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UP Board Class 12 English Syllabus 2023
Subject- English
(Class-XII)
There will be one question paper of 100 marks.
Section A- Reading (15 marks).
- One long passage followed by four short answer type questions and three vocabulary questions. 4×3=12(short answer questions) 3×1=3(vocabulary)
Section B- writing (20 marks).
- Article (Descriptive, Argumentative/ autobiographical) – 100 to 150 words. 10
- Letter to the Editor/ complaint letters. 10
Section C- Grammar (25 marks).
- Ten questions (MCQ and very short answer type questions) based on Narration, Synthesis, Transformation, Syntax, Idioms and Phrases/ phrasal Verbs, Synonyms, Antonyms, One word substitution, Homophones 10×2=20
- Translation from Hindi to English- 7 to 8 Sentences 5
Section D – Literature 40 marks
Flamingo- Textbook
Prose
- Two short answer type questions 4+4=8
- One long answer type question 7
Poetry
- Three very short answer type questions based on the given poetry extract- 3×2=6
Note– (Questions related to identification of the following figures of speech will be included in the poetry section- Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Oxymoron, Apostrophe, Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia).
- Central idea of the given poem 4
Vistas- Supplementary Reader
10 . Two short answer type questions. 4+4=8
11 . One long answer type question 7
Following books are prescribed:-
Flamingo- Text Book
PROSE-
- THE LAST LESSON Alphonse Daudet
- LOST SPRING Anees Jung
- DEEP WATER William Douglas
- THE RATTRAP Selma Lagerlof
- INDIGO Louis Fischer
POETRY-
- MY MOTHER AT SIXTY-SIX Kamala Das
- AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM IN A SLUM Stephen Spender
- KEEPING QUIET Pablo Neruda
- A THING OF BEAUTY John Keats
- AUNT JENNIFFR’S TIGERS Adrienne Rich
Vistas- Supplementary Reader-
- The Third Level Jack Finney
- The Tiger King Kalki
- Journey to the end of the Earth Tishani Doshi
- The Enemy Pearl S. Buck
- Should Wizard hit Mommy John Updike
- On the Face of it Susan Hill
Note– No book has been prescribed for grammar. Students can select any book recommended by the subject teacher.
The 30 percent reduced syllabus is as follows:
Up to 30 percent reduced syllabus-
Literature Section-
Flamingo (Text book)
Prose
Poets and Pancakes
The Interview-Part I and Part II
Going Places
Poetry
A Road side stand
Vistas (Supplementary Reader)
Evans Tries an O-level
Memories of childhood
– The Cutting of My Long Hair
– We Too are Human Being
Writing Section-
Business letter