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Writing

Composition

Official ICSE Class 10 syllabus — session 2026-2027.

PAPER 1 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Two hours) - 80 Marks. All questions will be compulsory.

Question 1: Candidates will be required to write a composition of about 300–350 words from a choice of subjects which will test their ability to: organise, describe, narrate, report, explain, persuade or argue, present ideas coherently with accuracy and precision, compare and contrast ideas and arrive at conclusions, present relevant arguments and use correct style and format.

The topics will be varied and may be suggested by language or by other stimuli such as pictures. The topics will be so chosen so as to allow the candidates to draw on first-hand experience or to stimulate their imagination.

The organisation of subject matter, syntax, punctuation, correctness of grammatical constructions and spelling will be expected to be appropriate to the mode of treatment required by the subject.

Source: CISCE ICSE Class 10 Syllabus 2026-2027