S.
Section Marks
No
1. Section A Reading Skills
Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passage
Discursive passage of 400-450 words.
Case-based factual passage (with visual input- statistical
data, chart, etc.) of 200-250 words.
10 marks
(Total length of two passages to be 600-700 words) Multiple Choice
10 marks
Questions / Objective Type Questions, and Short Answer Questions
(to be answered in 30-40 words) will be asked to assess
comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference, evaluation, and
vocabulary.
2. Section B Writing Skills and Grammar
Grammar Topics
Determiners
Tenses
Modals
Subject-verb concord 10
o Reported speech
o Commands and requests
o Statements
Questions
Writing Skills
Writing a Formal Letter based on a given situation, in 100-120
5 marks
words. One out of two questions is to be answered.
Writing an Analytical Paragraph in 100-120 words on a given Map/ 5 marks
Chart/ Graph/Cue/s. One out of two questions is to be answered.
3. Section C: Language through Literature
Reference to the Context
One extract out of two from Drama / Prose.
One extract out of two from poetry.
(5+5 =
10
Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions Very Short Marks)
Answer Questions (one word/ One sentence), Short Answer
Questions (to be answered in 30-40 words) will be asked to assess
inference, analysis, interpretation, evaluation, and vocabulary
Four out of Five Short Answer Type Questions are to be answered in 4x3=12
40-50 words from the book FIRST FLIGHT to assess interpretation, marks
analysis, inference, and evaluation.
Two out of Three Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in
3x2=6
40-50 words from the book FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET to
marks
assess interpretation, analysis, inference, and evaluation.
One out of two Long Answer Type Questions from FIRST FLIGHT
are to be answered in about 100-120 words to assess creativity,
imagination, and extrapolation beyond and across the text. This can 6 marks
also be a passage-based question taken from a situation/plot from the
text.
One out of two Long Answer Type Questions from FOOTPRINTS
WITHOUT FEET, on theme or plot involving interpretation,
6 marks
extrapolation beyond the text, and inference or character sketch to
be answered in about 100-120 words.
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