1. DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EXAMINATION SPECIFICATIONS CLASS XII ENGLISH CORE

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3.  READING COMPREHENSION- 30 MARKS  Two unseen passages with a variety of Very Short Answer/ Short Answer or MCQ type questions to test comprehension, interpretation and inference.  Vocabulary will also be tested.  Total length will be around 1100 – 1200 words.  A third passage of 400-500 words for note- making and summarizing.

4. Unseen Passages No. of wordsTesting areasMarks allotted 1. 2. 3. 500-600 approx. 500-600 approx. 400-500 Very Short Answer / Short Answer or MCQ questions to test comprehension, interpretation and inference. Note making in an appropriate format Summary 10 12 08

5.  ADVANCED WRITING SKILLS – 30 MARKS  One out of two short compositions of not more than 50 words each e.g. advertisements and notices, designing or drafting posters, writing formal and informal invitations and replies.  Writing one out of two letters based on verbal input  Two compositions based on visual/ verbal input. May be descriptive or argumentative in nature such as an article, a debate or a speech of 150-200 words. [4 Marks] [6 Marks] [10+10 Marks]

7.  LITERARY TEXTS (PRESCRIBED TEXTS -VISTAS AND FLAMINGO- 40 MARKS )  One out of two extracts based on poetry from the text to test comprehension and appreciation  Short Answer questions based on prose/ drama/ poetry from both the texts.  Long Answer Question based on texts to test global comprehension and extrapolation beyond the texts to bring out the key messages and values.  Two Long Answer Questions are based on theme, plot, and incidents from the prescribed Novel. (The Invisible Man)

8. CLASS XII - WEEKLY CYCLE TESTS ONCE A MONTH (25 MARKS) - 1 ST ASSESSMENT (50) MARKS - 2 ND ASSESSMENT (90 +10) MARKS - PRELIM 1 (100) MARKS - PRELIM 2 (100) MARKS - CBSE EXAMINATION in MARCH 2016

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