INDIAN SCHOOL AL WADI AL KABIR DEPARTMENT OF
INDIAN SCHOOL AL WADI AL KABIR DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EXAMINATION SPECIFICATIONS CLASS XII ENGLISH CORE
Section-wise Weightage Marks Reading 30% 40% Writing Literature 30%
SECTION A � READING �Two COMPREHENSION- 30 MARKS unseen passages with a variety of Very Short Answer/ Short Answer or MCQ type questions to test comprehension, interpretation and inference. �Vocabulary will also be tested. �Total length will be around 1100 – 1200 words. �A third passage of 400 -500 words for notemaking and summarizing.
Section A Unseen Passages No. of words 1. 500 -600 approx. 2. 500 -600 approx. 3. 400 -500 Testing areas Marks allotted 10 Very Short Answer / Short Answer or MCQ questions to test comprehension, interpretation and inference. 12 Note making in an appropriate format Summary 08
SECTION-B �ADVANCED WRITING SKILLS – 30 MARKS v One out of two short compositions of not more than 50 words each e. g. advertisements and notices, designing or drafting posters, writing formal and informal invitations and replies. v Writing one out of two letters based on verbal input v Two compositions based on visual/ verbal input. May be descriptive or argumentative in nature such as an article, a debate or a speech of 150 -200 words. [4 Marks] [6 Marks] [10+10 Marks]
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SECTION C � LITERARY TEXTS (PRESCRIBED TEXTS -VISTAS AND FLAMINGO 40 MARKS ) v One out of two extracts based on poetry from the text to test comprehension and appreciation v Short Answer questions based on prose/ drama/ poetry from both the texts. v Long Answer Question based on texts to test global comprehension and extrapolation beyond the texts to bring out the key messages and values. v Two Long Answer Questions are based on theme, plot, and incidents from the prescribed Novel. (The Invisible Man)
PROCESS OF EVALUATION CLASS XII - WEEKLY CYCLE TESTS ONCE A MONTH (25 MARKS) - 1 ST ASSESSMENT (50) MARKS - 2 ND ASSESSMENT (90 +10) MARKS - PRELIM 1 (100) MARKS - PRELIM 2 (100) MARKS - CBSE EXAMINATION in MARCH 2016
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