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IEOF — International English Olympiad Foundation
Class 10 · Grade X

Class 10 English Olympiad syllabus

4 units and 14 topics for GEO 2026-27. Everything below is drawn from the standard Class 10 English curriculum.

1

Word power

  • Advanced lexis
  • Literary vocabulary
  • Idioms in context
  • Semantic precision
2

Grammar

  • Full syntactic range
  • Transformation of sentences
  • Advanced concord
  • Stylistic variation
3

Reading

  • Unseen literary and non-literary texts
  • Authorial stance
  • Textual evidence
4

Writing & usage

  • Editing and proofreading
  • Argument construction
  • Register and audience

Paper at a glance

Band
Senior (Grades VIII – X)
Duration
60 minutes
Questions
50
Total marks
60
Negative marking
None