Pranshu's English Classroom (CBSE)

  Prose The Last Lesson — Alphonse Daudet Lost Spring — Anees Jung Deep Water — William O. Douglas The Rattrap — Selma Lagerlöf Indigo — Louis Fischer Poets and Pancakes — Asokamitran The Interview — Christopher Silvester Going Places — A. R. Barton Poetry My Mother at Sixty-Six — Kamala Das Keeping Quiet — Pablo Neruda A Thing of Beauty — John Keats A Roadside Stand — Robert Frost Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers — Adrienne Rich Vistas (Prose) The Third Level — Jack Finney The Tiger King — Kalki Krishnamurthy Journey to the End of the Earth — Tishani Doshi The Enemy — Pearl S. Buck On the Face of It — Susan Hill Memories of Childhood The Cutting of My Long Hair — Zitkala-Sa We Too are Human Beings — Bama

ENGLISH CORE CLASS – XII (2025-26) Section A: Reading Skills-22 Marks I. Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passage 12+10 = 22 Marks 1. One unseen passage to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis and inference. Vocabulary assessment will also be assessed via inference. The passage may be factual, descriptive or literary. 2. One unseen case-based factual passage with verbal/visual inputs like statistical data, charts etc. to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference and evaluation. Note: The combined word limit for both passages will be 700-750 words. Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions and Short Answer Type Questions (to be answered in 40-50 words) will be asked. Section B: Creative Writing Skills-18 Marks 3. Notice, up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions is to be answered. (4 Marks: Format :1 / Content: 2 / Accuracy of Spelling and Grammar: 1). 4. Formal/Informal Invitation and Reply, up to 50 words. One out of the two given ques...

                                                   CLASS X: ENGLISH CAPSULE STUDY                                                                                                             BOOK -2: FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET 1. A Triumph of Surgery – James Herriot Summary (Points): Tricki, a small dog, is pampered and overfed by his rich mistress, Mrs. Pumphrey. The dog becomes "hugely fat," listless, and stops eating, prompting a call to Dr. Herriot. The doctor realizes the only cure is to remove Tricki from the house and his mistr...