English Revision Checklist
Everything to revise for BSE Telangana Class 10 English — grammar rules, writing formats, comprehension skills, and literature topics. Organised by exam priority.
Grammar — High Priority
High- Active and Passive Voice — change any tense: present, past, future, perfect
- Direct and Indirect Speech — statements, questions, commands, exclamations
- Tenses — identify and use correctly: simple, continuous, perfect forms
- Question Tags — affirmative sentence → negative tag; negative sentence → affirmative tag
- Modals — can/could, may/might, should/must, would — meaning and appropriate use
- Connectives and linking words — so, because, although, however, therefore, moreover
Writing — High Priority
High- Formal Letter format: your address, date, receiver's address, subject, salutation, 3-paragraph body, yours faithfully, name
- Practice 3 letter types: to principal, to editor, letter of complaint to official
- Report writing format: heading, date/event, intro paragraph, details, conclusion
- Essay structure: introduction (define + state view), 2–3 body paragraphs with examples, strong conclusion
- Dialogue writing: 8–10 exchanges, tag speaker clearly, natural conversational language
Reading Comprehension
Medium- Factual questions: answer directly from the passage — do not add opinions
- Inferential questions: read between lines — why did / what does the author suggest
- Vocabulary in context: eliminate options by reading the whole sentence, not just the blank
- Paragraph main idea: find the topic sentence — usually the first or last sentence of each paragraph
- Summarising: include only key points — avoid examples or repetitions from the passage
Literature — Paper 2
Medium- Read each prose lesson and note: 3 key events, main character's qualities, central theme
- For poetry: theme, mood, key images, and message of each prescribed poem
- Character sketch structure: name, role in story, personality traits, actions that reveal character
- Extract-based questions: always quote from the passage in your answer
- Comparison questions: use a two-column approach in your mind — similarities, then differences
Extended Writing — Paper 2
Medium- Story writing: give your story a title, a clear beginning, a conflict or problem, and a resolution
- For essay topics: brainstorm 5 points before writing — narrow to 3 strong ones for body paragraphs
- Report: always include who, what, when, where, and what happened in the intro paragraph
- Dialogue: avoid single-word responses — each character should give at least 1–2 full sentences per exchange
- Check your extended writing: clarity, flow, no repetition, correct tense throughout