# First Flight CBSE Class 10 PYQ Chapter Wise (2016–2026)

> Literature: First Flight / Literature Reader CBSE Class 10 PYQs: all 29 questions from 40 official papers (2016–2026), by concept. Asked in 10 of 10 years.

Source: https://previousyearquestions.app/cbse-class-10/chapters/eng10-literature/

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## Answer first

Literature: First Flight / Literature Reader PYQs (previous year questions) for CBSE Class 10: Literature: First Flight / Literature Reader (English Language and Literature) had **29 questions** across the 40 official CBSE Class 10 papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 10 of them. Asked in 10 of 10 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Short Answer Mixed, Nelson Mandela, A Tiger in the Zoo.

## Year-wise question count

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## Most-asked concepts

Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.

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## How to practise Literature: First Flight / Literature Reader PYQs

1. Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
2. Solve one year's Literature: First Flight / Literature Reader questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
3. Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
4. Once a concept is clean in two papers, move to the next. Then sit a full paper from the year pages.

## Questions by year

Each line gives the question number and paper, type, concept, our one-line summary, with a link to the official PDF.

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## Other English Language and Literature chapters

- [Reading Comprehension PYQs](/cbse-class-10/chapters/eng10-reading/)
- [Writing Skills PYQs](/cbse-class-10/chapters/eng10-writing/)
- [Grammar PYQs](/cbse-class-10/chapters/eng10-grammar/)
- [Supplementary Reader and Novel PYQs](/cbse-class-10/chapters/eng10-supplementary/)

## FAQ

### How many Literature: First Flight / Literature Reader questions come in CBSE Class 10?
In the official papers we tagged: 4 in 2026, 4 in 2025, 4 in 2024, 4 in 2023, 1 in 2022, 3 in 2020, 2 in 2019, 2 in 2018, 3 in 2017 and 2 in 2016. That is 29 questions in all, about 27% of English Language and Literature.

### Which Literature: First Flight / Literature Reader topics repeat in CBSE Class 10?
Asked in the most papers: Short Answer Mixed, Nelson Mandela, A Tiger in the Zoo. The concept table lists every one with its count.

### Are these official CBSE Class 10 questions?
Yes. Every question is from an official CBSE Class 10 paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.