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HOTS moves away from general knowledge type skills to thinking skills like synthesizing, analyzing, reasoning, analyzing and comprehending. Rather than emphasizing the repetition activities, the focus is on problem solving involving higher order thinking skills. High Order Thinking Skills is designed to develop and increase cognitive development.
With a focus on testing higher order thinking skills (HOTS), the CBSE has introduced changes in the examination system and curriculum for Classes X and XII for the academic session 2008. Now the students of Class X and XII will take their exams that includes HOTS that will put to test, their application skills.
The new format will focus on subjects, including mathematics, social science and science and technology for Class X and accountancy, economics, business studies, chemistry, biology and mathematics for Class XII.
The examination pattern for Classes X and XII is set to change from this year and will be easier. The new pattern has more very short answer type questions to test the conceptual understanding rather than rote learning. This would be focusing on the overall development and skills of students.
Ashok Ganguly, CBSE chairman said that 'The true ability of the child cannot be assessed on academic grounds only. Hence, from this session it would be more of comprehensive evaluation where the assessment would be based on determining multiple skills.'
The lengthy answers will give way to short answer type questions with multiple choice. There is a reduction in the number of high marks questions to minimize subjectivity and increase in short answer type questions. Similarly, the number of sub-parts in a question have been reduced, introducing more internal choice questions. Internal evaluation of the students would be re-introduced, under which 20 per cent assessment would be added with 80 per cent external assessment. This assessment requires credibility on the part of teachers. These are introduced in subjects like social studies, maths and science.
The question paper is designed in such a way that students should be able to answer all the questions within the stipulated time, besides revising them. Further they will be given an additional 15 minutes so that they get sufficient time to read the questions carefully. Internal evaluation in Maths, Social Science and Science subjects and oral testing in languages will be introduced for Class I to X.
This time there will be a paradigm shift in typology and pattern of questions. It will require the students to interpret, think, analyze and synthesize for answering the questions. There may be a paragraph and the students may be asked to read and answer certain questions based on it. On new subjects for Class 12, it will be more skill-based. These include creative writing and translation. There will similar questions that can actually test the understanding of the students. New method of marking these questions is also being introduced as the answer cannot be copied from any textbook and will be based on a student's knowledge.
An innovative step HOTS method will help gauge students ability to reason, justify, analyze, process and evaluate information and knowledge rather than a simple rote learning based exercise.
The exemplary question of High Order Thinking Skills will be as follows:
. Tenth Class - Science
Question 1. Two students perform the experiments on series and parallel combinations of two given resistors R1 and R2 and plot the following V-I graphs.
Which of the two graphs above is (are) correctly labelled in terms of the words 'series' and parallel'
Justify your answer. (2 Marks)
Question 2.
A student finds the writing on the blackboard as blurred and unclear when sitting on the last desk in the classroom. He however, sees it clearly when sitting on the front desk at an approximate distance of 2m from the blackboard.
Draw ray diagrams to illustrate the formation of image of the blackboard writing by his eye-lens when he is seated at the (i) last desk (ii) front desk.
Name the kind of lens that would help him to see clearly even when he is seated at the last desk. Draw a ray diagram to illustrate how this lens helps him to see clearly. (3 Marks)
Question 3. An organic compound 'A' is widely used as a preservative in pickles and has a molecular formula C2H2O2. This compound reacts with ethanol to form a sweet smelling compound 'B.
(i) Identify the compound 'A'
(ii) Write the chemical equation for its reaction with ethanol to form compound 'B'.
(iii) Name the process and write chemical equation for getting compound 'A' back from 'B'. (3 Marks)
Tenth Class - Social science Question 1 Why did Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru proclaim the river dams as the temples of Modern India? Explain the main reason. (1 mark)
Question 2 Explain three types of movements or 'flow' within the international economic exchange in the 19th century in the context of world economy. (3 mark)
Question 3 Explain any three reasons as to why the technological changes were taking place at a slower pace in the factories in the 19th century. (3 mark)
Question 4 Describe in any three points the Social changes in the city of London with respect to entertainment and leisure of the people due to industrialization. (3 mark)
TENTH CLASS - ENGLISH (LANGUAGE & LITERATURE)
Writing :
1. You have to take part in a debate on the theme 'Examinations affect Teaching and Learning in schools' Write down your arguments in favour or against the motion in about 125 to 150 words
Objective :
To use an appropriate style to write a paragraph, report etc. expressing opinion.
To plan organize and present ideas coherently To present an argument 2. Recently you attended a fair of Eco clubs at Bal Bhawan where the students from different schools displayed eco friendly materials and ways to protect our earth through different models and charts. Write a report in about the fair in about 50-60 words.
Objective :
Students will write instructions to prepare a telephone in a proper sequence.
Grammar :
3. Read the dialogue and complete the passage given below. Write the correct answer in your answer-sheet against the correct blank number. Do not copy the whole sentence
Exploratory and Personal Response :
4. ' Valli's bus journey was a joy ride full of pleasant and new experiences.' Why? Why not?
Objective :To test knowledge and extrapolation of the text.
ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE
Reading Comprehension
Q.1.1 Below is the summary of the poem. Complete it by writing the missing word/phrase against the correct blank number in your answer sheets.
Objectives :
To adopt different reading strategies for a literary text.
Q.1.2 The poet uses certain expressions in the poem to suggest something to the reader. There are some suggestions given below in circles. Choose one suggestion that best fits each of the expressions in the table, and write the answer against the correct blank number in your answer sheets.
Objectives :
To adopt different reading strategies for a literary text. To understand form in a literary text.
Q.1.3 On the basis of your reading of the poem, explain the following expressions. Write the answer against the correct blank number in your answer sheets.
Objectives :
To deduce the meaning of unfamiliar lexical items in context.
a) Tea
b) honey
Q.2.1 On the basis of your reading of the passage above complete the following sentences. Write the answers in your answer sheets against the correct blank number.
Objectives :
To identify the main points of a text.
Twelfth class -- Chemistry Question 1.A translucent white waxy solid (A) on heating in an inert atmosphere is converted to its allotropic form (B). Allotrope (A) on reaction with very dilute aqueous KOH liberates a highly poisonous gas (C) having rotten fish smell. With excess of chlorine forms (D) which hydrolyses to compound (E). Identify compounds (C), (D) and (E). Give brief explanation for your answers. (3 Marks)
Twelfth class --Physics Question 1.Four point charges are placed at the four corners of a square in the two ways (i) and (ii) as shown below. Will the (i) electric field (ii) Electric potential, at the centre of the square, be the same or different in the two configrations and why? (2 Marks)
Question 2.The two graphs drawn below, show the variation of electrostatic potential V with 1/r, r being the distance of the field point from the point charge, for two point charges q3 and q4.
(i) What are the signs of the two charges?
(ii) Which of the two charges has a larger magnitude and why? (2 Marks)
Question 3.An electrical element X, when connected to an alternating voltage source, has the current through it leading the voltage by Π/2 (pie/2) radii. Sketch a graph showing the variation in opposition offered by it to the current with the frequency of the applied voltage.
(1 Mark)
Question 4.The spectrum of a star in the visible and the ultraviolet region was observed. The wavelength of some of the lines that could be identified were found to be :
824 A0, 970 A0, 1120 A0, 2504 A0, 5173 A0 and 6100 A0
Which of these spectral lines cannot belong to hydrogen atom spectrum ?
Given Rydberg Constant R = 1.03 x 10+7 m-1 and 1/R = 970 A0
Support your answer with suitable calculations.
(3 Marks)
Twelfth class -- GEOGRAPHY | Question 1 | Make the correct pairs of each item of list I by selecting the appropriate word from list II
List I : Fields of Human Geography
1.1 Social Geography 1.2 Political Geography and 1.3 Economic Geography
List II : Disciplines of Social Science
A. Urban Studies and Planning B. Agricultural Sciences C. Demography D. History and E. Military Science
| 3 Marks | | Question 2 | Study the given table and answer the following questions.
Percentage of net irrigated area to total by wells and tube-wells
STATE PERCENTAGE
Gujarat 86.6
Rajasthan 77.2
Madhya Pradesh 66.5
Maharashtra 65
Uttar Pradesh 58.21
West Bengal 57.16
Tamil Nadu 54.7 | | | | (i) Name the state which has the highest percentage of irrigated area by wells and tube wells. Also give the reason for the same. | | | | (ii) Which state has the lowest percentage of area irrigated by wells and tube-wells? Also give the main reason for the same. | 3 Marks | | Question 3 | 'The modern economic development in the world is mainly the result of the development of Quaternary Services'. Justify the statement with five suitable arguments. | 5x1=5 |
Twelfth Class -- ECONOMICS
| Question 1 | What happens to equilibrium price of a commodity if there is 'decrease' in its demand and 'increase' in its supply? | 1 Mark | | Question 2 | Define marginal revenue. State the relation between marginal revenue and average revenue when a firm '
(i) is able to sell more quantity of output at the same price.
(ii) is able to sell more quantity of output only by lowering the price | 3 Marks | | Question 3 | A consumer buys 100 units of a good at a price of Rs.5 per unit. When price changes he buys 140 units. What is the new price if price elasticity of demand is - 2? | 4 Marks | | Question 4 | Why are exports included in the estimation of domestic product by the expenditure method? Can gross domestic product be greater than gross national product? Explain | 4 Marks | | Question 5 | What is the price elasticity of supply of a commodity whose straight line supply curve passes through the origin forming an angle of 75? | 1 Mark | | Question 6 | All the inputs used in production of a good are increased simultaneously and in the same proportion. What are its possible effects on Total Product? Explain with the help of a numerical example. | 6 Marks | | Question 7 | If MPC and MPS are equal, what is the value of the multiplier? | 1 Mark | | Question 8 | How will you treat the following while estimating domestic product of India ?
(i) Rent received by a resident Indian from his property in Singapore .
(ii) Salaries to Indians working in Japanies Embassy in India .
(iii) Profits earned by a branch of an American Bank in India .
(iv) Salaries paid to Koreans working in Indian embassy in Korea .
| 6 Marks |
Twelfth Class - HISTORY
| Question 1 | Explain the relationship between the Varna system and the occupation according to the Brahmanical texts. How did the Brahmanas reinforce these? Explain two. | 5 Marks | | Question 2 | Mahabharata is a good source to study the social values of ancient times. Support this statement with suitable arguments. | 5 Marks | | Question 3 | Analyse how the Mughal Emperor's Court procedures reflected his status and power. | 5 Marks | | Question 4 | 'Rumours circulate only when they resonate, with the deep fears and suspicion of the people'. How was this statement true in the context of the Revolt of 1857?
| 5 Marks | | Question 5 | How was Kushadeva Singh seen as a symbol of humanity and harmony?
| 2 Marks | | Question 6 | 'The Begums of Bhopal played a significant role in preserving the remains of Stupa at Sanchi.' Support this statement with suitable evidence. | 5 Marks | | Question 7 | 'The rules of the Brahmanical text were not universally followed in ancient time'. Justify giving five evidences. | 5 Marks | | Question 8 | 'Bernier's accounts influenced western theorists from the 18th century'. Give arguments to support the statement. | 5 Marks | | Question 9 | 'The British Government consciously developed the city of Madras to reflect their racial superiority'. Justify the statement giving suitable arguments. | 5 Marks |
Twelfth Class -- POLITICAL SCIENCE
| Question 1 | Match the following four leaders with their parties just before the Lok Sabha elections held in 1977
(a) Charan Singh (i) Congress for Democracy
(b) D. K. Barooah (ii) Bharatiya Lok dal
(c) Jagjivan Ram (iii) Congress (R)
(d) Morarji Desai (iv) Congress (O)
| 1 Mark | | Question 3 | What are the four components of the traditional notion of security from external threats? Give one example of each.
| 4 Marks | | Question 4 | Was the Congress split in 1969 avoidable? If the split had not taken place, how could it have influenced the course of events in the 1970s?
| 4 Marks | Question 5
Question 6
| Suppose the Cold War had not taken place and there were several major powers at the end of the Second World War. How would that situation have affected India 's foreign policy? Identify any three aspects or regions and imagine the difference.
Suppose the Soviet Union had not disintegrated and the world was still as bipolar as it was in mid-1980s. How would it have affected the developments in the last two decades? Identify any three regions or domains and the developments that may not have taken place in that kind of a world.
| 6 Marks
6 Marks | | Question 7 | 'In the midst of severe competition and many conflicts, a consensus appears to have emerged among most of the political parties'. In the light of the above statement highlight any three points of consensus. | 6 Marks | | Question 8 | 'Even after six decades of independence certain issues pertaining to national integration are yet to be resolved'. In the light of this statement, explain any three unresolved issues | 6 Marks |
Twelfth Class -- FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH
Reading :
Testing Vocabulary
A.1 Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions given below :
c. What does one need to do to ''become more than you have been''?
d. Explain the phrase ''looking inside yourself''.
e. What did the writer learn from his struggles and mistakes?
f. Find words from the passage which mean the same as:-
a) of unusual high quality (para 1)
b) hard but easily broken (para 6)
c) possibility for developing (para 11)
d) following accepted customs and traditions (para 12)
Objectives: to understand the writer's attitude and bias to develop the ability to comprehend language as required in related fields and given context to develop
the ability to form opinions
Writing : To analyze given input and arrive at conclusions
4. 'What people read is what people believe.' You are concerned about the ongoing controversy regarding media's role in sensationalizing news, moulding public opinion and moral policing. Write a letter to the editor emphasizing on media responsibility. (200 words)
5) Teenagers today are getting hooked on to the latest gadgets. Write an article on
'The advantages of technology versus its adverse effects'.
5. To commemorate the 150th year of the mutiny of 1857 your school is organizing a special programme. You are Suresh/ Sita, head girl of Heritage School . Prepare a talk to be delivered on the occasion using the input given below. Freedom struggle - sacrifice - maintaining and strengthening democracy - responsibility - challenges - new vision - responsibility of nation building
GRAMMAR
6. Rearrange the following sentences sequentially to make complete sense:
Objective: to read and arrange sentences in a sequential order
7. You have recently shifted into the school hostel and want to open a saving
bank account. Write a dialogue with the bank clerk regarding the procedure
to open a bank account. You may use the inputs given below - the first one
has been done for you
7) Objective: to extend the given input into a meaningful dialogue
9. Ms. Ragini runs an NGO, which works to rehabilitate street children. You are
Kamal/Kavita a reporter for Times Today.
Frame 10 interview questions based on the given input.
LITERATURE
10. Choose any one of the following extracts and answer the questions that follow:
a) Name the poem and the poet.
b) Who does ' they' refer to?
Objective : To test students' comprehension of poetry- local, global, interpretative, inferential and evaluative.
Twelfth Class -- ENGLISH CORE
Reading Comprehension
Vocabulary Testing
1.2 Find the words from the passage which mean the same as:
a. To give up (para 1)
b. People belonging to the same period (para 3)
c. Vote by the people of the country to decide a matter of national importance (para 6)
2.1 On the basis of your reading of the above passage make notes using headings and sub-headings. Use recognizable abbreviations where necessary.
Writing Skills
Personal Response to Social Issues of relevance
5. You are Nitin/Natasha a student of Class XII at K.P.N. Public School Faridabad . The student is required to cope with lot of pressure in today's competitive environment. Write a letter to the editor of a national daily highlighting the increasing stress faced by students and suggest ways to combat the same.
6. Computer games and video games have become popular with children today. As a result outdoor games seem to have no place in their life anymore. You are
Satish/Sakshi. You had the opportunity of playing Hide-n-Seek when you visited your cousins in a small town. You decide to write an article on your experiences
about the joys of playing outdoor games for the school magazine. Write the article in 150-200 words.
To write an article on socially relevant issues alongwith personal interpretation.
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