Icse English Test Papers  (English, Paperback, Xavier Pinto)

Based on the syllabus provided by the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), effective 2002, this book contains 22 practise papers for the English Language exam.

Summary Of The Book

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) is a non-governmental, private board of school education in India which conducts The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) examination. This examination is for class 10th students in India, and has a total of seven subjects.

ICSE Test Papers For English Language is a highly helpful book for pre-exam preparations. It provides a total of 22 practise papers to help you understand the layout of the question paper, and gives you an idea of what to expect during the actual examination of the English subject. Two of these papers carry details about the marking scheme, which explains the method of assessment by the Council. The book also includes two solved papers, and many different comprehension passages like evaluative, factual, argumentative, and dramatic.

The test papers are designed based on the previous years’ patterns, and this book is meant to help the reader pass the exam with flying colours. The book is laid out in a manner meant to engage the student and several quotations, illustrations, and cartoons help in sustaining interest. ICSE Test Papers For English Language is written in simple language, and covers the entire syllabus.

About Xavier Pinto

Xavier Pinto is the ex-Principal of St. John’s College in Varanasi and the ex-Deputy Secretary for the CISCE in New Delhi.

He has written other books like Glimpses of History for Class X, Interactive English: Workbook 1, and Glimpses Of History Class 10.

Pinto has been nominated by the Ministry of Home affairs to be an Educational Advisor to developing nations. He has a wealth of knowledge pertaining to the procedures of evaluation for the English secondary level exams, and has a keen insight in the learning-teaching process.