WBCHSE Class 12 English Syllabus
WBCHSE HS English Syllabus and Number Pattern

Overview of the English syllabus for English Higher Secondary Examination.
Topics | Marks |
---|---|
1. Prose | 20 |
2. Poetry | 20 |
3. Play / Drama | 10 |
4. Unseen | 10 |
5. Textual Grammar | 10 |
6. Writting | 10 |
7. Project | 20 |
Total Marks | 100 |
Catagory wise English Syllabus is discussed below:
Catagory Wise Details
Prose (20 Marks)
(1) The Eyes Have It — Ruskin Bond
(2) Strong Roots — APJ Abdul Kalam
(3) Three Questions — Leo Tolstoy
(4) Thank You Ma’am — Langston Hughes
Number Pattern
Topics | Marks | |
---|---|---|
MCQ | 1×4 (Out of 4) | 4 |
SAQ | 1×4 (Out of 8) | 4 |
LAQ (100 words) | 6×2 (Out of 4) | 12 |
Total marks | 20 |
Poetry (20 Marks)
(1) On Killing A Tree — Gieve Patel
(2) The Poetry Of Earth — John Keats
(3) Asleep In The Valley — Arthur Rimbaud
(4) Sonnet 18 (Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day) — William Shakespeare
Number Pattern
Topics | Marks | |
---|---|---|
MCQ | 1×4 (Out of 4) | 4 |
SAQ | 1×4 (Out of 8) | 4 |
LAQ (100 words) | 6×2 (Out of 4) | 12 |
Total marks | 20 |
Play / Drama (10 Marks)
(1) The Proposal — Anton Chekhov
Topics | Marks | |
---|---|---|
MCQ | 1×4 (Out of 4) | 4 |
LAQ (100 words) | 6×1 (Out of 3) | 6 |
Total marks | 10 |
Unseen (10 Marks)
Topics | Marks | |
---|---|---|
True/False | 1×4 (Out of 4) | 4 |
SAQ | 3×2 (Out of 3) | 6 |
Total marks | 10 |
Textual Grammar (10 Marks)
Topics | Marks |
---|---|
Article and preposition | ½×6 = 3 |
Transformation of sentence ✓Voice change ✓Narration change ✓Degree change ✓Interchange of part of speech ✓Joining ✓Splitting ✓Affirmative to negative and vice versa ✓Assertive to exclamatory and vice versa | 1×6 = 6 |
Errors correction (MCQ) | 1×1 = 1 |
Total marks | 10 |
Writing (10 Marks)
Topic | Marks | |
---|---|---|
Précis Writing Or, Report Writing Or, Letter Writing (Official/Business/Editorial) | 10×1 [Any One] | 10 |
Total marks | 10 |
Project (20 Marks)
• Film / Theatre Script / Review
Or,
• Fictitious Interview Of An Eminent personality
Or,
• A Topic selected by the school
[Any one of those] [Words limit 1500-2000]
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