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General English
2008&2009
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1. Syllabus
General English
Class X
Time : 3.00 Hours
M.M. - 100
Unit wise weightage
Section
Topics
Marks
A
Reading Skills
Reading Unseen Passages
15
B
Writing Skills
20
C
Grammar
20
D
Prescribed Text Book
45
100
ENGLISH GENERAL
CLASS X
3 hours
100 Marks
SECTION A : READING
15 Marks
27 Periods
A1,A2&A3 Three unseen passages of total 450 words with a variety of
questions including 3 marks for vocabulary.
The prose passage will be
Factual passage, e.g. instruction, description, report etc.
Discursive passage e.g. argumentative, interpretative, persuasive etc and
Literary passage, e.g. fiction, poetry, interview, biography etc in nature.
(1)
About 150 words in length
(5 Marks)
(2)
About 150 words in length
(5 Marks)
(3)
About 150 words in length
(5 Marks)
There will be questions for local comprehension besides questions on
vocabulary and comprehension of higher level skills such as drawing inferences and
conclusions.
2.
SECTION 'B' WRITING
20 Marks
36 Periods
B1 Letter writing: One letter based on provided verbal stimulus and context.
6 Marks
Types of Letter :- informal: personal - such as to family and friends
Formal : letters of complaints, enquiries, requests, applications.
B2 Note making and summarising :
6 Marks
(3+3)
2
(a) Students will be asked to make notes on the passage given (100 words).
(b) The students will be asked to prepare a summary looking at the given notes.
B3 Composition : A short writ