Artham Resources | Class 11 English Core Half-Yearly Sample Paper with Solutions (Set 4)
Strictly Aligned with CBSE Board Pattern & New NCERT Curriculum 2026–27
A full-length, board-calibrated 80-mark mock paper for Class 11 English Core designed to refine reading speed, formal drafting skills, and textual literary appreciation under authentic 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 (10 marks), case-based factual passage with graphical/tabular data (8 marks), and Note-Making & Summarization (8 marks: 5 marks notes with abbreviations + 3 marks summary).
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Section B (Grammar & Creative Writing – 23 Marks): Integrated grammar gap-filling/sentence reordering (7 marks), Classified Advertisements / Posters (3 marks each), Speech / Debate Writing (5 marks each).
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Section C (Literature – 31 Marks): Contextual poetry and prose extracts, short-answer analytical checks, 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: Emphasis on inferential reading, analytical extrapolation of themes, poetic devices (metaphor, personification, transferred epithet), and structured rebuttal arguments in debate writing.
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Step-by-Step Marking Scheme: Detailed breakdown of marks for format compliance, content relevance, structural coherence, and grammatical accuracy.
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