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Section A - 26 MarksReading SkillsI Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passages (10+8=18 Marks)1. One unseen passage to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference andvocabulary. 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: 2ii. Summary (up to 50 words): 3 Marks? Content: 2? Expression: 1Section B – 23 MarksGrammar and Creative Writing SkillsII Grammar 7 Marks4. Questions on Gap filling (Tenses, Clauses)5. Questions on re-ordering/transformation of sentences (Total seven questions to be done out of the eight given)III Creative Writing Skills 16 Marks6. Short writing task – Classified Advertisements, up to 50 words. One out of the two givenquestions 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 beanswered. (3 marks: Format: 1 / Content: 1 / Expression: 1)8. Long Writing task: Speech in 120-150 words based on verbal / visual cues related tocontemporary / 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, thematicallyrelated to contemporary, topical issues. One out of the two given questions to beanswered. (5 Marks: Format: 1 / Content: 2 / Expression: 2)Section C – 31 MarksLiterature Text Book and Supplementary Reading TextThis section will have variety of assessment items including Multiple Choice Questions, Objective Type Questions, Short Answer Type Questions and Long Answer TypeQuestions to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation andextrapolation 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 bookHornbill), outof four, to be answered in 40-50 words. Questions should elicit inferentialresponses through critical thinking. (3x2=6 Marks)14. One Short answer type question, from the book Snapshots, to be answered in 40- 50words. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. One out oftwo 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, asreference points to assess extrapolation beyond and across the text. The question willelicit analytical and evaluative response from the student. Any one out of two questions tobe done. (1x6=6 Marks)16. One Long answer type question, based on the chapters from the book Snapshots, to beanswered in 120-150 words, to assess global comprehension and extrapolation beyondthe 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)To download the detailed CBSE Class 12 English Syllabus 2025, Click here.