Chettinad Vidyashram

R.A.Puram,Chennai-28
Revised Portion Paper for Std.XI (2022-2023)
English
TERM 1
Cycle Test-1
Reading: Comprehension-Factual/Descriptive (350 Words)
Writing: Poster, Classified Advertisement -Situation Vacant/Wanted, Missing Person/Pet,
Speech
Grammar: Gap Filling (Tenses)
Literature
Hornbill
Prose- The Portrait of a Lady , We’re Not Afraid to Die...If We Can All Be Together
Poem- A Photograph
Snapshots
The Summer of The Beautiful White Horse
Cycle Test-2
Reading : Note Making & Summarization (200-250 Words)
Writing : Classified Advertisement - To-Let/Lease, Sales/ Purchase(Property/Household
Goods/Vehicles), Debate
Grammar : Reordering of Sentences, Gap filling (Clauses)
Literature
Hornbill
Prose : Discovering Tut: The Saga Continues
Poem: The Laburnum Top
Snapshots
The Address
Term-1
Cycle Test 1,2+
Reading :Literary/Case Based (350 words)
WRITING: Classified Advertisement - Lost and Found, Educational
Grammar : Sentence Transformation
Literature
Hornbill
Poem: Voice of the Rain
Snapshots
Mother’s Day

Cycle Test-1: Blue Print (Total Marks-35)

I. Comprehension – Factual/Descriptive (MCQ)-5 Marks
II. Gap Filling (MCQ)-3 Marks
III. a.Poster/Classified Advertisement (50 words)-3 Marks (1+1+1)
b.Speech (120-150 Words)-5 Marks (1+2+2)
IV. a.Poetry Extract (Hornbill-MCQ)-3 x 1=3 Marks
b.Prose Extract (Hornbill-MCQ)-3 x 1=3 Marks
c.Prose Extract (Snapshots-MCQ)-3 x 1 =3 Marks
V.Short Answers-3 (1 each from prose, poetry & Snapshots-40-50 Words)-3 x 2=6 Marks
VI. Long Answers-1 (Either from Hornbill or Snapshots-120 Words)-1 x4=4 Marks

Deleted Portions (2022-2023)

⮚ Writing

❖ Short Composition

● Notice
● Display Advertisements

❖ Long Composition

● Formal Letter(Edito, Complaint, Placing an Order, Enquiry, School Authorities, Job

Application)
● Article
● Report
⮚ Literature

❖ Hornbill
● Landscape of the Soul (Prose)
● The Ailing Planet: The Green Movement’s Role(Prose)
● The Browning Version (Prose)

❖ Snapshots

● Ranga’s Marriage
● Albert Einstein at School
● The Ghat of the Only World