Section A : Flamingo (Prose and Poetry)
Flamingo : A. Prose
1. The Last Lesson— Alphonse Daudet
2. Lost Spring— Anees Jung
3. Deep Water— William Douglas
4. The Rattrap— Selma Lagerlof
5. Indigo— Louis Fischer
6. Poets and Pancakes— Asokamitran
7. The Interview— Christopher Silvester
8. Going Places— A.R. Barton
Flamingo : B. Poetry
1. My Mother at Sixty-Six— Kamala Das
2. An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum— Stephen Spender
3. Keeping Quiet— Pablo Neruda
4. A Thing of Beauty— John Keats
5. A Roadside Stand— Robert Frost
6. Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers— Adrienne Rich
Section B : Vistas (Supplementary Reader)
1. The Third Level— Jack Finney
2. The Tiger King— Kalki
3. Journey to the End of the Earth— Tishani Doshi
4. The Enemy— Pearl S. Buck
5. Should Wizard Hit Mommy— John Updike
6. On the Face of it— Susan Hill
7. Evans Tries an O-Level— Colin Dexter
8. Memories of Childhood— Zitkala-Sa and Bama
Section C : Grammar, Reading and Writing
1. Unseen Passage 2. Case Based Factual Passages 3. Advertisement, Notice and Poster 4. Writing Invitation and Replies 5. Letter Writing 6. Report Writing 7. Article 8. Debate 9. Speech Writing
Board Examination Paper