Syllabus English: Class 9 UP Board -2025

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Syllabus  English: Class 9 UP Board -202

                                                                                                                                                 Μ.Μ.:100 

There will be one question paper of 70 marks. Section 'A' contains multiple choice questions of 20 marks and Section 'B' contains descriptive answer type questions of 50 marks. Internal assessment will be of 30 marks.

General English.............................. 35 marks

 Reading

1. One short unseen passage followed by three MCQs.

2. One unseen passage followed by three very short answer type questions. And one vocabulary based question.

Writing Skills..........................................10 marks

3. Letter (formal/informal)/Application...............4                                            

4. Descriptive paragraph/Report/Article (based on given verbal/figurative input) in about 80-100                words...................................................................6.

Grammar..........................................................................15 marks

5. Five MCQs based on parts of speech, tenses, articles, reordering of sentences, spellings.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5

6. Three very short answer type questions based on narration, voice                 punctuation......................................................................................6                                .

7. Translation of a short passage from Hindi to English..................4

Literature........................................................................................35 marks

Beehive.................................................................................................................  (23 marks)

Prose........................................................................................................................................(15 marks)

8. Two MCQs based on the given extract.................................................................................2

9. Three MCQs based on lessons..............................................................................................3

10. Two short answer type questions in about 30-40 words each..............................................6

11. One long answer type question in about 60 words...............................................................4

Poetry..........................................................................(08 marks)

12. Two MCQs based on the given extract...............................................................................2

13. One short answer type question based on poetry lessons in about 30-40 words.................3

Or Four lines from any poem prescribed in the syllabus

14. Central idea of the given poem.............................................................................................3

Moments.............................................................(12 marks)

15. Five MCQs based on prescribed lessons,...............................................................................5

16. One short answer type question in about 30-40 words............................................................3

17. One long answer type question in about 60 words...................................................................4

Syllabus - English: Class-XI UP Board

                  Syllabus - English: Class-XI    UP Board              

                                                                                                                                                 [ Μ.Μ.: 100 ]

There will be one question paper of 100 marks.

General English                 (60 Marks)    

Section-A: Reading            15 Marks

1. One long unseen passage followed by four short answer questions and three vocabulary based                questions.     4×3=12 (Short Questions)

Section-B: Writing                3x1=3 (Vocabulary)          20 Marks

2. Note Making and Summary                                          5 marks

3. Article/Essay                                                                 8 marks

4. Letter to the Editor/Complaint Letters/Business Letter (Placing orders/booking or cancellation/making enquiries etc.)                                   7 marks

Section-C: Grammar                                                   25 Marks

5. Ten Questions (MCQ/Very Short Answer Type Questions) based on Narration, Synthesis, Transformation, Syntax and Vocabulary items like-Idioms and Phrases/Phrasal Verbs, Synonyms, Antonyms, One Word Substitution, Homophones.            2×10=20 marks

6. Translation from Hindi to English (7 to 8 sentences)     5 marks

Section-D: Literature                                                          (40 Marks)

HORNBILL (Textbook)                                                      25 Marks

                                                                          

• Prose                                                                                   15 Marks

7. One Long Answer Type Question.                                    7 marks

8. Two Short Answer Type Questions.                                  4+48 marks

Poetry                                                                                     10 Marks

9. Three Short Answer Type Questions based on a given Poetry Extract.

                                                                                                2x36 marks

10. Central Idea                                                                       4 marks

Note: (Questions related to identification of the following figures of speech will be included in the Poetry section: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Oxymoron, Apostrophe, Hyperbola, Onomatopoeia.

                                                                                                    

SNAPSHOTS (Supplementary Reader)                           15 marks

11. One Long Answer Type Question                                           7 marka

12. Two Short Answer Type Questions                                         4+48 marka

Prescribed Content: HORNBILL (Textbook)

Prose

1. The Portrait of a Lady : Khushwant Singh

2. We're Not Afraid to Die... if We Can All Be Together East         Gordon Cook and Alan

3. Discovering Tut: The Saga Continues                                           A.R. Williams

4. The Ailing Planet: The Green Movement's Role                           Nani Palkhivala

5. The Adventure                                                                                Jayant Narlikar

6. Silk Road                                                                                         Nick Middleton

Poetry

1. A Photograph                                                                                    Shirley Toulson

2. The Laburnum Top                                                                             Ted Hughes

3. The Voice of the Rain                                                                         Walt Whitman

4. Childhood                                                                                            Markus Natten

5. Father to Son                                                                                        Elizabeth Jennings

SNAPSHOTS (Supplementary Reader)

1. The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse                                         William Saroyan

2. The Address                                                                                           Marga Minco

3. Mother's Day                                                                                          J.B. Priestley

4. The Ghat of the Only Worldm                                                               Amitav Ghosh

5. Birth                                                                                                        A.J. Cronin

6. The Tale of Melon City                                                                            Vikram Seth

UP Board Class 10 English Syllabus 2025 along with the names of the respective authors/poets:

 UP Board Class 10 English Syllabus 2025 along with the names of the respective authors/poets:

First Flight (Prose)

1. A Letter to God – G. L. Fuentes

2. Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – Nelson Mandela

3. Two Stories about Flying

   • His First Flight – Liam O’ Flaherty

   • Black Aeroplane – Frederick Forsyth

4. From the Diary of Anne Frank – Anne Frank

5. The Hundred Dresses – I & II – Eleanor Estes

6. Glimpses of India

   • A Baker from Goa – Lucio Rodrigues

   • Coorg – Lokesh Abrol

   • Tea from Assam – Arup Kumar Datta

7. Mijbil the Otter – Gavin Maxwell

8. Madam Rides the Bus – Vallikkannan

9. The Sermon at Benares – (Based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha)

10. The Proposal (Play) – Anton Chekhov

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First Flight (Poetry)

1. Dust of Snow – Robert Frost

2. Fire and Ice – Robert Frost

3. A Tiger in the Zoo – Leslie Norris

4. How to Tell Wild Animals – Carolyn Wells

5. The Ball Poem – John Berryman

6. Amanda! – Robin Klein

7. Animals – Walt Whitman

8. The Trees – Adrienne Rich

9. Fog – Carl Sandburg

10. The Tale of Custard the Dragon – Ogden Nash

11. For Anne Gregory – William Butler Yeats

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Footprints Without Feet (Supplementary Reader)

1. A Triumph of Surgery – James Herriot

2. The Thief's Story – Ruskin Bond

3. The Midnight Visitor – Robert Arthur

4. A Question of Trust – Victor Canning

5. Footprints Without Feet – H.G. Wells

6. The Making of a Scientist – Robert W. Peterson

7. The Necklace – Guy de Maupassant

8. The Hack Driver – Sinclair Lewis

9. Bholi – K.A. Abbas

10. The Book That Saved the Earth – Claire Boiko

This syllabus includes reading, writing, grammar, and literature sections as per UPMSP (Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad) for Class 10 English (2024-2025). 🚀📚

The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) has released the Class 10 English syllabus for the academic session 2024-2025. The English examination comprises a 70-mark theory paper and a 30-mark internal assessment. citeturn0search8

1. Reading Section (10 Marks):

• One short unseen passage with three multiple-choice questions (MCQs).

• One unseen passage followed by three very short answer-type questions and one vocabulary-based question.

2. Writing Skills (10 Marks):

• Letter (formal/informal) or application writing.

• Descriptive paragraph, report, or article based on given verbal input.

3. Grammar (15 Marks):

• Tenses

• Modals

• Subject-verb concord

• Reported speech

• Clauses

• Determiners

• Prepositions

• Transformation of sentences

4. Literature (35 Marks):

• First Flight (Prose):

  • A Letter to God

  • Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

  • Two Stories about Flying

  • From the Diary of Anne Frank

  • The Hundred Dresses – I

  • The Hundred Dresses – II

  • Glimpses of India

  • Mijbil the Otter

  • Madam Rides the Bus

  • The Sermon at Benares

  • The Proposal

• First Flight (Poetry):

  • Dust of Snow

  • Fire and Ice

  • A Tiger in the Zoo

  • How to Tell Wild Animals

  • The Ball Poem

  • Amanda!

  • Animals

  • The Trees

  • Fog

  • The Tale of Custard the Dragon

  • For Anne Gregory

• Footprints Without Feet (Supplementary Reader):

  • A Triumph of Surgery

  • The Thief's Story

  • The Midnight Visitor

  • A Question of Trust

  • Footprints Without Feet

  • The Making of a Scientist

  • The Necklace

  • The Hack Driver

  • Bholi

  • The Book That Saved the Earth

For a detailed breakdown and to download the official syllabus PDF, you can visit the UPMSP's official website: citeturn0search8

UP Board Class 12 English Syllabus 2025

 

UP Board Class 12 English Syllabus 2025

(Based on the latest syllabus by UPMSP – Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad)

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📌 Section-Wise Syllabus Breakdown

🔹 Section A: Reading (15 Marks)

• Unseen Passage (Factual, Discursive, Literary)

  • Comprehension questions (8 Marks)

  • Vocabulary-based questions (7 Marks)

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🔹 Section B: Writing (20 Marks)

• Essay Writing (250 words) – Topics related to current affairs, literature, environment, etc.

• Formal Letter Writing – Application, complaint, inquiry, letter to the editor, etc.

• Report or Article Writing – Based on an event or issue.

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🔹 Section C: Grammar (10 Marks)

• Tenses (Past, Present, Future)

• Active & Passive Voice

• Direct & Indirect Speech (Narration)

• Transformation of Sentences (Simple, Complex, Compound)

• Modals & Determiners

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🔹 Section D: Literature (45 Marks)

📖 (A) Flamingo – Prose (15 Marks)

1. The Last Lesson – Alphonse Daudet

2. Lost Spring – Anees Jung

3. Deep Water – William Douglas

4. The Rattrap – Selma Lagerlöf

5. Indigo – Louis Fischer

6. Poets and Pancakes – Asokamitran

7. The Interview – Christopher Silvester

8. Going Places – A. R. Barton

📖 (B) Flamingo – Poetry (10 Marks)

1. My Mother at Sixty-Six – Kamala Das

2. Keeping Quiet – Pablo Neruda

3. A Thing of Beauty – John Keats

4. Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers – Adrienne Rich

📖 (C) Vistas – Supplementary Reader (20 Marks)

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

7. Evans Tries an O-Level – Colin Dexter

8. Memories of Childhood – Zitkala-Sa & Bama

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📌 Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme

Section	Marks
Reading	15
Writing	20
Grammar	10
Literature	45
Total	90

(+ 10 Marks for Internal Assessment / Project Work)

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✅ Study Tips for UP Board Class 12 English

✔ Focus on NCERT Books – Follow Flamingo & Vistas thoroughly.
✔ Practice Writing Skills – Essays, Letters & Reports.
✔ Improve Grammar – Solve previous year questions.
✔ Read and Summarize – Each chapter in simple language.
✔ Solve Previous Year Papers – Helps in understanding question patterns.