Section-A

Reading Skills 20marks

I. Discursive passage of 400-450 words. 10 marks
II. Case-based 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 Questions / Objective Type Questions will be asked to assess inference, analysis, interpretation, evaluation and vocabulary.

Section-B

III Grammar 10 Marks

Tenses

Modals

Subject – verb concord

Reported speech

Commands and requests o Statements

Questions o Determiners

The courses at the secondary level seek to cement high professional grasp of grammatical items and levels of accuracy. Accurate use of spelling, punctuation and grammar in context will be assessed through Gap Filling/ Editing/Transformation exercises. Ten out of 12 questions will have to be attempted.

IV Creative Writing Skills 10 Marks

This section will have short as well as long writing tasks including compositions.
I. Formal Letter based on a given situation in 100-120 words. One out of two questions are to be answered. 5 marks
II. Writing an Analytical Paragraph (100-120 words) on a given Map / Chart / Graph / Cue/s. One out of two questions are to be answered. 5 marks

Section-C 40 Marks

V Reference to the Context

I. One extract out of two from Drama / Prose.
II. One extract out of two from poetry. (5+5 = 10 Marks)

Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions will be asked to assess inference, analysis, interpretation, evaluation and vocabulary.

VI. Short & Very Long Answer Questions 30 Marks

I. Four out of Five Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words from the book FIRST FLIGHT 4x3=12 marks
II. Two out of Three Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words each from FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET. 2x3=6 marks

III. One out of two Long Answer Type Questions from FIRST FLIGHT to be answered in about 100-120 words each to assess creativity, imagination and extrapolation beyond the text and across the texts. This can be a passage-based question taken from a situation/plot from the texts. 6 marks
IV. One out of two Long Answer Type Questions from FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET on theme or plot involving interpretation, extrapolation beyond the text and inference or character sketch to be answered in about 100-120 words. 6 marks