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3. The courses at the secondary level seek to cement high professional grasp of grammatical
items and levels of accuracy. Accurate use of spelling, punctuation and grammar in
context will be assessed through Gap Filling/ Editing/Transformation exercises. Ten out of
12 questions will have to be attempted.

III. Writing Skills 10 Marks

4. Writing a Formal Letter based on a given situation, in 100-120 words. One out of two
questions is to be answered. 5 Marks
5. Writing an Analytical Paragraph in 100-120 words on a given Map/ Chart/ Graph/ Cue/s.
One out of two questions is to be answered. 5 Marks

Section C: Language through Literature 40 Marks

IV. Reference to the Context (5+5 = 10 Marks)

6. One extract out of two, from Drama / Prose.
7. One extract out of two, from poetry

Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions / Very Short Answer Questions
(one word/ One sentence), Short Answer Questions (to be answered in 30-40 words) will
be asked to assess inference, analysis, interpretation, evaluation and vocabulary.
V. Short & Long Answer Questions 30 Marks

8. Four out of Five Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words from the
book FIRST FLIGHT to assess interpretation, analysis, inference and evaluation.
4x3=12 marks

9. Two out of Three Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words each from
FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET to assess interpretation, analysis, inference and evaluation.
2x3=6 marks
10. One out of two Long Answer Type Questions from FIRST FLIGHT to be answered in about
100-120 words each to assess creativity, imagination and extrapolation beyond the text
and across the text. This can be a passage-based question taken from a situation/plot
from the text. 6 marks

11. One out of two Long Answer Type Questions from FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET, on theme
or plot involving interpretation, extrapolation beyond the text and inference or character
sketch to be answered in about 100-120 words. 6 marks

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