TBSE Class 11 Syllabus 2024 English

CLASS – XI
Syllabus: 2023-24
Subject: English
Section A – 26 Marks
Reading Skills

I Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passages (10+8=18 Marks)

1. One unseen passage to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference
and vocabulary. The passage may be factual, descriptive or literary.

2. One unseen case-based factual passage with verbal/visual inputs like statistical data,
charts etc. to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference and evaluation.

Note: The combined word limit for both the passages will be 600-750.

Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions will be asked.

3. Note Making and Summarization based on a passage of approximately 200-250 words.

i. Note Making: 5 Marks
○ Title: 1
○ Numbering and indenting: 1
○ Key/glossary: 1
○ Notes: 2
ii. Summary (up to 50 words): 3 Marks
○ Content: 2
○ Expression: 1

Section B – 23 Marks
Grammar and Creative Writing Skills
II Grammar 7 Marks

4. Questions on Gap filling (Tenses, Clauses)
5. Questions on re-ordering/transformation of sentences

(Total seven questions to be done out of the eight given).

III Creative Writing Skills 16 Marks

6. Short writing task – Classified Advertisements, up to 50 words. One out of the two
given questions to be answered (3 Marks: Format : 1 / Content : 1 / Expression :1)

7. Short writing task –Poster up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions to be
answered.(3 marks: Format : 1 / Content : 1 / Expression : 1)
8. Long writing task: Business Letter in 120-150 words. One out of the two given questions
to be answered.(5 Marks: Format: 1 / Content: 2 / Expression: 2)
9. Long Writing Task: Debate. One out of the two given questions to be answered. (5
Marks: Format: 1 / Content: 2 / Expression: 2)

Section C – 31 Marks
Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text

This section will have variety of assessment items including Multiple Choice Questions,
Objective Type Questions, Short Answer Type Questions and Long Answer Type
Questions to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation and
extrapolation beyond the text.
10. One Poetry extract out of two, from the book Hornbill. (3x1=3 Marks)
11. One Prose extract out of two, from the book Hornbill. (3x1=3 Marks)
12. One Prose extract out of two, from the book Snapshots. (4x1=4 Marks)
13. Two Short answer type questions (one from Prose and one from Poetry, from the
book Hornbill). (3x2=6 Marks)
14. One Short answer type question, from the book Snapshots, to be answered in 40- 50
words. One outof two questions to be done. (3x1=3 Marks)
15. One Long answer type question, from Prose/Poetry of Hornbill, to be answered in
120-150 words. Any one out of two questions to be done. (1x6=6 Marks)
16. One Long answer type question, based on the chapters from the book Snapshots,
to be answered in 120-150 words. Any one out of two questions to be done.
(1x6=6 Marks)
Prescribed Books
1. Hornbill: English Reader published by National Council of Education Research
and Training,New Delhi
• The Portrait of a Lady (Prose)
• A Photograph (Poem)
• “We’re Not Afraid to Die… if We Can be Together (Prose)
• Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues (Prose)
• The Laburnum Top (Poem)
 The Voice of the Rain (Poem)
• Childhood (Poem)
 The Adventure (Prose)
2. Snapshots: Supplementary Reader published by National Council of Education
Research and Training, New Delhi
• The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse (Prose)
• The Address (Prose)
• Mother’s Day (Play)
• Birth ( Prose)
 The Tale of Melon City

Literature Syllabus (Half-Yearly Exam) 2023-2024

Hornbill: English Reader Snapshots: Supplementary Reader

 The Portrait of a Lady (Prose)  The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
 A Photograph (Poem) (Prose)
 “We’re Not Afraid to Die… if  The Address (Prose)
We Can be Together (Prose)
 The Laburnum Top (Poem)

Literature Syllabus (Annual Exam) 2023-2024

Hornbill: English Reader Snapshots: Supplementary Reader

 Discovering Tut: the Saga  Mother’s Day (Play)
Continues (Prose)  Birth ( Prose)
 The Tale of Melon City
 The Voice of the Rain (Poem)
 The Adventure (Prose)
 Childhood (Poem)

Blue Print of Distribution of Marks [Class XI: English]
Half Yearly / Annual Examination
Section Contents MCQ VSA SA(3Marks) LA I LA I LA II LA III Total
(1 (1 Mark) (4 (4 (5 (6 Marks
Mark) Marks) Marks) Marks) Marks)
A Reading(18) 1x8=8 1x10=10 - - - - - 18
Writing (31)

B Note making, - - 3x1=3 - 5x1=5 - - 08
summary

Grammar - 1x7=07 - - - - - 07

Business - - - - - 5x2=10 - 10
Letter, Debate
writing

Advt., Poster - - 3x2=06 - - - - 06
Writing
C
Literature(31)
TB(Hornbill) - - 3x4=12 - - - 6x1=06 18

Supplementary - - 3x1=03 4x1=04 - - 6x1=06 13
Reader
(Snapshot)

Total 8 17 24 04 05 10 12 80
Marks
* Internal Assessment Marks- 20