UK Board Class 12 English Syllabus 2024-25: The Uttarakhand Board of School Education (UBSE) is the governing body for education in the state. The educational body has released the latest and updated syllabus for class 9-12 for the academic year 2024-25. In this article, we have covered the UK Board Class 12 English syllabus.
It is important for the exam preparation that students plan their studies as per the latest syllabus only. This ensures that students do not end up wasting time on topics that are not a part of the syllabus. The syllabus helps students to understand the course content and paper pattern.
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UK Board Class 12 English Question Paper Design 2024-25
Go through the question paper design for UK Board Class 12 English below.
| Section | Competencies | Total marks |
| Reading skills | Conceptual understanding, decoding, Analyzing, inferring, interpreting, appreciating, literary, conventions and vocabulary, summarizing and using appropriate format/s. | 22 |
| Creative writing skills | Conceptual Understanding, application of rules, Analysis, Reasoning, appropriacy of style and tone, using appropriate format and fluency, inference, analysis, evaluation and creativity. | 18 |
| Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text | Recalling, reasoning, critical thinking, appreciating literary convention, inference, analysis, creativity with fluency. | 40 |
| Total | 80 | |
| Internal assessment | Assessment of Listening and Speaking Skills Listening Speaking | 4+4=08 |
| Project work Viva on project Continous assessment | 04 03 05 | |
| Total | 100 |
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UK Board Class 12 English Syllabus 2024-25
English is a subject that is lengthy, detailed and hard to score. Students must practice writing so that they don't fall short of attempting all the questions in exam. The syllabus will give you insights into which units you need to prioritize.
Section A – 22 Marks
Reading Skills
I- Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passage
1. One unseen passage to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis and inference. Vocabulary assessment will also be assessed via inference. The passage may be factual, descriptive or literary.
2. One unseen case-based factual passage with verbal/visual inputs like statistical data, charts etc. to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference and evaluation.
Note: The combined word limit for both the passages will be 700-750 words.
Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions and Short Answer type Questions (to be answered in 40-50 words) will be asked.
Section B – 18 Marks
Creative Writing Skills
II. Creative Writing Skills
3. Notice, up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions to be answered.(4 Marks: Format :1 / Content : 2 / Accuracy of Spelling and Grammar : 1 ).
4. Formal/Informal Invitation and Reply, up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions to be answered. (4 Marks: Format : 1 / Content : 2 / Accuracy of Spelling and Grammar :1 ).
5. Letters based on verbal/visual input, to be answered in approximately 120-150 words. Letter types include application for a job with bio data or resume. Letters to the editor (giving suggestions or opinion on issues of public interest) . One out of the two given questions to be answered . (5 Marks: Format : 1 / Organisation of Ideas: 1/Content : 2 / Accuracy of Spelling and Grammar :1 ).
6. Article/ Report Writing, descriptive and analytical in nature, based on verbal inputs, to be answered in 120-150 words. One out of the two given questions to be answered . (5 Marks: Format : 1 /Organisation of Ideas: 1/Content : 2 / Accuracy of Spelling and Grammar :1 ).
Section C – 40 Marks
Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text
This section will have 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, evaluation and extrapolation beyond the text.
7. One Poetry extract out of two, from the book Flamingo, to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference and appreciation.
8. One Prose extract out of two, from the book Vistas, to assess comprehension, interpretation,analysis, evaluation and appreciation.
9. One prose extract out of two from the book Flamingo, to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference and evaluation.
10. Short answer type questions (from Prose and Poetry from the book Flamingo), to be answered in 40-50 words each. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. Five questions out of the six given, are to be answered.
11. Short answer type questions, from Prose (Vistas), to be answered in 40- 50 words each. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. Any two out of three questions to be done.
12. One Long answer type question, from Prose/Poetry (Flamingo), to be answered in 120-150 words. Questions can be based on incident / theme / passage / extract / event as reference points to assess extrapolation beyond and across the text. The question will elicit analytical and evaluative response from the student. Any one out of two questions to be done.
13. One Long answer type question, based on the chapters from the book Vistas, to be answered in 120-150 words, to assess global comprehension and extrapolation beyond the text. Questions to provide analytical and evaluative responses using incidents, events, themes, as reference points. Any one out of two questions to be done.
Prescribed Books
1. Flamingo: English Reader published by National Council of Education Research and Training,New Delhi
(Prose) - The Last Lesson, Lost Spring, Deep Water, The Rattrap, Indigo, Poets and Pancakes, The Interview, Going Places
(Poetry) My Mother at Sixty-Six ,Keeping Quiet, A Thing of Beauty, A Roadside Stand, Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers
2. Vistas: Supplementary Reader published by National Council of Education Research and Training, New Delhi
The Third Level, The Tiger King, Journey to the End of the Earth, The Enemy, On the Face of It, Memories of Childhood, The Cutting of My Long Hair, We Too are Human Beings
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Now that you have gone through the syllabus, gather your study materials and score well in the 2025 examination.
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