Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is all set to conduct a major language paper tomorrow, May 13, 2022, for Class 12 students. The term 2 board exam 2022 shall be conducted for two subjects – English Core (301) and English Elective (001). Both papers will be held for a duration of two hours i.e., from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. Students will have 120 minutes to attempt and complete both papers in the pen-and-paper mode.
With less than 24 hours left for the CBSE Class 12 English board exam 2022, students have one last chance to understand the paper pattern. To do so and get some last-minute practice, they can refer to the sample papers uploaded by the board.
CBSE sample papers will help students understand the type of questions to expect in each component of English. Of course, questions will be based on the 50% portion of reduced syllabus applicable for term 2 exams.
CBSE Class 12 English Term 2 Sample Paper with Solutions
CBSE Class 12 students can refer to the table given below for sample papers and their detailed solutions –
| Subject Name | Sample Paper PDF | Sample Paper Solution PDF |
| CBSE Class 12 English Core (301) | Click Here | Click Here |
| CBSE Class 12 English Elective (001) | – | – |
CBSE Class 12 English term 2 2022 Syllabus
This year, CBSE decided on retaining the reduced syllabus curated during the previous academic year 2020-21. The reduced portion was further divided into two terms – Term I and Term II. The Term I board exams 2022 were held in December 2022 while Term II exams began on April 26, 2022.
The bifurcation of syllabus is also applicable for English Core and English Elective subjects. Exam for both papers is scheduled tomorrow, for a total of 40 marks each. Following is a brief summary of the CBSE Class 12 English term 2 syllabus 2022 –
Class 12 English Core Syllabus Term 2
# Reading Comprehension – Unseen passages, passages for summarising/note-making
# Creative Writing Skills & Grammar – short-writing tasks, long-writing tasks, determiners, tenses, re-ordering of sentences
# Literature – selected chapters from Hornbill and Snapshots books
Class 12 English Elective Syllabus Term 2
# Reading Comprehension – Unseen passages. unseen poems, case-based unseen passages
# Creative Writing Skills – Essay writing, speech writing
# Literature – Selected short stories, poems and essays from Woven Words
# Fiction – The Old Man and the Sea ( E. Hemingway) Chapter 6,7,8,9,10
# Drama – Arms and the Man (G.B Shaw)- Act- II & III
