UP Board Class 11 Syllabus 2027 English

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UP Class 11 2027 Syllabus English

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Academic Session-2026-27
Subject – English
(Class – XI)

There will be one question paper of 100 marks.
Unit-1–Reading- 15 Marks
1. One long unseen passage followed by four very short-answer type questions and
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three vocabulary based questions. VSA-4x3=12

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20 Marks
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2. Note making and summary 05
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4. Letter to the Editor/Complaint letters/Business letters (Placing orders/booking or
cancellation/ making enquiries etc) 07
Unit-3 – Grammar- 25 Marks
5. Ten MCQs and five very short answer type questions based on Narration, Synthesis,
Transformation, Syntax and vocabulary items like- idioms and phrases/phrasal verbs,
synonyms, antonyms, one word substitution, homophones. MCQ-1x10=10
VSA- 2x5=10
6. Translation from Hindi to English.(7 to 8 sentences) 05
Unit-4 – Literature - 40 Marks
Hornbill – Text Book 25 marks
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Prose-
8. Two short answer type questions. 4+4=8
7. One long answer type question.
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Poetry-
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9. Three short answer type questions based on a given poetry extract. 2x3=6
10. Critical Appreciation (It will include the main theme, form of choice of word,
rhyming scheme, use of imagery etc.) 04
Note- Questions related to identification of the following figures of speech will be included in
the poetry section-(Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Oxymoron, Apostrophe,
Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia)
Snapshots – Supplementary Reader - 15 marks
12. Two short answer type questions. 4+4=8
11. One long answer type question. 07
Prescribed Content-
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3- Discovering Tut: The Saga Continues
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3- A.R. Williams
4- The Ailing Planet: The Green Movement’s Role 4- Nani Palkhivala
5- The Adventure 5- Jayant Narlikar
6- Silk Road 6- Nick Middleton
Poetry-
1- A Photograph 1- Shirley Toulson
2- The Laburnum Top 2- Ted Hughes

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3- The Voice of the Rain 3- Walt Whitman
4- Childhood 4- Markus Natten
5- Father to son 5- Elizabeth Jennings
2 SNAPSHOTS (Supplementary Reader)
1- The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse 1- William Saroyan
2- The Address 2- Marga Minco
3- Mother’s Day 3- J.B. Priestley
4- Birth 4- A.J. Cronin
5- The Tale of Melon City 5- Vikram Seth
Recommended Book
‘A Hand book of Grammar and Composition Writing’ Published by English Language
Teaching Institute (ELTI), U.P., Prayagraj.
This book can be accessed Online at eltiup.org.
For Remedial Teaching in the Session 2026-27
Four Unit Tests
(i) First Unit Test 20 Marks July Second Week
(MCQs Based)
(10 Marks for summer holiday home work + 10 Marks for unit test)

(ii) Second Unit Test 20 Marks August Last Week
(Descriptive Questions Based)
(iii) Third Unit Test 20 Marks November Last Week
(MCQs Based)
(iv) Fourth Unit Test 20 Marks December Last Week
(Descriptive Questions Based)
Note- The above tests will be conducted at school level as a part of remedial teaching. The
marks obtained in these tests will not be included in the final result.

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