MARKING SCHEME/GUIDELINES

Q. 1 :- Comprehension Passage
It is designed to test the students understanding of the passage and his ability to understand, enterpret, evaluate and respond to the given passage . In other words, the leading skill is treated, to content assumes more importance than expression in the asnwers.

- Anwers should be brief and to the point.
(12 Marks )

Q 2 :- Note-Making passage
The question intends to test the following :
- student's skill in making notes based on a given passage, using negonisable abbreviations whereever necessary,

- their skill to develop these notes for the purpose of summarising and developing them in a coherent piece of writing.

Distribution of marks

Abbreviations (minimum 4) - 1 mark
Title - 1 mark
Content - 3 marks
(two or three Sub-titles depending on the passage.) Total : (5 marks)

- The notes include a title, the main points, sub-headings and sub-points related to the sub-headings with suitable and recognisable abbreviatious or symbols.

- The sentences should be incomplete.
- Numbering of points can be indicated in different ways with a consistent pattern.

b) Summary

- The Summary includes all the important points given in the notes and the theme.
- It should have an introductory and concluding sentence and within 80 words.

- Comprehension (Coherence, language) - 2 marks
Expression - 1 mark.
Total : 3 marks

II - Advanced Writing Skills

Q 3 :- The question attempts to test the students skill in writing a Notice, Advertisement, Invitation responding to an invitation in a formal/informal way and desigining/drafting of posters.

a) or b) Content - 2 marks.
Expression - 2 marks .
Format - 1 mark.

Total : 5 marks

Notice

- The format includes : Notice, Date, Heading, Writer's, Name and Designation.

- The content should contain the 'what, when, where and how' of the matter (wherever applicable).

- All of this to be written within a box.

Advertisement
Content - 2 marks
Expression - 3 marks
Total : 5 marks

- The emphasis is on brevity and only relevant details.

- The sentences are incomplete.

- At the end, the contact name/telephone No./address is necessary.

- All of this within a box.

- The word limit of both the parts is within 50 words.

Q 4 :- Factual Description or Report

Content - 2 mark
Expression - 2 marks

(Grammatical accuracy, coherence, relevance of ideas and style)

Format - 1 mark
Total : 5 marks.
(Title, reporter's name, place and date).

- The report should be in paragraphs with a factual description of the concerned event interspreased with comments (like An eye witness said')

- It should within 100 words

Q 5 : Letter Writing
Format - 2 marks

(1. Sender's address, 2. Date, 3. Receiver's address, 4 . Subject-heading, 5 .
Salutation, 6. Complementary close, 7. Subscription/Signature)

- The new format in all towards the left. No marks are awarded if only the format is given.

Content - 3 marks
Expression - 5 marks

- the candidate's creating in presenting ideas in seen therefore, paragraphs are essential and each one should deal with different aspects.

- There are different - types of official letters like Letter of complaint, enquiry, placing order, asking for and giving information, Letter to the Edlitor, Job application. Each one has a different approach.

- Breivity should be maintained in the letters except letter to the Editor where personal coments, facts and suggestions are essential.

- The word-limit is 200 words but the candidate is penalised for falling short of the word - Limit.

Total : 10 marks

Q 6 :- Article
Content - 3 marks
Expression - 6 marks
Format - 1 mark
(Title and writer's name)

- The articles are on general issues of contemporary relevance, therfore, general awareness is essential .

- The oreganisation and presentation os thoughts in paragraphs, relevance to the theme, grammatrical correctness and creativity in marked upon.

- The word limit is 200 words.
Total : 10 marks

B - Literatue

Q. 7 - Extract from any chapter of `Guided Reading'.

- This question has been designed to test the student's under
standing of the text and their ability to interpret, evaluate and respond to the questions based on the given passage.

In other words, it attempts to test their reading skills.

Content - 1 mark
Expression - 1 mark.

- Answers should be brief and to the point. Preferably 2 points in one anwer.

(Total : 9 marks)

Q 8 :- Content - 1 mark
Expression - 1 mark.

- Breif and to the point anwers againt, preferably 2 points in one answer.

- The word limit is 30-40 words.

(Total : 16 marks)

Q 9 and 10 :- These questions have been set to test the students understanding of the text and their ability to interpret, evaluate
and respond to the issues raised therein.

- The student should be able to justify his/her viewpoint with relevant facts drawn from the texts.
Content - 4 marks
Expression - 6 marks

(Correct grammetical construction, apt vocabulary, coherent presentation,
correct-spelling and punctuation).

- The content should be paragraphs. It could be on the
theme, characters or extrapolatory in nature.

- The word-limit is 150 words.
(Total : 10 marks each)