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Government of Karnataka
Karnataka School Evaluation & Assessment Board (KSEAB)
Model Question Paper Blue Print -1
II PUC English Academic year 2024-25 Subject Code: 2 Max Marks: 80
(From Course Book)
Sl Unit Teaching Marks Lower Order Thinking Skills (LOTS)* Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)*
No Hours Allotted 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
1 Romeo and Juliet 3 3 1E 1E
2 Too Dear 5 4 1E 1E
3 On Children 3 5 1E 1D
4 Everything I Need to 5 4 1M 1E
Know I Learned in the
Forest
5 A Sunny Morning 8 8 1M 1M 1M
6 When you Are Old 3 3 1E 1E
7 The Gardener 5 4 1M
8 To the Foot 3 3 1M 1E
from its Child
9 I Believe Books 5 4 1E 1D
Will Never Disappear
10 Heaven If You Are Not 3 4 1M
Here on Earth
11 Japan and Brazil Through 4 4 1E 1E
a Traveler’s Eye
12 The Voter 5 6 1M 1D
13 Where There 5 5 1M 1M
is a Wheel
14 Water 3 3 1D
Total 60 hrs 60 09 08 15 16 01 03 08
48 12

*LOTS: Remember, Understand E: Easy 40%

HOTS: Analyse, Apply, Evaluate and Create M-Moderate 40%
(As per Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy) D-Difficult 20%
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(From Work Book / Language Items)

Sl No Unit Teaching Marks Allotted LOTS HOTS

Hours
1 Articles / 1 1 1
Preposition
2 Jumbled Segments 1 1 1
3 Subject-Verb Agreement 1 1 1
4 Tense 2 1 1
5 Framing Questions 2 2 1
6 Error Identification 2 2 1
7 Expressions (Idioms) 2 2 1
8 Passive Verbs 3 3 1
9 Reported Speech 5 5 1
10 Passage Prose 6 9 1
11 Passage Poem 12 9 1
12 Pronouns 4 5 1
13 Linkers 4 4 1
14 Note making 2 2 1
15 Dialogue Writing 3 3 1
16 Job Application 5 5 1
17 Speech Writing 5 5 1
60 60
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General Instructions
1. The question paper is set for 120 marks whereas the student is expected to answer for 80 marks in three hours.
2. The Weightage of marks is proportionate to the number of teaching hours allotted in an academic year. That is, for 120 teaching hours, questions for 120 marks
need to be framed. So, weightage for one teaching hour is one mark.
Springs 60 hrs 60 Marks
(Course book)
Streams 60 hrs 60 Marks
(Work book)
Total 120 hrs 120 Marks
2. The weightage of each lesson (unit) needs to be maintained in the question paper as indicated in weightage framework given below. There can be minor changes
as per the requirement of each blue print in the questions based on the course book. But weightage in the language is fixed and shall be adhered to.
3. The level of difficulty of the question paper shall be as follows:
Level Percentage
Easy 40%
Moderate 40%
Difficult 20%
4. The question paper shall adhere to the principles of Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy as indicated below:
Skills Percentage
LOTS 80%
HOTS 20%
Note: (i) LOTS – Lower Order Thinking Skills: Remember, Understand.
(ii) HOTS – Higher Order Thinking Skills: Analyse, Apply, Evaluate and Create.
(iii) Easy questions come under Remember whereas Moderate questions come under Understand of LOTS group. Difficult questions come under HOTS
group.
(iv) HOTS / LOTS ratio can vary depending on the blue print design on a minor scale.
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5. Questions on Language items/grammar can be chosen from any lesson/unit of the course book/work book. But, two grammar questions shall not be set from
one unit / lesson.
6. Questions on Passive Voice/ Expressions / Pronouns / Linkers / Reported speech / Framing Questions / Error identification can either be textual or non-textual.
Questions on expression and linkers should test only those expressions / linkers used in the course / work book.
7. The internal choices indicated here are mandatory.
A. Course Book
Sl. No of questions to No of questions to be
Type of question Part / Main Remarks
No. be framed answered
1 1 mark Part A / I Main 10 All 10 Questions from all units / lessons
At least one question shall be framed
2 2 marks Part B / II Main 4 Any 3
from poetry
At least one question shall be framed
3 3 marks Part B/ III Main 6 Any 4
from poetry
One question from drama and at least
4 4 marks Part B / IV Main 6 Any 3
one question from poetry

B. Work Book / Language Items:

Sl. No Part Main Question Number Internal Choice between Marks Allotted
A. Unseen Passage A. 9 Marks
1 Part C V 30
B. Poetry chosen from the work book. B. 9 Marks
A. Rewrite as directed A. 4 Marks
2 Part D VI 31
B. Linkers B. 4 Marks
A. Framing Questions A. 2 Marks
3 Part D VI 32
B. Error Identification B. 2 Marks
A. Job Application A. 5 Marks
4 Part E VII 36
B. Speech Writing B. 5 Marks
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The Weightage Framework:

Course Book Work Book

Sl Teaching Marks Sl No Unit Teaching Marks Allotted

Lesson/ Unit Hours
No Hrs allotted
1 Romeo and Juliet 3 3 1 Articles or 1 1
2 Too Dear! 5 5 Prepositions
3 On Children 3 3 2 Jumbled Segments 1 1
Everything I Need to Know I Learned in 3 Subject-Verb Agreement 1 1
4 5
the Forest 5 4 Tense 2 1
5 A Sunny Morning 8 8 5 Framing Questions 2 2
6 When you Are Old 3 3 6 Error Identification 2 2
7 The Gardener 5 5 7 Expressions (Idioms) 2 2
8 To the Foot from its Child 3 3 8 Passive verbs 3 3
I Believe that Books Will Never 9 Reported Speech 5 5
9 5 5
Disappear 10 Comprehension - Prose 6 9
10 Heaven, If You Are Not Here On Earth 3 3 11 Comprehension - Poetry 12 9
Japan and Brazil Through a Traveler’s 12 Pronouns 4 5
11 4 4
Eye 13 Linkers 4 4
12 The Voter 5 5 14 Note making 2 2
13 Where There is a Wheel 5 5 15 Dialogue Writing 3 3
14 Water 3 3 16 Job Application 5 5
Total 60 hrs 60 17 Speech Writing 5 5
Total 60 hrs 60