Beaconhouse School System

Syllabus for End of Year Examination 2022

Class 7
Mathematics
Units/Topics Subtopics
Rational and Irrational numbers
Identification and conversion between various types of fractions

Comparing and ordering fractions

Solving expressions involving fractions (using BODMAS)

Fractions and Expressing a quantity as percentage of another quantity

Percentages
Percentage increase and decrease

Conversion between fractions, decimals, ratios and percentages

Rounding fractions, decimals and whole numbers

Solving problems involving discount, commission, Value-Added Tax (VAT) and General Sales
Tax (GST)

Ratio, Rate and Increase and decrease in ratios

Proportions Calculating rate and average rate
Understanding of algebraic terms; open and closed sentences; like term, variable, constant,
expression, equation and inequality
Using commutative, associative and distributive Laws of the four operations

Simplification of algebraic expressions

Algebraic Expressions Expanding products of algebraic expressions

and Factorization
Using knowledge of LCM to simplify algebraic expressions involving fractional coefficients

Multiplication and division of algebraic fractions

Factorization of algebraic expressions (by taking out common terms and re-grouping)

Factorization of quadratic expressions (by middle term breaking method)

Solving linear equations involving algebraic fractions
Using substitution method to calculate values of unknown variables
Algebraic Equations
Solving basic single equations in one variable, and using a number line to illustrate the answer
and Inequalities
Solving simultaneous linear inequalities in one variable, and using a number line to illustrate
the answer

Linear functions
Understanding the meaning and effect of negative, positive and zero gradients on straight
lines on the graph
Introduction to
Coordinate Geometry Calculating gradients and y-intercepts from a given straight line equation of the form y=mx+c,
as well as from the graph
 Conversion of units among km, m, cm and mm; kg and g; litres and millilitres
Conversion between standard units of area (m2, cm2, mm2) and volumes (m3, cm3 and mm3)

Calculating the areas and perimeters of parallelograms and trapeziums (with consistent and
inconsistent units)

Calculating the areas and perimeters of rings

Area and Volume
Calculating the perimeters and areas of any compound 2D shapes (involving whole shape and
shaded regions)

Calculating the surface area and volume of right prisms (including triangular, rectangular
prisms and cylinders)

Calculating the surface area and volume of any simple and compound 3D objects (including
right prisms and pipe) [with consistent and inconsistent units]

12-hour and 24-hour clock

Addition and subtraction of times (on the same day, next day or previous day)

Calculation of arrival time, journey time and departure time (on the same day, next day or
Time and Average previous day)
Speed
Relationship between speed, distance and time (involving fractional hours for time)

Drawing and interpreting simple distance-time and Speed-time graphs (travel Graphs) in real
life contexts, involving one component (e.g. travel graphs for one person)
Describing and listing down the elements of a descriptive set in numerical form and vice versa
Introduction to Set
Theory Describing and writing the universal set, subsets (both proper and improper), empty sets,
equal sets of the given data
Understanding the meaning of the terms; outcome, event, sample space, mutually exclusive
Probability events, equally likely events, possible outcomes and favourable outcomes
Calculating probability of mutually exclusive outcomes in single event experiments
 English
Read an unseen grade appropriate comprehension passage and answer questions with
Language Reading varying degrees of challenge.
▪ Identify the purpose and/or main idea of the text
▪ Answer inferential questions based on the given text
▪ Identify meaning by predicting words and phrases in the given text
▪ Identify author’s use of devices to portray ideas and thoughts
▪ Connect the topic in the given text to personal thoughts/ opinions/ experiences
▪ Differentiate between facts, opinions, beliefs and assumptions
Provide an objective summary of the given text
▪ Identify grammatical components in the given text
▪ Find a suitable replacement for the grammatical components (e.g. synonyms,
adjectives according to the strength of meaning etc.)
Writing for different purposes ( one essay and one directed writing task)
Writing ▪ Story/ narrative
▪ Recount (with or without dialogues and/or descriptions)
▪ Descriptive writing (describe a famous person/someone you know/ fictional movie
character/place/object/picture etc.)
▪ Informative writing (article)
▪ Argumentative/Persuasive writing (essay, advertisement, poster)
▪ Informal/Formal Letter (including letter to a newspaper editor)
As per the purpose of writing, use the following grammatical components where required:
▪ different types of sentences, such as question, exclamation, statement
▪ direct/indirect speech
▪ present, past and/or future tense
▪ time and sequence vocabulary for cohesion and coherence (first, after that, in the
end etc.)
▪ adjectives based on the strength of meaning suitable to the situation/context
▪ intensifiers (extremely, completely, absolutely etc.)
▪ synonyms/antonyms
▪ homographs
▪ time adverbs
▪ write using complex punctuation (full stop, comma, colon, semicolon, question
mark, exclamation mark, speech marks, dash, hyphen, parenthesis and apostrophe)
Assessment to be based on audio clip/s or teachers reading aloud the provided text
▪ Listen to follow instructions to answer questions
▪ Listen to understand the main idea
Listening ▪ Listen to understand different accents and dialects
▪ Listen for meaning
▪ Listen for explicitly stated information
▪ Listen for information that is not explicitly stated
▪ Differentiate facts from speaker’s opinions
Students should be able to speak on any one of the given prompts for 2-3 minutes
▪ Speak to give information
▪ Speak to describe something using appropriate vocabulary
Speaking ▪ Speak to give opinion
▪ Speak to share and advocate personal point of view
▪ Extend ideas by supporting them with evidence and examples
▪ Critical appreciation, thematic and analytical questions
Literature Poetry ▪ Identify the form of the poem- whether lyrical, narrative or descriptive
▪ Identify, discuss or compare and contrast the main idea, theme, mood, tone and
(unseen) feelings in poems
▪ Identify figurative devices, such as similes, metaphors, personification, alliterations,
hyperbole, onomatopoeia and symbolism
▪ Identify meter, word choice, chapter, stanza placement
 ▪ Analytical, thematic and inferential questions
Novel ▪ Discuss the main idea, theme, tone, plot, setting
▪ Characterization/ Character sketch/Compare and contrast two characters
▪ Explain how author develops character voice(s) through actions, words, and plot
design
White ▪ Relate character’s responses to personal experience
Dolphin ▪ Identify and explain how author’s own feelings and thoughts may be seen
▪ Identify symbolism
▪ Deduce meaning of words/phrases from contextual clues
▪ Summarise the main events

General Science
Units Topics History
Unit 1 Human body systems Units Topics
Unit 2 Measuring motion Unit 1 Aurangzeb (1658-1707)
Unit 3 Elements, compounds Unit 2 The Decline of the Mughal Empire
Unit 4 Mixtures Unit 3 The Legacy of Mughals
Unit 4 The Industrial Revolution
A New Power Emerges-Europeans in
Unit 5
South Asia
Geography
Units Topics
Unit 1 A changing Earth
Unit 2 Agriculture
Unit 3 Minerals and Power

Islamiyat

Urdu Language
‫سننا‬
‫مختلف سمیع ذرائع ابالغ یک مدد ےس ی‬
،‫ واقعہ‬،‫ نظم‬، ‫کہان‬ ● ‫عبارت سن کر اہم نکات اور اجزا ےس متعلق سواالت‬ ●
‫تقریر یا گفتگو سن کر جوابات دے سکی‬ ‫ےک جواب دے سکی‬
‫بولنا‬
‫اپن تاثرات‬ ‫مناسب اور معیاری الفاظ می اظہار ر ے‬
‫ائ کرنا اور ی‬ ● ‫کیس بیھ موضوع پر مختلف حوالوں ےک مطابق‬ ●
ِ
‫بیان کرنا‬ ‫اعتماد اور درست لب و لہجہ ےک ساتھ شفاف گفتگو‬
‫ے‬ ‫ے‬ ‫ی‬
‫اپن مشاہدہ کو ضوری تفصیالت شامل کرئ ہوئ ترتیب‬ ‫ی‬ ● ‫کرنا‬
‫ےس اور مؤثر انداز می بیان کرنا‬ ‫حقائق اور آراء ےکفرق کو سمجھ کر گفتگو کرنا‬ ●
‫پڑھنا‬
 ‫ُ‬ ‫ےی‬ ‫ےی‬
‫اظہار‬
‫ِ‬ ‫می ےک کیس حےص کو دہرانااور اس پرمثالوں ےک ساتھ‬ ‫●‬ ‫می می واقعات اور ترتیب پہچاننا‬ ‫●‬
‫ر ے‬
‫ائ کرنا‬ ‫کیس بیھ رنث پارے ‪ /‬نظم می موضوعات شناخت‬ ‫●‬
‫گن سوالوں ےک جوابات وضاحت ےس دینا‬ ‫کن ے‬
‫کرنا اور ے‬
‫لکھنا‬
‫متضاد‬ ‫●‬ ‫تفہیم‬ ‫●‬
‫سابق‪/‬الحقے‬
‫ے‬ ‫●‬ ‫محاورات‬ ‫●‬
‫ے‬
‫درست‬ ‫غلط فقرات یک‬ ‫●‬ ‫حروف تخصیص‬‫ِ‬ ‫●‬
‫مثادفات‬‫ے‬ ‫●‬ ‫فعل‬ ‫●‬
‫مرکبات‬ ‫●‬ ‫یضب المثل‬ ‫●‬
‫موازنہ نگاری‪ ،‬منظر نگاری ‪ ،‬مکالمہ نگاری‪ ،‬خطوط‬ ‫●‬
‫نوییس (رسیم و غث رسیم) ‪ ،‬مضمون نوییس‬

‫‪Urdu Literature‬‬
‫‪۱‬۔ نعت (امن)‬
‫‪۲‬۔ مجھے مثے دوستوں ےس بچاؤ (امن)‬
‫‪۳‬۔ ٹریفک ےک اصول و آداب‬
‫(امن)‬ ‫‪۴‬۔ رباعیات‬
‫الئثیری(امن)‬
‫اسپی می مسلمانوں یک ر‬‫ی‬ ‫‪۵‬۔‬
‫‪۶‬۔ اے پاک وطن(نظم (امن)‬
‫‪۷‬۔ گیل (امن)‬
‫(امن)‬ ‫دکھت رگ‬ ‫ے‬ ‫‪۸‬۔‬
‫(امن)‬ ‫ابر کوہسار (نظم )‬ ‫‪۹‬۔ ِ‬
‫ہالل احمر‬‫ِ‬ ‫‪۱۱‬۔‬
‫ی‬
‫‪۱۱‬۔ پران موٹر‬
‫مہارات‬
‫ٔ‬
‫‪۱‬۔ تشری ح بحوالہ نظم‬
‫ٔ‬
‫بحوالہ ے ی‬
‫می‬ ‫‪۲‬۔ سلیس نگاری‬
‫‪۳‬۔ کردار نگاری‬
‫‪۴‬۔ مرکزی خیال‬
‫‪۵‬۔ خالصہ نگاری‬