CBSE Class 10 English Ch-wise Notes PDF Download

Welcome to the Class 10 English notes page, your complete guide to mastering the NCERT textbooks First Flight and Footprints Without Feet. English literature is not just about memorising stories; it’s about understanding characters, themes, language and messages.

These notes are designed to give you clarity on every chapter, help you revise quickly for board exams, and strengthen your writing and interpretation skills.

Here, you’ll find chapter-wise summaries, character analyses, theme explanations, important quotes, question types, and exam-oriented points based on the latest NCERT Class 10 English syllabus.

Class 10 English First Flight (Prose)

• Chapter 1: A Letter to God
• Chapter 2: Nelson Mandela: A Long Walk to Freedom
• Chapter 3: Two Stories about Flying
• Chapter 4: From the Diary of Anne Frank
• Chapter 6: Glimpses of India
• Chapter 7: Mijbil the Otter
• Chapter 8: Madam Rides the Bus
• Chapter 9: The Sermon at Benaras
• Chapter 10: The Proposal

Class 10 English First Flight (Poetry)

• Poetry 1: Dust of Snow
• Poetry 2: Fire and Ice
• Poetry 3: A Tiger in the Zoo
• Poetry 4: How to Tell Wild Animals
• Poetry 5: The Ball Poem
• Poetry 6: Amanda
• Poetry 7: Trees
• Poetry 8: Fog
• Poetry 9: The Tale of Custard The Dragon

Deleted Chapters from First Flight

• The Hundred Dresses - I
• The Hundred Dresses - II
• Animals

Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet

• Chapter 1: A Triumph of Surgery
• Chapter 2: The Thief’s Story
• Chapter 3: The Midnight Visitor
• Chapter 4: A Question of Trust
• Chapter 5: Footprints Without Feet
• Chapter 6: The Making of a Scientist
• Chapter 7: The Necklace
• Chapter 8: Bholi
• Chapter 9: The Book That Saved the Earth

Deleted Chapters from Footprints Without Feet

• The Hack Driver

How to Make the Best Out of These Notes?

The given study material will offer many benefits like helping students in scoring their dream marks. After understanding the Class 10 English syllabus, including English study material in the exam preparation timetable, here is how students can make effective use of the provided study material.

1. Comprehensive Understanding via Chapter-wise Notes

The given chapter-wise notes can provide a summary of the chapter and include all the key points and events of the chapter. Read and understand what’s written in the notes and try to write what you understood in your own words. Cross-check it with the chapter, and go through the notes again if you don’t understand the concept.

2. Mark Important Points

Try to highlight all the key points and concepts and go through them regularly. It will help during the revision sessions while practicing the important questions.

3. Make a Summary

Try to make your own words based on your understanding. Write down the chapter summary. Understand where you are lacking the understanding of the concepts and reformulate your strategy to prepare in a better way.

4. Memorization Techniques

The chapter can be understood in a better way if students try to understand the concepts using scientifically proven memorization techniques.

Make effective use of the given study material and practice regularly. The increased percentage of competency-based questions in the exam pattern requires in-depth study of the concepts.  Students can practice the latest pattern questions from Educart Class 10 English Sample Paper.

Important Notes for Revision/ Exams

• Practice writing short answer questions (30–50 words) and long answer questions (80–120 words).
• Underline key phrases and themes in each chapter.
• Revise word meanings and figures of speech for poetry.
• Always write theme + message in paragraph answers.
• For poetry, mention tone + mood + literary device.
• For character sketches, include traits + actions + lessons learned.
• Use quotations if asked in long-answer questions.