CBSE Class 12 English Exam Pattern

English paper exam pattern:

	Section	Type of Question	Marks	Total Marks	Testing Objectives
	Reading			20
Q.1	1.1	a) SA	2M		Comprehension
		b) VSA	1M		Comprehension
		c) SA	2M		Comprehension
		d) SA	2M		Comprehension
		e) SA	2M		Comprehension
	1.2	a) VSA	1M		Vocabulary testing
		b) VSA	1M		Vocabulary testing
		c) VSA	1M		Vocabulary testing
Q.2	2.1	Note - Making	5M		Study Skills (Comprehending & Note Making)
	2.2	Summary Writing	3M		Summarising Skills
	Writing			35
Q.3	(1st Option) OR (2nd option)	Short Writing Skill OR Short Writing Skill	5M OR 5M		Providing factual details, organization, fluency and coherence OR Providing factual details, organization, fluency and coherence
Q.4	(1st Option) OR (2nd option)	Long Writing Task (Report writing) OR Long Writing Task (Report writing)	10M OR 10M		Presenting factual details, format, fluency and coherence OR Presenting factual details, format, fluency and coherence
Q.5	(1st Option) OR (2nd option)	Letter writing (Long Writing Task) OR Letter writing (Long Writing Task)	10M OR 10M		Formating, organization, coherence, fluency. OR Formating, organization, coherence, fluency.
Q.6	(1st Option) OR (2nd option)	Article (LWS) OR Article (LWS)	10M OR 10M		Organisation, coherence, fluency OR Organisation, coherence, fluency
	Text Books			45
Q.7 a)	(1st Option) OR (2nd option)	a) SA b) VSA c) VSA OR a) SA b) VSA c) VSA	2M 1M 1M OR 2M 1M 1M		Poetry appreciation Interpretation Interpretation OR Poetry appreciation Interpretation Interpretation
Q.7 b)	Any Three	1) SA 2) SA 3) SA 4) SA	2M 2M 2M 2M		Comprehension Interpretation Understanding Interpretation
Q.8	All Five	a) SA b) SA c) SA d) SA e) SA	2M 2M 2M 2M 2M		Comprehension Comprehension Interpretation Understanding Understanding and interpretation
Q.9	(1st Option) OR (2nd option)	Long Answer OR Long Answer	10M OR 10M		Content organization Fluency, Coherence, Understanding OR Content organization Fluency, Coherence, Understanding
Q.10	(1st Option) OR (2nd option)	Long Answer OR Long Answer	7M OR 7M		Content organization Fluency, Coherence, Understanding OR Content organization Fluency, Coherence, Understanding
Q.11		a) SA b) SA c) SA d) SA	2M 2M 2M 2M		Understanding Understanding Interpretation Understanding