Artham Resources | Class 11 English Core Half-Yearly Sample Paper with Solutions (Set 12)
Strictly Aligned with CBSE Board Pattern & New NCERT Curriculum 2026–27
A full-length, board-calibrated 80-mark practice examination for Class 11 English Core to benchmark reading stamina, formal composition structure, and deep literary evaluation under timed 3-hour examination conditions.
Key Highlights & Academic Features
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100% Latest 80-Mark Blueprint:
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Section A (Reading – 26 Marks): Discursive passage testing analytical inferences, contextual vocabulary, and authorial viewpoint (10 marks); case-based factual passage with data or statistical trends (8 marks); and Note-Making & Summarization (8 marks: 5 marks for notes with title, indentation, and key to abbreviations + 3 marks for summary).
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Section B (Grammar & Creative Writing – 23 Marks): Integrated grammar gap-filling/sentence reordering (7 marks), Short Writing Tasks (Classified Advertisements / Posters, 3 marks each), and Long Writing Tasks (Speech / Debate Writing with counter-rebuttals, 5 marks each).
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Section C (Literature – 31 Marks): Contextual poetry and prose extracts, analytical short-answer questions, and long-form thematic/character-contrast essays from Hornbill and Snapshots.
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Half-Yearly Syllabus Coverage: The Portrait of a Lady, “We’re Not Afraid to Die… if We Can All Be Together”, Discovering Tut: The Saga Continues, A Photograph, The Laburnum Top, The Voice of the Rain, The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse, The Address, and Mother’s Day.
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50% Competency-Based: Higher-order inferential reading, poetic device analysis (personification, imagery, transferred epithet), data-driven deduction, and structured argumentative discourse.
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Step-by-Step Marking Scheme: Detailed breakdown of marks for format compliance, content relevance, structural coherence, and grammatical accuracy.
Recommended For: Class 11 CBSE Students, PGT English Teachers & Coaching Insti
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