ICSE Class 10 English Resources

In Act 3, the conspirators assassinate Caesar in the Senate, and Mark Antony’s powerful funeral speech turns the Roman crowd against them.

In Act 4, the Second Triumvirate forms, Brutus and Cassius quarrel and reconcile, and they prepare to face Antony and Octavius in battle at Philippi.

In Act 5, the forces of Brutus and Cassius are defeated at Philippi, leading both men to commit suicide and marking the end of the conspirators’ cause.

A man’s attempt to get a simple photograph taken turns into a comic ordeal as the photographer obsessively alters his appearance.

A timid boy’s fear of his apartment building’s elevator intensifies when a strange, silent woman begins riding it with him.

A young girl challenges her grandmother’s narrow beliefs about womanhood and proves her strength through unexpected talent.

In this science fiction, a lone man in a technology-obsessed future society is arrested simply for taking an evening walk.

A schoolboy realizes the value of his native language on the day his teacher delivers the final French lesson under Prussian rule.

The poet suggests that houses are “haunted” not by ghosts, but by the lingering memories and unseen presence of past lives.

A knight risks his life to retrieve a lady’s glove from a lion’s den, only to reject her shallow test of love.

The poet reflects on how the death of great souls deeply shakes the world, yet their enduring influence gradually restores strength and hope.

The poet discovers a tiny moving speck on his paper and reflects on the value of even the smallest sign of independent life.

A boastful singer’s terrible performance humorously shows how music can affect people in the most unexpected—and painful—ways.

ICSE 10 students have to fill in blanks with correct forms of words given in brackets in Q 5. (i). 8 blanks. 4 marks.

Question No. 5. (ii) in ICSE 10 English language paper tests filling blanks with prepositions. 8 blanks. 4 marks.

Question No. 5. (iii) in ICSE 10 English language paper tests joining of sentences in MCQ pattern. 4 MCQs. 4 marks.

Question No. 5. (iv) in ICSE 10 English language paper tests various transformations of sentences in MCQ pattern. 8 MCQs. 8 marks.

Formats, rules and common mistakes to avoid while writing a composition. And, a sample essay break-up with explanations.

Creating a word picture using '5-senses rule' to transport the reader to a scene.

Narrating a personal experience or event with emotional depth using first-person narrative.

Persuading the reader to accept your viewpoint with statistics, anecdotes and real examples.

Crafting a creative fictional narrative with plot curve, characters and dialogues.

Interpreting an image and weaving a story around it. Can be descriptive, narrative or short story.

Formats, rules and common mistakes to avoid while writing a formal / official letter.

Formats, rules and common mistakes to avoid while writing an informal / personal letter.

Formats, rules and common mistakes to avoid while writing a notice.

Formats, rules and common mistakes to avoid while writing an email.