Revised CBSE Class 11 English Core Syllabus 2020-21
Revised CBSE Class 11 English Core Syllabus 2020-21
Revised CBSE Class 11 English Core Syllabus 2020-21
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CLASS – XI (2020-21)
PART A - 40 MARKS
Reading 18 Marks
II. Multiple Choice questions based on one unseen case-based factual passage with
verbal/visual inputs like statistical data, charts etc. Eight out of Nine questions to be
done. (8x1=8 Marks)
Note: The combined word limit for both the passages will be 600-750.
Grammar 8 Marks
V. Multiple Choice questions from an extract from Poetry from Hornbill to assess
comprehension and appreciation. Any 1 out of 2 extracts to be done.(3x1=3)
VI. Multiple Choice questions based on two Prose extracts, out of the three given, from
Prose (Hornbill as well as Snapshots to assess comprehension and appreciation.
( 6x1=6)
VII. Text based Multiple Choice Questions to assess comprehension, analysis and
interpretation, from Prose and Poetry. Five questions out of six to be done. (5x1=5)
PART B - 40 MARKS
Q2. Short writing task -Notice writing up to 50 words. One out of the two given
questions to be answered (3 Marks: Format : 1 / Content : 1 / Expression : 1)
Q3. Short writing task –Poster up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions to be
answered.(3marks:Format : 1 / Content : 1 / Expression : 1)
Q6. Two Short answer type question(one from Prose and one from Poetry from the
book Hornbill), out of four, to be answered in 30-40 words. Questions should elicit
inferential responses through critical thinking. (2x2=4)
Q7. One Short answer type question, from Prose (Snapshots), to be answered in 40-
50 words. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. Any 1
out of 2 questions to be done. (1x2=2)
Q.9 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 evaluative and analytical responses using
incidents, events, themes as reference points. Any 1 out of 2 questions to be
done.(1x5=5)
Deleted Topics
Writing
● Classified Advertisements,
● Letters to the editor (giving suggestions/opinions on an issue) Provide
realistic context in the form of newspaper report/article to which the
students may respond.
● Application for a job with a bio-data or résumé
● Article & Report Writing
● Narrative
Grammar
● Modals
● Clauses
● Change of Voice
● Error Correction, editing task/cloze passages
Literature
Hornbill
● Father To Son
● The Adventure
Snapshots
● The Ghat of the Only World
● The Tale of Melon City
Prescribed Books
1. Hornbill: English Reader published by National Council of Education Research and
Training, New Delhi
2. Snapshots: Supplementary Reader published by National Council of Education
Research and Training, New Delhi
80 100%
TOTAL
Assessment of
Listening and 20 -
Speaking Skills