Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) English paper: Marking Scheme

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
English paper: Marking Scheme

The Datesheet for CBSE 12th Board exam has been announced and students have less than 2 months to prepare for the exam. It is required that they are aware of the information conveyed by CBSE through its website. This will help in refining the preparation and plan their studies accordingly. The exam for class 12th will start from March 2, 2015 and end on April 17, 2015. In this regard, a marking scheme has been specified by CBSE for each subject.

For the subject- English Elective following is the marking pattern notified by CBSE based on the sample paper 2014-15:

The paper will be divided into three sections:

• Section A: Reading section of 20 marks-
  • There will be 3 passages that will require students to read the passage and answer questions based on it.
    
    There will be questions asking note making and summary too.
• Section B: Writing and grammar section of 40 marks-
  • This section will include Poster making or invitation.
    
    There will be letter writing with proper format with other questions involving grammar correction questions.
• Section C: Literature of 40 marks-
  • The section will ask questions from the prescribed syllabus.

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