ Advertisements/ Interview/Conversation (with internal choice)

1 Question

5 Marks

Section D: First Flight Main Reader Literature

Passage for comprehension having 5 objective questions ( with internal choice)

1 Question

5 Marks

40 Marks

Short Answer Type Questions (Attempt any 2 out of 4 questions)

2 Question

2X3 Marks= 6 Marks

Essay Type Question (with internal choice)

1 Question

6 Marks

Stanza for comprehension having 5 objective questions (with internal choice)

1 Question

5 Marks

Short Answer Type Questions (Attempt any 2 out of 4 questions)

2

3 Marks

Short Answer Type Questions (Attempt any 2 out of 4 questions)

2

2X3 Marks= 6 Marks

Essay Type Question ( with internal choice)

1

6 Marks

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