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COMPULSORY
SUBJECTS
ENGLISH (801)
Aims (English Language)
1. To develop habits of:
(a) clear articulate
expression, using accepted
syntactical forms and
structures, with a firm
grasp of idiom;
(b) critical thinking,
involving assessment and
analysis of the written
material provided.
2. To develop the capacity to
critically and
innovatively examine and to
assess the value of
passages of argumentative
writing, to consider the
assumptions upon which the
arguments rest and to
trace the implications that
follow.
3. To develop adequate and
appropriate vocabulary.
4. To develop the ability to
comprehend and
appreciate good prose.
Aims (Prescribed Texts)
1. To develop an appreciation
of literature through a
critical study of selected
literary works.
2. To help students achieve
through the study of
literature, an understanding
of the study of man.
3. To create an interest in
the warp of thought which
differs from that of the
group to which the student
belongs.
4. To develop the power of
expression.
CLASSES XI & XII
There will be two papers as
follows:
Paper 1: English Language (3
hours) – 100 marks
Paper 2: Prescribed Textbooks
(3 hours) – 100 marks
Paper 1: English Language (3
hours)
Question One: A composition
on one of a number of
subjects. ...30 Marks
Question Two: A short
composition based on
suggested points – a review
or an article which may
be descriptive or
argumentative in nature. ...20 Marks
Question Three: Short-answer
questions to test
grammar, structure and usage.
...20 Marks
Question Four: Comprehension.
...30 Marks
It is recommended that in
Paper 1 about 50 minutes
should be spent on Question
one, 40 minutes on
Question two, 30 minutes on
Question three and
one hour on Question four.
Question One
Candidates will be required
to select one composition
topic from a choice of six.
The choice will normally
include narrative,
descriptive, reflective and
discussion topics.
The suggested length of the
composition is 450 – 500
words.
The main criteria by which
the compositions will be
marked are as follows:
(a) The quality of the
language employed; the range
and appropriateness of
vocabulary and sentence
structure, syntax, the
correctness of grammatical
constructions, punctuation
and spelling.
(b) The degree to which
candidates have been
successful in organizing both
the composition as a
whole and the individual
paragraphs.
Question Two
Candidates will be required
to write a composition
based on the information and
ideas provided. A
situation and the purpose of
the composition will be
specified. Skills such as
selecting, amplifying,
condensing, describing,
presenting reasoned
arguments, re-arranging and
re-stating may be
involved. The candidates'
ability in the above skills
will be taken into account
and above all their ability to
handle the language
appropriately in the context of the
given situation.
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It is emphasized that only
one question will be set in
the examination paper and
that this will be
compulsory.
Question Three
All the items in this
question shall be compulsory, and
their number may vary from
year to year. They will
consist of short-answer, open
completion items or any
other type, which would test
the same areas of ability
in English language. Only two
or three types will be
included in any one
examination.
Question Four
For this question, a passage
of prose of about 500
words will be provided.
Questions based on this
passage will be set to test
the candidates’ ability to
understand the content and
argument of and to infer
information and meanings from
the given text.
Question to test the ability
to summarize will be
included. There will be no
alternative questions.
All questions will have to be
answered.
Paper 2: Prescribed Texts (3
hours)
Candidates will be required
to answer five questions
as follows:
One textual question
(compulsory) on the
Shakespeare play/alternative
prescribed play together
with four other questions on
at least three texts,
which may include the
Shakespeare play/alternative
play.
Question 1 compulsory.... 20
Marks, four other
questions, each carrying 20
Marks
(Note: Candidates are
reminded that infringement of
the rubric will certainly
invite penalty during the
marking of answer scripts.)
The textual question, which
will be set on the
Shakespeare play/alternative
play, will contain four
short passages and candidates
will be required to
answer questions set on three
of the passages. These
questions may require
candidates to explain words and
phrases, to rewrite passages
in modern English, or to
relate an extract to the work
as a whole.
The rest of the questions on
the Shakespeare
play/alternative play and on
the other prescribed texts
will require essay-type
answers and will be set on the
context, plot or plots,
characters and other prominent
literary qualities of the
works prescribed.
For list of Prescribed
Textbooks, see Appendix I.
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