Abbreviations:- HY Half Yearly FE Final Exam MCQ Multiple Choice Questions VSAQ Very Small Answer Questions SAQ Small Answer Questions LAQ Long Answer Questions VBQ Very Big Questions English Text (New Broadway Literature Reader) 1 Thelma Rae (HY) 5 The Stalled Ox (FE) Poem Barter (HY) Poem The Invention of Shoes (FE) 2 The Pickwick Club (HY) 6 Bro Tiger Goes Dead (FE) Poem A Tragic Story (HY) Poem Tiger (FE) 3 Project Tiger (HY) 7 The Restored Arm (FE) 4 The Fun They Had (HY) Poem Ozymandias (FE) Poem The Choice (HY) 8 Chaambali (FE) English Text (New Broadway Course Book) Unit 1 Childhood Unit 4 Against All Odds Unit 2 Achievers Unit 5 Put On Your Thinking Cap! Unit 3 Trees-Our Lifeline Unit 6 Appreciating Mothers English Grammar (Adventures with Grammar and Composition) 1 Nouns (HY) 4 Articles (FE) 2 Pronouns (HY) 5 Verbs (FE) 3 Adjectives (HY) 10 Modal Verbs (FE) 4 Articles (HY) 11 Non-Finite Forms of Verbs (FE) 5 Verbs (HY) 12 Active and Passive Voice (FE) 6 Verbs : Present Tense (HY) 13 Adverbs (FE) 7 Verbs : Past Tense (HY) 14 Prepositions (FE) 8 Verbs : Future Time (HY) 15 Conjunctions (FE) 9 Verbs : Perfect Tense (HY) 16 Direct and indirect speech (FE) 12 Active and Passive Voice (HY) 17 Phrases (FE) 18 Sentences (FE) 19 Punctuation and Capital Letters 20 Words that Confuse Us 21 Common Phrases with Prepositions 22 Idioms and Expressions (FE) Writing Skills 1 Notice (HY) 1 Bio Sketch (FE) 2 Message (HY) 2 Factual Description (FE) 3 Informal letter (HY) 3 Article (FE) 4 Formal Letter (Application to Principal) 4 Story Writing (FE) (HY) 5 Diary Entry (HY) 5 Formal Letter (Application to Principal) (FE) Novels David Copperfield (HY) Moby Dick (FE) Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills Examination Specifications (Half Yearly and Final Exam) 1. One unseen passage word length 150-200 12 marks (MCQ 1 x 6 = 6, VSAQ 2 x 2 = 4, Vocabulary based 1 x 2 = 2) 2. One unseen poem 12-15 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 : word limit 80-100 6 marks (a) letter to the school Principal or class teacher or editor (Format includes sender s address, date, receiver's address, subject /heading, salutation, complimentary close- 1 mark, Content - 3 marks, Expression -grammatical accuracy, Page 1 of 9
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 100-150 (Format 1 mark, Content 3 marks, Expression -grammatical accuracy, appropriate words and spellings 2 marks, coherence and relevance of ideas and style -2 marks) 8 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 100-120 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) Page 2 of 9
Mathematics 1 Integers (HY) 3 Data Handling (FE) 2 Fractions and Decimals (HY) 7 Congruence of Triangles (FE) 4 Simple Equations (HY) 8 Comparing Quantities (FE) 5 Lines and Angles (HY) 9 Rational Numbers (FE) 6 Triangle and its properties (HY) 10 Practical Geometry (FE) 7 Congruence of Triangles (HY) 11 Perimeter and Area (FE) 12 Algebraic Expressions (HY) 12 Algebraic Expressions (FE) 14 Symmetry (Module) 13 Exponents and Powers (FE) 15 Visualising Solid Shapes (Module) 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 Page 3 of 9
Science 1 Nutrition in Plants (HY) 2 Nutrition in Animals(FE) 2 Nutrition in Animals (HY) 5 Acids, Bases and Salts (FE) 3 Fibre to Fabric (HY) 8 Winds, Storms and Cyclones 4 Heat Flow and Temperature (HY) 10 Respiration in Organisms (FE) 5 Acids, Bases and Salts (HY) 11 Transportation in Plants and Animals(FE) 6 Physical and Chemical Changes (HY) 12 Reproduction in Plants (FE) 7 Weather, Climate and Adaptations of 14 Electric Current and Its Effects (FE) Animals to Climate (HY) 9 Soil 15 Light (FE) 13 Time and Motion (HY) 16 Water : A Precious Resource(FE) 17 Forests (FE) 18 Waste Water Management (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 3 7 21 LAQ 5 3 15 SECTION B Practical Based Questions 2 6 12 Total 80 Page 4 of 9
Social Science: History 1 Tracing Changes Through A Thousand 4 The Mughal Empire (FE) Years 2 New Kings and Kingdoms (HY) 6 Towns, Traders and Craftspersons (FE) 3 The Delhi Sultans (HY) 7 Tribes, Nomads And Settled Communities (FE) 4 The Mughal Empire (HY) 8 Devotional Paths To The Divine 5 Rulers and Buildings (HY) 9 The Making Of Regional Cultures 10 Eighteenth-Century Political Formations (FE) Social Science: Civics 1 On Equality(HY) 3 How the State Government Works (FE) 2 Role of the Government in Health (HY) 6 Understanding Media (FE) 3 How the State Government Works (HY) 7 Understanding Advertising(FE) 4 Growing up as Boys and Girls (HY) 8 Markets Around us(fe) 5 Women Change the World 9 A Shirt in the Market 10 Struggles for Equality MCQ ½ 10 5 VSAQ 1 24 24 SAQ I 2 9 18 SAQ II 3 5 15 VBQ/MAP/DIAGRAM 4 2 8 LAQ 5 2 10 Total 80 Social Science: Geography 1 Environment (HY) 4 Air (FE) 2 Inside our Earth (HY) 7 Human Environment Settlement Transport and Communication (FE) 3 Our Changing Earth (HY) 8 Human Environment Interactions The Tropical and Subtropical Region (FE) 4 Air (HY) 9 Life in the Temperate Grasslands (FE) 5 Water 10 Life in the Deserts (FE) 6 Natural Vegetation and Wildlife (HY) MCQ ½ 6 3 VSAQ 1 3 3 SAQ I 2 4 8 SAQ II 3 4 12 LAQ 5 2 10 MAP/DIAGRAM 4 1 4 Total 40 Page 5 of 9
Computer 1 Number System (HY) 2 Using Excel as a Database (FE) 2 Using Excel as a Database (HY) 4 Working with Flash CS6 (FE) 3 Advanced features of Excel (HY) 5 Working with Layers (FE) 9 Cyber Tools (HY) 7 Introduction to HTML5 (FE) 9 Cyber Tools (FE) 10 Cyber Threats and Security (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 Page 6 of 9
French 1 Connaissons la France (HY) 1 Connaissons la France (FE) 2 Louis a mal (HY) 4 Les trois souhaits (FE) 3 C est lundi (HY) 5 Les saisons (FE) 4 Les trois souhaits (HY) 6 On fait des courses (FE) 5 Les saisons (HY) 7 Les repas français (FE) 8 Mon école (FE) 9 Les loisirs préférés des français (FE) 10 Pourquoi apprendre le français? (FE) Examination Specifications (Half Yearly and Final Exam) The question paper will be divides into four parts: 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) Racontez votre expérience ou un souvenir (5) 3) Décrivez : les saisons, le/la meilleur(e) ami(e),le repas français, votre école ou maison, les loisirs (any two) (10) SECTION C(GRAMMER) 30 MARKS 1) all verbs : ER ending, IR ending, RE ending and all irregular verbs. (5) 2) corrigez les fautes (2) 3) L interrogation (3) 4) Plural of nouns(pluriel des noms) (3) 5) Adjectifs : masculine/feminine/plural/opposites (5) 6) les articles: contractés, partitifs (both) (5) 7) les prépositions (2) 8) les adjectifs: interrogatifs, démonstratifs (both) (3) 9) 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) Page 7 of 9
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