CBSE Class 12 English Core Syllabus 2021-22 (New):

CBSE Class 12 English Core Syllabus 2021-22 (New):

PART A: 40 MARKS 

Reading Comprehension 20 Marks 

I. Multiple Choice questions based on one unseen passage to assess comprehension, interpretation  and  inference.  Vocabulary  and  inference  of  meaning  will  also  be assessed. The passage may be factual, descriptive or literary. Ten out of eleven questions to be done. (10×1=10 Marks) 

II. Multiple Choice questions based on one unseen case-based factual passage with verbal/visual inputs like statistical data, charts, newspaper report etc. Ten out of eleven questions to be done. (10×1=10 Marks) 

Note: The combined word limit for both the passages will be 700-750 words. 

Literature 20 Marks 

III. Multiple Choice Questions based on two prose extracts, one each from the books Flamingo and Vistas, to assess comprehension and appreciation. Refer to the lines to answer questions based on the given extract. Any 2 out of 3extracts to be done. (8×1=8) 

IV. Multiple Choice Questions based on a poetry extract from the book Flamingo to assess comprehension, analysis and inference. Refer to the lines to answer questions based on the given extract. Any 1 out of 2 extracts to be done.(4×1=4) 

V. Multiple Choice Questions to assess comprehension, analysis, inference and interpretation from the books Flamingo and Vistas. Eight out of ten questions to be done.(8×1=8)

PART B (SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS) – 40 MARKS 

Writing Section: 16 Marks 

Q1. Short writing task –Notice/Advertisement up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions to be answered. (3 Marks: Format : 1 / Content : 1 / Expression : 1). 

Q2. Short writing task –Formal/Informal Invitation and Reply up to 50 words.One out of the two given questions to be answered. (3 Marks: Format: 1 / Content: 1 / Expression: 1)

Q3. Letters based on verbal/visual input, to be answered in approximately 120-150 words. Letter types include application for a job, Letters to the editor (giving suggestions or opinion on issues of public interest) . One out of the two given questions to be answered (5 Marks :Format: 1 / Content: 2 / Expression: 2) 

Q4. Article/ Report Writing, descriptive and analytical in nature, based on verbal inputs, to be answered in 120-150 words. One out of the two given questions to be answered (5 Marks: Format : 1 / Content : 2 / Expression : 2) 

Literature Section: 24 Marks

Q6. Five Short answer type questions, out of six, from Prose and Poetry from the book Flamingo, to be answered in 30-40 words. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. (5×2=10) 

Q7. Two Short answer type questions, out of three, from Prose (Vistas), to be answered in 30-40 words. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. (2×2=4) 

Q 8. One Long answer type question, from Prose/poetry (Flamingo), to be answered in 120-150 words to assess global comprehension and extrapolation beyond the text. Questions to provide evaluative and analytical responses using incidents, events, themes as reference points. Any 1 out of 2 questions to be done. (1×5=5) 

Q.9 One Long answer type question, based on the chapters from the book Vistas, to be  answered  in  120-150  words  to  assess global  comprehension  and  extrapolation beyond the text. Questions to provide evaluative and analytical responses using incidents, events, themes as reference points. Any 1 out of 2 questions to be done.(1×5=5) 

Prescribed Books: 

1. Flamingo: English Reader published by National Council of Education Research and Training, New Delhi

2. Vistas: Supplementary Reader published by National Council of Education Research and Training, New Delhi 

Deleted Topics

Reading 

Note Making & Summarizing

Literature 

FLAMINGO

1.  Poets and Pancakes  1. A Roadside Stand

2.  The Interview

3.  Going Places 

VISTAS 

1.  The Tiger King

2.  Journey to the end of the Earth

3.  Memories of Childhood

Writing 

· Poster making

· Business or official letters (for making enquiries, registering complaints, asking for and giving information, placing orders and sending replies)

· Speech, Debate 

Question Paper Design 2021-22 

English CORE XII (Code No. 301) 

Section	Competencies	Total Marks	%
Reading Comprehension	Conceptual understanding, decoding,Analyzing, inferring, interpreting, appreciating, literary, conventions and vocabulary, summarizing and using appropriate format/s	20	25%
Creative Writing Skills	Conceptual Understanding, application ofrules, Analysis, Reasoning, appropriacy of style and tone, using appropriate format and fluency, inference, analysis, evaluation and creativity	16	20%
Literature Textbooks and Supplementary Reading Text	Recalling, reasoning, appreciating literaryconvention, inference, analysis, creativity with fluency	44	55%
	TOTAL	80	100%
Assessment of Listening and Speaking Skills		20	–
	GRAND TOTAL	100

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