Assam Board HS English Syllabus 2024: The Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) is the educational board that takes care of and conducts the examinations for Classes 11 and 12. These classes fall under the higher secondary (HS) exam. The Assam Higher Secondary Education Council has released the latest syllabus for Class 11 (HS 1st year) on its website for students and teachers to know what parts need to be covered for the 2024 AHSEC Class 11 examination. You can check and download the new AHSEC Class 11 syllabus 2023–24 for all subjects from the link below.
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This article covers the detailed Assam Board Class 11 English Core syllabus 2023–24, the ASHSEC HS 1st year English syllabus and paper pattern, along with the marking scheme. Students can check and download the complete syllabus from here in PDF format, too, for free.
AHSEC English Core Syllabus For HS 1st Year
Time: Three Hours
Marks: 100
Unit wise Distribution of Marks and Periods:
| Unit | Areas of Learning |
| Marks | Periods |
| A | Reading Unseen Passages (two) |
| 20 | 30 |
| B | Writing |
| 20 | 30 |
| C | Grammar |
| 10 | 20 |
| D | Textual Questions |
| 40 | 80 |
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| (i) Textbook | 30 | ||
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| (ii) Supplementary Reader | 10 | ||
| E | Conversation Skills |
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| 20 |
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| (i) Listening |
| 05 |
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| (ii) Speaking |
| 05 |
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| Total |
| 100 | 180 |
Section -A
Reading unseen Passages for comprehension and note making
Two unseen passages with variety of questions including 5 marks exclusively for vocabulary such as
- Word formation
- Inferring meaning
The total length of both the passages together should be around 1100 words.
Types of the passages:
- factual passages e.g. instructions, descriptions, reports
- Discursive passages involving opinion, e.g. argumentative, persuasive
Section Wise - [Summary]
| Unit No | Unseen passage | No. of Words | Testing areas | Marks | Total Marks |
| 01 | 01 | 600 | SA type Questions to test Local, Global and Inferential Comprehension | 10 marks • Local Comprehension test --- 4 Questions of 1 mark each(lx4=4) • Global and inferential comprehension test 3 questions of 2 marks each (3x2 =6) | 12 |
| Vocabulary | 02 marks • 2 questions of 1 mark each (on inferring meaning) |
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| 02 | 500 | Note making in | 05 marks | 08 |
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| appropriate format Vocabulary | 03 marks • 3 questions of 1 mark each (Word formation) |
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| Total marks | 20 |
Section - B Writing
| No | No. of questions | Types | Marks | Word limit |
| 03 | One out of two | (a) A Factual description of any event or incident, Or/ (b) A report based on the verbal input provided | 06 | 80-100 Words |
| 04 | One out of two | Compositions based on a visual and / or verbal output [The output may be descriptive or argumentative in nature - such as an article for publication in a newspaper or a school magazine or a speech] | 06 | 100-150 words |
| 05 | One out of two | Writing a letter based on the given input. Letter types include a) business or official letter for making enquires registering complaints asking for and giving information, placing orders and sending replies. b) letters to editors (giving suggestions, opinions on an issue of public interest.) c) Application for a job | 08 |
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| Total Marks | 20 | ||
Section - C Grammar
Different grammatical structures in meaningful contexts will be tested. Item types will include:
- a) Gap filling
- b) Sentence re-ordering
- c) Dialogue completion
- d) Sentence transformation
The grammar syllabus includes
| Q. No. | Language Item | Mark | Marking Scheme |
| Q. No.6 | i. Determiners | 1 mark | ½ mark × 2 questions |
| ii. Tense | 1 mark | ½ mark × 2 questions | |
| iii. ModalAuxiliary | 1 mark | ½ mark × 2 questions | |
| iv. Error Correction | 1 mark | ½ mark × 2 questions | |
| Q. No.7 | i. Dialogue completion | 2 marks | 1 mark × 2 questions |
| ii. Sentence transformation | 2 marks | 1 mark × 2 questions | |
| Q. No.8 | i. Reordering of sentence | 2 marks | 1 mark × 2 questions |
| Total | 10 marks |
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Section - D (Textual Questions) Prescribed Books: Hornbill - Textbook published by AHSEC, Guwahati Selected pieces
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| Name of the topic | Writer |
| Prose | 1. The Portrait of a lady | Khushwant Sillgh |
| 2. Landscape of the Soul | Nathalie Trouveroy | |
| 3. The Ailing Planet: the Green | Nani Palkhivala | |
| Movements Role |
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| 4. My Impressions of Assam | Verrier Elwin | |
| Poetry | 1. A photograph | Shirley Toulson |
| 2. The Voice of the Rain | Walt Whitman | |
| 3. Childhood | Markus Natten | |
| 4. Father to Son | Elizabeth Jennings |
Q.no 9. 08 marks
One out of two extracts based on poetry from the text for comprehension and appreciation.
- Comprehension Question SA type 4 questions of 1 mark each.
- Appreciation SA type 1 question of 4 marks
Q no 10. Two out of three Short answer type questions from the poetry section to test local and global comprehension of the text. (up to 30 words) 06 marks
- SA Type question 2 questions of 3 marks each
Q no 11. Five out of six short answer type questions on the lessons from the prescribed text. (Up to 30 words) 10 marks
- SA Type Question 5 questions of 2 marks each
Q no. 12. One out of two long answer type questions based on the text to test global comprehension and extrapolation beyond the set text. (Expected word limit would be about 100-125 words each) 06 marks
- LA Type Question 1 question of 6 marks
Supplementary Reader
Total mark 10
Prescribed Textbook - Snapshots, Published by AHSEC Selected pieces:
- Ranga's Marriage - Masti Venkatesha Iyengar
- Albert Einstein at School - Patrick Pringle
Q No 13. One out of two long answer type questions based on the Supplementary Reader to test comprehension of theme character and incidents. (Up to 100 words)
- LA Type Question 1 question of 06 marks
Q No 14. Two of three short answer type questions from the Supplementary Reader. (Upto 30 words)
- SA Type Question 2 questions 2 marks each.
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