Karnataka SSLC Blueprint 2026 for English

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SSLC EXAMINATION LESSONWISE MARKS WEIGHTAGE 2025-26
FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH
14E
Total Total
Sl. 1Mark 2Mark 3Mark 4Mark 5Mark
Unit Name no of Marks
No Qns Qns Qns Qns Qns
Qns Allotted
PROSE
1 A Wrong man in Workers’
1 1 3
Paradise
2 The Elixir of life 1 1 4
3 The Gift of the Magi 1 1 3
4 Louis Pasteur, Conqueror of
1 1 4
Disease
5 What is Moral Action? 1 1 3
6 The Eyes are not Here 1 1 3
7 The Girl who was Anne Frank 1 1 2 4
8 A Village Cricket Match 1 1 2
9 Consumerist Culture 1 1 2 3
10 The Pie and the Tart 1 1 1
TOTAL 3 2 5 2 12 30
POETRY
11 To a pair of Sarus Crane 1 1 2 3
12 Abraham Lincoln’s Letter 1 1 4
13 Vachana 1 1 3
14 Lochinvar 1 1 3
15 A Poison Tree 1 1 4
16 Sonnet -73 1 1 2
17 The Stolen Boat 1 1 3
18 Mending Wall 1 1 2
19 Buttoo 1 1 3
20 C.L.M 1 1 3
TOTAL 1 3 5 2 11 30
NON- DETAIL
21 Treasure Island 1 1 2
22 Karna 1 1 3
23 Ulysses and the Cyclops 1 1 2
TOTAL 2 1 3 7
GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION
24 Grammar and Vocabulary 9 3 12 15
25 Analogy 4 4 4
26 Passage for Comprehension 1 1 4
27 Essay Writing 1 1 5
28 Letter Writing 1 1 5
TOTAL 13 3 1 2 19 33
GRAND TOTAL 17 10 11 5 2 45 100

NOTE: 1. In 3 Marks, 1 additional question is given (Internal Choice).
2. In 4 Marks, 3 additional questions are given (Internal Choice).
3. In 5 Marks, 2 additional questions are given (Internal Choice).

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Chapter Wise Marks Distribution of Second Language English Subject for SSLC
Examination-2025-26
PROSE
Total Total
1Mark 2Mark 3Mark 4Mark 5Mark
SL. NO PROSE No. of Marks
Qns. Qns. Qns. Qns. Qns.
Qns. Allotted

01 A Hero 1 1 3

02 There is Girl by the Tracks! 1 1 3

03 Gentleman of Rio-en-Medio 1 1 2

04 Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 1 1 2

05 The Concert 1 1 2

06 The Discovery 1 1 3

07 Colours of Silence 1 1 3

08 Science and Hope of Survival 1 1 2

Total 4 4 8 20

POETRY
Total Total
1Mark 2Mark 3Mark 4Mark 5Mark
SL. NO POETRY No. of Marks
Qns. Qns. Qns. Qns. Qns.
Qns. Allotted
01 Grandma Climbs a Tree 1 1 4
02 Quality of Mercy 1 1 4
03 I am the Land 1 1 2
04 The Song of India 1* 1* 4*
05 Jazz Poem Two 1 1 3
06 Ballad of the Tempest 1* 1* 4*
07 The Blind Boy 1* 1* 4*
Off to Outer Space Tomorrow
08 1 1 3
Morning
Total Marks 1 2 2 5 16

SUPPLEMENTARY READING
Total Total
1Mark 2Mark 3Mark 4Mark 5Mark
SL. NO SUPPLEMENTARY READING No. of Marks
Qns. Qns. Qns. Qns. Qns.
Qns. Allotted

01 Narayanpur Incident 1 1 2

02 On Top of the World 1* 1* 2*

03 A Great Martyr Ever Cherished 1 1 2

04 The Bird of Happiness 1* 1* 2*

Total 2 2 4

Total 15 40

GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION
Total Total
1Mark 2Mark 3Mark 4Mark 5Mark
SL. NO GRAMMAR & COMPOSITION No. of Marks
Qns. Qns. Qns. Qns. Qns.
Qns. Allotted
01 Grammar and Vocabulary 16 16 16
02 Composition & Comprehension
Editing 1 1 2
profile 1 1 3
picture 1 1 3
Story 1 1 3
Essay 1 1 4
Letter Writting 1 1 5
passage 1 1 4
TOTAL 23 40
TOTAL NUMBER OF QUESTIONS AND MARKS 38 80
Note : In 2 marks , 2 additional questions are given(Internal Choice)
In 4 marks , 5 additional questions are given(Internal Choice)
In 5 marks , 2 additional questions are given(Internal Choice)
(*) Indicates One choice question.

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