CBSE Class 12 Marking Scheme 2021 for Arabic

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Marking Scheme
2020 – 21
Subject: ARABIC
Class: XII

Time allowed: 3 hours MM: 80
General Instructions:
A) The Marking scheme carries only suggested value points for the answers.
B) These are only Guidelines and do not constitute the complete answer.
C) The students can have their own expression and if their expressions are correct, the marks
will be awarded accordingly.
D) The candidates would be permitted to obtain photocopy of the Answers/Additional Head
Examiners/Head Examiners are once again reminded that they must ensure that
evaluation is carried out strictly as per value points for each answer as given in the
Marking Scheme.
All the Head Examiners/Additional Head Examiners/Examiners are instructed that while
evaluating the answer scripts, if the answer is found to be totally incorrect, (X) should be marked
on the incorrect answer and awarded ‘0’Marks.
Expected Answers / Value Points
Part –A (Multiple Choice Type Questions)
Section A – Unseen Comprehension (10 Marks)

Q. No. Distribution of
Marks
1 Answers are required from unseen passages in simple 1X5x2=10
way by selecting right answers given in the brackets.
)‫(الف‬
i) ‫يأتي‬
ii) ‫لم يسمح‬
iii) ‫منصوبة‬
iv) ‫فعل أمر‬
v) ‫جوف‬

)‫(ب‬

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i) ‫الدجاج واللحم‬
ii) ‫الخضروات‬
iii) ‫وجبة‬
iv) ‫الليل‬
v) ‫منعوت‬

)‫(ج‬
i) ‫تلميذ‬
ii) ‫وقت‬
iii) ‫قابلوا زمالءهم‬
iv) ‫فرحا‬
v) ‫تفعّل‬

Section – B Grammar (1x16 Marks)

NB: Attempting 16 MCQs out of 19 from Q No. 2 to 7.

2 Selection of right answers from multiple options. 1x3=03
i) ‫(ب) حروف العلة‬
ii) ‫(ج) مثال‬
iii) ‫(ب) ي‬
Distribution of Marks: 1x3=03 (each answer has 1 mark).

3 Selection of right answers from multiple options. 1x3=03
i) ‫ع َوت‬
َ َ‫(ج) د‬
ii) ‫ص َر‬
َ َ‫(الف) ن‬

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iii) ‫مجرد‬
ّ ‫(ب) ثالثي‬
Distribution of Marks: 1x3=03 (each answer has 1 mark).

4 Selection of right answers from multiple options. 1x3=03
‫(الف) الذي‬
‫(ب) الذين‬
‫(ج) ما‬
Distribution of Marks: 1x3=03 (each answer has 1 mark).

5 Selection of right answers from multiple options. 1x3=03
i) ‫(ج) و‬
ii) ‫(ب) ِبع‬
iii) ‫(الف) ي‬
Distribution of Marks: 1x3=03 (each answer has 1 mark).

6 Selection of right answers from multiple options. 1x3=03
i) ‫كبر‬
ii) ‫فعل أمر‬
iii) ‫مصدر‬
Distribution of Marks: 1x3=03 (each answer has 1 mark).

7 Selection of right answers from multiple options. 1x4=04
i) ‫الغرفة‬
ii) ‫أهمل‬
iii) ‫في‬
iv) ‫السبورة‬
Distribution of Marks: 1x3=03 (each answer has 1 mark).

Section C –Main Course Book (14 Marks)

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8 Selection of suitable answers from the brackets. Attempting 1x5=05
only 5 questions is required.

i) ‫أبو الخب‬
ii) ‫جوف الشجرة‬
iii) ‫أمر بإحراقها‬
iv) ‫ جار‬،‫ فأر‬،‫نار‬
v) ‫ عندي كيس وفيه رياالن فقط‬:‫مثال‬
vi) ّ‫الخب‬

9 Selection of suitable answers from multiple choices given in the 1x5=05
brackets. Attempting only 5 questions is required.

i) ‫الزهور‬
ii) ‫شاقة‬
iii) ‫قانعا‬
iv) ‫قيام األعمال بنفسه‬
v) ‫اإلنجليزية‬
vi) ‫الالعنف‬

10 Putting full diacritical marks on Arabic passage of question No. 1x4=04
11
‫ا‬
:‫مثال‬
َ‫َرحَبََالَجَمَيَعََبَهَذَاَالَبَرنَامَجََ َوبَعَدََالَفََراغََمَنََالَعَمَلََخََرجَنَاَمَنََالَبَيَتََ َولَمَا‬
.‫اَرآنَا‬
َ َ‫َفََرحَََزمَيَلَيََعَبَدََالَكََريَمََعَنَدم‬،َ‫َوصَلَنَاَبَيَتََعَبَدََالَكََريَم‬
Distribution of Marks: 1x4=04 (whole passage should be divided in
four parts and each correct part will be awarded 1 mark).

Part – B (Descriptive Type Questions)
Section A – Main Course Book (26 Marks)
11 Prose: 7x2=14

Translation of any two passages.

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(‫ )الف‬L – 6, Page: 16
(‫ )ب‬L – 13, Page: 37 - 38
(‫ )ج‬L – 16, Page 48 - 49
Distribution of Marks: 1x7x2=14 (Each paragraph should be
divided into seven parts / portions. Each part / portion carries one
mark).
12 Poetry: 4x3=12
Explanation of any four verses.
L – 10, Page: 28
Distribution of Marks: 4x3=12 (10 marks for explanation
content or literal translation and 2 marks for the style of explanationo
or literal translation. Each verse caries 3 marks).

Section B – Summary (6 Marks)
13 Summary of any one of the following lessons in about 100 1x6=6
words is required.
)L-07, pages: 18-20( ‫) الخب والمغفل‬1
)L-01, pages: 1 & 2( ‫) الدواء العجيب‬2
)L-16, pages: 48 & 49( ‫) شولم شولم‬3
Distribution of Marks: 1x6=6 (4 marks for expression, 2 marks
for style / sequence of matter).

14 Essay writing in Arabic on any of the following topics in 1x8=8
about 100 words.
‫(الف) القلعة الحمراء‬
‫(ب) مكتبي‬
‫(ج) منارة قطب‬
Distribution of marks: (for content of the topic 4 marks, for style
/ sequence of ideas, 2 marks, for grammatical accuracy 2 marks).

Prescribed Text Book: “Minhaj al-T‘lim al-Thanawi al-‘Aali (class XII)
CBSE, Shiksha Kendra
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Preet Vihar
Delhi – 110092