Languages Volume-II - Central Board of Secondary Education

14. URDU (Elective)
Code No. 003
Class XI
One Paper 3 Hours Marks : 100
Section A Marks : 40 Suggested
Periods : 240
1. Reading Skills : 10 30
(i) Comprehension with literary appreciation of
an unseen passage followed by five questions.
2. Writing Skills : 30 60
(i) Essay on imaginative and reflective topics 15
(ii) Letter Writing : (Personal, Formal and Professional) 10
(iii) Precis Writing 05
Section B Marks : 60
Prescribed Text-books :
Gulistan-E-Adab (Gyarahvin Jama’at Ke Liye)
published by the NCERT, New Delhi
Supplementary Reader. Khayaban-E-Urdu published by
the NCERT, New Delhi
1. Prose : 20 50
All the lessons from the above book, Gulistan-E-Adab
are to be studied : 08
(i) One out of two short extracts from the prescribed
lesson followed by short answer type questions from
comprehension.
(ii) One essay type question in about 100 words 06
on content/theme
(iii) Two out of four short answer type questions 06
on the content
2. Poetry : 20 60
All the poets and their works from the above book
Gulistan-E-Adab are to be studied :
(i) One out of two extracts for reference to the
context and poetic comprehension. 8
(ii) One essay type question in about 100 words on the
content of the poems. 6
(iii) Two out of four short answer type questions on the
content of the poems. 6
3. Supplementary Reader Khayaban-E-Urdu 10 20
(i) One out of two essay type question 4
(ii) Two out of four short answer type questions 6
4. Knowledge about the life and literary contribution 10 20
of the writers and poets of the prescribed text.