UP Board Class 11 English Syllabus for Academic Session 2026-27

Academic Session-2026-27 <u>Subject - English</u> (Class - XI)

There will be one question paper of 100 marks. 15 Marks

Unit-1-Reading-

1. One long unseen passage followed by four very short-answer type questions and

three vocabulary based questions. <math>VSA-4x3=12</math>

Vocabulary <math>-3x1=3</math>

20 Marks

Unit-2-Writing-

1. Note making and summary 05
2. Article /Essay 08

1. Letter to the Editor/Complaint letters/Business letters (Placing orders/booking or

cancellation/ making enquiries etc) 07

Unit-3 - Grammar- 25 Marks

1. Ten MCQs and five 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. <math>MCQ-1x10=10</math>

<math>VSA-2x5=10</math>

1. Translation from Hindi to English.(7 to 8 sentences) 05

Unit-4 - Literature - 40 Marks

Hornbill - Text Book 25 marks

Prose-

1. Two short answer type questions. 4+4=8
2. One long answer type question. 07

Poetry-

1. Three short answer type questions based on a given poetry extract. <math>2x3=6</math>
2. Critical Appreciation (It will include the main theme, form of choice of word, rhyming scheme, use of imagery etc.) 04

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)

Snapshots - Supplementary Reader - 15 marks

1. Two short answer type questions. 4+4=8
2. One long answer type question. 07

Prescribed Content-

Sl. No Lesson Name Writer/Poet

HORNBILL (Text Book) Prose-

1. The Portrait of a Lady 1- Khushwant Singh

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

Together East

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

1. The Ailing Planet: The Green Movement's Role 4- Nani Palkhivala
2. The Adventure 5- Jayant Narlikar
3. Silk Road 6- Nick Middleton

Poetry-

1. A Photograph 1- Shirley Toulson

1. The Laburnum Top 2- Ted Hughes

1. The Voice of the Rain
2. Childhood
3. Father to son

2 SNAPSHOTS (Supplementary Reader)

1. The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
2. The Address
3. Markus Natten
4. Walt Whitman
5. Mother's Day
6. Elizabeth Jennings
7. Birth
8. The Tale of Melon City
9. William Saroyan
10. Marga Minco
11. J.B. Priestley
12. A.J. Cronin
13. Vikram Seth

Recommended Book

'A Hand book of Grammar and Composition Writing' Published by English Language Teaching Institute (ELTI), U.P., Prayagraj.

This book can be accessed Online at eltiup.org.

For Remedial Teaching in the Session 2026-27

Four Unit Tests

1. First Unit Test 20 Marks July Second Week (MCQs Based) (10 Marks for summer holiday home work + 10 Marks for unit test)
2. Second Unit Test 20 Marks August Last Week (Descriptive Questions Based)
3. Third Unit Test 20 Marks November Last Week (MCQs Based)
4. Fourth Unit Test 20 Marks December Last Week (Descriptive Questions Based)

Note- The above tests will be conducted at school level as a part of remedial teaching. The marks obtained in these tests will not be included in the final result.