CG Board 11th Syllabus English

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CLASS&XI
ENGLISH
SUBJECT CODE -¼N-002½
YEAR - 2018 -19
Total -100 Mark (80+20)
Units Subject Matter Allotted-Marks Periods
NO.

A Reading Comprehension 20 45
B Writing Skill and Grammar
Writing Skill 20 marks
30 60
Grammar 10 marks

C Literature Textbooks
1. Hornbill 30 70
2. Snapshots
80 175
Project-Work 20 45

Total 100 220

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CURRICULUM-STRUCTURE
Year&2018&19
Class &XI
Subject& English
Subject-Code &N- 002
Theory&80
Project&20 Total Marks&100
S.N Units Contents ¼Allotted-Marks½ ¼Periods½
Section -A READING
COMPREHENSION
Unseen Passages for
20 45
1- comprehension questions,
vocabulary, note making,
summarizing
WRITING SKILLS AND
Section -B
GRAMMAR
30 60
2- Notice / Poster / Advertisement 04
3- Letter Writing 06
Composition – article / speech
4- 10
/ report writing
Grammar:- determiners, tenses,
5- clauses, modals, change of 10
voice.
Section -C LITERATURE 30 70
6- Textbooks
1. Hornbill 2. Snapshots
Total 80 175
Project-Work 20 45
(Assessment of Listening and Speaking Skills )
TOTAL 100 220
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(CURRICULUM-STRUCTURE)
ENGLISH
CLASS – XI
¼Year½ &2018&19
Subject Code - 002
SECTION – A (20 Marks)
READING COMPREHENSION 45 Periods

There shall be two unseen passages (including poems) with a variety of questions like Very Short Answer
Question, Short Answer Questions and Multiple Choice Questions, including 04 marks for Vocabulary
such as word formation and inferring meaning.

Multiple Choice Questions (1×6=6marks)

Very Short Answer Questions (1×6 =6marks)

Short Answer Question (1×3 = 3 marks)

Long Answer Question (1×5 = 5marks)
The total range of the 2 passages including a poem or a stanza, should be around 900-1000 words as per
the following details:
1. the passage of 550-600 words in length will be used for note-making and summarizing.
2. the passage of 350-400 words in length will be used to test comprehension, interpretation and
inference.
3. An unseen poem of about 28-35 lines to test comprehension, interpretation and inference.
the passages given above could be of any one of the following types:
Factual passages, e.g. illustrations, description, reports/Discursive passages involving opinion, e.g.,
argumentative, persuasive/Literary passages e.g. extracts from fiction, biography, autobiography,
travelogue, etc. In the case of a poem, the text may be shorter the prescribed word limit.
SECTION – B (30 Marks)
WRITING SKILLS AND GRAMMAR
writing 60 Periods
Short Answer Question : based on notice/poster/advertisement - 4 Marks
Long Answer Question : Letters based on verbal/visual input - 6 Marks
It would cover all types of letters. Letter type may include:
(a) business of official letters (for making enquiries, registering complaints, asking for and giving
information, placing orders and sending replies)
(b) letters to the editor (giving suggestions/opinions on an issue)
(c) application for a job with bio-data or resume.
(d) letter to the school of college authorities, regarding admissions, school issues,
requirements/suitability of courses etc.

Very Long answer Question: Composition in the form of article/speech/report writing of a narrative
- 10 Marks

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GRAMMAR
Different grammatical structures in meaningful contexts will be tested. Item types will include gap filling
sentence re-ordering, dialogue completion and sentence transformation. The grammar syllabus will
include determiners, tenses, clauses, modals and change of Voice. These grammar areas will be tested
through 10 very short answer type question on the following:
A. Error correction. editing tasks
B. Re- ordering of sentences,
C. Transformation of sentences
SECTION – C (30 Marks)
LITERATURE 70 Periods
Questions from the following texts to test comprehension at different levels, like literal, inferential
and evaluative :-
1. Hornbill: Textbook published by NCERT, New Delhi.
2. Snapshots: Supplementary Reader published by NCERT, New Delhi.
The following have been re-included:
Textbooks Name of the lesson
Hornbill 1. Landscape of the Soul
2. The Adventure
3. Silk Road
4. The Laburnum Top (Poetry)
Snapshots 5. The Ghat of the only World
3. Very short Answer Question (out of four 2question should be from Hornbill) Based on an
extract from poetry to test reference to context comprehension and appreciation.-
(1×3=3Marks)
4. Short Answer Question (out of four 2questions should be from Hornbill) – Based on prose,
poetry and plays from both the texts (3×3=9Marks)
Long Answer Question (one out of two from Hornbill to be answered in 120-150 words) Based on
prescribed texts to test global comprehension and extrapolation beyond the texts. (2×6= 12 Marks)
Long Answer Questions (One out of two from Snapshots to be answered in 120-150 words) Based
on theme, plot, incidents or events to test global comprehension and extrapolation beyond the texts. –
(2×6= 12 Marks)
One Long Answer Question (out of the Hornbill to be answered in 120-150 words) – Based on
understanding appreciation, analysis and interpretation of the characters/events/episodes /incidents –
(1×6= 6 Marks)
Assessment of Listening and Speaking Skills 45 Periods

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CLASS& ¼XI)
Subject & (English)
Subject Code – 002

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