GRADE 11 ANNUAL EXAMINATION COURSE OUTLINE 2025

SUBJECTS COURSE OUTLINE

I. Physical World and Measurement

PHYSICS Chapter 2. Units and Measurements
Subject Code: 042
Explore different units for length, mass and time measurements.

Determine the significant figures and dimensions of physical quantities.

Derive equations using dimensional analysis and explore the applications of dimensional analysis.

II. Kinematics
Chapter 3. Motion in a Straight Line.
Introduction to elementary concepts of frame of reference, differentiation, and integration for describing motion.

Compare uniform motion, non-uniform motion and instantaneous velocity.

Interpret position-time graph and velocity-time graph.

Derive Kinematic equations of uniformly accelerated motion [using graphical method].

Chapter 4. Motion in a Plane

Explain position and displacement vectors, unit vector, general vectors and their notations; equality of vectors,
multiplication of vectors by a real number and addition and subtraction of vectors.

Resolution of a vector in a plane and identify rectangular components.

Describe Scalar and Vector product of vectors.

Derive equations for motion in a plane with uniform velocity and uniform acceleration

Calculate the Time period, Range and maximum attained by a body during projectile motion

Derive equation to find angular velocity and centripetal acceleration of a body executing uniform circular motion.

III: Laws of Motion

Chapter 5. Laws of Motion
Explain force, inertia, and impulse.

State Newton's Laws of motion.

Derive an equation to find the force acting on a body.

Explain Law of conservation of linear momentum and its applications.

Deduce conditions when concurrent forces are in equilibrium.

Compare types of friction- Static, kinetic, and rolling friction and ways to reduce friction by lubrication.

Explain dynamics of uniform circular motion by deriving an equation for centripetal force

Derive expression for maximum velocity of a vehicle on a levelled circular road and on a banked road.

IV: Work, Energy and Power

Chapter 6. Work, Energy and Power

Derive and expression for work done by a constant force and a variable force.

State and prove work-energy theorem.

Deduce and equation for kinetic energy and potential energy of an object.

Explain potential energy stored in a spring.

Explain conservation of mechanical energy (kinetic and potential energies).

Compare elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions.

V: Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body

Chapter 7. System of Particles and Rotational Motion

Explain Centre of mass of a two-particle system, momentum conservation and center of mass motion.
Derive an equation to find Centre of mass of a rigid body; center of mass of a uniform rod.

Describe Moment of a force (torque), angular momentum, law of conservation of angular momentum and its
applications.)

Explain equilibrium of rigid bodies, rigid body rotation and equations of rotational motion, comparison of linear and
rotational motions.

Define Moment of inertia and find the radius of gyration,

VI: Gravitation

Chapter 8.Gravitation

State Kepler’s law of planetary motion

State and prove Universal law of gravitation.

Derive an equation to find acceleration due to gravity and its variation with altitude and depth.

Compare Gravitational potential energy and gravitational potential

Infer escape velocity and orbital velocity of a satellite.

Compare Geo-stationary satellites and polar satellite.

VII: Properties of Bulk Matter

Chapter 10: Mechanical Properties of solid

Interpret stress-strain relationship using suitable graphs.

State and prove Hooke's law experimentally.

Derive equations for different types of modulus- Young's modulus, bulk modulus, shear modulus of rigidity [qualitative
idea only]

Derive Poisson's ratio and explain elastic energy.

Solve numerical based on the above topics.

Chapter 10: Mechanical Properties of Fluids

Compare the Pressure variation due to a change in height of fluid column.

State and prove Pascal's law and explore its applications (hydraulic lift and hydraulic brakes)

Explain the effect of gravity on fluid pressure.

Compare streamline flow and turbulent flow and derive the equation of continuity.

State and prove Bernoulli's theorem and infer its applications.

Define Stokes' law, terminal velocity, critical velocity and Viscosity.

Relate Surface energy and surface tension.

Explore the significance of angle of contact and excess of pressure across a curved surface.

VII: Properties of Bulk Matter (Cont.)

Chapter 11: Thermal Properties of Matter

Differentiate heat and temperature.

Explain thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases.

Explain anomalous expansion of water;

Define specific heat capacity- Cp, Cv

Explore the principle of calorimetry;

Explain change of state of matter using latent heat capacity.

VIII: Thermodynamics
Chapter 12: Thermodynamics
Explore conditions for thermal equilibrium and definition of temperature (zeroth law of thermodynamics), heat, work
and internal energy.
State the first law of thermodynamics

Differentiate isothermal and adiabatic processes and derive expressions for work done.

State the Second law of thermodynamics and explain reversible and irreversible processes,

Unit IX: Behaviour of Perfect Gases and Kinetic Theory of Gases

Chapter 13: Kinetic Theory
Explore the molecular nature of gases

Derive Perfect gas/ideal gas equation.

Derive expressions for work done in compressing gas

X: Mechanical Waves
Chapter 14. Oscillations
Analyse the characteristics of periodic motion- time period, frequency, displacement as a function of time, periodic
functions.

Define simple harmonic motion (S.H.M) and derive its equation of motion.

Interpret oscillations of a loaded spring (restoring force and force constant) and derive an equation for total energy
in S.H.M

Derive an expression for time period of a simple pendulum.

Chapter 15. Waves

Compare Transverse and longitudinal waves

Commute speed of travelling wave and displacement relation for a progressive wave.

Explain principle of superposition of waves and reflection of waves

Explore standing waves in strings and organ pipes and fundamental mode and harmonics.

Define Beats
 Scientific Investigation :

1. To measure diameter of a given wire using screw gauge.

2. To determine volume of an irregular lamina using screw gauge.

3. To determine radius of curvature of a given spherical surface by a spherometer

4. To study variation of time period of a simple pendulum of a given length by taking bobs of same size but
different masses and interpret the result.

Some Basic concepts of Chemistry:

CHEMISTRY Explain the Importance and scope of chemistry and its application in different industries. Classification of matter
Subject Code: 043 based on their physical and chemical properties. Discuss the Unit of Measurement based on the International
System of Units State five basic law of chemical combinations. Explore the concepts of elements, atoms and
molecules based on Dalton’s atomic theory. Distinguish between atomic and molecular masses. Explain and
calculate Mole concept and Molar Mass. Calculate the percentage composition, empirical formula and molecular
formula. Analyze Chemical reaction and calculate stoichiometric calculation.

Classification of elements and periodicity in properties.

Distinguish between the Modern periodic table and the present form of periodic table. Discuss the periodic trends in
the properties of elements. Describe atomic radii, Ionic radii, inert gas radii Explain ionization enthalpy, electron
gain enthalpy, electronegativity and valency. Discuss the Nomenclature of elements with atomic number greater
than100.

Chemical Bonding and Molecular structure

Explain Valence electrons. Discuss ionic bond, covalent bond, bond parameters. Explain Lewis structure. Describe
polar character of covalent bond, covalent character of ionic bond Discuss the valence bond theory, resonance,
geometry of covalent molecules. State VSEPR theory. Describe the concepts of hybridization involving s, p and d

orbitals and shapes of some simple molecules. Explain the molecular orbital theory of Homonuclear diatomic
molecules (qualitative idea only) and hydrogen bond

Structure of Atoms
Discuss Bohr’s Model and its limitations Explain the concepts of Shells and Subshells. Describe the dual nature of
matter and light. Derive de Broglie’s relationship Explain and derive Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Explain the
concepts of orbitals and quantum numbers. Interpret the shapes of s, p and d orbitals.3DDiscuss the rules for filling
electrons in orbitals based on Aufbau principle. Describe Pauli’s exclusion principle and Hund’s rule. Explore the
distribution of electronic configuration of atoms. Understand the stability of half-filled and filled orbitals.

Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques

Discuss the basic principles of organic chemistry. Describe the classification and IUPAC nomenclature of organic
compounds. Explain the electronic displacement in a covalent bond. Describe the Inductive effect, electrometric
effect, resonance and hyper conjugation 3D molecular model Discuss the Homolytic and Heterolytic fission of a
covalent bond. Describe the free radicals, carbocations, carbanions, electrophiles and nucleophiles, Discuss the
types of organic reactions.

Hydrocarbons

Discuss classification of hydrocarbons. Explain about aliphatic hydrocarbons. Relate the difference between Alkane,
Alkene and Alkyne. Describe the nomenclature, isomerism, conformation (ethane only), physical properties of
Alkanes Discuss the chemical reactions including free radical mechanism of halogenation, combustion and pyrolysis
of Alkanes. Describe the nomenclature of Alkenes. Draw the structure of double bond (ethene), geometrical
isomerism, physical properties of alkenes 3D Molecular model. Discuss the methods of preparation of Alkenes.
Explain the chemical reactions such as addition of hydrogen, halogen, water, hydrogen halides of Alkenes. Describe
the ozonolysis, oxidation and mechanism of electrophilic addition of Alkenes. Explain the nomenclature of alkynes.
Draw the structure of triple bond (ethyne) of alkynes. Discuss the physical properties and methods of preparation,
Explain the chemical reactions such as acidic character of alkynes, addition reaction of - hydrogen, halogens,
hydrogen halides and water. Explain Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Describe IUPAC nomenclature, benzene: resonance,
aromaticity. Explain chemical properties: mechanism of electrophilic substitution. Nitration, sulphonation,
halogenation. Discuss Friedel Craft's alkylation and acylation, directive influence of functional group in
monosubstituted benzene. Describe the Carcinogenicity and toxicity of aromatic compounds, solution, solubility
product, common ion effect.

Redox Reactions

Explain the concept of oxidation and reduction. Explain what redox reactions is. Discuss the oxidation number.
Explain how to balance balancing redox reactions, in terms of loss and gain of electrons and change in oxidation
number. Discuss the applications of redox reactions.

Chemical Thermodynamics
 Explain the concepts of System and types of systems. Describe surroundings, work, heat, energy, extensive and
intensive properties, State functions of thermodynamics. Discuss the First law of thermodynamics Describe the
internal energy and enthalpy, heat capacity and specific heat, measurement of ΔU and ΔH. Discuss the Hess's law
of constant heat summation. Explain enthalpy of bond dissociation, combustion, formation, atomization,
sublimation, phase transition, ionization, solution and dilution. Discuss the second law of Thermodynamics (brief
introduction). Discuss entropy as a state function. Explain Gibb's energy change for spontaneous and non-
spontaneous processes. Discuss the criteria for equilibrium.

Explain Third law of thermodynamics

Equilibrium

Explain Equilibrium in physical and chemical processes. Discuss the dynamic nature of equilibrium. Explain law of
mass action, equilibrium constant, factors affecting equilibrium- Le Chatelier's principle, Describe ionic equilibrium-
ionization of acids and bases, strong and weak electrolytes. Explain degree of ionization, ionization of poly basic
acids, acid strength, concept of pH, buffer solutions, common ion effect.

Practical Syllabus –30 MARKS

Qualitative Analysis a) Determination of one anion and one cation in a given salt.

Quantitative estimation b) Determination of molarity and strength of a given solution.

VIVA

RECORD SUBMISSION

SETS:
MATHEMATICS Sets and their representations, Empty set, Finite and Infinite sets, Equal sets, Subsets, Subsets of a set of real
Subject Code: 041 numbers especially intervals (with notations). Universal set. Venn diagrams. Union and Intersection of sets.
Difference of sets. Complement of a set. Properties of Complement.

Relations and Functions:

Ordered pairs. Cartesian product of sets. Number of elements in the Cartesian product of two finite sets. Cartesian
product of the set of reals with itself (up to R x R x R). Definition of relation, pictorial diagrams, domain, co-domain
and range of a relation. Function as a special type of relation. Pictorial representation of a function, domain, co-
domain and range of a function. Real valued functions, domain and range of these functions, constant, identity,
polynomial, rational, modulus, signum, exponential, logarithmic and greatest integer functions, with their graphs.
Sum, difference, product and quotients of functions.
 Trigonometric Functions:
Positive and negative angles. Measuring angles in radians and in degrees and conversion from one measure to
another. Definition of trigonometric functions with the help of unit circle. Truth of
the identity sin2x + cos2x = 1, for all x. Signs of trigonometric functions. Domain and range of trigonometric
functions and their graphs. Expressing sin (x±y) and cos (x±y) in terms of sinx, siny, cosx & cosy and their simple
applications.
Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations:
Need for complex numbers, especially√−1, to be motivated by inability to solve some of the quadratic equations.
Algebraic properties of complex numbers. Argand plane.
Linear Inequalities:
Linear inequalities. Algebraic solutions of linear inequalities in one variable and their representation on the number
line.
Permutations and Combinations:
Fundamental principle of counting. Factorial n. (n!) Permutations and combinations, derivation of Formulae for nPr
and nCr and their connections, simple applications.
Binomial Theorem:
Historical perspective, statement and proof of the binomial theorem for positive integral indices. Pascal’s triangle,
simple applications.
Sequences and Series:
Sequence and Series. Arithmetic Mean (A.M.) Geometric Progression (G.P.), general term of a G.P., sum of n terms
of a G.P., infinite G.P. and its sum, geometric mean (G.M.), relation between A.M. and G.M.
Straight Lines:
Straight Lines:
Brief recall of two-dimensional geometry from earlier classes. The slope of a line and angle between two lines.
Various forms of equations of a line: parallel to axis, point -slope form, slope-intercept form, two-point form,
intercept form, Distance of a point from a line.
Conic Sections:
Sections of a cone: circles, ellipse, parabola, hyperbola, a point, a straight line and a pair of intersecting lines as a
degenerated case of a conic section. Standard equations and simple properties of parabola, ellipse and hyperbola.
Standard equation of a circle.
Introduction to 3D geometry:
Introduction to 3-D Geometry:
Coordinate axes and coordinate planes in three dimensions. Coordinates of a point. Distance between two points.
Limits and Derivatives:
Derivative introduced as rate of change both as that of distance function and geometrically. Intuitive idea of limit.
Limits of polynomials and rational functions trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions. Definition of
derivative relates it to scope of tangent of the curve, derivative of sum, difference, product and quotient of
functions. Derivatives of polynomial and trigonometric functions.
 Statistics:
Measures of Dispersion: Range, mean deviation, variance and standard deviation of ungrouped/grouped data.
Probability:
Events; occurrence of events, ‘not’, ‘and’ and ‘or’ events, exhaustive events, mutually exclusive events, Axiomatic
(set theoretic) probability, connections with other theories of earlier classes. Probability of an event, probability of
‘not’, ‘and’ and ‘or’ events.

Maths Internal Assessment: (Total of 20 marks)

Activity on assessment Day – 12th February 2025 (1 activity out of 10 activities) - 10 marks
Symposium/Project work – 5 marks
Viva and Activity Book – 5 marks (2 marks + 3 marks)
On 12th February 2025 – Students submit their completed activity records, perform the randomly selected
activity and attend viva. Hard copy of Project or Symposium will be submitted. For symposium of a group, only one
copy will be submitted with the group members names on the first page.
It is must to obtain the required pass percentage in Activity Assessment too. It is mandatory for the students to
attend the activity assessment.

Chapter-1: The Living World

BIOLOGY Biodiversity; Need for classification; three domains of life; taxonomy and systematics; concept of species
Subject Code:044 and taxonomical hierarchy; binomial nomenclature
Chapter-2: Biological Classification
Five kingdom classification; Salient features and classification of Monera, Protista and Fungi into major
groups; Lichens, Viruses and Viroids.
Chapter-3: Plant Kingdom
Classification of plants into major groups; Salient and distinguishing features and a few examples of Algae,
Bryophyta, Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae

Chapter-4: Animal Kingdom

Salient features and classification of animals, non-chordates up to phyla level and chordates up to class
level (salient features and at a few examples of each category).
Chapter-5: Morphology of Flowering Plants
Morphology of different parts of flowering plants: root, stem, leaf, inflorescence, flower, fruit and seed.
Description of family Solanaceae
Chapter-6: Anatomy of Flowering Plants
Anatomy and functions of tissue systems in dicots and monocots.
 B. Study and Observe the following (spotting):

1. Parts of a compound microscope.

2. Specimens/slides/models and identification with reasons - Bacteria, Oscillatoria, Spirogyra, Rhizopus,

mushroom, yeast, liverwort, moss, fern, pine, one monocotyledonous plant, one dicotyledonous plant and
one lichen.

3. Virtual specimens/slides/models and identifying features of - Amoeba, Hydra, liver fluke, Ascaris, leech,
earthworm, prawn, silkworm, honey bee, snail, starfish, shark, rohu, frog, lizard, pigeon and rabbit.

4. Different types of inflorescence (cymose and racemose).

5. Human skeleton and different types of joints with the help of virtual images/models only.

COMPUTER SCIENCE Unit 1: Computer Systems and Organisation

Subject Code: 083 ● Basic computer organisation: Introduction to Computer System, hardware, software, input device, output device,
CPU, memory (primary, cache and secondary), units of memory (bit, byte, KB, MB, GB, TB, PB)
● Types of software: System software (Operating systems, system utilities, device drivers), programming tools and
language translators (assembler, compiler, and interpreter), application software
● Operating System(OS): functions of the operating system, OS user interface
● Boolean logic: NOT, AND, OR, NAND, NOR, XOR, NOT, truth tables and De Morgan’s laws, Logic circuits
● Number System: Binary, Octal, Decimal and Hexadecimal number system; conversion between number systems
● Encoding Schemes: ASCII, ISCII, and Unicode (UTF8, UTF32)
Unit 2: Computational Thinking and Programming - I
● Introduction to Problem-solving: Steps for Problem-solving (Analyzing the problem, developing an algorithm,
coding, testing, and debugging), representation of algorithms using flowchart and pseudocode, decomposition
● Familiarization with the basics of Python programming: Introduction to Python, Features of Python, executing a
simple “hello world" program, execution modes: interactive mode and script mode, Python character set, Python
tokens( keyword, identifier, literal, operator, punctuator), variables, concept of l-value and r-value, use
of comments
● Knowledge of data types: Number(integer, floating point,complex), boolean, sequence(string, list, tuple), None,
Mapping(dictionary), mutable and immutable data types.
● Operators: arithmetic operators, relational operators, logical operators, assignment operators, augmented
assignment operators, identity operators (is, is not),membership operators (in not in)
● Expressions, statement, type conversion, and input/output: precedence of operators, expression, evaluation of an
expression, type-conversion (explicit and implicit conversion), accepting data as input from the console and
displaying output.
● Errors- syntax errors, logical errors, and run-time errors
● Flow of Control: introduction, use of indentation, sequential flow, conditional and iterative flow
● Conditional statements: if, if-else, if-elif-else, flowcharts, simple programs: e.g.:
absolute value, sort 3 numbers and divisibility of a number.
● Iterative Statement: for loop, range(), while loop, flowcharts, break and continue statements, nested loops,
suggested programs: generating pattern, summation of series, finding the factorial of a positive number, etc.
● Strings: introduction, string operations (concatenation, repetition, membership and slicing), traversing a string
using loops, built-in functions/methods–len(), capitalize(), title(), lower(), upper(), count(), find(), index(),
endswith(), startswith(), isalnum(), isalpha(), isdigit(), islower(), isupper(), isspace(),lstrip(), rstrip(), strip(),
replace(), join(), partition(), split(),
● Lists: introduction, indexing, list operations (concatenation, repetition, membership and slicing), traversing a list
using loops, built-in functions/methods–len(), list(), append(), extend(), insert(), count(), index(), remove(), pop(),
reverse(), sort(), sorted(), min(), max(), sum(); nested lists, suggested programs: finding the maximum, minimum,
mean of numeric values stored in a list; linear search on list of numbers and counting the frequency of elements in
a list.
● Tuples: introduction, indexing, tuple operations (concatenation, repetition, membership and slicing); built-in
functions/methods – len(), tuple(), count(), index(), sorted(), min(), max(), sum(); tuple assignment, nested tuple;
suggested programs: finding the minimum, maximum, mean of values stored in a tuple; linear search on a tuple of
numbers, counting the frequency of elements in a tuple.
● Dictionary: introduction, accessing items in a dictionary using keys, mutability of a dictionary (adding a new term,
modifying an existing item), traversing a dictionary, built-in functions/methods – len(), dict(), keys(), values(),
items(), get(), update(), del, clear(), fromkeys(), copy(), pop(), popitem(), setdefault(), max(), min(),
sorted(); Suggested programs: count the number of times a character appears in a given string using a dictionary,
create a dictionary with names of employees, their salary and access them.
● Introduction to Python modules: Importing module using ‘import <module>’ and using from statement,
importing math module (pi, e, sqrt(), ceil(), floor(), pow(),fabs(), sin(), cos(), tan()); random module (random(),
randint(), randrange()), statistics module (mean(), median(), mode()).
Unit 3: Society, Law and Ethics
● Digital Footprints ● Digital Society and Netizen: net etiquettes, communication etiquettes, social media
etiquettes
 ● Data Protection: Intellectual property rights (copyright, patent, trademark), violation of IPR (plagiarism, copyright
infringement, trademark infringement), open source software and licensing (Creative Commons, GPL and Apache)
● Cyber Crime: definition, hacking, eavesdropping, phishing and fraud emails, ransomware, cyber trolls, cyber
bullying
● Cyber safety: safely browsing the web, identity protection, confidentiality ● Malware: viruses, trojans, adware
● E-waste management: proper disposal of used electronic gadgets. ● Information Technology Act (IT Act)
● Technology and society: Gender and disability issues while teaching and usingcomputers
Plane Geometry: (Textbook Page: 1-88)
ENGINEERING GRAPHICS Chapter 1:
Subject Code:046
Construction of lines, angles and their divisions. Simple questions based on triangles, square, rhombus, trapeziums,
regular polygons-pentagon, hexagon and octagon.

Chapter 2:

Construction of circles, external and internal tangents of circles, inscribing and circumscribing of circles in
equilateral triangle, square, rhombus, regular polygons-pentagon, hexagon and octagon.

Solid Geometry: (Textbook Page: 89-133)

Chapter 4: Methods of orthographic projections and dimensioning strictly as per SP: 46- 2003 revised conventions.
Projection of points and lines.

Solid Geometry: (Textbook Page: 134- 225)

Chapter 5:

Orthographic projections of Regular Plane figures - triangle, square, pentagon, hexagon, circle and semi-circle.

Chapter 6:

Orthographic projections of right regular solids such as cubes, prisms and pyramid (square, triangular, pentagonal
and hexagonal), cones, cylinders, spheres, hemi-spheres and frustum of pyramids and cone when they are kept
with their axis (a) perpendicular, to HP/VP (b) parallel to HP and VP both.

Chapter 7:
 Learning Processes 6. Observational Learning 7. Cognitive Learning 8. Verbal Learning 9. Skill Learning 10. Factors
Facilitating Learning 11. Learning Disabilities

Chapter 7 Human Memory

1. Introduction 2. Nature of memory 3. Information Processing Approach : The Stage Model 4. Memory Systems :
Sensory, Short-term and Longterm Memories 5. Levels of Processing 6. Types of Long-term Memory Declarative
and Procedural; Episodic and Semantic 7. Nature and Causes of Forgetting Forgetting due to Trace Decay,
Interference and Retrieval Failure 8. Enhancing Memory Mnemonics using Images and Organisation

Chapter-8: Thinking

1. Introduction 2. Nature of Thinking Building Blocks of Thought 3. The Processes of Thinking 4. Problem
Solving 5. Reasoning 6. Decision-making 7. Nature and Process of Creative Thinking Nature of Creative Thinking
Process of Creative Thinking

Chapter 9 Motivation and Emotion

1. Introduction 2. Nature of Motivation 3. Types of Motives Biological Motives Psychosocial Motives 4.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs 5. Nature of Emotions 6. Expression of Emotions Culture and Emotional Expression
Culture and Emotional Labelling 7. Managing Negative Emotions 8. Enhancing Positive Emotions

Annual Examination February 2025- Theory –80 Marks

ENGLISH CORE Section A – 26 Marks
Subject Code:301
Reading Skills

I Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passages (10+8=18

Marks)

1. One unseen passage to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference and vocabulary. The passage
may be factual, descriptive, or literary.

2. One unseen case-based factual passage with verbal/visual inputs like statistical data, charts etc.to assess
comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference, and evaluation.

Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions will be asked.

3. Note Making and Summarization based on a passage of approximately 200-250 words. 8 Marks
i. Note Making: 5 Marks

○ Title: 1

○ Numbering and indenting: 1

○ Key/glossary: 1

○ Notes: 2

ii. Summary (up to 50 words): 3 Marks

○ Content: 2

○ Expression: 1

Section B – 23 Marks

Grammar and Creative Writing Skills

II Grammar 7
Marks

4. Questions on Gap filling (Tenses, Clauses)

5. Questions on re-ordering/transformation of sentences.

III Creative Writing Skills 16

Marks

6. Short writing task – Classified Advertisements, up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions to be
answered (3 Marks: Format : 1 / Content : 1 / Expression : 1)

7.Short writing task –Poster up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions to be answered. (3marks: Format
: 1 / Content : 1 / Expression : 1)

8. Long Writing task: Speech in 120-150 words based on verbal / visual cues related to contemporary / age-
appropriate topic. One out of the two given questions to be answered. (5 Marks: Format: 1 / Content: 2 /
Expression: 2)
9. Long Writing Task: Debate based on visual/verbal inputs in 120-150 words, thematically related to
contemporary, topical issues. One out of the two given questions to be answered. (5 Marks: Format: 1 / Content: 2
/ Expression: 2)

Section C – 31 Marks

Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text

This section will have variety of assessment items including Multiple Choice Questions, Objective Type Questions,
Short Answer Type Questions and Long Answer Type Questions to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis,
evaluation and extrapolation beyond the text.

10. One Poetry extract out of two, from the book Hornbill, to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis,
inference and appreciation. (3x1=3 Marks)

11. One Prose extract out of two, from the book Hornbill, to assess, comprehension, interpretation, analysis,
evaluation and appreciation. (3x1=3 Marks)

12. One prose extract out of two, from the book Snapshots, to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis,
inference and appreciation. (4x1=4 Marks)

13. Two Short answer type questions (one from Prose and one from Poetry, from the book Hornbill), out of four, to
be answered in 40-50 words. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. (3x2=6 Marks)

14. One Short answer type question, from the book Snapshots, to be answered in 40- 50 words. Questions should
elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. One out of two questions to be done. (3x1=3 Marks)

15. One Long answer type question, from Prose/Poetry of Hornbill, to be answered in 120-150 words. Questions
can be based on incident / theme / passage / extract /event, as reference points to assess extrapolation beyond
and across the text. The question will elicit analytical and evaluative response from the student. Any one out of two
questions to be done. (1x6=6 Marks)

16. One Long answer type question, based on the chapters from the book Snapshots, to be answered in 120-150
words, to assess global comprehension and extrapolation beyond the text. Questions to provide analytical and
evaluative responses, using incidents, events, themes, as reference points. Any one out of two questions to be
done. (1x6=6 Marks)

Prescribed Books
 1. Hornbill: English Reader published by National Council of Education Research and Training,New
Delhi

• The Portrait of a Lady (Prose)

• A Photograph (Poem)
• “We’re Not Afraid to Die… if We Can be Together
• Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues
• The Laburnum Top (Poem)
• The Voice of the Rain (Poem)
• Childhood (Poem)
• The Adventure
• Silk Road (Prose)- Leisure Reading
• Father to Son
2. Snapshots: Supplementary Reader published by National Council of Education Research and
Training, New Delhi.

• The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse (Prose)

• The Address (Prose)
• Mother’s Day (Play)
• Birth ( Prose)
• The Tale of Melon City (Poem)

Islamic Education Surah Al Ahzab

Explain the vocabulary of the verses.

Infer the moral instructions and principles contained in the verses.

Explain the significances Incorporated in the Holy verses.

Adhere to the values contained in the holy verses

Authentic, Good, Weak

To explain the concept of categories of the noble hadeeth.

To explain the criteria of sahih, Hasan hadeeth.

To identify weak and fabricated hadeeth