CBSE Class 11 English

Unit 1: Section A - Reading Comprehension (25 Marks)

• Two unseen passages and a poem to be analyzed for comprehension and interpretation.
• 12 out of 15 Multiple Choice / Objective Type Questions, from a literary or discursive passage of about 950-1000 words to assess comprehension, interpretation, inference, analysis, appreciation and vocabulary.
• 8 out of 9 Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions to test interpretation, inference and appreciation of a poem of about 10-12 lines.
• 5 out of 7 Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions from a case-based passage (with visual input- statistical data, chart etc.) of 100-120 words to test interpretation, analysis and evaluation.

Note for Students: This section focuses on your ability to decode and analyze unfamiliar literary and factual texts, including visual data representations.

Unit 2: Section B - Creative Writing Skills (15 Marks)

• An Essay on an argumentative/discursive/reflective/descriptive topic, leading to creative rendering, forming and defending of opinions, to be answered in 120-150 words.
• Article on one out of two topics to be answered in 120-150 words pertaining to contemporary topical issues.
• Speech on one out of two topics to be answered in 120-150 words pertaining to contemporary topical issues.

Note for Students: You will practice expressing structured opinions and arguments through various professional and creative writing formats.

Unit 3: Section C - Textbook: Woven Words (20 Marks)

• Reference to the Context: One Prose extract, out of two, and one Poetry extract, out of two, to assess comprehension, literary appreciation and inference.
• Two Short Answer Questions out of three, to be answered in 30-40 words to assess understanding, analysis and critical appreciation.
• Two Short Answer Questions, out of three, to be answered in 50-60 words to assess understanding, analysis and critical appreciation.

Note for Students: This unit requires a deep dive into the prescribed short stories, poems, and essays to extract meaning and appreciate stylistic nuances.

Unit 4: Section C - Drama (10 Marks)

• Two Long Answer Questions, out of three, to be answered in 80-100 words to appreciate characters, events and episodes. Questions to provide analytical responses using incidents, events, themes, as reference points.
• Prescribed Text: Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw.

Note for Students: Focus on understanding character motivations and thematic elements within the prescribed dramatic work.

Unit 5: Section C - Fiction (10 Marks)

• One Short Answer Question, out of two, to be answered in 30-40 words to critically appreciate characters, events, episodes, interpersonal relationships and formation of personal points of view.
• One Short Answer Question, out of two, to be answered in 50-60 words to assess understanding, analysis and critical appreciation.
• One Long Answer Question, out of two, to be answered in 120-150 words to test literary appreciation and to draw inferences.
• Prescribed Text: The Old Man and the Sea (Novel unabridged) by Ernest Hemingway.

Note for Students: This section tests your ability to form personal points of view and critically evaluate long-form narrative fiction.

Unit 6: Seminar (20 Marks)

• Presentation- book review /a play /a short story/a novel/ novella (tale, fable, and parable) to be followed by a question-answer session.
• Poetry reading to be followed by interpretative tasks based on close reading and literary analysis of the text.
• Critical review of a film/ documentary or a play.
• Conducting a theatre workshop to be followed by a discussion.

Note for Students: The seminar is an internal assessment component designed to improve your public speaking and interactive literary analysis skills.

Unit 7: Prescribed Literary Texts (Syllabus Content)

• Short Stories (Woven Words): The Lament, A Pair of Mustachios, The Rocking-horse Winner, The Adventure of the Three Garridebs, Pappachi’s Moth, The Third and Final Continent.
• Poetry (Woven Words): The Peacock, Let me Not to the Marriage of True Minds, Coming, Telephone Conversation, The World is too Much with Us, Mother Tongue, Hawk Roosting, Ode to a Nightingale.
• Essays (Woven Words): My Watch, My Three Passions, Patterns of Creativity, Tribal Verse, What is a Good Book?, The Story, Bridges.

Note for Students: Ensure you read all selected stories, poems, and essays from the NCERT textbook "Woven Words" for the examination.

Section A: Reading Skills (26 Marks)

• Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passages: One unseen passage to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference and vocabulary. The passage may be factual, descriptive or literary.
• Case-based Factual Passage: One unseen case-based factual passage with verbal/visual inputs like statistical data, charts etc. to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference and evaluation.
• Note Making and Summarization: Based on a passage of approximately 200-250 words. Note Making includes Title, Numbering and indenting, Key/glossary, and Notes. Summary is up to 50 words focusing on Content and Expression.

Note for Students: This section assesses your ability to interpret unseen texts and develop essential study skills like organizing information through notes and summaries.

Section B: Grammar and Creative Writing Skills (23 Marks)

• Grammar: Questions on Gap filling (Tenses, Clauses) and Questions on re-ordering/transformation of sentences. (Total seven questions to be done out of the eight given).
• Short Writing Task – Classified Advertisements: Up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions to be answered.
• Short Writing Task – Poster: Up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions to be answered.
• Long Writing Task – Speech: In 120-150 words based on verbal / visual cues related to contemporary / age-appropriate topic. One out of the two given questions to be answered.
• Long Writing Task – Debate: Based on visual/verbal inputs in 120-150 words, thematically related to contemporary, topical issues. One out of the two given questions to be answered.

Note for Students: Focus on applying grammatical rules accurately and mastering various formats of functional writing for both social and professional contexts.

Section C: Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text (31 Marks)

• Poetry Extract (Hornbill): One Poetry extract out of two, from the book Hornbill, to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference and appreciation.
• Prose Extract (Hornbill): One Prose extract out of two, from the book Hornbill, to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation and appreciation.
• Prose Extract (Snapshots): One prose extract out of two, from the book Snapshots, to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference and appreciation.
• Short Answer Questions (Hornbill): Two Short answer type questions (one from Prose and one from Poetry), out of four, to be answered in 40-50 words. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking.
• Short Answer Question (Snapshots): One Short answer type question, from the book Snapshots, to be answered in 40- 50 words. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking.
• Long Answer Question (Hornbill): One Long answer type question, from Prose/Poetry of Hornbill, to be answered in 120-150 words. Questions can be based on incident / theme / passage / extract / event to assess extrapolation beyond and across the text.
• Long Answer Question (Snapshots): One Long answer type question, based on the chapters from the book Snapshots, to be answered in 120-150 words, to assess global comprehension and extrapolation beyond the text.

Note for Students: You are expected to engage deeply with the prescribed prose and poetry, moving beyond literal meaning to analytical and evaluative interpretation.

Internal Assessment (20 Marks)

• Assessment of Listening Skills: 05 marks.
• Assessment of Speaking Skills: 05 marks.
• Project Work: 10 marks. Includes a project report/script/essay and a viva-voce based on the project.

Note for Students: Internal assessment focuses on your interactive competence and your ability to conduct research and present findings on age-appropriate themes.