MID TERM SYLLABUS AND MARKING SCHEME

ENGLISH CORE
CODE NO. 301 CLASS – XI
2025-26

Section A 26 Marks
Reading Skills

I Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passages (10+8=18 Marks)

1. One unseen passage to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference and

vocabulary. 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 600-750.

Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions will be asked.

3. Note Making and Summarization based on a passage of approximately 200-250 words.

i. Note Making: 5 Marks

○ Title: 1
○ Numbering and indenting: 1
○ Key/glossary: 1
○ Notes: 2
ii. Summary (up to 50 words): 3 Marks
○ Content: 2
○ Expression: 1

Section B – 23 Marks
Grammar and Creative Writing Skills
II Grammar 7 Marks

4. Questions on Gap filling (Tenses )

5. Questions on re-ordering/transformation of sentences

(Total seven questions to be done out of the eight given).

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 III Creative Writing Skills 16 Marks

6. Short writing task – Classified Advertisements, up to 50 words. One out of the two given
questions to be answered (3 Marks: Format: 1 / Content: 1 / Expression: 1)
7. Short writing task –Poster up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions to be
answered. (3 marks: Format: 1 / Content: 1 / Expression: 1)
8. 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. (5
Marks: Format: 1 / Content: 2 / Expression: 2)
9. 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.
(5 Marks: Format: 1 / Content: 2 / Expression: 2)

Section C – 31 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.

10. One Poetry extract out of two, from the book Hornbill, to assess comprehension,
interpretation, analysis, inference and appreciation. (3x1=3 Marks)
11. One Prose extract out of two, from the book Hornbill, to assess comprehension,
interpretation, analysis, evaluation and appreciation. (3x1=3 Marks)
12. One prose extract out of two, from the book Snapshots, to assess comprehension,
interpretation, analysis, inference and appreciation. (4x1=4 Marks)
13. Two Short answer type questions (one from Prose and one from Poetry, from the book
Hornbill), outof four, to be answered in 40-50 words. Questions should elicit inferential
responses through critical thinking. (3x2=6 Marks)
14. One Short answer type question, from the book Snapshots, to be answered in 40- 50 words.
Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. One out of two
questions to be done. (3x1=3 Marks)
15. 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, as
reference points to assess extrapolation beyond and across the text. The question will elicit
analytical and evaluative response from the student. Any one out of two questions to be
done. (1x6=6 Marks)
16. 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. Questions to provide analytical and evaluative responses, using incidents, events,
themes, as reference points. Any one out of two questions to be done. (1x6=6 Marks)

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 Prescribed Books

1. Hornbill: English Reader published by National Council of Education Research and Training,
New Delhi
• The Portrait of a Lady (Prose)
• A Photograph (Poem)
• “We’re Not Afraid to Die… if We Can Be Together
• Discovering Tut: The Saga Continues
• The Laburnum Top (Poem)
• The Voice of the Rain (Poem)
2. Snapshots: Supplementary Reader published by National Council of Education Research
and Training, New Delhi
• The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse (Prose)
• The Address (Prose)
• Mother’s Day (Play)

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT-ASL

Assessment of Listening Skills 10 Marks

Assessment of Speaking Skills 10 marks

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 Question Paper Design

English CORE XI (Code No.

301) 2024-25

Section Competencies Total

marks

Reading Skills Conceptual understanding, decoding,

Analyzing, inferring, interpreting,
appreciating, literary, conventions and 26
vocabulary, summarizing and using
appropriate format/s.

Grammar and Creative Conceptual Understanding, application of

Writing Skills rules, Analysis, Reasoning, appropriacy of
style and tone, using appropriate format and 23
fluency, inference, analysis, evaluation and
creativity.
Literature Text Book and Recalling, reasoning, appreciating literary
Supplementary Reading convention, inference, analysis, creativity
Text with fluency, Critical Thinking. 31

TOTAL 80

Internal Assessment Assessment of Listening and Speaking Skills 10

● Listening 5+5
● Speaking

● Project Work 10

GRAND TOTAL 100