CBSE Class 11 English Elective (Subject code OO1) Syllabus 2025-26

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CBSE Class 11 English Elective Syllabus

 

Class 11 English Elective Syllabus for Academic Session 2025-26

 

The Class 11 syllabus of English Elective (subject code 001) is comprehensive and and all students must study the full syllabus to do well in the exam. Here, we’ve provided the complete CBSE-prescribed syllabus for English Elective of Class 11. Students need to score at least the passing marks in this subject. There will also be an internal assessment as part of the English exam. Let’s take a look at the syllabus, question paper pattern, and marking scheme for Class 11 English Elective.

 

English Elective Question Paper Design Class XI (2025-26)

Marks 80+20=100

 

Section Competencies Total marks % Weightage
Reading Comprehension Conceptual, understanding, decoding, analyzing, inferring, interpreting, appreciating, literary, conventions and vocabulary 25 31.25%
Creative Writing Reasoning, suitability of style and tone, use of appropriate format and fluency 15 18.75%
Textbook Recalling, reasoning, appreciating literary conventions illustrating with relevant quotations from the texts, giving opinions and justifying with fluency 20 25%
Drama Recalling, reasoning, appreciating literary conventions, illustrating with relevant quotations from the texts, giving opinions and justifying with fluency 10 12.50%
Fiction Recalling, reasoning, appreciating literary conventions, illustrating with relevant quotations from the texts, giving opinions and justifying with fluency 10 12.50%
TOTAL 80 100%
Seminar Seeking information and clarifying, illustrating with relevant quotations from the texts, reasoning, diction, articulation clarity of pronunciation, using appropriate language conventions

Addressing participants using appropriate titles or nomenclatures and overall fluency

 20
Grand Total 100

 

Section A

 

I. Reading Comprehension (25 Marks)

Two unseen passages and a poem

1. 12 out of 15 Multiple Choice / Objective Type Questions, from a literary or discursive passage of about 950-1000 words to assess comprehension, interpretation, inference, analysis, appreciation and vocabulary. 1×12=12 marks

2. 8 out of 9 Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions to test interpretation, inference and appreciation of a poem of about 10-12 lines. 1×8=8 marks

3. 5 out of 7 Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions from a case-based passage (with visual input- statistical data, chart etc.) of 100-120 words to test interpretation, analysis and evaluation. 1×5=5 marks

Section B

II. Creative Writing Skills (15 Marks)

4. An Essay on an argumentative/discursive/reflective/descriptive topic, leading to creative rendering, forming and defending of opinions, to be answered in 120-150 words. 5 marks

5. Article on one out of two topics to be answered in 120-150 words pertaining to contemporary topical issues. 5 marks

6. Speech on one out of two topics to be answered in 120-150 words pertaining to contemporary topical issues.5 marks

Section C

This section will have a variety of assessment items including Multiple Choice Questions, Objective Type Questions, Short Answer Type Questions and Long Answer Type Questions to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis and extrapolation beyond the text.

III. Textbook (20 Marks)

7. Reference to the Context

  • One Prose extract, out of two, to assess comprehension, literary appreciation and inference.
  • One Poetry extract, out of two, to assess comprehension, literary appreciation and inference. 5+5=10 marks

8. Two Short Answer Questions out of three, to be answered in 30-40 words to assess understanding, analysis and critical appreciation. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. 2×2=4 marks

9. Two Short Answer Questions, out of three, to be answered in 50-60 words to assess understanding, analysis and critical appreciation. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. 3×2=6 marks

Drama (10 Marks)

10. Two Long Answer Questions, out of three, to be answered in 80-100 words to appreciate characters, events and episodes. Questions to provide analytical responses using incidents, events, themes, as reference points. 5×2=10 marks

Fiction (10 Marks)

 11. One Short Answer Question, out of two, to be answered in 30-40 words to critically appreciate characters, events, episodes, interpersonal relationships and formation of personal points of view, with reference to content, events and episodes. 2 marks

12. One Short Answer Question, out of two, to be answered in 50-60 words to assess understanding, analysis and critical appreciation. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. 3 marks

13.  One Long Answer Question, out of two, to be answered in 120-150 words to test literary appreciation and to draw inferences. Questions should elicit creative responses and develop the ability to form personal points of view. 5 marks

IV. Seminar (20 Marks)

  • Presentation- book review /a play /a short story/a novel/ novella (tale, fable, and parable) to be followed by a question-answer session.
  • Poetry reading to be followed by interpretative tasks based on close reading and literary analysis of the text.
  • Critical review of a film/ documentary or a play.
  • Conducting a theatre workshop to be followed by a discussion

 

Note: Teachers may develop their own rubrics to assess the performance of students objectively

The parameters for assessing Speaking skills, as given in the curriculum for English Core, may be referred to.

Prescribed Books

1. Woven Words- Textbook published by NCERT

Short Stories

Poetry

Essays

2. Fiction: The Old Man and the Sea (Novel unabridged) by Ernest Hemingway
3. Drama: Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw

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