English Syllabus

Section A: Reading Unseen Section B: Writing Section C:

Passages and Note-making Skills Literature and Long
Reading Text
1. Two unseen passages with a Short Answer Questions, e.g., Very Short Answer
variety of very short answer / advertisement and notices, Questions - Based on an
short answer or MCQ type designing or drafting posters, extract from poetry to test
questions to test comprehension, writing formal and informal comprehension and
interpretation and inference. invitations and replies. appreciation.
Vocabulary such as word Short Answer Questions -
formation and inference of Long Answer Questions: Based on prose / drama /
meaning will also be tested. Letters based on verbal / poetry from both the texts.
visual input. Long Answer Question -
2. The total length of the two Based on texts to test
passages will be between 1100 Letter types include global comprehension and
and 1200 words. The passage extrapolation beyond the
will include two of the following: Business or official letters (for texts to bring out the key
making enquiries, registering messages and values.
a) Factual passages, e.g., instructions, complaints, asking for and Long Answer Question -
descriptions, reports. giving information, placing Based on texts to test
b) Descriptive passages involving orders and sending replies) global comprehension
opinion, e.g., argumentative, Letters to the editor (giving along with analysis and
persuasive or interpretative text suggestions or opinion on extrapolation.
c) Literary passages, e.g., extract from issues of public interest Long Answer Question -
fiction, drama, poetry, essay or Application for a job Based on theme, plot and
biography. A poem could be of 28- Very Long Answer incidents from the
35 lines Questions: Two compositions prescribed novels.
d) The passages can be literary, factual based on visual and/or verbal Long Answer Question -
or discursive to test Input may be descriptive or Based on understanding
comprehensions. The length of one argumentative in nature such appreciation, analysis and
passage should be between 600-700 as an article, a debate or a interpretation of the
words. speech. character sketch.

3. A third passage of 400-500

words for note-making and
abstraction.

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