Abbreviations:- HY Half Yearly FE Final Exam MCQ Multiple Choice Questions VSAQ Very Small Answer Questions Syllabus (Class VI) 2018-19 SAQ Small Answer Questions LAQ Long Answer Questions VBQ Very Big Questions English Text (New Broadway Literature Reader) 1 The Shell Falls Apart (HY) 5 The Apple Tree Complex (FE) Poem How the Tortoise Got its Shell (HY) Poem Lizzie and the Apple Tree (FE) 2 The Tempest (HY) 6 The Happy Prince (FE) Poem No Such Thing (HY) 7 The Ransom of Red Chief (FE) 3 The Refugee (HY) Poem The Boy Who Boasted (FE) Poem Refugee Blues (HY) 8 The Miracle-Merchant (FE) 4 A Triumph of Surgery (HY) Poem My Bird Sings (HY) English Text (New Broadway Course Book) Unit 1 Jest for Fun Unit 4 Tales for All Times Unit 2 Family Values Unit 5 Feathered Friends Unit 3 Shaping Lives Unit 6 The Other World English Grammar (Adventures with Grammar and Composition) 1 Nouns (HY) 11 Continuous Tenses (FE) 2 Pronouns (HY) 12 Perfect Tenses (FE) 3 Adjectives (HY) 13 Adverbs (FE) 4 Articles (HY) 14 Degrees of Comparison (FE) 5 Verbs (HY) 15 Prepositions (FE) 6 Non-Finite Verbs (HY) 16 Sentences (FE) 7 Modal Verbs (HY) 17 Case : Nouns, Pronouns (FE) 8 Simple Present (HY) 18 Subject-Verb Agreement (FE) 9 Simple Past (HY) 19 Interjections (FE) 10 Simple Future (HY) 20 Active and Passive Voice (FE) 26 Nouns : Gender, Number List (HY) 21 Direct and Indirect Speech(FE) 27 Irregular Verbs 22 Conjunctions (FE) 28 Exceptions for an/a 23 Punctuation 24 Synonyms and Antonyms 25 Words Often Confused 26 Nouns : Gender, Number List (FE) Writing Skills 1 Notice (HY) 1 Bio Sketch (FE) 2 Message (HY) 2 Factual Description (FE) 3 Informal letter (HY) 3 Diary Entry (FE) 4 Story Writing (HY) 4 Formal Letter (Application to Principal) (FE) 5 Paragraph Writing (HY) 5 Paragraph Writing (FE) 6 Notice (FE) English Novel Robinhood and His Merry Men (HY) A Tale of Two Cities (FE) Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills Examination Specifications (Half Yearly and Final Exam) 1. One unseen passage word length 100-150 12 marks
(MCQ 1 x 6 = 6, VSAQ 2 x 2 = 4, Vocabulary based 1 x 2 = 2) 2. One unseen poem 10-12 lines 8 marks (MCQ 1 x 4 = 4, VSAQ 1 x 4 = 4) 3. Short Answer Questions: Based on notice, bio-sketch, factual description and message. Word limit 50 4 marks (Content - 2 marks, Expression -grammatical accuracy, appropriate words and spelling 1mark, coherence and relevance of ideas and style -1 mark) 4. Letter types include : 6 marks (a) letter to the school Principal or class teacher word limit 60-80 (Format includes sender s address, date, receiver's address, subject /heading, salutation, complimentary close- 1 mark, Content - 3 marks, Expression -grammatical accuracy, appropriate words and spellings 1mark, coherence and relevance of ideas and style -1 mark) 5. Very Long Answer Question: Composition in the form of story writing, diary entry & paragraph writing word limit 80-100 8 marks (Format 1 mark, Content 3 marks, Expression -grammatical accuracy, appropriate words and spellings 2 marks, coherence and relevance of ideas and style -2 marks) 6. Grammar - error correction, editing tasks. ½ x 6 = 3 marks 7. Grammar -Re - ordering of words from meaningful sentences 1 x 3 = 3 marks 8. Grammar - transformation of sentences / do as directed 1 x 6 = 6 marks 9. Very Short Answer Questions - Based on an extract from poetry/prose. 4 marks (Content ½ mark, Expression ½ mark) 10. Short Answer Questions - Based on prose/ poetry/ plays from Literature Reader. Word limit 30-40 2 x 4 = 8 marks (Content 1 mark, Expression 1 mark) 11. Two Long Answer Questions - Based on prose / poetry / plays from Literature Reader. Word limit 80-100 10 marks (Content 2 ½ marks, Expression 2 ½ mark) 12. Long Answer Question - Based on theme/ character from the prescribed novel. Word limit 80-100 4 marks (Content 2 marks, Expression 2 marks) 13. Long Answer Question - Based on plot/ incidents or events from the prescribed novel. Word limit 80-100 4 marks (Content 2 marks, Expression 2 marks)
Mathematics 1 Knowing our Numbers (HY) 5 Understanding Elementary Shapes (FE) 2 Whole Numbers (HY) 6 Integers (FE) 3 Playing with Numbers (HY) 9 Data Handling (FE) 4 Basic Geometrical Ideas (HY) 10 Mensuration (FE) 6 Integers (HY) 11 Algebra (FE) 7 Fractions (HY) 12 Ratio and Proportion (FE) 8 Decimals 13 Symmetry (Module) 14 Practical Geometry (FE) VSAQ 1 4 4 SAQ I 2 4 8 SAQ II 3 6 18 LAQ I 4 10 40 LAQ II 5 2 10 Total 26 80
Science 1 Food Where does It Come from? 7 Getting to Know Plants (FE) (HY) 2 Components of Food (HY) 8 Body Movements (FE) 3 Fibre to Fabric (HY) 9 The Living Organisms and Their Surroundings (FE) 4 Sorting Materials into Groups (HY) 11 Light, Shadows and Reflection (FE) 5 Separation of Substances (HY) 12 Electricity and Circuits (FE) 6 Changes around Us (HY) 13 Fun with Magnets (FE) 7 Getting to Know Plants (HY) 14 Water (FE) 10 Motion and Measurement of Distance 15 Air around Us (FE) (HY) 16 Garbage in, Garbage out (FE) SECTION A Correct The Statement 1 4 4 Odd one out (with reason) 1 4 4 VSAQ 1 10 10 SAQ I 2 7 14 SAQ II (One value based 3 7 21 question) LAQ 5 3 15 SECTION B Practical Based Questions 2 6 12 Total 80
Social Science: History 1 What, Where, How and When (HY) 4 In the Earliest Cities (FE) 2 On the Trail of the Earliest People (HY) 6 Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic (FE) 3 From Gathering to Growing Food (HY) 7 New Questions and Ideas (FE) 4 In the Earliest Cities (HY) 8 Ashoka, The Emperor who gave up war (FE) 5 What Books and Burials Tell us 9 Vital Villages, Thriving Towns 10 Traders, Kings and Pilgrims 11 New Empires and Kingdoms (FE) 12 Buildings, Paintings and Books Social Science: Civics 1 Understanding Diversity 5 Panchayati Raj (FE) 2 Diversity and Discrimination (HY) 6 Rural Administration (FE) 3 What is Government? (HY) 7 Urban Administration (FE) 4 Key Elements of a Democratic 8 Rural Livelihoods Government (HY) 5 Panchayati Raj (HY) 9 Urban Livelihoods (FE) MCQ ½ 10 5 VSAQ 1 24 24 SAQ I 2 9 18 SAQ II 3 5 15 VBQ 4 2 8 LAQ 5 2 10 Total 80 Social Science : Geography 1 The Earth in The Solar System (HY) 4 Maps (FE) 2 Globe: Latitudes and Longitudes (HY) 5 Major Domains of The Earth (FE) 3 Motions of The Earth (HY) 6 Major Landforms of The Earth (FE) 4 Maps (HY) 7 Our Country India (FE) 8 India-Climate, Vegetation and Wildlife (FE) MCQ ½ 6 3 VSAQ 1 6 6 SAQ I 2 5 10 SAQ II 3 3 9 LAQ 4 2 8 MAP/DIAGRAM 4 1 4 Total 40
Computer 1 Introductions to Computers (HY) 3 More on Microsoft Word 2010 (FE) 2 More on MS Windows 8.1 (HY) 4 More on Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (FE) 3 More on Microsoft Word 2010 (HY) 5 More on Microsoft Excel 2010 (FE) 7 More on ICT (HY) 6 More on E-mail (FE) MCQ ½ 10 5 Fill ups ½ 10 5 VSAQ 1 6 6 SAQ 2 6 12 LAQ 3 4 12 Total 36 40
French 1 La France (HY) 1 La France (FE) 2 Bonjour (HY) 4 On pose la question (FE) 3 Pour compter (HY) 5 Mon meilleur ami (FE) 4 On pose la question (HY) 6 Tu es de quel pays? (FE) 5 Mon meilleur ami (HY) 7 Le week-end (FE) 8 La famille (FE) 9 Bon anniversaire (FE) 10 Ma saison préférée (FE) Examination Specifications (Half Yearly and Final Exam) The question paper will be divided into four sections:- SECTION-A (comprehension passage) 10 marks Type of questions: 1) Short answer questions (3) 2) Vocabulary search: verb forms, opposites, adjectives, synonyms (3) 3) True and false (2) 4) Fill in the blanks (2) SECTION-B(WRITING SKILLS) 20 MARKS 1) Dialogue writing (5) 2) Présentez-vous (5) 3) Décrivez : votre famille, votre ami(e), une personnalité, les saisons (any two) (5) 4) L invitation (5) SECTION C(GRAMMER) 30 MARKS 1) Salutations/greetings (2) 2) Numbers cardinal and ordinal (2) 3) Articles: definite,indefinite (2) 4) Qu est-ce que c est? qui est-ce? (2) 5) Plural of nouns (pluriel des noms) (2) 6) Subject pronouns (les pronoms sujets) (2) 7) Les verbes: etre, avoir and all ER- ending verbs. (2) 8) Adjectifs : masculine/feminine/plural/opposites (2) 9) Nationalities (les nationalités) masculine/feminine/plural (2) 10) Days of the week( les jours de la semaine) (2) 11) Months of the year(les mois de l année) (2) 12) Adjectif possesives (2) 13) Les couleurs (colours) (2) 14) Corrigez les fautes ( correct the mistakes) (2) 15) Rewrite the sentences (2) SECTION D ( CULTURE AND CIVILISATION) 20 MARKS 1) Short answers (10) 2) MCQ s, true and false, fill in the blanks,match the following(any two) (10)
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