Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE began the Class 10, 12 Board Exams 2025 today. The first paper was of English for Class 10 students. The first reviews are here. As per the teachers, CBSE 10th English Question Paper 2025 is easy and had no surprises. The examination ended at 1:30 pm today. Check detailed analysis below.
While the full review would take time, teachers who have had a chance to go through the question paper have said that it was relatively easy and scoring paper. Some teachers have also called it within the expected parameters of difficulty level.
CBSE 10th English Question Paper: Board Exam Analysis
Detailed report will be available after an hour when teachers and experts have had a time to go through the question paper in detail. At first glance, the paper was said to be easy and scoring.
Students who have appeared for the examination were seemed to be in good spirits as they left the examination hall. The first reactions from students also called the paper easy, not very lengthy.
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“Literature section was what I was worried about but it was very straightforward,” commented Shivansh, a class 10 student.
Another of his friend agreed that the English question paper was rather easy. “The reading passage was not very lengthy, which was a good thing,” she added.
CBSE English Question Paper 2025 Feedback
- Writing Section
- The analytical paragraph questions are the same across all sets.
- Only two types of letters have been included in all sets: Letter to the Editor and either a Complaint Letter or a Suggestion Letter.
- Reading Comprehension
- The reading section is identical in all three sets.
- It is fairly manageable, with only one or two tricky questions at most.
- Students should be able to score well in this section.
- Reference to Context (RTCs)
- RTC questions are the same across all sets.
- Some questions are quite tricky and require critical analysis, especially those based on poems.
- These questions are competency-based and will require students to think deeply.
- Three-Marker & Six-Marker Questions
- Three-marker questions vary across the three sets:
- Set 3 has very direct and easy three-marker questions.
- Set 1 contains tricky, competency-based, beyond-the-text three-marker questions, especially from one particular book.
- Set 2 is moderately challenging but not as tricky as Set 1.
- Six-marker questions are fairly straightforward and similar across all three sets.
- Three-marker questions vary across the three sets:
- Grammar
- The grammar section is the same in all sets.
- It is fairly doable, and students with a good grasp of grammar concepts should easily score 8-9/10.
- Overall Difficulty & CBSE Standard
- The paper is quite balanced (however, bending towards demanding and difficult questions) and aligns with the actual CBSE Board Sample Paper standard.
- It encourages students to think critically and read thoroughly before answering.
- The paper might be time-consuming, requiring careful reading and analysis.
Teachers will now review the question paper at length and also share the basic answer key for the sets made available. The next examination for Class 10 is of Science, which is scheduled for February 20, 2025. CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2025 for English will be conducted on Monday, February 17, 2025.