English Language Department
(Annual Oral Examination-2023-24)
The format of oral exam given below is in
the subject of English language.
Total Marks:20
1.
Listening skill:10Marks
2.
Speaking skill:10Marks
1. Listening
skill:10Marks
Before
the students write given sentences or questions based on short story/short
poem, the students are expected to write their full name, name of the college,
stream, class, division, Roll No. etc. on the paper provided by a college.
A. Listen to the
sentences carefully and write them correctly. 5Marks
(The
sentences may consist of homophones)
1……………………………………………… 1 Mark
2……………………………………………… 1 Mark
3……………………………………………… 1 Mark
4……………………………………………… 1 Mark
5……………………………………………… 1Mark
OR
B. Listen to the short poem carefully and answer the
questions. 5Marks
Que.1 Gist /paraphrasing /meaning of the
poem 2 Marks
Ans………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Que.2 Figure of speech 1
Marks
Ans:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Que. 3 Rhyming words 2
Marks
Ans…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
OR
B. Listen to the short story carefully and answer the
questions. 5Marks
1. Write theme/summary of the story.
(What is the story about?) 2
Maks
Ans………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Write down the moral or values of the
story.( What do you learn from the story?) 2
Marks
Ans:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Write down your self-opinion about
the story. (Here students need to write whatever they feel /understand about
the story) 2
Marks
Ans…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
While writing sentences from activity A,
students need to be careful about the following instructions:
Listen to each sentence with
concentration to the end for two times.
Use correct spelling of words.
Use punctuation marks and capital and
small letters wherever necessary.
Avoid grammatical mistakes (tense)
Avoid overwriting.
Before
solving the activities from B, listen to the story for two times, try to
understand the whole story and its theme, characters in the story, beginning,
middle and end of the story, read the questions set on the story for two times
and try to understand them and then
write the answers of these questions.
Before
solving the activities from C, listen to the poem for two times, try to
understand the given poem and its gist /subject, meaning of the poem, poetic
devices like figures of speech used in the poem, pairs of rhyming words used in
the poem, read the questions for two times and try to understand them and then
write the answers of these questions.
Once
you write all the activities on the paper, confirm your answers for the second
time and then submit the answersheet to the examiner.
* The teacher can arrange any two activities from the above.
Scheme of marking for listening skill:
For five sentences:
Ability to focus on the words 1 Mark
Listening for details and Retention 2 Marks
Accuracy of answers on understanding 2 Marks
For short poem:
Gist of the poem 2
Marks
Figure of speech 1
Mark
Pairs of rhyming words 2
Marks
For short story
Theme of the story 2
Marks
Moral/Message in the story 2 Marks
Self-opinion about the story 1 Mark
2. Speaking skill: 10 Marks
In the speaking skill, the teacher can
arrange various activities like follows to test the speaking skill. The students
are either expected to choose a topic to express his views/thoughts on it or
the topic will be given by the teacher before the oral examination or the
teacher can arrange different activities for the different students in each
batch.
1.
Extempore topic
2.
Debate on a given topic
3.
Discussion on a topic among 2/4 students.
4.
Role play
5.
Presentation
6.
Tell something
Marking
Scheme for speaking skill:
Comprehension/understanding
of topic 2 Marks
Preparation/Participation/Interaction/Pronunciation 2 Marks
Body
language/Tone/Vocabulary/Grammar 2
Marks
Content/Novelty
of ideas/Fluency 2
Marks
Communication/Inference/Summrizing 2 Marks
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Compiled By-
Dr. Salunkhe T. B.
