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CONTENTS Examination Paper, 2014 (KVS) Hyderabad 1 - 4 Examination Paper, 2014 (KVS)

SECTION–A : READING1. Unseen Passages 1 - 212. Note-Making 22 - 36

SECTION–B : WRITING SKILLS AND GRAMMAR1. Writing 39 - 702. Grammar 71 - 843. Testing Gramatical Sturcture 85 - 115

SECTION–C : LITERATURE AND LONG READING TEXTHornbill1. The Portrait of a Lady 119 - 1242. A Photograph (Poem) 125 - 1273. We’re not Afraid to Die : If We can all Be Together 128 - 1334. Discovering Tut : The Saga Continues 134 - 1385. The Voice of the Rain (Poem) 139 - 1416. The Ailing Planet : The Green Movements Role 142 - 1467. The Browing Version 147 - 1508. Childhood (Poem) 151 - 1539. Father to Son (Poem) 154 - 156Supplementary Reader : Snapshots1. The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse 157 - 1622. The Address 163 - 1683. Ranga’s Marriage 169 - 1744. Albert Einstein at School 175 - 1795. Mother’s Day 180 - 1866. Birth 187 - 1917. The Tale of Melon City 192 - 195LONG READING TEXT-NOVELThe Canterville Ghost (Unabridged version 1906 Edition) 197 - 206

OrUp from Slavery (2000 Edition) 207 - 222

GATEWAY TO ASL1. Specification for Speaking 224 - 2252. Speaking Test 226 - 2273. Discriptors for Assessment of Speaking 228 - 2284. Specification for Listening 229 - 2305. Listening 231 - 240

• Audio Script 1• Worksheet 1• Audio Script 2• Worksheet 2

5 - 8

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PREFACE

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ijh{kk lEcU/kh vko’;d tkudkjhENGLISH CORE

SYLLABUS FOR CLASS - XI

SECTION : A

READING COMPREHENSION

45 Periods

• Very short answer / Short answer and MCQ types questions:

Two unseen passages (including poems) with a variety of questions including 04 marks for vocabularysuch as word formation and inferring meaning. The total range of the 2 passages including a poem or astanza, should be around 900-1000 words.

1. 550-600 words in length (for note-making and summarising)

2. 350-400 words in length (to test comprehension, interpretation and inference)

An unseen poem of about 28-35 lines.

The passages could be of any one of the following types:

• Factual passages, e.g., illustrations, description, reports

• Discursive passages involving opinion, e.g., argumentative, persuasive

• Literary passages e.g. extracts from fiction, biography, autobiography, travelogue, etc. In the case of apoem, the text may be shorter than the prescribed word limit.

SECTION : B

Writing Skills and Grammar

WRITING

60 Periods

• Short Answer Questions: Based on notice/ poster/ advertisement

• Long Answer Questions: Letters based on verbal/visual input. It would cover all types of letters.

• Letter types may include:

( a ) business or official letters (for making enquiries, registering complaints, asking for and givinginformation, placing orders and sending replies)

(b ) letters to the editor (giving suggestions / opinions on an issue)

( c ) application for a job with a bio-data or resume

( d ) letter to the school or college authorities, regarding admissions, school issues, requirements / suitabilityof courses, etc.

• Very Long Answer Question: Composition in the form of article, speech, report writing or a narrative

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GRAMMAR30 Periods

• Different grammatical structures in meaningful contexts will be tested. Item types will include gapfilling, sentence re-ordering, dialogue completion and sentence transformation. The grammar syllabuswill include determiners, tenses, clauses, modals and Change of Voice. These grammar areas will betested using the following short answer type and MCQ type questions:

• Error Correction, editing tasks,• Re - ordering of Sentences,• Transformation of sentences

SECTION CLiterature and Long Reading Texts / Novels

70 PeriodsQuestions to test comprehension at different levels: literal, inferential and evaluative

1. Hornbill: Textbook published by NCERT, New Delhi2. Snapshots: Supplementary Reader published by NCERT, New Delhi

The following have been deleted:Textbooks Name of the lessons deletedHornbill 1. Landscape of the Soul

2. The Adventure3. Silk Road4. The Laburnum Top (Poetry)

Snapshots 5. The Ghat of the only World• Very Short Answer Questions - Based on an extract from poetry to test reference to context

comprehension and appreciation.• Short Answer Questions - Based on prose, poetry and plays from both the texts.• Long Answer Question - Based on prescribed texts to test global comprehension and extrapolation

beyond the texts to bring out the key messages and values.• Long Answer Questions - Based on theme, plot, incidents or event from the prescribed novels.• Long Answer Question - Based on understanding appreciation, analysis and interpretation of the

characters.Note: Values-based questions may be given as long answers in the writing or literature sections.

Long Reading Texts / Novels (Anyone)With a view to inculcate the habit of reading among the students, CBSE has introduced compulsory

reading of a Long Reading Text - Novel in the English Core Course and will be evaluated in the Term-endAssessments. Schools can opt for either one of the texts.

Novels AuthorThe Canterville Ghost - Oscar Wilde (Unabridged 1906 Edition)

Up from Slavery - Booker T. Washington (Unabridged 2000 Edition)

• Assessment of Speaking and Listening skills (ASL) 45 Periods

It is recommended that speaking and listening skills should be regularly taught in the class.

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COMMON SESSION ENDING EXAMINATION 2013-14SUBJECT : ENGLISH (CORE)

CLASS-XI(EXAMINATION PAPER)

Time Allowed : 3.00 Hours ] [ Maximum Marks : 80

General Instructions :(i) This paper has three sections viz. A, B and C. All the sections are compulsory.

Section A–Reading 20 MarksSection B–Writing & Grammar 30 MarksSection C–Text Books & Long Reading Text 30 Marks

(ii) Read the instructions carefully and follow them.(iii) Do not exceed the prescribed words limit.

SECTION – A : READING (20 Marks)

1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :Memories of Madiba

1. This is a Nelson Mandela story that will never make it to the official narrative. Worldleaders paid their tribute in South Africa, but at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi, whereNelson Mandela twice stayed, a butler remembers him as the man who waved good-bye.

2. Barak Obama met Mandela once. But Maqbool, neither a president nor a politician, probablygot to see the real Mandela. He was on duty twice when Madiba (Mandela) came toIndia. For the famous world leader, Maqbool was not just a faceless man in uniform, but areal person.

3. Maqbool, who will retire by the middle of next year, has been around longer than most of thePresident's men. His relationship with the Rashtrapati Bhavan goes back 60 years. He grewup in the sprawling green of Lutyens Estate and followed his father into the service. And, inhis vast expanse of memories, the Mandela moments occupy a special place. “Hume bolagaya tha ki ek Gandhiji aayenge [We were told that a Gandhi was coming for a visit], “hesays with a smile. “We didn't Know who he was then.”

4. Much to Maqbool's disappointment, Mandela did not look like Gandhi. He was charmednevertheless. “His hands were very strong,” he says. “You could tell that he had donephysical labour.” For Maqbool, who has dealt with many heads of state, Mandela seems to bespecial not just because of the similarities with Gandhi, but also because of the impressionMadiba made on him. “He called all of us and asked us to write down our names. We did. Hethen copied them and gave us all his autograph. I still have mine, but I didn't realize thevalue of it then.” he says.

5. The man who was famously always free–even when he was in prisons for 27 years – came toIndia first in 1990 and then as president of South Africa in 1995 and was conferred withBharat Ratna the highest civilian honour. Power did not seem to affect him to the way hetreated people. “He always spoke softly. He was unfailingly polite, calm and very patient.”says Maqbool.

6. He even travelled with President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam when he went to South Africa. “I SawMandela's cell,” he says. It was small. It is difficult to imagine how he spent thoseyears in prison, But if you look at his photographs, you cannot find one thatdoesn't have him smiling. He had a smile on his face always.

7. In his speech on December 10, President Pranab Mukherjee said Mandela was “a toweringpersonality of great compassion and wisdom.” Maqbool did not hear that speech but hisexperience is a proof that the words were true. “Most VIPs don't walk out the door after

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