NCERT Book for Class 12 English 2024

NCERT Book for Class 12 English 2024 - Download Free PDF

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NCERT Books for Class 12 English: NCERT Books are designed under the National Curriculum Framework. NCERT has released the latest editions of its Class 11 english textbook. Most schools affiliated with CBSE prescribe the 12th NCERT English books which helps students to look into the English NCERT class 12th syllabus and study accordingly. Students, especially the ones who are from the CBSE board are advised to study from English NCERT Class 12 book. These NCERT Class 12 books will help them to understand the course well and score high.

NCERT Book for Class 12 English 2024 - Download Free PDF

In 12th grade, students can opt for different streams like medical, non-medical, arts and commerce. However, English is a compulsory subject for all the students appearing for the class 12th board exams regardless of the stream they choose. The English paper can be a little tricky and lengthy and students need to prepare well for it. In this article, we will discuss in detail the NCERT 12th English syllabus, marking scheme and the importance of NCERT books for class 12th English.

NCERT Book for Class 12 English

Below given table contains the NCERT Class 12 English book pdf name and chapters that students should read for their board examination-

NCERT English Books for Class 12th	Chapters
Flamingo - Prose	The Last Lesson Lost Spring Deep Water The Rattrap Indigo Poets and Pancakes The Interview Going Places
Flamingo - Poetry	My Mother at Sixty Six Keeping Quiet A Thing of Beauty A Roadside Stand Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers
Vistas - Supplementary Reader	The Third Level The Tiger King Journey to the End of the Earth The Enemy On the Face of It Memories of Childhood
Kaleidoscope	SHORT STORIES – INTRODUCTION I Sell my Dreams Eveline Wedding in Brownsville Tomorrow One Centimetre POETRY – INTRODUCTION A Lecture Upon the Shadow Poems by Milton Kubla Khan Trees The Wild Swans of Coole Time and Time Again Blood NON-FICTION – INTRODUCTION Freedom The Mark on the Wall Film making Why the Novel Matters The Argumentative Indian On Science Fiction DRAMA - INTRODUCTION Chandalika Broken Images

NCERT Book for Class 12 Physics	NCERT Book for Class 12 Maths
NCERT Books for Class 12 Chemistry	NCERT Books for Class 12 Biology
NCERT Book for Class 12 Hindi

How to Download NCERT Books for Class 12 English PDF Free?

Students who want to access the pdf of English NCERT Class 12 for free can either click the link given below or visit the official website of NCERT to download the free NCERT book pdf. Steps to download NCERT English books for class 12th online :

Click the below link of the respective chapter link or visit the official website: ncert.nic.in/textbook.php
Select the desired class and subject.
A pdf file will open on your screen.
Students can click on the arrow given above to download the free pdf file of NCERT Class 12 English book pdf.

Benefits of NCERT Class 12 English Book PDF:

All the NCERT books are written by experts after in-depth research and thus these books help in giving authentic knowledge to every student. Each and every topic mentioned in the NCERT book is written in simple language for the comfort of students.
NCERT books help in clearing the fundamental concepts of the students. The topics are explained keeping in mind its basic concept and then gradually the detailed information is put forth. This hierarchy of explanation makes it easy for a better understanding.
The NCERT books for Class 12th English strictly follow the CBSE curriculum. This helps the students to score the best in the CBSE class 12th board exam. This proves that NCERT books are the best for scoring good marks.
The problems mentioned in the Class 12 English book NCERT are the sample questions that students should practise for their board examination. This will also make them aware of the question paper’s difficulty level.

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How to Purchase NCERT book for class 12 English Online?

From the academic session 2023-24, NCERT has initiated the provision to purchase the NCERT books online for students. To purchase the same, follow these steps :

Candidates can visit the official website of NCERT, https://ncertbooks.ncert.gov.in/login to purchase the Class 12 English Books online.
Register online by giving the basic info. before placing the order.
Further, click on the link "order NCERT textbooks online" and add the Class 12 English book NCERT to the cart
Click on the option “proceed to payment” to pay the amount through online mode by using a credit card and debit card or net banking.

Best Reference Books for English NCERT Class 12

Here are some excellent references for CBSE Class 12th English exam preparation:

S.No	Book name
1	P. N Rajput’s Evergreen 100% Sample Question Papers in English for Class – 12, 6th Edition (Paperback)
2	Full Marks English Core Class 12 (Paperback)
3	Full Marks Functional English Class 11 (Paperback)
4	William Golding’s Lord of the Flies (Unabridged Edition)
5	Illa Vij’s On-Board for Class 12 (Paperback)

CBSE Class 12th English Marking Scheme 2024-25

CBSE design the question paper as per the guidelines of NCERT which contains a total of 80 marks. There will be three sections in the 12th English book NCERT paper: reading, writing and grammar, literary textbooks, and supplementary reading text.

SN.	No. of Sections	Sections	Total marks
1	Section A	Reading Section	22
2	Section B	Writing Section	18
3	Section C	Literature Section	40

Reading Skills: This includes Conceptual understanding, decoding, Analyzing, inferring, interpreting, appreciating, literary, conventions and vocabulary, summarizing, and using appropriate format/s.
Writing Skills and Grammar: This includes Conceptual Understanding, application of rules, Analysis, Reasoning, appropriacy of style and tone, using appropriate format and fluency, inference, analysis, evaluation, and creativity.
Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text: Recalling, reasoning, critical thinking, appreciating literary convention, inference, analysis, and creativity with fluency.

CBSE Class 12th English Preparation Tips

Students are advised to go through the latest English class 12th syllabus and study accordingly.
Candidates should refer to the latest CBSE 12 sample papers and practice the same to know the exam pattern better.
Students are also suggested to analyze the previous year's CBSE 12 question papers and get familiar with the difficulty level of the exam.
Revise the 12th English book NCERT, and class notes and refer to the class 12th English chapters' summaries after reading the entire chapters.
Read more CBSE Class 12 English subject preparation tips by clicking on the provided link.

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A block of mass 0.50 kg is moving with a speed of 2.00 ms^-1 on a smooth surface. It strikes another mass of 1.00 kg and then they move together as a single body. The energy loss during the collision is

Option 1) $0.34\; J$	Option 2) $0.16\; J$
Option 3) $1.00\; J$	Option 4) $0.67\; J$

A person trying to lose weight by burning fat lifts a mass of 10 kg upto a height of 1 m 1000 times. Assume that the potential energy lost each time he lowers the mass is dissipated. How much fat will he use up considering the work done only when the weight is lifted up ? Fat supplies 3.8×10⁷J of energy per kg which is converted to mechanical energy with a 20% efficiency rate. Take g = 9.8 ms⁻² :

Option 1)

2.45×10⁻³ kg

Option 2)

6.45×10⁻³ kg

Option 3)

9.89×10⁻³ kg

Option 4)

12.89×10⁻³ kg

An athlete in the olympic games covers a distance of 100 m in 10 s. His kinetic energy can be estimated to be in the range

Option 1) $2,000 \; J - 5,000\; J$	Option 2) $200 \, \, J - 500 \, \, J$
Option 3) $2\times 10^{5}J-3\times 10^{5}J$	Option 4) $20,000 \, \, J - 50,000 \, \, J$

A particle is projected at 60⁰ to the horizontal with a kinetic energy $K$ . The kinetic energy at the highest point

Option 1) $K/2\,$	Option 2) $\; K\;$
Option 3) $zero\;$	Option 4) $K/4$

In the reaction,

$2Al_{(s)}+6HCL_{(aq)}\rightarrow 2Al^{3+}\, _{(aq)}+6Cl^{-}\, _{(aq)}+3H_{2(g)}$

Option 1) $11.2\, L\, H_{2(g)}$ at STP is produced for every mole $HCL_{(aq)}$ consumed	Option 2) $6L\, HCl_{(aq)}$ is consumed for ever $3L\, H_{2(g)}$ produced
Option 3) $33.6 L\, H_{2(g)}$ is produced regardless of temperature and pressure for every mole Al that reacts	Option 4) $67.2\, L\, H_{2(g)}$ at STP is produced for every mole Al that reacts .

How many moles of magnesium phosphate, $Mg_{3}(PO_{4})_{2}$ will contain 0.25 mole of oxygen atoms?

Option 1) 0.02	Option 2) 3.125 × 10^-2
Option 3) 1.25 × 10^-2	Option 4) 2.5 × 10^-2

If we consider that 1/6, in place of 1/12, mass of carbon atom is taken to be the relative atomic mass unit, the mass of one mole of a substance will

Option 1) decrease twice	Option 2) increase two fold
Option 3) remain unchanged	Option 4) be a function of the molecular mass of the substance.

With increase of temperature, which of these changes?

Option 1) Molality	Option 2) Weight fraction of solute
Option 3) Fraction of solute present in water	Option 4) Mole fraction.

Number of atoms in 558.5 gram Fe (at. wt.of Fe = 55.85 g mol^-1) is

Option 1) twice that in 60 g carbon	Option 2) 6.023 × 10²²
Option 3) half that in 8 g He	Option 4) 558.5 × 6.023 × 10²³

A pulley of radius 2 m is rotated about its axis by a force F = (20t - 5t²) newton (where t is measured in seconds) applied tangentially. If the moment of inertia of the pulley about its axis of rotation is 10 kg m² , the number of rotations made by the pulley before its direction of motion if reversed, is