Midterm Examination 2020-21

Class X- English
Design and Blueprint of the question paper
Part A- Objective- 20 marks
Reading Comprehension- 10 marks
1. Unseen passage with MCQs- 10 marks
Grammar- 7 marks
2. Subject-verb Concord- 4 marks
3. Reported speech-3 marks
Literature- 3 marks
4. MCQs based on one poetry-based extract- 3 marks
Part B- Subjective- 20 marks
Writing Section- 8 marks
1. Descriptive Paragraph on any person OR- Diary Entry -4 marks (Format-1, Content-
1, Expression-2)
2. Story Writing based on given clues- 4 marks (Content-2, Fluency and Accuracy-1,
Title-1)
Literature Section- 12 marks
3. Two short answer questions from prose and poetry from BEEHIVE- 4 marks
4. Two short answer questions from MOMENTS - 4 marks
5. One long answer type question from Beehive or Moments - 4 marks
SYLLABUS
Beehive Reading / Grammar
Moments Writing
Prose Poem      
1. In the Descriptive
1. My 1. A Legend Kingdom of Paragraph on Subject- verb-
Childhood of Northland Fools any person concord
Story Writing
2. No Men 2. The Happy ( based on given
2. Packing Are Foreign Prince clues)  
3. Reach for
the Top On Killing a
Tree Unseen Passage Reporting
BLUEPRINT
Section Competencies Total Marks %
Reading Conceptual understanding, decoding, Analysing, inferring, 10 25%
Comprehensio interpreting, appreciating, literary, conventions and
n vocabulary
Writing & Conceptual Understanding, application of rules, Analysis, 15 (8+7) marks 37.5%
Grammar Reasoning, appropriacy of style and tone, using appropriate
format and fluency, inference,
Literature Recalling, reasoning, appreciating literary convention, 15 37.5%
inference, analysis,
Total 40 100%