English Syllabus
CLASS – XI 2023-24
Section A - Reading Skills (26 Marks)
I. Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passages (10+8=18 Marks)
1. One unseen passage to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference
and vocabulary. The passage may be factual, descriptive or literary.
2. One unseen case-based factual passage with verbal/visual inputs like statistical data,
charts etc. to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference and evaluation.
Note: The combined word limit for both passages will be 600-750.
Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions will be asked.
3. Note Making and Summarization based on a passage of approximately 200-250 words.
i. Note Making: 5 Marks
○ Title: 1
○ Numbering and indenting: 1
○ Key/glossary: 1
○ Notes: 2
ii. Summary (up to 50 words): 3 Marks
○ Content: 2
○ Expression: 1
Section B - Grammar and Creative Writing Skills (23 Marks)
II. Grammar (7 Marks)
4. Questions on Gap filling (Tenses, Clauses)
5. Questions on re-ordering/transformation of sentences
(Total of seven questions to be done out of the eight given).
III Creative Writing Skills 16 Marks
6. Short writing task – Classified Advertisements, up to 50 words. One out of the two
given questions to be answered (3 Marks: Format- 1 / Content- 1 / Expression- 1)
7. Short writing task –Poster up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions to be
answered. (3 marks: Format- 1 / Content- 1 / Expression- 1)
8. Long Writing task: Speech in 120-150 words based on verbal/visual cues related to
contemporary / age-appropriate topics. One out of the two given questions to be answered.
(5 Marks: Format- 1 / Content- 2 / Expression- 2)
9. Long Writing Task: Debate based on visual/verbal inputs in 120-150 words,
thematically related to contemporary, topical issues. One out of the two given questions
to be answered. (5 Marks: Format- 1 / Content- 2 / Expression- 2)
Section C - Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text (31 Marks)
This section will have a variety of assessment items including Multiple Choice Questions,
Objective Type Questions, Short Answer Type Questions and Long Answer Type
Questions to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation and
extrapolation beyond the text
10. One Poetry extracts out of two, from the book Hornbill, to assess comprehension,
interpretation, analysis, inference and appreciation. (3x1=3 Marks)
11. One Prose extract out of two, from the book Hornbill, to assess
comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation and appreciation. (3x1=3 Marks)
12. One prose extracts out of two, from the book Snapshots, to assess comprehension,
interpretation, analysis, inference and appreciation. (4x1=4 Marks)
13. Two Short answer type questions (one from Prose and one from Poetry, from the
book Hornbill), out of four, to be answered in 40-50 words. Questions should elicit
inferential responses through critical thinking. (3x2=6 Marks)
14. One Short answer type question, from the book Snapshots, is to be answered in 40- 50
words. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. One out
of two questions to be done. (3x1=3 Marks)
15. One Long answer type question, from Prose/Poetry of Hornbill, to be answered in
120-150 words. Questions can be based on incident/theme/passage/extract/
the event, as reference points to assess extrapolation beyond and across the text. The
question will elicit analytical and evaluative responses from the student. Anyone out
of two questions to be done. (1x6=6 Marks)
16. One Long answer type question, based on the chapters from the book Snapshots,
to be answered in 120-150 words, to assess global comprehension and
extrapolation beyond the text. Questions to provide analytical and evaluative
responses, using incidents, events, and themes, as reference points. Anyone out of two
questions to be done. (1x6=6 Marks)
Prescribed Books
Hornbill:
• The Portrait of a Lady (Prose)
• A Photograph (Poem)
• “We’re Not Afraid to Die… if We Can be Together
• Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues
• The Laburnum Top (Poem)
• The Voice of the Rain (Poem)
• Childhood (Poem)
• The Adventure
• Silk Road (Prose)
• Father to Son
Snapshots:
• The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse (Prose)
• The Address (Prose)
• Mother’s Day (Play)
• Birth ( Prose)
• The Tale of Melon City
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