# Supplementary Reader CBSE Class 10 PYQ Chapter Wise

> Supplementary Reader and Novel CBSE Class 10 PYQs: all 17 questions from 40 official papers (2016–2026), by concept. Asked in 10 of 10 years.

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

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## Answer first

Supplementary Reader and Novel PYQs (previous year questions) for CBSE Class 10: Supplementary Reader and Novel (English Language and Literature) had **17 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, Novel, A Question of Trust.

## 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 Supplementary Reader and Novel PYQs

1. Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
2. Solve one year's Supplementary Reader and Novel 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.

<ChapterQuestions exam="cbse-class-10" chapter="eng10-supplementary" part="questions" />

## 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/)
- [Literature: First Flight / Literature Reader PYQs](/cbse-class-10/chapters/eng10-literature/)

## FAQ

### How many Supplementary Reader and Novel questions come in CBSE Class 10?
In the official papers we tagged: 2 in 2026, 2 in 2025, 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023, 1 in 2022, 1 in 2020, 2 in 2019, 2 in 2018, 1 in 2017 and 2 in 2016. That is 17 questions in all, about 16% of English Language and Literature.

### Which Supplementary Reader and Novel topics repeat in CBSE Class 10?
Asked in the most papers: Short Answer Mixed, Novel, A Question of Trust. 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.