1. EXAMINATION SPECIFICATIONS
CLASS XII ENGLISH CORE

2. Section-wise Weightage

3. READING COMPREHENSION- 30 MARKS
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 words for note-making and summarizing

4. Section A Unseen Passages No. of words Testing areas Marks allotted 1.2. 3.
approx.
Very Short Answer / Short Answer or MCQ questions to test comprehension, interpretation and inference.
Note making in an appropriate format
Summary 10 12 08

6. SECTION-B
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 [4 Marks]
Writing one out of two letters based on verbal input [6 Marks]
Two compositions based on visual/ verbal input. May be descriptive or argumentative in nature such as an article, a debate or a speech of words.
[10+10 Marks]

7. MODEL QUESTIONS

8. MODEL ANSWER
NOTICE

9. MODEL ANSWER
LETTER

10. MODEL ANSWER
LETTER

11. MODEL ANSWER
LETTER

12. MODEL QUESTIONS

13. Class XII Textbooks

14. SECTION C
(PRESCRIBED TEXTS -VISTAS AND FLAMINGO + Novel : The Invisible Man- 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)

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