KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN
ZONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, MYSORE
GITB Press Campus, Siddharth Nagar
Mysore 570011 :
Phone 08212470345
Website: www.zietmysore.org
SUPPORT MATERIAL
CLASS XII ENGLISH CORE (301)
For the
ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-14
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OUR PATRONS
SHRI. AVINASH DIKSHIT
COMMISSIONER
DR. DINESH KUMAR
ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER (ACAD)
DR. SACHI KANT
JOINT COMMISSIONER (TRG)
SMT. C GURUMURTHY
JOINT COMMISSIONER (ACAD)
DR. E PRABHAKAR
JOINT COMMISSIONER (PERS)
SHRI. S VIJAYA KUMAR
JOINT COMMISSIONER (ADMN)
SHRI. M. ARUMUGAM
JOINT COMMISSIONER (FIN)
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MATERIAL PRODUCTION TEAM 2011-2012
DR. E.T. ARASU
FORMER DIRECTOR, ZIET MYSORE
MRS. RANI RAJAN
PRINCIPAL, KV AFS SAMBRA
MRS. RUBY HURIA
FORMER ASST. EDUCATION OFFICER, ZIET MYSORE
MRS. MEENA JAYARAMAN
PGT ENGLISH, KV MG RLY, BANGALORE
MRS. SREEDEVI WARRIER
PGT ENGLISH, KV DRDO, BANGALORE.
MRS. A. JYOTHI
PGT ENGLISH, KV MALLESHWARAM
MRS. JAYASHRI. P. B
PGT ENGLISH, KV ASC&CENTRE, BANGALORE
MRS. V. SUNITHA
PGT ENGLISH, KV NO.2, BELGAUM CANTT.
MATERIAL REVISION FOR 2013-2014
BY
MR. U.P BINOY, PGT (English), ZIET MYSORE
Under the Guidance of
MR. S SELVARAJ DIRECTOR, ZIET MYSORE
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STRATEGIES FOR USING THIS SUPPORT MATERIAL
FOR TEACHERS
1. This support material is supplementary to the NCERT text book-not the replacement.
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2. For preparation of exams at Pre-board/CBSE Board the questions that figure in this support material may be extensively used.
3. Students should be guided to use this Support Material as a tool to assess ones own performance.
4. This S M can be utilized in the form of revision material, giving suitable variations in format of
The questions and gist of the lesson.
FOR STUDENTS
1. This Support Material is supplementary to the NCERT text book- not the replacement- hence it should remain supplementary only.
2. The students are advised to go through the text extensively and intensely; thereafter they can visit this support material for revision and recapitulation.
3. There are sufficient number of questions for practice in this, the students can use these for practice after revision.
4. The practice work should be shown to the teacher concerned for further strengthening and sharpening their knowledge of the subject and language.
5. This SM would prove a bullwork for micro reading and concept evaluation process.
Foreword
Providing 100% support to the students for learning the prescribed subjects has been the hallmark
of the KVS. The objective is to ensure that the students not only learn well but score well in the
examinations as well. The Support Material for Class XII - English Core has been prepared to
realize the objective of the KVS.
The Support Material (SM) is expected to serve as a supplement to the pre scribed text books, and
hence to be used alongside the original text books. The gist of the lesson be it prose or poetry
given in the SM is followed by Short and Long Answer Questions and Answers, and additional
questions for practice. In some of the cases, the value points are given instead of the complete
answer so that the students can get to know the points relevant to the question. The topics in
Advance Writing Skills are dealt with properly giving the meaning of the skills along with the points
to be kept in mind while answering questions.
Two solved question papers given in the Support Material can be of great help to students in
knowing how to write answers to questions with a view to scoring centum in the English paper. The
unsolved papers should be solved using academic rigour by the students so that their fear of facing
the examination gets reduced to a naught.
There is an article tips to score well in the examination given in the Support Material which shall
help the students know the ways and means of facing the examination with confidence.
The Support Material has been prepared by a team of Principal and teachers of English drawn from
KVS, Bangalore Region. I convey my gratitude to Mr. Isampal, the Assistant Commissioner of
Bangalore Region for having spared the services of Mrs. Rani Rajan, Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya,
No. 1, Belgaum, and of the five Post Graduate teachers in English. My gratitude is also due for Mrs.
Ruby Huria, AEO of ZIET, Mysore for ably supporting the Material Production Team in completing
their task in a limited span of five days.
I hope the students will make full advantage of this Support Material. Any suggestions for improving
this Material are welcome from teachers as well as students.
Dr. E. T. ARASU
Director, ZIET, Mysore
[email protected]
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A NOTE ON THE REVISION
As per the directions, Study Material prepared for 2011-2012 has been revised
thoroughly. Efforts have been taken to improve upon the quality of the material
by rewriting, replacing and adding items to the existing materials.
The typographical errors have been corrected, certain answers rewritten, more
questions from CBSE questions papers added to each sections and the formats in
writing section have been completely revised. Sample answers given under all
sections have been thoroughly revised, thematic and factual errors corrected and
the material has been enriched with additional questions under each lesson in
Section : C : Text Book. CBSE Question Papers for two years have been appended
at the end of the material to give focused practice.
The latest change in the question paper pattern for AISSCE 2013 vide CBSE
Circular : Acad. 47/ August has been integrated with each PROSE lesson under
(Flamingo: Long Answer Questions for Practice) and one set of Sample Paper
prepared by CBSE has also been attached. We hope that the revision will help
children to be more purpose oriented and will enhance their quality
performance.
We are also planning Lesson wise worksheets and question banks to be made
available on the ZIET web site after the Autumn Break. We are looking forward to
getting your valuable suggestions for further improvement.
Best Wishes
S SELVARAJ
DIRECTOR
ZIET Mysore
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CONTENTS
Sl. No. Topics Page No.
1 7 to 8
Examinations Specifications
2 8 - 9
Tips to Score better in English
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Reading Comprehension 10 to 19
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Advanced Writing Skills 20 - 54
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Literature: Flamingo 55 -87
Vistas 88 -103
6 103 -131
Sample Papers(Solved)
7 131 -144
Practice Papers (Unsolved)
8 144- 149
CBSE Previous Years Question Papers
9. 150 - 163
Changed Question Paper Pattern CBSE Model Sample Question
Paper
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CLASS XII EXAMINATION SPECIFICATIONS
Time-3Hours Marks: 100
Unit-wise Weightage
Sl. No. Unit/Areas of Learning Marks
1 Section A 20
Reading Skills
Reading unseen prose passages and note making
2 Section B 35
Advanced Writing Skills
3 Section C (Prescribed Texts)
(i) Flamingo
(ii) Supplementary Reader - 30
(iii) Novel 15
SECTION:A:
Reading Unseen Passages and Note-making 20 Marks
Two unseen passages, with a variety of questions including 03 marks for vocabulary such as word
formation and inferring meaning, 05 marks for note-making.
The total length of the two passages will be between 950-1200 words. The passages will
include two of the following:
(a) Factual Passages e.g. instructions, descriptions, reports.
(b) Discursive passage involving opinion e.g. argumentative, persuasive or interpretative text.
(c) Literary passage e.g. extract from fiction, drama, poetry, essay or biography.
Summary - Class XII
Unseen No. of words Testing Areas Marks allotted
Passages
1 600-700 Short answer type questions to
test local, global and 9
