COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH (Code No. 101) CLASS - X 2024-25 SECTION-WISE WEIGHTAGE Section Total Weightage A_| Reading Skills 22 B | Writing Skills 22. | Grammar 10 D__| Literature Textbook 26 TOTAL 80 SECTION A: READING SKILLS (12410=22 Marks) 50 Periods + The section will have two unseen passages with the maximum word limit of 750 words. The passages canhave continuous and non-continuous text inspired from the themes in prescribed books, Please refer to theMain Course Book (MCB) for types of non-continuous texts, (For example —Unit 1 has lists, tables, cues, message, telephone conversation etc.). ‘* Objective Type Questions (including Multiple Choice Questions), Very Short Answer Type Questions (oneword/ one phrase / one sentence) and Short Answer Type Questions (30-40 words each) will be asked to test interpretation, analysis, inference, evaluation and vocabulary in context. SECTION B: WRITING SKILLS 22 Marks 50 Periods This section will have a variety of short and long writing tasks. + Email to school authorities (Application for leave/ change of subject /change of section/ bus-timings ‘or similar topics) in maximum 50 words 3.Marks + Factual Description of a person/object in maximum 100 words 4 Marks + One out of two formal letters, in maximum 120 words, thematically aligned to topics in MCB. 7 Marks + One out of two articles based on verbal cues, in maximum 150 words, thematically aligned to MCB topics. 8 Marks SECTION C: GRAMMAR 10 Marks, 20 periods Grammar items will be taught and assessed over a period of time. 4. Tenses 2, Modals 3. Subject — verb concord 4, Reported speech Commands and requests ‘© Statements © Questions Page 14 of 185. Clauses: * Noun clauses © Adverb clauses © Relative clauses 6. _Determiners ‘The above items may be tested through test types as given below: + Gap filing 3 marks © Editing or Omission 4 marks ‘+ Sentences Reordering or Sentence Transformation in context 3 marks SECTION D: LITERATURE TEXTBOOK 26 Marks 50 Periods + Two out of three extracts from prose/poetry for reference to the context. Very Short Answer Questions will be asked to assess global comprehension, interpretation, inference and evaluation, 8 marks (4+4) + Five Short Answer Type Questions out of six from the Literature Reader to test local and global ‘comprehension of theme and ideas, analysis, evaluation and appreciation (30-40 words each) 5x2 = 10 Marks + One out of two Long Answer Type Questions to assess how the values inherent in the text have been brought out. Creativity, evaluation and extrapolation beyond the text and across the texts will be assessed. This can also be a passage-based question taken from a situation/plot from the texts, (150 words). 8 marks Prescribed Books: Interact in English Series by CBSE (available on www.cbseacademic.nic.in) + Main Course Book (Revised Edition) + Literature Reader (Revised Edition) + Workbook (Revised Edition) NOTE: Teachers are advised to: i) encourage classroom interaction among peers, students and teachers through activities such as role play, group work etc., reduce teacher-talk time and keep it to the minimum, iil) take up questions for discussion to encourage pupils to participate and to marshal their ideas and express and defend their views. Listening and Speaking Skills are given at Annexure I. Page 15 of 18‘Question Paper Design Communicative English(CODE NO. 101) 2024-25 CLASS X TIME: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80 S.No] Competencies % Weightage 1 | Demonstrative Knowledge + Understanding (Knowledge based simple recall questions, to know specific facts, terms, concepts, principles or theories, identify, define, or recite, information, Comprehension —to be familiar with meaning and to understand | Up to 30% conceptually, interpret, compare, contrast, explain, paraphrase information) 2 | Conceptual Application (Use abstract information in concrete situation, to apply knowledge to new situations; use given content to interpret a situation, provide an example or solve a problem) Up to 35% 3__| Analysis, Evaluation and Creativity Analysis & Synthesis- classify, compare, contrast, or differentiate between different pieces of information; organize and/orintegrate unique pieces of information from | Up to 35% a variety of sources. Total Page 16 of 18Annexure | Guidelines for Assessment of Listening and Speaking Skills (ALS) ALS is a component of the Subject Enrichment Activity under Internal Assessment. ALS must be seen as an integrated component of all four language skills. Suggested activities, therefore, take into consideration an integration of the four language skills but during assessment, emphasis will be given to speaking and listening, since reading and writing are already being assessed in the written exam. Assessment of Listening and Speaking Skills: (5 Marks) Activities: + Subject teachers must refer to books prescribed in the syllabus. * In addition to the above, teachers may pian their own activities and create their ownmaterial for assessing the listening and speaking skils. Parameters for Assessment: The listening and speaking skills are to be assessed on the following parameters: a. Interactive competence (Initiation & turn taking, relevance to the topic) b. Fluency (cohesion, coherence and speed of delivery) . Pronunciation d, Language (grammar and vocabulary) A suggestive rubric is given below: 7 z 3 4 5 +Contributions | + Contribution | + Develops Interaction is | + Initiates & are mainly s areoften interaction | adequately logically Interaction | unrelated to unrelated adequately, | initiated develops simple those of other | tothose of the/ makes and developed | conversation on speakers otherspeaker | however Takes turn but | familiar topics minimal needs some + Shows hardly + Generally effort to Prompting + Takes turns anyinitiative in | passive inthe | initiate appropriately the development of] conversation development conversation of conversation + Needs constant +Very limited prompting to interaction take turns. > Noticeably! |» Usually fluent, | + Is wiling to | Speaks without) » Speaks fluently IFluency & long pauses; | produces speakat noticeable almost with no Icoherence rate of speech | simple speech | length, effort,with a repetition & is slow fluently, but however little repetition | minimal |. 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Demonstrates [+ 1s able to + Is able to [Grammar almost no communicate | +s able to communicate | * !S able to flexibility, and | onsome of | communicate | on most of the | communicat mostly thetopics, on most of the] topics with eon most of struggles for with limited topics, with appropriate thetopics. appropriate vocabulary. limited vocabulary using awide words vocabulary. range of + Frequent wAfew + Minor errors | appropriate + Many errors, but rammatical that do not vocabulary, Grammatical | self- gerne hamper using new errors corrects communication | words and impacting expressions communication No grammatical errors li, Schedule: + The practice of listening and speaking skills should be done throughout the academic year. + The final assessment of the skills is to be done as per the convenience and schedule of the school Page 18 of 18