Manipur Board Class 12 Syllabus 2027 Alternative English

FOR MANIPUR CLASS 12 PREPARATION

Manipur Board Class
12 Syllabus 2027
Alternative English
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Manipur Class 12 2027 Syllabus English

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DESIGN OF QUESTION PAPER
Subject : ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH
Class : XII
Full Marks : 100 (80 marks Written Exam + 20 marks Internal Assessment)
Time : 3 hours (80 marks Written Examination)
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Objectives Marks Percentage
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Knowledge (K) 16 20
I Comprehension/Understanding (C/U)
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Application(A)/Expression (Exp.) 24 30
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a Form of questions No. of question
Time
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Marks Percentage
Essay/Long Answer (E/LA) 05 75 25 31
Short Answer (SA-I) 01 15 4 05
II Short Answer (SA-II) 05 25 15 19
Short Answer (SA-III) 11 40 22 27
Very Short Answer (VSA) 2 05 2 03
MCQ 12 20 12 15
Total 36 180 80 100
WEIGHTAGE TO CONTENT:

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UNIT CONTENTS Marks Percentage
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VSA + 2(2) MCQ c
Unseen Passage (Comprehension) 8(4) + 2(2)
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A Reading
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Unseen Passage (Case Based Factual) 2(1) + 1(1) MCQ
15(10)

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Notice/Diary 3(1)
Amplification 4(1)
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III News Report/Magazine Report 5(1)
IV Letter to the Editor/Job Application 5(1)
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Grammar
III V Essay/Debate/Speech/Article Writing 5(1) 05
VI Grammar 7(7)MCQ 07
I Prose 5(1)+6(2)+6(3)+1(1)MCQ 18
C Text 36(14)
II Poetry 5(1)+6(2)+6(3)+1(1)MCQ 18
Total 80 100
IV SCHEME OF SECTIONS : A, B and C
V SCHEME OF OPTIONS : LA/E,SA-I, SA-II, and SA-III
DIFFICULTY LEVEL:
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Difficult : 30% of the total marks
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Project Work : 7 marks
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VII Internal 2. Content : 2 marks
marks 3 marks

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1. Creativity & Originality : 2 marks

Special Instruction: Two Questions of MCQ from the prescribed text should be Assertion-Reason
type question.

Abbreviations: K(Knowledge), U(Understanding), C(Comprehension), Exp.(Expression),
E (Essay Type), SA (Short Answer Type), VSA (Very Short Answer Type),
MCQ (Multiple Choice Question)

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Alternative English Class XII

Full Marks: 100 (80 Marks Written Examination + 20 Marks Internal Assessment)
Time: 3 hours (80 Marks Written Examination)

Sections Units Marks
Reading : Unseen passage (1) Comprehension 12
A Unseen passage (2) Case Based Factual 2+1

Writing : Notice/Diary 3
Amplification 4
News Report/Magazine Report 5
B
Letter to the Editor 5
Essay/Speech/Debate/Article Writing 5
Grammar 7
Text : Prose 18
C Poetry 18
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Section A
Unit-I Reading Unseen Passages (Two) 15

1. Unseen Passage of 400-450 words
(a) Four SA-III type questions to test local, global and 2x4=8
inferential comprehension.
(b) Vocabulary 1x2=2
(c) MCQ 1x2=2

2. Unseen passage (Case Based Factual) in about 200
words
(a) One SA-III type question 2x1=2
(b) MCQ 1x1=1
Unit-II Section B
Higher Level Writing Skills 29

(a) Notice/Diary Writing 3
(b) Amplification 4
(c) News Report/Magazine Report 5
(d) Letter to the Editor/Job Application 5
(e) Essay/Speech/Debate/Article 5
(f) Functional Grammar (MCQ) 7
(g) Compositions – based on a given visual/verbal
input of descriptive or argumentative piece
(Essay, Article, Speech, Debate) in about 120
words (One out of three given)

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Section C
Unit-III Prose 18
Selected Pieces:
i. The Last Leaf – O. Henry
ii. The Wolves of Cernogratz – Saki (H.H. Munro)
iii. The Dying Detective – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
iv. The Male factor – Anton Chekhov
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v. The Sixth Century Before Christ and religion –
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Jawaharlal Nehru

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3x2=6
(c) Three SA-III type questions out of four questions
(in about 40 words each). 2x3=6
(d) One MCQ type question. 1
Unit-IV Poetry 18
Selected pieces:
i. Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind –William Shakespeare
ii. To the Rose – Robert Herrick
iii. Patriotism – Sir Walter Scott
iv. On His Blindness – John Milton
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v. The Mountain Echo –William Wordsworth
vi. The Second Coming–W.B. Yeats

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viii. A Wind Flashes the Grass–Ted Hughes
ix. A saw in Louisiana a Live Oak growing –Walt Whitman
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(a) One out of two extracts from the text to test
comprehension and appreciation: (explanation 5x1=5
with reference to context).
(b) Two SA-II type questions out of three/four
3x2=6
questions (in about 50 words each).
(c) Three SA-III type questions out of four questions (in
2x3=6
about 40 words each).
(d) One MCQ type question. 1

Prescribed Textbooks :
1. The Glittering Jewels Book - II (An Anthology of Alternative English for Class XII)
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Printed at : Samadon Press, Sagolband Moirang Hanuba Maning Leirak, Imphal for the
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Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur..
Reference books :
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1. Writing with a Purpose
By : Champa Tickoo and Jaya Sasikumar
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Published by : Oxford University Press
3. Communicative English for Class XII
By : Renu Anand and Gayatri Khanna
Published by : Oxford University Press
4. A Remedial English Grammar for Foreign Students by F.T. Wood.
5. A Practical English Grammar by A.J. Thomson and A.V. Martinet.
6. Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary of Current English by A.S. Hornby
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ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT: 20 Marks
PERIODIC TEST: 10 marks
PROJECT WORK WITH VIVA-VOCE : 10 marks

NB: Three (3) Periodic Tests should be conducted in an academic session. Each Test will be
of 20 Marks. The best two of the three tests can be considered and marks be submitted
by scaling down to 10 marks as full marks. From the remaining 10 Marks a Project
Work of 5 marks in about 800-1000 words and a viva-voce of 5 marks based on the
project report should be conducted.

Test Contents: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing and Project Work with
Viva-Voce

Assessment of Listening and Speaking Skills
Listening skills will be assessed based on the following parameters:

 Literal Comprehension (recall specific facts, figures, or names stated in the audio)
 Inferential & Analytical Skills (able to draw logical conclusions)
 Interactive Competence (listener respond to questions and provide relevant feedback)
Listening Activities
o Listening to a speech and summarizing it
o Note-taking from an audio lecture
o Podcast review
o Listening to poetry recitation and interpretation

Speaking skills will be assessed based on the following parameters:

 Interactive competence
 Fluency
 Pronunciation
 Language (grammar/vocabulary)

Speaking Activities
o Group discussion
o Debate
o Extempore speech
o Seminar presentation
o News reading
o Story telling
Assessment of Reading and Writing:
Test understanding and inference skills to assess reading comprehension

Reading Activities
o Critical review of newspaper editorials
o Comparative study of two texts
o Reading journals
o Character analysis from prescribed texts
o Literary appreciation of poems and prose

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Test writing skills by evaluating the following components:
 Content
 Organization
 Expression and grammar
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o Script writing
o Creative writing
o Notice writing
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1. Class XI: Project Work - 5 Marks + Viva Voce - 5 Marks
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Please base your assessment on the following criteria:
 Preparation/submission of Project Report
 Content
 Process and Methodology
 Creativity and Originality
 Communication and Presentation
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 Research Projects (visit to public places-Museum, Historical Site, Market Place, etc.)
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Test the understanding of the project report through 4 to 5 questions related to it.

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