English — Weightage Analysis
Section-wise marks distribution for TS Inter 1st Year English — based on the official TGBIE Model Question Paper (March 2025 onwards). Paper total: 80 marks, 3 hours.
Section A
24
Literature
Section B
8
Comprehension
Section C
48
Grammar & Vocab
Total
80
Max Marks
Section A — Literature
24 marks| Question | Marks | Pattern | Texts / Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 — Prose | 2 of 3 × 4m = 8 | Answer any two questions on prose lessons (100 words each) | Father Dear Father · All Great Things Have Humble Beginnings (Thimmakka) · Box and Cox |
| Q2 — Poetry | 2 of 3 × 4m = 8 | Answer any two questions on poems (100 words each) | The Noble Nature · The Beggar · Keep Going |
| Q3 — Supplementary | 2 of 3 × 4m = 8 | Answer any two questions on short stories (100 words each) | Alan's Cricket Story · The Dinner Party · The Short-sighted Brothers |
Section B — Reading Comprehension
8 marks| Question | Marks | Pattern | Texts / Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 — Passage 1 | 4 of 6 × 1m = 4 | Read passage, answer any four in a word or sentence each | Unseen passage; questions on meaning, inference, true/false, synonyms |
| Q5 — Passage 2 | 4 of 6 × 1m = 4 | Read passage, answer any four in a word or sentence each | Unseen passage; similar comprehension micro-questions |
Section C — Grammar & Vocabulary
48 marks| Question | Marks | Pattern | Texts / Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q6 — Word Meanings (Match) | 8 of 10 × ½m = 4 | Match Column A words with Column B meanings | Vocabulary from lessons |
| Q7 — Parts of Speech | 8 of 10 × ½m = 4 | Identify part of speech of underlined words in sentences | Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions |
| Q8 — Articles (a/an/the) | 8 of 10 × ½m = 4 | Fill in blanks with correct article | Choose a, an, or the in context |
| Q9 — Prepositions | 8 of 10 × ½m = 4 | Fill in blanks with suitable prepositions | In, on, at, of, to, with, for, by, from… |
| Q10 — Verb Forms | 4 of given × 1m = 4 | Fill blanks with correct form of verb given in brackets | Tense, subject-verb agreement, conditionals |
| Q11 — Sentence Transformation | 4 of 6 × 1m = 4 | Rewrite sentences as directed (voice, speech, degree) | Active/Passive, Direct/Indirect, Positive/Comparative/Superlative, Question tag |
| Q12 — Error Correction | 4 of 6 × 1m = 4 | Rewrite sentences correcting the underlined error | Subject-verb agreement, tense, comparison errors |
| Q13 — Spelling (Missing Letters) | 8 of 10 × ½m = 4 | Supply the missing letters to complete the word | m__th, l__rn, cha__enge, su__ess, n__se, fea__ers… |
| Q14 — Silent Consonants | 8 of 10 × ½m = 4 | Identify silent consonant letters in given words | honest, knowledge, chalk, design, pneumonia, debt, listen… |
| Q15 — Phonetic Transcription | 4 × 1m = 4 | Write phonetic transcription in ordinary English spelling | /ˈlɪtərəsi/ /ˈsæplɪŋ/ /əˈveɪləbl/ /ˈbrekfəst/… |
| Q16 — Sounds (Odd-one-out) | 4 × 1m = 4 | Circle the word with a different sound for the bold letters | sing/bind/ring, area/great/idea, near/bear/fear… |
| Q17 — Syllable Count | 4 × 1m = 4 | Mention the number of syllables in each word | subject (2), monsoon (2), relaxing (3), encouragement (4)… |
Revision Strategy Based on Weightage
Grammar & Vocabulary (Section C) carries 48 of 80 marks — this is where elections are won and lost. Drill articles, prepositions, sentence transformation, and phonetics daily.
Literature (Section A, 24 marks): you answer 2 of 3 per question type — always prepare all 3 Prose, all 3 Poetry, and all 3 Supplementary texts to have full choice.
Silent consonants and spelling (Q13, Q14) together give 8 marks for very low effort — practise these once and bank them.
Phonetics questions (Q15–Q17) are 12 marks; students who practise phonetic symbols and syllable counting regularly score all of them.
Section B (Comprehension, 8 marks) uses unseen passages — read the passage carefully and answer from the text, not from memory.
Section C must be written in serial order at one place in the answer book — do not scatter grammar answers across sheets.