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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
Asked in 10 of 10 years.
Most-asked concepts
Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.
| Concept | Questions | Papers | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novel | 4 | 4 | 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 |
| Short Answer Mixed | 4 | 4 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023 |
| A Question of Trust | 2 | 2 | 2025, 2024 |
| Bholi | 2 | 2 | 2023, 2019 |
| The Hack Driver | 2 | 2 | 2018, 2016 |
| A Triumph of Surgery | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| The Making of a Scientist | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Necklace | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
How to practise Supplementary Reader and Novel PYQs
- Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
- Solve one year’s Supplementary Reader and Novel questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
- Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
- 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.
CBSE Class 102026
CBSE Class 102025
- Q.9 (English Language and Literature (2/1/1)) · Short answer · Short Answer Mixed: Short answers on Tricki's care, the book that saved Earth and Griffin PDF
- Q.11 (English Language and Literature (2/1/1)) · Long answer · A Question of Trust: Whether Horace Danby's own foolishness led to his arrest PDF
CBSE Class 102024
CBSE Class 102023
CBSE Class 102022
- Q.7 (English Language and Literature (2/1/1)) · Long answer · The Necklace: Lesson from Matilda's negligence leading to ruin and how to move on PDF
CBSE Class 102020
- Q.11 (English Language and Literature (2/1/1)) · Long answer · The Making of a Scientist: Character sketch of Richard Ebright's mother PDF
CBSE Class 102019
CBSE Class 102018
CBSE Class 102017
- Q.11 (English Language and Literature (2/1)) · Long answer · Novel: How Helen Keller recovered from the 'Frost King' episode PDF
CBSE Class 102016
Other English Language and Literature chapters
- Reading Comprehension PYQs
- Writing Skills PYQs
- Grammar PYQs
- Literature: First Flight / Literature Reader PYQs
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.