INDIAN SCHOOL AL WADI AL KABIR DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EXAMINATION SPECIFICATIONS CLASS XII ENGLISH CORE

Section-wise Weightage

SECTION A 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.

Section A Unseen Passages No. of words Testing areas Marks allotted 1. 2. 3. 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 12 10 08

SECTION-B ADVANCED WRITING SKILLS – 30 MARKS [4 Marks] [6 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]

Class XII Textbooks

SECTION C 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- 4 m Four Short Answer questions based on prose/ drama/ poetry from both the texts – 12 m Two Long Answer questions based on texts to test global comprehension and extrapolation beyond the texts to bring out the key messages and values-12 m Two Long Answer questions based on theme, plot, and incidents from the prescribed Novel. (The Invisible Man) – 12 m

PROCESS OF EVALUATION CLASS XII UNIT TEST 1 (May) UNIT TEST 2 (August) 1ST ASSESSMENT (100) MARKS-September PRELIM 1 (100) MARKS- December PRELIM 2 (100) MARKS- January CBSE EXAMINATION in MARCH 2017

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