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)
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Total
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40 Marks
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ASL
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10 Marks
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Grand Total
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50 Marks
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