First Level
Second Level
Unseen
Passages
Skills developed
by students
Reading
To the point answer: Multiple
Choice/ Objective Type based
Questions on one's analysis and
interpretation.
Literary passage
Case-based Factual
passage
Third Level
Logical reasoning
Trace the Mind Map
Vocabulary building
Interpretation
Inference
Analytical in nature
Critical evaluation
Comprehension
Taken from fiction,
biography,
autobiography,
travelogue, poem etc.
To the point answer: Multiple
Choice/ Objective Type Questions
Informative/descriptive in nature
Contains facts and data
Read carefully and quickly
Understand the theme
Discursive /
Descriptive passage
Read the questions that follow
to enhance understanding and
focus on points to be answered
Skim and scan the keywords
To the point answer: Multiple Choice/
Objective Type based Questions on
one's understanding and reasoning.
Argumentative/
persuasive
in nature.
Contains opinions
/feedbacks.
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Oswaal CBSE Mind Maps, ENGLISH CORE, Class-XII
First Level
Second Level
Trace the Mind Map
Third Level
Human beings are always at the risk of falling into
the trap of material benefits. However, each human
being has an essential goodness that, if lost, can be
rekindled through understanding and love. A
human being has the tendency to redeem himself
from misleading ways.
(Theme)
A Peddler
A Crofter
An Ironmaster
Edla (daughter
of Ironmaster)
(Characters)
Short Story
(Genre)
Selma Lagerlof
(Author)
William Douglas
(Character)
Autobiographical Extract
(Genre)
William Douglas
(Author)
The autobiographical account talks about the
author's fear of water and
his efforts to overcome it.
(Theme)
Gandhiji,
Rajkumar
Shukla
(Characters)
Biographical
Extract
(Genre)
Indigo
The lesson throws light on
the problems faced by
sharecroppers and
Gandhiji's
steps to help them come out
of the fear
Gandhiji aimed to
improve
the social and cultural
status
of Champaran also.
(Theme)
Deep Water
Louis
Fischer
(Author)
Anees Jung
(Author)
Lost Spring
Case Studies
(Genre)
A.R.Barton
(Author)
Literature
(Flamingo)
Prose
Poets and
Pancakes
The lesson highlights the aspirations and
dreams of the youth and the pain of
unfilled promises and shattered dreams. It
deals with the complexities of human
relationships along with the adolescent
fantasising and hero-worship.
(Theme)
Autobiographical Extract
(Genre)
Asokamitran
(Author)
• Asokamitran
• Office Boy
• Subbu
• S.S.Vasan
• Englishman
(Characters)
The Chapter throws light on the
viewpoints of people. Some believe that
interviews help one to know others where
as some are of the opinion that interviews
interfere in their personal lives.
(Theme)
Poets and Pancakes tells about the make up division of
Gemini Studios which was an example of national
integration. People from many religions and regions
worked in the studio. It was the favorite place of
meeting for poets as well. The narrative also highlights
the fact that reel life is in contrast with the real life.
(Theme)
Anthology: Excerpt
(Genre)
The Interview
Christopher Silvester
(Author)
Short Story
(Genre)
• Sophie
• Jansie
• Geoff
• Danny Casey
• Derek
(Characters)
• Mukund Padmanabhan
• Umberto Eco
(Characters)
Short Story : Realistic Fiction
(Genre)
M.Hamel (teacher)
Franz(student)
(Characters)
Going Places
The Last Lesson
Alphonse Daudet
(Author)
Anees Jung (the Author)
Saheb- Ragpicker,
Mukesh-Bangle Maker
(Characters)
The Rattrap
The lesson is about the utter
poverty and traditions in the
life of a rag picker and a bangle
maker which force them to lead
a life of exploitation.
(Theme)
The story draws our attention to the unfair practice of
linguistic chauvinism of the conquerors, Germans, and the
pain that is inflicted on the people of France by taking away
the right to study or speak their own language, French, and
thus make them alienated in their own motherland.
(Theme)
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Second Level
Trace the Mind Map
First Level
John Keats
(Poet)
• Sad
• Sympathetic (tone)
Robert Frost (Poet)
Third Level
According to the poet, a thing of
beauty is a source of joy forever.
It takes all kinds of sadness from
our minds and fills us with happiness
(Theme)
A Thing of Beauty
The Road Side Stand
(Poem)
My Mother at Sixty-Six
Kamala Das
(Poet)
ature (Flamin
Liter OETRY go)
P
Adrienne Rich
(Poet)
Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers
Helplessness
Weakness
(Tone of the poem)
The poem presents the
lives of poor people (the stall owners on the
roadside) who find it different to make both
ends meet. They wait for city people to buy
their wares.
(Theme)
The poem depicts the picture
of the woman who suffers
greatly at the hands of her husband.
It throws light on Aunt Jennifer
who gives vent to her feelings by
embroidering tigers on a panel
(Theme)
• Tranquil
• Serene
(Tone of the poem)
According to the poet, introspection
and a feeling of universal harmony
can solve a lot of our problems. The
poet tries to advocates to keep quiet and
to shed the ego to realize one’s identity
as a human being.
(Theme)
Keeping Quiet
Pablo Neruda
(Poet)
The poem highlights that ageing is an important
phase of human life. It brings a common
paradox of human relationship and
portrays advancing of mother and the
fear of loss and seperation associated
with it of the daughter.
Sad
Pensive
Sorrowful
(Tone of the poem)
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(Genre)
Mr. Lamb
Derry
(Characters)
..
• Charley (Character)
• Sam
• Louisa
..
Kalki
(Author)
First Level
Second Level
Third Level
The story highlights that
humanism transcends all manmade prejudices and barriers.
(Theme)
Trace the Mind Map
• Dr. Sadao
• Wife, Hana
• American Soldier
(Characters)
The lesson refers to the way in which geological
phenomena allow us to trace the history of
mankind. It also tells us about the manner in
which landmasses and countries are formed.
The writer lays stress on the impact of human
endeavour to dominate nature.
(Theme)
The story is a satire on those in power. Most of
the time the rulers are not interested in serving
the people or work for the welfare of the public;
instead, they spend their time in foolish pursuits.
This is a story about the transience of life.
(Theme)
Short Story
(Genre)
Maharaja
Dewan (Characters)
Travelogue
(Genre)
Short Story
(Genre)
Pearl S. Buck
(Author)
The
Enemy
Tishani Doshi
(Author)
Jounrney to the End
of the Earth
The Tiger King
The Third Level
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u Reader
(Vistas)
Jack Finney (Author)
On the
Face of It
Memories of
Childhood
Susan Hill
(Playwright)
The play deals with the sense of
loss, a sense of isolation and how
to overcome it.An old man Mr.
Lamb shows the right way of
judging men; taught a positive
attitude towards life to young
Derry, who was filled with self-pity
and pessimism.
(Theme)
Zitkala-sa, Bama
(Authors)
Autobiographical
extracts
(Genre)
Science Fiction (Genre)
S
The story revolves around the theme of escapism
as a psychological refuge from the grim realities of the
present day world along with a desire to stay with the
past. The man desires to get rid of the modern world
which is full of war, insecurity, fear, stress and anxiety.
(Theme)
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The Cutting of My Long Hair- Author shares her childhood memory
when her hair was shingled forcefully.
We Too are Human Beings- Author shares her childhood memory
when she learned about untouchability
which disgusted her.
(Theme)
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