KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN,

AGRA REGION

HALF YEARY EXAMINATION – 2023-24 BLUE PRINT

CLASS XI – ENGLISH CORE (301) TIME: 3HRS MM: 80

TYPOLOG Y Testing Question Type MCQ VERY SHORT SHORT Very Long MARKS
competencies/ Q NO 1 mark Short Answer Answer answer
learning Answer TYPE TYPE TYPE 120-
outcomes TYPE 3 5 MARKS 150 words
1 MARKS MARKS 6 MARKS
READING SKILLS Conceptual Q1 One unseen passage- 5 5 10
understanding, The passage may be
26-Marks decoding factual, descriptive or
analyzing, literary.
inferring, Q2 One unseen case-based 4 4 8
critical factual passage with
thinking and verbal/visual inputs like
vocabulary. statistical data, charts
etc.
Q3(a) Note making 1 8
Q3(b) Summarizing/ Abstract 1
writing
CREATIVE WRITING Expressing an Q4 Gap filling (Tenses, 2 2 4
opinion Clauses)
AND reasoning, Q5 re-ordering/ 3 3
GRAMMAR justifying transformation of
illustrating,
sentences
23-Marks appropriacy of
style and tone, Q6 – Classified 1 3
using Advertisements,
appropriate Q7 Poster making 1 3
format, applying Q8 Speech Writing 1 5
conventions,
using integrated Q9 Debate Writing 1 5
structures,
accuracy and
fluency
LITERATU Recalling, Q10 One Poetry extract out 1 2 3
RE TEXT reasoning, of two, from Hornbill,
AND applying Q11 One Prose extract out of 2 1 3
EXTENDE D literary two, from Hornbill,
READING conventions Q12 One prose extract out of 2 2 4
TEXT , two, from Snapshots
extrapolati Q13 Two Short answer type 2 6
31-Marks ng, questions (one from
identifying Prose and one from
central Poetry, from the book
themes, Hornbill), out of four,
illustrating, Q14 One Short answer type 1 3
justifying question, from the book
etc. Snapshots
Q15 One Long answer type 1 6
question, from
Prose/Poetry of
Hornbill
Q16 One Long answer type 1 6
question, based on the
chapters Snapshots
TOTAL 16*1=16 19*1=19 6 *3 = 18 3 *5 = 15 2*6=12 80

Section Competencies Total marks

Reading Skills Conceptual understanding, decoding, Analyzing, 26
inferring, interpreting, appreciating, literary,
conventions and vocabulary, summarizing and using
appropriate format/s.
Grammar and Conceptual Understanding, application of rules, 23
Creative Writing Analysis, Reasoning, appropriacy of style and tone,
Skills using appropriate format and fluency, inference,
analysis, evaluation and creativity.
Literature Text Recalling, reasoning, appreciating literary 31
Book and convention, inference, analysis, creativity with
Supplementary fluency, Critical Thinking
Reading Text
TOTAL 80

Prescribed syllabus as per Split Up syllabus

Reading Comprehension
Note Making
Hornbill
The Portrait of a Lady
A Photograph
We’re not Afraid to Die….if we can be together
Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues
The Laburnum Top
The Voice of the Rain

Snapshots
The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
The Address
Mother’s Day

Writing Section
Poster
Classified Advertisement
Debate
Speech