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General English
2008&2009
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1. Syllabus
English General
Class XII
One paper
Time - 3:00 Hours
M. M . 100
Unit wise Weightage
Unit/Areas of Learning
Section
Topics
Marks
A
Reading Skills
Reading unseen prose passages and notemaking
20
B
Advanced writing skills
30
C
Grammar prescribed in class XIth
10
D
Prescribed Text Books
40
100
1.
Section A
20 marks 36 periods
Reading Unseen Passages and Note - Making
Two unseen passages with a variety of questions including 03 marks for vocabulary
such as word formation and inferring meaning and 05 marks for note-making.
The total length of the two passages will be around 500 words.
The passages will include two of the following-
(a)
Factual Passages e.g. instructions, descriptions, reports.
(b) Discursive passage involving opinion e.g. argumentative, persuasive or
interpretative text.
(c)
Literary passage e.g; extract from fiction, drama, poetry, essay or
biography
Summary Class XII
Unseen
No. of
Testing Areas
Marks allotted
Passages words
A1
300
Short answer type questions to test
local, global and inferential comprehension, 09 12
Vocabulary
03
A2
200
Note-making in an appropriate format
05 08
Abstraction
03
A passage of about 300 words carrying 12 marks and another passage of about 200
words carrying 08 marks.
A1
A passage to test reading comprehension. The passage can be literary, factual
or discursive. The length of the passage should be around 300 words. 12
A2
A shorter passage of 200 words for note-making and abstraction.
08
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Section B
Advanced Writing S