HBSE Class 11 Sample Paper 2027 English Core Marking Scheme

FOR HARYANA CLASS 11 PREPARATION

HBSE Class 11 Sample
Paper 2027 English
Core Marking Scheme
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Haryana Class 11 2027 Answer Key English

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MARKING SCHEME/ ANSWER KEY
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER (2026- 2027)
ENGLISH CORE - CLASS XI

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SECTION A : READING SKILLS
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(iii) (c ) Both I and II are true
(iv) (a ) with emotions
(v) (c ) The teacher failed to motivate his students
(vi) Enthusiastic
(vii) Insignificantly
(viii) True
(ix) Teaching of universal history in middle schools
(x) Because of the methods of his teacher.

2 Note Making 5 marks
Title 1 mark, Abbreviation 1 mark, content 3 marks
Notes
Title : Effective Speaking and Listening ( Accept any other appropriate title also)
(1 ) To become an effective listener
1.1 Develop concentration
1.2 Requires determination
1.3 Be alert both phy. & ment.
1.4 Keep upright posture
1.5 Take notes
1.6 Gives confidence to spk.
(2 ) An incomptt. listener
2.1 can’t receive the message
2.2 lacks con.
2.3 has personal prejudices against spk.

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2.4 Find counter argument
2.5 Try to compete with spk
(3) Conclusion:

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(vii) withdrew
(viii) was
3.5 Identify the part of speech
(ix) Noun
(x) Adverb
3.6 Determiners
(XI ) one’s
(XII) a few

SECTION C : CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS ( 15 marks)
4 NOTICE 5 marks
Format – 1 mark

Box , NOTICE ( centre), Heading ( Centre), date of issue (aligned left), Signature with
designation ( bottom left)

• Award full marks if all aspects included.
• Award ½ mark if more than one aspect is missing.
• Award zero mark if more than two aspects are missing.

Content – 3 marks

Suggested value points
• Correct format
• Drawing attention
• Date, time , venue
• inviting the students
• last date

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• Line with reference to the undersigned

Accuracy - 1 mark
• Award full marks if there is one or two grammatical/ spelling mistakes
• Deduct ½ mark if there are more than two grammatical/spelling mistakes
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Format 1 mark
Box, Heading, content, contact no., address/ email
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• Qualifications – essential and desirable
• Skills, experience, age etc.

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Content 3 marks
• Format
• Say No to Female Foeticide
• Consequences
• Drawing
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Accuracy - 1 mark
• Award full marks if there is one or two grammatical/ spelling mistake/ mistakes
• Deduct ½ mark if there are more than two grammatical/spelling mistakes

5. Letter 5 marks
Format 1 mark
Sender’s address, date, Receiver’s address, subject and salutation/ salutation and subject,
complimentary close

Award full marks if all aspects included.
Award 0.5 marks if more than one aspect is missing.
Award zero marks if more than two aspects are missing.

Content 2

Award full marks if
• All points included ( Format , tense , formal tone, vocabulary etc.)
• Well developed with sustained clarity
Award 1.5 marks if
• Almost all points included
• Reasonably well developed
Award 1 mark if
• Some points included
• Fair attempt at developing the ideas
Award 0.5 marks if

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• Most of the points not included
• Limited awareness about the task given

Expression 1 mark

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• Award full marks if there is one or two grammatical/ spelling mistakes
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Suggested value points
A Report should answer the questions
• What
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• When
• How

Expression 1 mark
Award full marks if
• Tense, tone and vocabulary are appropriate
• Coherence and relevance of ideas
Award 0.5 marks if
• There is a little deviation ( tense, tone , vocabulary)
• Almost relevant

Accuracy - 1 mark
• Award full marks if there is one or two grammatical/ spelling mistakes
• Deduct ½ mark if there are more than two grammatical/spelling mistakes

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Format 1 ( Heading/ Title, name of writer, class)

Content 2
Suggested value points
• Beginning, middle and end

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• Smartphones have become an inseparable part of life
• High dependency on social media
• Using phones during meals or in the restroom
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Q 7 (B)
(I ) (d) It is a beautiful place
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Q 8 Answer in 120-150 words 1x5 5 marks
Content 3 marks Expression 2 marks ( Fluency 1 Grammar 1)
(A ) Suggested value points
• Tut’s popularity/ famous ancient Egyptian king
• Tomb discovered by Howard Carter in 1922
• Mystery surrounded his life and death, died young
• Earlier examinations had raised questions about possible murder
• A CT scan provide detailed image
• Scientists wanted to know the cause of his death
• His royal status and wealth increased public and scholar’s interest.
• Primary reason for selection- historical and scientific
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(B ) Suggested value points
• Yes, population explosion puts a lot of pressure on natural resources
• It leads to excessive consumption of food, water, energy and land
• Deforestation, pollution
• Greater demand for housing, transportation
• Unemployment, poverty, degradation of environment
• The population increased in a small span of time- 1800 1 billion, 1900 2 billion, 1950 3 billion,
1995 5.7 billion.
• Increases green house gas emission, climate change
• Lack of basic amenities
( Any other relevant point/points)

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Q 9 Answer the questions in 20-30 words. 2x4 8 marks
Content 1 mark Expression 1 mark
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(II) (a) The bird’s young ones
(III) (c ) Statements 1,2, and 3 are true
(IV) (b) The group of goldfinch’s young ones
(V) (a) The Laburnum Top Written by Ted Hughes
Q 10 (B )
(I ) (c ) Personification
(II) (d) All the statements are correct
(III) (b) Land and Sea- Heaven- Earth
(IV) (b) Vividly
(V) (a) Walt Whitman
Q 11 Answer the questions in 30-40 words. 3x2 6 marks
Content 2 marks Expression 1 mark
( Deduct 0.5 mark for more than two grammatical/ spelling mistakes)
(I ) Suggested value points
• The mother had lost her childhood and happy past
• The poet had lost her mother
• Universal experience of loss/ acceptance of life’s inevitable losses
( Any other relevant point/points)
(II) Suggested value points
• Adults are not always what they seem
• Talk and preach of love, kindness, and other values but their actions are contradictory
• This realization reveals their hypocrisy.
( Any other relevant point/points)
(III) Suggested value points
• Father’s ambition to make his son a man of his choice
• Son’s own ambition and world
• No communication/ generation gap

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• Father does not like son’s profligacy
• Accepts his son with all his virtues and vices
( Any other relevant point/points)
Q 12 Answer any one question in 120-150 words. 1x5 5 marks
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• Loving, caring and devoted mother
• Fulfils her responsibilities sincerely
• Neglected by the family
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• Develops self-respect and refuses to be taken for granted
• Teaches self-worth, dignity and confidence
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• Understands Mrs. Pearson’s problems
• Stands up for her rights
• Practical and resourceful
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* Who was finally hanged?
* Who became the new king?
Q 13 Answer any three questions in 20-30 word. 3x2 6 marks
Content 1 mark Expression 1 mark
(I ) Suggested value points
• Honesty/integrity/poverty with dignity/ strong family bonds/kind- heartedness
( Any other relevant point/points)
(II) Suggested value points
• A loving and kind and caring mother
• Practical and far sighted
• Courageous and emotional
• War victim
( Any other relevant point/points)
(III) Suggested value points
• Under great emotional stress
• Nervous
• Expecting his first baby after twenty years of marriage
• Had complete faith in Dr. Andrew Manson
( Any other relevant point/points)
(IV ) Suggested value points
• Mrs. Pearson’s husband/Doris’ father/Cyril’s father
• Pompy- ompy George
( Any other relevant point/points)

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