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OFFICIAL SYLLABUS - 2022
GENERAL ENGLISH
UNSEEN PASSAGES FOR TESTING READING SKILLS
TEXT BOOK
Section A (Lessons for Intensive study)
1. Hassan's Attendance Problem - Sudha Murthy
2. The March King - Katherine Little Bakeless
3. Thinking Out of the Box: Lateral Thinking - (Adapted from the article from Internet)
4. On Saying 'Please' - A. G. Gardiner
5. The Story of My Life - Helen Keller
6. Two Gentlemen of Verona - A. J. Cronin
7. In Celebration of Being Alive - Dr. Christian Barnard
8. Gadari Babas in Kalapani Jail - Dr. Harish Puri
Section B (Poetry)
1. Prayer of the Woods - Anonymous
2. On Friendship - Khalil Gibran
3. 3. The Echoing Green - William Blake
4. Once upon a Time - Gabriel Okara
5. Father Returning home - Dilip Chitre
6. The Road Not Taken - Robert Frost
7. On His Blindness - John Milton
Section C (Lessons for Extensive study)
1. The School for Sympathy - E. V. Lucas
2. A Chameleon - Anton Chekhov
3. Bholi - K. A. Abbas
4. The Gold Frame - R. K. Luxman
5. The Barber's Trade Union - Mulk Raj Anand
6. The Bull beneath the Earth - K. S. Virk
GRAMMAR, COMPOSITION & TRANSLATION
Grammar
1. Determiners
2. Use of Non-finites (Infinitives, Gerunds, Participles)
3. Transformation of Sentences
4. Voice
5. Narration
Composition
1. Precis writing
2. Letter writing (Official/Business/To Editors)
3. Applications
4. Explaining Newspaper Headlines
5. E-Mail writing
Translation from English to Hindi/Punjabi and Translation from Hindi/ Punjabi to English.
(From Chapter 18 The Art of Translation given in the book English Grammar And Composition for XI and XII)
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ENGLISH ELECTIVE
PART - A
DEAR TO ALL THE MUSES
LESSON
1. Warrior against Weeds
2. A Most Forgiving Ape
3. A Young Turkish Catastrophe
4. A Tiny Sanctuary
5. Mano Majra
6. Jamaican Fragment
7. The Heritage of India
8. Gold in the North
9. My Greatest Olympic Prize
10. The Green Revolution
11. The Snob
12. Most Dear to All the Muses
13. The Case For the Defence
LITERARY PETALS:
LESSON:
1. Hind ki Chadar Sri Guru Teg Bahadur
2. Border Guards (Poem)
3. My Heart Leaps when I Behold (Poem)
4. The Gambling Match
5. The Quality of Mercy (Poem)
6. The Fancy Dress Show (Poem)
7. The Eternal Why
8. The Song of India (Poem)
9. After Twenty Years
10. The Tree Fell down (Poem)
11. The World Today is Wild with the Delirium of Hatred (Poem)
12. Attacked by Pit Bulls
13. Slave ? No Master (Poem)
14. The Unrest of Desire (Poem)
15. The Boy Who Broke the Bank
16. Is This The End? (Poem)
17. The Conjuror's Revenge
18. Guru (Poem)
19. A River Tern on the Ganga (Poem)
SELECT ONE-ACT PLAYS
1. The Bishop’s Candlesticks
2. The Miracle-Merchant
3. The King’s Warrant
4. The Monkey’s Paw
Novel: Pride & Prejudice
PART - B
COMPOSITION, VOCABULARY, APPLIED GRAMMAR
Paragraph Writing/ Extended Compostion Translation : 1 Paragraph from Hindi/Punjabi to English.
APPLIED GRAMMAR: Do as directed type questions covering the following items
(i) Change of Narration
(ii) Change of Voice
(iii) Joining two simple sentences into one using linkers etc
(iv) Use of Modals
(v) Transformation of Sentences (Use of gerunds, Infinities, Participles adverbials)
The books Prescribed & Published by the Punjab School Education Board.
1. Dear to All the Muses
2. The Literary Petals
3. Select One Act Plays
4. Pride and Prejudice
*Project/ Assignment will be based on biography of any two author and two poets in reference to the syllabus.
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Format
There will be One Paper in this Subject.
Time Duration : 3 Hrs.
Maximum Marks : Theory - 80, INA - 20 = 100 Marks
Units & their Weightage
| Q. NO. | CONTENT | MAXIMUM MARKS (80) |
| Section A: Reading Comprehension (16 Marks) | ||
| 1 | (a) One unseen passage | (10 x 1 = 10 Marks) |
| (b) Unseen passage for Comprehension. | (6 x 1 = 6 Marks) | |
| Section B: Writing Skills, Grammer & Translation (30 Marks) | ||
| 2 | Precis writing (passage of about 150 words) | 5 Marks |
| 3 | Letter writing (only official/ business / to the Editors/ Applications) (one out of any two) | 6 Marks |
| 4 | Explaining Newspaper Headline (15-20 words)/ E-mail writing | 3 Marks |
| 5 | a) Translation from English to Punjabi/Hindi (2 sentences out of 3) | 2 Marks |
| b) Translation from Punjabi/Hindi to English (2 sentences out of 3) | 2 Marks | |
| 6 | Grammar - a. Determiners b. Use of Non-finites (Infinitives, Gerunds, Participles) c. Transformation of Sentences d. Voice e. Narration | 3+3+2+2+2=12 Marks |
| Section C: Literature Textbooks (34 Marks) | ||
| 7 | It will consist of 6 objective type questions carrying one mark each. Objective type questions may include questions with one word to one sentence answer or fill in the blank or true/false or multiple choice type questions. a Lessons meant for intensive study | 3×1=3 |
| b Lessons meant for extensive study | 3×1=3 | |
| 8 | a) Comprehension question on a given stanza from poetry (5 questions including a question on name of the poet/poem/ Rhyme scheme / Simile / Metaphor / Personification/ Alliteration/ Imagery etc).(1 out of two given stanzas to be attempted) | 5 marks |
| b) Central idea of poem(1 out of 2.) | 3 marks | |
| 9 | Three( out of five) short answer questions of about 40 to 50 words from intensive study. | 3×2=6 |
| 10 | Two (out of four) short answer questions of about 40 to 50 words from extensive study. | 2×2=4 |
| 11 | Long answer questions on theme, incident, content, character etc. from intensive study 100 to 120 words) ( with internal choice). | 5 marks |
| 12 | Long answer type (100-120 words) question from extensive study on Character/incident/theme etc (with internal choice). | 5 Marks |
| TOTAL | 80 MARKS | |
Eligibility
Conditions of eligibility for admission to class XII
1. Candidates who have been studying in a School recognised by or affiliated to this Board or any other recognised Board of Secondary Education in India.
2. Candidates can not take admission directly in class XII.
3. Candidates had completed a regular course of study for class XI and passed class XI examination from a school affilicated to this Board.
4. The candidates percentage for attendance should be 75% so that the Board to make him/her eligible for the Examinations.
5. Candidate can be admitted to a school only on the transfer of the parents(s) or shifting of their families from one place to another, after procuring from the student the marksheet and the Transfer Certificate duly countersigned by the Educational Authorities of the Board Concerned.
6. There is no age limit for candidates taking the Examination.
7. Candidate should have doucments in support of his having passed the qualifying or equivalent qualifying examination.
Schedule
Official Time Table - 2022
| Date & Day | Subject & Code | Timing |
| 01, July 2022 (Friday) | General Punjabi - (002) | 11 Am |
| 02, July 2022 (Saturday) | Economics - (026), Agriculture (065), General Foundation Course - (138) | 11 Am |
| 04, July 2022 (Monday) | General English (001) | 11 Am |
| 05, July 2022 (Tuesday) | Elective Punjabi (004), Elective Hindi (005), Elective English (006), Physics (052), Business Studies (141) | 11 Am |
| 06, July 2022 (Wednesday) | Political Science (031), Chemistry (053), Accountancy (142) | 11 Am |
| 07, July 2022 (Thursday) | History (025), Biology (054), Psychology (044) | 11 Am |
| 08, July 2022 (Friday) | Home Science (045), Book Keeping (187) | 11 Am |
| 11, July 2022 (Monday) | Computer Science (146), Media studies (150) | 11 Am |
| 12, July 2022 (Tuesday) | Welcome Life (210), Maths | 11 Am |
| 13, July 2022 (Wednesday) | Enviournment Science (139), Management (181) | 11 Am |
Analysis
Analysis 2019 Code - 001/B
1. Total 13 Questions is in this Question Paper.
2. This question paper is divided into Five Parts : I, II, III, IV & V.
3. All the sections are compulsory. Attempt all the parts of a question together.
4. Part - I is based on Objective type questions. only 1 Question of 8 marks is in this Part.
5. Part - II is based on Reading skills. Total 2 Questions is in this part.Question 2 is 6 marks & Question 3 is 4 marks.
6. Part - III is based on Writing Skills. Total 3 Questions is in this part. Question 4 is 5 marks, Question 5 is 6 marks & Question 6 is carrying 3 marks.
7. Part - IV is based on Grammer & Translation. Total 2 Question is in this part. Question 7 is 2 marks and question 8 is 8 marks.
8. Part - V is based on Literature. Total 5 questions is in this part. Question 9 is 3 marks, Question 10 is 6 marks, Question 11 is 4 marks and Question 12, 13 is Carry 5 marks for each.
And
Internal Choice is given in Question number 3, 5, 6, 12 & 13. Candidates will choose only one question.
Major Highlights
1. The difficulty level of the English Paper 2019: Easy to moderate
2. All the questions in the paper were asked from the latest syllabus.
3. The average range of expected marks was 70+ (out of 80)
Study Tips
1. Total 13 Questions is in this Question Paper.
2. This question paper is divided into Five Parts : I, II, III, IV & V.
3. All the sections are compulsory. Attempt all the parts of a question together.
4. Part - I is based on Objective type questions. only 1 Question of 8 marks is in this Part.
5. Part - II is based on Reading skills. Total 2 Questions is in this part.Question 2 is 6 marks & Question 3 is 4 marks.
6. Part - III is based on Writing Skills. Total 3 Questions is in this part. Question 4 is 5 marks, Question 5 is 6 marks & Question 6 is carrying 3 marks.
7. Part - IV is based on Grammer & Translation. Total 2 Question is in this part. Question 7 is 2 marks and question 8 is 8 marks.
8. Part - V is based on Literature. Total 5 questions is in this part. Question 9 is 3 marks, Question 10 is 6 marks, Question 11 is 4 marks and Question 12, 13 is Carry 5 marks for each.
9. Internal Choice is given in Question number 3, 5, 6, 12 & 13.
10. Candidates will choose only one question.
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