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ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (Code No. 184) CLASS – X 2019-20 SECTION - WISE WEIGHTAGE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE Note: The annual board examination will be of 80 marks, with a duration of three hours. There will be internal assessment for 20 Marks. SECTION A: READING: 20 Marks This section will have two unseen passages of a total length of 700-750. The arrangement within the reading section is as follows: I. A factual passage of 300-350 words with eight Objective Type Question( including Multiple Choice Questions).8 marks II.A Discursive passages of 350-400 words with four Short Answer Type Questions to test inference, evaluation and analysis four Objective Type Question( including Multiple Choice Questions) to test vocabulary. 12 marks SECTION B: WRITING AND GRAMMAR :  30 Marks III. Formal letter complaint / inquiry / placing order / letter to editor / article in about 100-150 words. The questions will be thematically based on the prescribed books
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Letter to Editor

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