TBSE Class 12 Syllabus 2024 English

CLASS – XII
Subject: ENGLISH
Syllabus for Half-Yearly/Pre-Board/ Board Final Examination, 2023-24

Section A – 22 Marks
Reading Skills

I Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passage (10+12 = 22 Marks)

1. One unseen passage to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis and inference.
Vocabulary assessment will also be accessed via inference. 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 700-750 words.

Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions and Short Answer type Questions
(to be answered in 40-50 words) will be asked.

Section B – 18 Marks
Writing Skills
II. Writing Skills
3. Notice, up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions to be answered.
(4 Marks:Format: 1 / Content: 2 / Accuracy of Spelling and Grammar: 1).

4. Advertisement, up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions to be answered.
(4 Marks: Format: 1 / Content: 2 / Accuracy of Spelling and Grammar: 1).

5. Letters to be answered in approximately 120-150 words. Letter types include application
for a job with bio data or resume. Letters to the editor (giving suggestions or opinion on
issues of public interest). One out of the two given questions tobe answered.
(5 Marks: Format: 1 / Organisation of Ideas: 1/Content: 2 / Accuracy of Spelling and
Grammar: 1).

6. Article/ Report Writing to be answered in 120-150 words. One out of the two given
questions to be answered.
(5 Marks: Format: 1 /Organisation of Ideas: 1/Content : 2 / Accuracy of Spelling and
Grammar :1 ).

Section C – 40 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.

7. One Poetry extract out of two, from the book Flamingo (6x1=6 Marks)

8. One Prose extract out of two, from the book Vistas (4x1=4 Marks)

9. One prose extract out of two from the book Flamingo (6x1=6Marks)

10. Short answer type questions (from Prose and Poetry from the book Flamingo), to be
answered in 40-50 words each. Five questions out of the six given are to be answered.
(5x2=10 Marks)

11. Short answer type questions, from Prose (Vistas), to be answered in 40- 50 words each.
Any two out of three questions to be done. (2x2=4 Marks)

12. One Long answer type question, from Prose/Poetry (Flamingo), to be answered in 120-150
words. Any one out of two questions to be done. (1x5=5 Marks)

13. One Long answer type question, based on the chapters from the book Vistas, to be
answered in 120-150 words. Any one out of two questions to be done. (1x5=5 Marks)

Prescribed Books

1. Flamingo: English Reader published by National Council of Education Research and
Training, New Delhi

2. Vistas: Supplementary Reader published by National Council of Education Research
and Training, New Delhi

The Tiger King
Memories of Childhood
• The Cutting of My Long Hair
• We Too are Human Beings
On the Face of It

• Syllabus for Half-Yearly Examination
(Supplementary Reader)

The Tiger King
On the Face of It

• Syllabus for Pre-Board/ Board Final Examination

(Supplementary Reader)

The Tiger King
On the Face of It
Memories of Childhood- The Cutting of My Long Hair & we too are Human Beings

Blue Print of Distribution of Marks
For Half-Yearly /Pre-Board/ Board Final Exam, 2023-2024
Class XII, English
Section-A Contents MCQ VSA SA LA-I LA-II Total
(1 Mark) (1 Mark) (2 (4 (5 Marks
Marks) Marks) Marks)
A Reading (22) 1x10=10 1x12=12 - - - 22
B Writing (18) - - - 2x4=8 2x5=10 18
C Literature (40) - 1x16=16 2x7=14 - 2x5=10 40
Total 10 28 14 08 20 80

• Internal Assessment: 20 Marks