English is one of the most important and scoring subjects for the students studying in class 12. English is also a subject that is compulsory for the students appearing in the 12 board examination. If a student wants to score good percentage in the CBSE 12 board exam then they must study all the parts of the English syllabus. The CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) has released the revised Class 12 English syllabus for the session 2022-23.
Below in this article, we will discuss the updated syllabus, important topics, and the weightage for the Class 12 English subject. Make sure that you should go through the comprehensive guide related to the CBSE Class 12 board English exam given below.
CBSE Class 12 English Paper Patter 2022-2023
The CBSE Class 12 English question paper is divided into three sections: Section A, Section B and Section C.
Section A – Class 12 CBSE English
Reading Skills – 20 Marks
Reading comprehension through Unseen Passage – 20 Marks
- One unseen passage to assess comprehension, interpretation, and inference (10*1=10 Marks)
- One unseen case-based passage with verbal/visual inputs like statistical data, charts, and others (10*1=10 Marks)
Section B – Class 12 CBSE English
Creative Writing Skills – 20 Marks
The section has short and long writing tasks.
- Notice up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions is to be answered.
- Formal/Informal invitation and reply up to 50 words.
- Letters based on verbal/visual input, are to be answered in approximately 120-150 words.
- Article/ Report Writing, descriptive and analytical in nature, based on verbal inputs, to be answered in 120-150 words
Section C – Class 12 CBSE English
Reference to Context – 40 Marks
This section consists of a variety of questions including multiple choice questions, objective type questions, short answer type questions, and long answer type questions.
- One Poetry extracts out of two from the book Flamingo (6×1=6 Marks)
- One Prose extract out of two from the book Vistas (4×1=4 Marks)
- One prose extracts out of two from the book Flamingo (6×1=6Marks)
- Short answer type question (from Prose and Poetry from the book Flamingo), to be answered in 40-50 words. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. Five questions out of the six given are to be answered. (5×2=10 Marks)
- Short answer type question, from Prose (Vistas), to be answered in 40- 50 words. (2×2=4 Marks)
- One Long answer type question, from Prose/Poetry (Flamingo), to be answered in 120-150 words. (1×5=5 Marks)
- One Long answer type question, based on the chapters from the book Vistas, to be answered in 120-150 words (1×5=5 Marks)
Internal Assessment
- Assessment of Listening Skills – 05 Marks
- Assessment of Speaking skills – 05 Marks
- Project Work – 10 Marks
CBSE Class 12 English 2022-2023: Marking Scheme
| Section | Total Marks |
| Reading Skills | 20 |
| Creative Writing Skills | 20 |
| Literature and Supplementary Reading Texts | 40 |
| Total | 80 |
| Assessment of listening and reading skills | 10 |
| Internal Assessment and Listening | 5 |
| Speaking | 5 |
| Project Work | 10 |
| Grand Total | 100 |
CBSE Class 12 English – Preparation Tips
- Solve previous year question papers
- Study the NCERT books thoroughly
- Revise important topics
- Read the literature part and understand the nature of the story, characters and others and answer the questions accordingly.
All the best for your CBSE Class 12th board exam, keep practicing!
