SYLLABUS ,XI, ENGLISH ,TERM 2

 

CBSE Syllabus For Class 11 English 2021-22 (Term II):

 

Section - A (Reading Comprehension)

Unseen passage (factual, descriptive or literary/ discursive or persuasive)
Unseen passage for Note Making and Summarising

Section – B(Creative Writing Skills and Grammar)

Short Writing Tasks
Posters
Long Writing Tasks
Official Letters: e.g. to school/college authorities (regarding admissions, school issues, requirements/ suitability of courses)
Debate
Grammar
Determiners
Tenses
Re-ordering of Sentences
(MCQs on Gap filling/ transformation of sentences)

Section – C (Literature)

Questions based on extracts/texts to assess comprehension and appreciation, analysis, inference, extrapolation

 

CBSE Class 11 English Syllabus: Marking Scheme For Term 2

 

Reading Section: 8 Marks

 

Q1. Note Making and Summarisation based on a passage of approximately 200-250 words.

Note Making: 5 Marks

(i) Title: 1
(ii) Numbering and indenting: 1
(iii) Key/glossary: 1
(iv) Notes: 2

 

Summary (up to 50 words): 3 Marks

(i) Content: 1
(ii) Expression: 1

 

Writing Section: 16 Marks

 

Q2. Short writing task -Notice writing up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions to be answered (3 Marks)

Q3. Short writing task –Poster up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions is to be answered. (3marks)

Q4. Letters based on verbal/visual input, to be answered in 120-150 words. Business or official letters (for making enquiries, registering complaints, asking for and giving information, placing orders and sending replies), letters to the school or college authorities, regarding admissions, school issues, requirements/suitability of courses, etc. One out of the two given questions to be answered (5 Marks)

Q5. Writing composition based on visual/verbal inputs in 120-150 words. May be descriptive/argumentative in nature such as speech/debate. The theme should be contemporary topical issues. One out of the two given questions is to be answered. (5 Marks)

Literature Section: 16 Marks

 

Q6. Two Short answer type questions (one from Prose and one from Poetry from the book Hornbill), out of four, are to be answered in 30-40 words. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. (2×2=4)

Q7. One Short answer type question, from Prose (Snapshots), to be answered in 40- 50 words. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. Any 1 out of 2 questions to be done. (1×2=2)

Q8. One Long answer type question, from Prose/poetry (Hornbill), to be answered in 120-150 words to assess global comprehension and extrapolation beyond the text. Questions to provide evaluative and analytical responses using incidents, events, themes as reference points. Any 1 out of 2 questions to be done. (1×5=5)

Q9. One Long answer type question, based on the chapters from the book Snapshots, is to be answered in 120-150 words to assess global comprehension and extrapolation beyond the text. Questions to provide evaluative and analytical responses using incidents, events, themes as reference points. Any 1 out of 2 questions to be done. (1×5=5)

Total	40 Marks
ASL	10 Marks
Grand Total	50 Marks