UP Board Class 12 English Syllabus 2024-25

Candidates preparing for the UP board class 12 English  examination must get themselves well-versed with the syllabus. The complete syllabus of English is distributed into two sections and comprises of topics such as Prose, Poetry, Play, Essay writing, Unseen Passage, etc. In this article, the students can find the complete details of UP Board Class 12 English syllabus 2024-25 such as important topics, marks distribution, etc. Students must make sure that they study strictly according to this syllabus in order to score good marks in their exams.

Class 12 English UP Board Syllabus 2024-25

The English board exam will be conducted for the duration of 3 hours and will carry a total of 100 marks. The paper will comprise of two sections- Section A and Section B carrying 50 marks each. Students can check the details of the UP Board Class 12 English Syllabus from below.

Important Topics & Marks Distribution

Section A- Reading (15 marks)

One long passage followed by four short answer type questions and three vocabulary questions.

Section B- Writing (20 marks)

Article (Descriptive, Argumentative/ autobiographical) -100 to 150 words

Letter to the Editor/ complaint letters/Business letter (Placing orders/ Booking or cancellation / making enquiries etc)

Section C: Grammar

Ten questions (MCQ and very short answer type questions) based on Narration, Synthesis, Transformation, Syntax, Idioms and Phrases/ phrasal Verbs, Synonyms, Antonyms, One word substitution, Homophones

Translation from Hindi to English

Section D: Literature 

Flamingo- Text book

Prose

Two short answer type questions

One long answer type question

Poetry

Three very short answer type questions based on the given poetry extract-

Note- (Questions related to identification of the following figures of speech will be included in the poetry section- Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Oxymoron, Apostrophe, Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia

Central idea of the given poem

Vistas- Supplementary Reader

Two short answer type questions.

One long answer type question

Following books are prescribed:

Flamingo- Text Book

PROSE-
1. THE LAST LESSON Alphonse Daudet
2. LOST SPRING Anees Jung
3. DEEP WATER William Douglas
4. THE RATTRAP Selma Lagerlof
5. INDIGO Louis Fischer

POETRY-
1. MY MOTHER AT SIXTY-SIX Kamala Das
2. AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLASSROOM IN A SLUM Stephen Spender
3. KEEPING QUIET Pablo Neruda
4. A THING OF BEAUTY John Keats
6. AUNT JENNIFFR’S TIGERS Adrienne Rich

Vistas- Supplementary Reader-
1. The Third Level Jack Finney
2. The Tiger King Kalki
3. Journey to the end of the Earth Tishani Doshi
4. The Enemy Pearl S. Buck
5. Should Wizard hit Mommy John Updike
6. On the Face of it Susan Hill

Note- No book has been prescribed for grammar. Students can select any book recommended by the subject teacher.

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