Board of Secondary Education Rajasthan, Ajmer
Syllabus for the Examination - Class XII
Subject : ENGLISH (Compulsory) (02)
The Examination Scheme for the subject is as follows:
| Paper | Time (Hrs.) | Marks for the Paper | Sessional | Total Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | 3.15 | 80 | 20 | 100 |
Area of Learning
- Reading: 15 Marks
- Writing: 15 Marks
- Grammar: 8 Marks
- Text Book: Flamingo: 28 Marks
- Supp. Book: Vistas: 14 Marks
SECTION: A
1. Reading-Passages for comprehension - 15 Marks
Two unseen passages (about 700-900 words in all).
The passages will include two of the following:
- (a) Factual passages e.g. instructions, descriptions, reports.
- (b) Discursive passages involving opinion e.g. argumentative, persuasive or interpretative text.
- (c) Literary passages e.g. extract from fiction, drama, poetry, essay or biography.
The details are as under:
| Unseen Passages | Testing Areas | Words Limit | Marks | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehension (2 Passages) |
1. Very short answer type questions to test local, global, and inferential comprehension. 2. Vocabulary—such as word formation and inferring meaning. |
400-500 |
6 3 |
9 |
|
1. Very short answer type questions to test local, global, and inferential comprehension. 2. Vocabulary—such as similar word and opposite word. |
300-400 |
4 2 |
6 |
SECTION: B
2. Writing - 15 Marks
- (i) One out of two short compositions - (about 80 words) - 4 Marks
(It includes - advertisement and notices, description of arguments for or against a topic, accepting and declining invitations.) - (ii) A report on an event based on some verbal input or a paragraph based on some clues - (about 100 words) - 5 Marks
- (iii) Letter - (one out of two based on some verbal input) - 6 Marks
The letters will include the following:- (a) Business or Official Letters (for making inquiries, registering complaints, asking for and giving information, placing orders and sending replies).
- (b) Letters to the editor on various social, national, and international issues.
- (c) Application for a job including CV (Curriculum Vitae)/Resume.
3. Grammar - 8 Marks
The question types will include gap-filling, sentence transformation, making sentences, and combining sentences.
- 1. Clauses (Noun Clauses, Adverb Clauses, Relative Clauses) - 2 Marks
- 2. Synthesis - 2 Marks
- 3. Phrasal Verbs (break, bring, carry, come, get, put, turn) - 2 Marks
- 4. Conjunctions - 2 Marks
SECTION: C
Text Books: 42 Marks
- Flamingo - Prose - 14 Marks
- (i) One extract from different prose lessons included in the Text Book (Approximately 200 words)
Total 6 Multiple Choice Questions - 4 questions testing local and global understanding and 2 questions on vocabulary - One testing the knowledge of similar word and the other testing the knowledge of opposite word. 6x1=6 - (ii) One out of Two Long Answer Type Questions based on the text to test global comprehension to be answered in about 60 words. - 4 Marks
- (iii) Two Short Answer Type Questions based on the lessons to be answered in about 20-30 words. 2x2=4 Marks
- (i) One extract from different prose lessons included in the Text Book (Approximately 200 words)
- Flamingo - Poetry - 14 Marks
- (i) One out of two references to context from the prescribed poems. - 6 Marks
- (ii) One out of two Long Answer Type Questions based on the text to test global comprehension in about 60 words. - 4 Marks
- (iii) Two Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 20-30 words. 2x2=4 Marks
- Vistas - 14 Marks
- (i) One out of two Long Answer Type Questions based on Supplementary Reader to test comprehension and extrapolation of theme, character, and incidents in about 60 words. - 4 Marks
- (ii) Two Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in about 20-30 words. 2x2=4 Marks
- (iii) Six Multiple Choice Questions. 6x1=6 Marks
Prescribed Books:
- 1. Flamingo - NCERT's Book Published under Copyright
- 2. Vistas - NCERT's Book Published under Copyright
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