Section

Content

Marks

Periods

Section A: Comprehension and Writing

40

80

1. Reading

Comprehension with literary appreciation of an unseen pas-

sage followed by five questions

10

2. Writing

30

(i)    Essay on imaginative and reflective topics (Internal Choice)

15

(ii)   Letter Writing: (Personal, Formal and Professional) (Internal Choice)

10

(i)    Precis Writing

5

Section B:Text Books and Supplementary Reader

60

130

Prose

All the lessons from the book, Gulistan-E-Adab are to be studied.

(i)        One short extract from the prescribed lesson followed by short answer type questions for comprehension.

9

(ii)    One essay type question in about 100 words on content/

the me (General or Value Based)

5

(iii)  Two short answer type questions on the content.

6

Poetry

All the poets and their works from the book Gulistan-E-Adab are to be studied.

(i)        One extract for reference to  the  context  and poetic comprehension.

9

(ii)       One essay type question in about 100 words on the content of the poems or a Value Based Question (Long answer type)

5

(iii)  Two short answer type questions on the content of the poems

6

Suppl. Reader

All the lessons from the book, Khayaban-E-Urdu are to be studied.

(i)     One essay type question

4

(ii)    Two short answer type questions

6

Literary

Genre

Knowledge about the life and contribution of the writers and poets of the prescribed text

10

Total

100

210