Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan, Ajmer

Syllabus Session 2025-2026

English Compulsory — Subject Code – 02
Class -12
The Examination Scheme for the subject is as follows—
Paper Time (Hrs.) Marks for the Paper Sessional Total Marks
One 3.15 80 20 100

Area of Learning Marks

Reading 15
Writing 14
Grammar 10
Text Book : Flamingo 25
Supp. Book : Vistas 16

SECTION : A
1. Reading—Passages for comprehension— 15
Two unseen passages (about 700-900 words in all)
The passages will include any two of the following—
(a) Factual passages e.g. instructions, descriptions, reports.
(b) Discursive passages involving opinion e.g. argumentative, persuasive or
interpretative text.
(c) Literary passages e.g. extract from fiction, drama, poetry, essay or biography.
The details are as under—
Unseen Passages Testing Areas Words Limit Marks Total
Comprehension 1. To test inferential 400-500 6
(Very Short Answer comprehension.
Type Questions) 2. Vocabulary—such as 3 9
similar word and inferring
meaning.
Comprehension 1. To test inferential 300-400 4
(Multiple Choice comprehension.
Questions) 2. Vocabulary—similar word 2 6
and opposite word.

SECTION : B
2. Writing 14
(i) One out of two short compositions—(about 80 words) 4
(It includes—advertisement and notices, description of arguments for or against
a topic, accepting and declining invitations.)
(ii) A report on an event based on some verbal input or a paragraph based on some
clues—(about 100 words) 5
 (iii) Letter—
(one out of two based on some verbal input) 5
The letters will include the following—
(a) Business or Official Letters (for making enquiries, registering complaints,
asking for and giving information, placing order and sending replies).
(b) Letters to the editor on various social, national and international issues.
(c) Application for a job including CV (Curriculum Vitae)/Resume.
3. Grammar—6 Fill in the Blanks Type Questions and 2 Short Answer Type
Questions. The test type will include gap-filling, sentence transformation, making
sentences and combining sentences. 10
1. Conditional Sentences 2
2. Synthesis 2
3. Phrasal Verbs (break, bring, carry, come, get, put, turn) 3
4. Conjunctions 3
SECTION : C
4. Text Books : 41
Flamingo—Prose 13
(i) One extract from different prose lessons of the prescribed Text Book
(Approximately of 200 words)
3 Multiple Choice Questions and 3 Very Short Answer Type Questions.
1×6= 6
(ii) One out of two Long Answer Type Questions based on the lessons to be
answered in about 60 words. 3
(iii) Two Short Answer Type Questions based on the lessons to be answered in
about 20-30 words. 2×2=4
Flamingo—Poetry 12
(i) One out of two Explanations with reference to context from the prescribed
poems. 5
(ii) One out of two Long Answer Type Questions based on the text to be
answered in about 60 words. 3
(iii) Two Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 20-30 words.
2×2=4
Vistas 16
(i) One out of two Long Answer Type Questions based on Supplementary
Reader to test comprehension and extrapolation of theme, character and
incidents in about 60 words. 3
(ii) Two Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in about 20-30 words.
2×2=4
(iii) Nine Multiple Choice Questions. 1×9=9

Prescribed Books :
1. Flamingo—NCERT’s Book Published under Copyright
2. Vistas—NCERT’s Book Published under Copyright