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This document provides details about the deleted topics and revised syllabus for the 2021 English Core exam. It outlines 20 multiple choice questions each for Reading Comprehension and Literature sections. The Writing section includes short writing tasks like notices and letters worth 3 marks each and longer writing pieces like articles or reports worth 5 marks each. The Literature section includes short answer questions worth 2 marks each and longer answer questions worth 5 marks each. The total time allotted for the exam is 2 hours and 40 minutes with 20 minutes for revision.

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This document provides details about the deleted topics and revised syllabus for the 2021 English Core exam. It outlines 20 multiple choice questions each for Reading Comprehension and Literature sections. The Writing section includes short writing tasks like notices and letters worth 3 marks each and longer writing pieces like articles or reports worth 5 marks each. The Literature section includes short answer questions worth 2 marks each and longer answer questions worth 5 marks each. The total time allotted for the exam is 2 hours and 40 minutes with 20 minutes for revision.

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Deleted Topics

(For 2021 Exam)

Reading

Note Making and Summarizing

Literature

FLAMINGO

1. Poets and Pancakes 1. A Roadside Stand


2. The Interview
3. Going Places

VISTAS

1. The Tiger King


2. Journey to the end of the Earth
3. Memories of Childhood

Writing

Poster making
Business or official letters for making enquiries, registering complaints,
asking for and giving information, orders and sending replies.
Speech, Debate
Syllabus
PART A
READING COMPREHENSION 20 marks

Q1. Multiple Choice questions based on one unseen passage to assess


comprehension, interpretation and inference. Vocabulary and inference of
meaning will also be assessed. The passage may be factual, descriptive or literary.
Ten out of eleven questions to be done. (10 x 1 = 10)

Q2. Multiple Choice questions based on one unseen case- based factual passage
with verbal/ visual inputs like statistical data, charts, newspaper report etc. Ten
out of eleven questions to be done. (10 x1 = 10)

Note: The combined word limit for both the passages will be 700-750 words.

LITERATURE 20 marks

Q3. Multiple Choice Questions based on two prose extracts, one each from the
books Flamingo and Vistas, to assess comprehension and appreciation. Refer to
the lines to answer questions based on the given extract. Any 2 out of 3 extracts
to be done. (8x1=8)
Q4. Multiple Choice Questions based on a poetry extract from the book Flamingo
to assess comprehension, analysis and inference. Refer to the lines to answer
questions based on the given extract. Any 1 out of 2 extracts to be done.

(4x1=4)

Q5.Text based questions to assess comprehension, analysis, inference and


interpretation from the books Flamingo and Vistas. Eight out of ten questions to
be done. (8x1=8)

PART B

WRITING 16 marks

Q6. Short writing task – Notice/Advertisement up to 50 words. One out of the two
given questions to be answered. (3 Marks: Format: 1/ Content: 1/ Expression:1)

Q7. Short writing task- Formal/ Informal Invitation and Reply up to 50 words. One
out of the two given questions to be answered.

(3 Marks: Format: 1/ Content: 1/ Expression: 1)

Q8. Letters based on verbal/ visual input, to be answered in approximately 120-


150 words. Letter types include application for a job, Letters to the editor giving
suggestions or opinion on issues of public interest. One out of the two given
questions to be answered. (5 Marks: Format: 1/ Content: 2/ Expression: 2)

Q9. Article/ Report Writing, descriptive and analytical in nature, based on verbal
inputs, to be answered in 120-150 words. One out of the two given questions to
be answered. (5 Marks: Format: 1/ Content: 2/ Expression: 2)
LITERATURE 24 marks

Q10. Five Short answer type question, out of six, from Prose and Poetry from the
book Flamingo, to be answered in 30-40 words. Questions should elicit inferential
responses through critical thinking. (5x2=10)

Q11. Two Short answer type question, out of three, from Prose (Vistas), to be
answered in 30-40 words. Questions should elicit inferential responses through
critical thinking. (2x2=4)

Q12. One Long answer type question, from Prose/poetry (Flamingo), to be


answered in 120-150 words to assess global comprehension and extrapolation
beyond the text. Questions to provide evaluative and analytical responses using
incidents, events, themes as reference points. Any 1 out of 2 questions to be
done. (1x5=5)

Q13. One Long answer type question, based on the chapters from the book
Vistas, to be answered in 120-150 words to assess global comprehension and
extrapolation beyond the text. Questions to provide evaluative and analytical
responses using incidents, events, themes as reference points. Any 1 out of 2
questions to be done. (1x5=5)
TIME PATTERN
ENGLISH CORE

Part Question Type Questions


A (Objective) Reading 10 MCQ x (2 passages)
Literature 20 MCQ
(Prose + Poetry)
B (Subjective) Writing 2 Q ( 3m each)
2 Q ( 5m each)
Literature 7 Q ( 2m each)
(Prose + Poetry) 2 Q ( 5m each)

Total Time: 2 hours 40 min

Revision Time: 20 min

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