CLASS - 9

ENGLISH - I

Textbook: -Total English IX

Publisher: -Morning Star

First Semester Examination: -

1. Write a composition [300-350 words] on any one of the following.[20]

2. Letter Writing[10]

3.i) Notice writing[10]

ii) Email writing

eg:- i) You are the Head girl/boy of your School. Write a notice for the School notice board inviting the students of classes VIII to X to give name for fancy dress competition to be held in your School.

ii) Write an email based content given in Question 3(i) to famous TV artists requesting them to be judges of the competition.

4. Comprehension: - Meaning(3)

Question and answer(10)

Summary in 60 words(7) [20]

5. Grammar: - All the items in this question will be compulsory. They will consist of correct use of prepositions, verbs and transformation of sentences. [20]

[Prescribed Book Total English – Morning Star]

Note: The question paper will be based on the ICSE pattern as per the revised syllabus of the ICSE exam March 2019.

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CLASS – 9

ENGLISH – II

Text book: -The Merchant of Venice (Text with Paraphrase) from Beeta Publication

A collection of poems and short stories

First Semester Examination:-

I- The Merchant of venice

Act I and Act II

II- A Collection of Poems

  1. The Heart of the Tree-Henry CylerBunner
  2. The cold within-James Patrick Kinney
  3. The Bangle Sellers-Sarojini Naidu

III- A Collection of Short Stories

  1. Chief Seattle’s speech
  2. Old man at the bridge-Ernest Hemingway
  3. A Horse and Two Goats-R.K Narayan

Second Semester

40% Questions from First Semester Examination + : -

I- The Merchant of Venice

Act III

II- A Collection of Poems

  1. After Blenheim-Robert Southey
  2. Television-Roald Dahl
  3. Daffodils-William Wordsworth

III- A Collection of Short Stories

  1. Hearts and Hands-O’ Henry
  2. A face in the Dark-Ruskin Bond
  3. An angel in Disguise-T.S Arthur

The annual exam will include all the three acts of the Merchant of Venice, All the six poems and six stories.

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CLASS - 9

HINDI

Textbook: -SarasViyakaranSahityaSagar

Publisher: - Evergreen

First Semester Examination:-

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40% Questions from First Semester Examination + : -

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Note: - The question paper will be based on the ICSE Pattern as per the syllabus of the ICSE Exam March 2017.

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CLASS - 9

MATHEMATICS

Textbook: -Foundation Mathematics

Publisher: - Goyal Brothers Prakashan

First Semester Examination:-

Unit 1 : Pure Arithmetic

  1. Rational and Irrational numbers

Unit 2 : Commercial Mathematics

  1. Compound interest

Unit 3: Algebra

  1. Expansions
  2. Factorisation
  3. Simultaneous linear equations
  4. Indices
  5. Logarithms

Unit 4: Geometry

  1. Triangles
  2. Mid point theorem and intercept theorem
  3. Pythagoras theorem

Unit 7: Trigonometry

  1. Trigonometrical ratios

Second Semester Examination:-

40% Questions from First Semester Examination + : -

Unit 5: Statistics

  1. Frequency distribution
  2. Mean and median of ungrouped data and Frequency polygon

Unit 6: Mensuration

  1. Perimeter and area of plane figures
  2. Circumference and Area of a circle
  3. Volume & Surface area of Solids

Unit 8: Coordinate Geometry

  1. Co-ordinate geometry

Unit 4: Geometry

  1. Quadrilaterals
  2. Areas of parallelograms & Triangles
  3. Chord properties of a circle
  4. Arc properties of circles

Including Whole Syllabus of First Semester

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CLASS - 9

PHYSICS

Textbook: -Concise Physics

Publisher: -Selina Publication

First Semester Examination: -WeightagePeriods

1. Measurements and Experimentation1510

2. Motion in One Dimension1512

3. Laws of Motion1512

4. Pressure in Fluids and Atmospheric Pressure1510

5. Upthrust in Fluids, Archimedes’ Principle and Floatation2012

Total8056

Second Semester Examination:-

40% Questions from First Semester Examination + : -

All the chapters of First Semester and the following:-2006

6. Heat and Energy1007

7. Reflection of Light1209

8. Propagation of Sound Waves1207

9. Current Electricity1308

10. Magnetism1309

Total8046

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CLASS – 9

CHEMISTRY

Textbook: -Simplified ICSE Chemistry

Publisher: -Allied Publishers Private Limited

First Semester Examination:-

1. The language of Chemistry

2. Chemical changes and reactions

3. Water

4. Atomic structure and chemical bonding

Practical Chemistry

Second Semester Examination:-

All the chapters of first semester plus the following chapters:

5. The periodic table

6. Study of the first element Hydrogen

7. Study of gas laws

8. Atmospheric pollution

50% of the questions from the exercises and 50% from the content of the text book

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CLASS - 9

BIOLOGY

Text book: -Concise Biology ICSE (Part I)

Publisher: - Selina Publication

First Semester Examination:-

1. Introducing Biology0403

2. Cell: the Unit of Life1006

3. Tissues: Plant and Animal Tissues0806

4. The Flower0805

5. Pollination and Fertilization1004

6. Seeds- Structure and Germination1005

7. Respiration in Plants 1006

8. Five Kingdom Classification1207

9. Economic Importance of Bacteria & Fungi 0806

Total8048

Second Semester Examination:-

All the chapters of First Semester and the following: -3006

10. Nutrition0507

11. Digestive System0505

12. Skeleton: Movement & Locomotion 0608

13. Skin: “The Jack of all Trades”0607

14. The Respiratory System0708

15. Hygiene- A Key to Healthy Life0507

16. Diseases: Cause & Control0403

17. Aids to Health 0403

18. Health Organisations 0403

19. Waste Generation & Management0402

Total8059

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CLASS – 9

COMPUTER APPLICATION

Book: Understanding Computer Applications with Blue J ICSE Class IX

Publisher: AryaPulbishing Company

First Semester Examination:-

  1. Introduction to the Operating System
  2. Graphics User Interface
  3. Introduction to the World of Internet
  4. Internet and E-mail Services
  5. Computing and Ethics
  6. Word Processing – I
  7. Word Processing – II
  8. Multimedia Presentation – I
  9. Multimedia Presentation – II
  10. Spreadsheets – I

Second Semester Examination:-

  1. Spreadsheets - II
  2. Database Packages – I
  3. Database Packages – II
  4. Elementary Concept of Objects and Classes
  5. History and Development of Java
  6. Values and Types
  7. Operators and Expression in Java
  8. Conditional Statement in Java
  9. Iteration Through Loops

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CLASS - 9

ECONOMICS APPLICATIONS

Textbook: -Economic Applications

Publisher: -Oswal Publishers

First Semester Examination:-

WeightagePeriods

1Definition of Economics105

2Concepts of Economics105

3Basics Problems of an Economics106

4Types of Economics108

5An Overview of Indian Economics105

6Sectors in Indian Economics106

7Public and Private Sectors in Indian Economy158

8Environment and Agriculture158

9Measures to Check Ecosystem106

Total 10057

Second Semester Examination:-

40% Questions from First Semester Examination + : -

1All the Chapters of First Semester (Revision)304

2Impact of Industrial Practice and Use of Eco

Friendly Technology104

3Industrial Wastes and Its Impact of Accumulation106

4Effect of Pollution Spoilage of Landscape105

5Abatement of Pollution103

6Infrastructure of Indian Economy54

7Banking and Financial Institutions105

8Consumer Awareness53

9Globalization54

10World Trade Organization and MNC’s54

Total 10042

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CLASS - 9

HISTORY &CIVICS

Textbook: - ICSE History & Civics

Publisher: - GoyalPrakashan

First Semester Examination:-

HISTORY Weightage

  1. The Harappan Civilization[08]
  2. The Vedic Period[08]
  3. Jainism and Buddhism[08]
  4. The Mauryan Empire[08]
  5. The Sangam Age[05]
  6. The Age of the Gupta[08]
  7. Medieval India – (A) the Cholas [05]

CIVICS

  1. Our Constitution[10]
  2. Salient features of the constitution – I[10]
  3. Salient features of the constitution – II[10]

80

Second Semester Examination:-

HISTORY

  1. Medieval India – (B) The Delhi Sultanate[08]
  2. Medieval India – (C) The Mughal Empire[08]
  3. Medieval India – (D) Composite Culture[09]
  4. The Modern Age in Europe – (A) The Renaissance[08]
  5. The Modern Age in Europe – (B) The Reformation[09]
  6. The Modern Age in Europe – (C) Industrial Revolution [08]

CIVICS

  1. Elections[10]
  2. Local Self Government - Rural[10]
  3. Local Self Government - Urban[10]

80

The paper will be divided into two parts, Part 1 and Part 2.

Part 1 ( 30 marks) will contain short answer questions set from the entire syllabus . Candidates will be required to answer all questions.

Part 2 ( 50 marks) will consist of section A and section B. Candidates will be required to answer two out of three questions from section A and three out of five questions from section B.

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CLASS – 9

MORAL SCIENCE

Textbook: -Golden Light

Publisher: -Navdeep Publications

First Semester Examination:-

1 / Thankful to god
2 / Lessons from a Tree
3 / Psychology of success
4 / No end to possibilities
5 / Convert minus into plus
Social Behavior

Second Semester Examination:-

40% Questions from First Semester Examination + : -

6 / Explaining human life
7 / The life force
8 / The universal Model
9 / Master of the situation
10 / A positive Attitude: The key
Etiquette

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CLASS - 9

GEOGRAPHY

Textbook: -Total Geography

Publisher: -Morning Star

First Semester Examination:-

1)Earth as a Planet

2)Geographic Grid – Latitudes and Longitudes

3)Rotation and Revolution

4)Earth’s Structure

5)Landforms of the Earth

6)Rocks

7)Volcanoes

8)Earthquakes

9)Weathering

10)Denudation

Map: World (Physical Features)

Setting of question paper:-

50% from the given exercise

50% from the chapters (Points which are not given in exercises)

Second Semester Examination:-

11)Hydrosphere

12)Composition and structure of the Atmosphere

13)Insolation

14)Atmospheric Pressure and Winds

15)Humidity

16)Pollution

17)Sources of Pollution

18)Effects of Pollution

19)Preventive Measures

20)Natural Regions of the World

21)Interpretation of Topographical Map: Scale, Types of scale, Cardinal points, four figure grid reference, colours in contour maps.

Setting of question paper:-

40% from the I Semester and 60% from the II Semester.