D.A.V. PUBLIC SCHOOL, SECTOR 14, GURUGRAM FINAL EXAMINATION CLASS IX (2018-19) SYLLABUS ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (Code No. 184) 1 TOTAL:80 The paper will be divided into 3 sections: Section A: Reading Skills : 20 Marks Section B: Writing Skills with Grammar: 30 Marks Section C: Literature (Textbook and Supplementary Reading Text): 30 Marks SECTION A: READING (20 Marks) This section will have two reading passages. Q.1: A Factual passage 300-350 words with eight Very Short Answer type Questions. 8 marks Q. 2: A Discursive passage of 350-400 words with four Short Answer type Questions to test inference, evaluation and analysis with four Very Short Answer Questions to test vocabulary. 12 marks SECTION B: WRITING AND GRAMMAR (30 Marks) Q. 3: Writing an Article/ Descriptive Paragraph( person/ place/ event/diary entry) in about 100-150 words based on visual or verbal cue/s. The questions will be thematically based on the prescribed books. 8 marks Q. 4: Writing a short story based on a given outline or cue/s in about 150-200 words. 10 marks Q. 5: Gap filling with one or two words to test Prepositions, Articles, Conjunctions and Tenses. 4 marks Q. 6: Editing or omission 4 marks Q. 7: Sentences reordering or sentence transformation in context. 4 marks Questions 5,6,and 7 will include the following areas: 1. Tenses 2. Modals 3. Use of passive voice 4. Subject verb concord 5. Reporting Commands and requests (ii) Statements (iii) Questions 6. Clauses: (i) Noun clauses (ii) Adverb clauses of condition and time (iii) Relative clauses 7. Determiners 8. Prepositions SECTION C: LITERATURE TEXTBOOKS* (30 Marks) Q. 8. One out of two extracts from prose/poetry/play for reference to the context. Four Very Short Answer Questions: two questions of one mark each on global comprehension and two questions of one mark each on interpretation. 1x4=4 marks Q.9. Five Short Answer Type Questions from BEEHIVE AND MOMENTS (3 questions from BEEHIVE and 2 questions from MOMENTS) to test local and global comprehension of theme and ideas (30-40 words each) 2x5 = 10 marks Q.10. One out of two Long Answer type Questions, from the book- BEEHIVE, to assess Creativity, imagination and extrapolation beyond the text and across the texts. (100-150 words 8 marks
Q.11. One out of two Long Answer type Questions, from the book- MOMENTS, based on theme or plot involving interpretation, extrapolation beyond the text and inference or character sketch in about 100-150 words. 8 marks *List of Chapters PROSE (Beehive) 1. The Fun They Had 2. The Sound of Music 3. The Little Girl 4. A Truly Beautiful Mind 5. The Snake and the Mirror 6. My Childhood 7. Packing 8. Reach for the Top 9. The Bond of Love 10. Kathmandu 11. If I were you POETRY 1. The Road Not Taken 2. Wind 3. Rain on the Roof 4. The Lake Isle of Innisfree 5. A Legend of the Northland 6. No Men Are Foreign 7. The Duck and the Kangaroo 8. On Killing a Tree 9. The Snake Trying 10. A Slumber did My Spirit Seal SUPPLEMENTARY READER (Moments) 1. The Lost Child 2. The Adventures of Toto 3. Iswaran the Storyteller 4. In the Kingdom of Fools 5. The Happy Prince 6. Weathering the Storm in Ersama 7. The Last leaf 8. A House is Not a Home 2
9. The Accidental Tourist 10. The Beggar MATHEMATICS NUMBER SYSTEMS Chapter 1 : Number Systems ALGEBRA Chapter 2: Polynomials Chapter 4: Linear Equations in Two Variables COORDINATE GEOMETRY Chapter 3: Coordinate Geometry GEOMETRY Chapter 5: Introduction To Euclid s Geometry Chapter 6: Lines And Angles Chapter 7: Triangles Chapter 8: Quadrilaterals Chapter 9 : Areas Of Parallelograms and Triangles Chapter 10: Circles Chapter 11: Constructions MENSURATION Chapter 12: Heron s Formula Chapter 13:Surface areas and Volumes STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY Chapter 14: Statistics Chapter 15: Probability TOTAL:80 8 marks 17 marks 4 marks 28 marks 13 marks 10 marks SCIENCE 3 TOTAL:80 Unit No. Unit Name of chapters Marks I Matter - Its Nature and Behaviour 1. Matter in our surroundings 2. Is matter around us pure 3. Atoms and molecules 4. Structure of the atom 19+4* II III Organisation in the Living World Motion, Force and Work 1. The fundamental unit of life 2. Tissues 3. Diversity in living organisms 4. Why do we fall ill 1. Motion 2. Force and laws of motion 3. Gravitation 4. Work and Energy 5. Sound 16+4* 23+4*
IV V Our Environment Food; Food Production 1. Natural Resources 06 1. Improvement in food resources 04 Total 68+12*=80 *Marks of practical questions (LIST OF EXPERIMENTS) 1. Preparation of : Marks=12* a) a true solution of common salt, sugar and alum b) a suspension of soil, chalk powder and fine sand in water c) a colloidal solution of starch in water and egg albumin/milk in water anddistinguish between these on the basis of transparency filtration criterion stability 2. Preparation of a) a mixture b) a compound using iron filings and sulphur powder and distinguishing between these on the basis of: i appearance, i.e., homogeneity and heterogeneity ii behaviour towards a magnet iii behaviour towards carbon disulphide as a solvent iv effect of heat 3. Separation of the components of a mixture of sand, common salt and ammoniumchloride (or camphor). 4. Perform the following reactions and classify them as physical or chemical changes : a) Iron with copper sulphate solution in water b) Burning of magnesium ribbon in air c) Zinc with dilute sulphuric acid d) Heating of copper sulphate crystals e) Sodium sulphate with barium chloride in the form of their solutions in water 5. Preparation of stained temporary mounts of (a) onion peel, (b) human cheek cells & to record observations and draw their labeled diagrams. 6. Identification of Parenchyma, collenchyma and Sclerenchyma tissues in plants, striped, smooth and cardiac muscle fibers and nerve cells in animals, from prepared slides. Draw their labeled diagrams. 7. Determination of the melting point of ice and the boiling point of water. 8. Verification of the Laws of reflection of sound. 9. Determination of the density of solid (denser than water) by using a spring balance and a measuring cylinder. 10. Establishing the relation between the loss in weight of a solid when fully immersed ina)tap water b)strongly salty water, with the weight of water displaced by it by taking at leasttwo different solids. 4
11. Determination of the speed of a pulse propagated through a stretched string/slinky(helical spring). 12. Study of the characteristics of Spirogyra, Agaricus, Moss, Fern, Pinus (either with male or female cone) and an Angiospermic plant. Draw and give two identifying features of the groups they belong to. 13. Observe the given pictures/charts/models of earthworm, cockroach, bony fishand bird. For each organism, draw their picture and record: a) one specific feature of its phylum. b) one adaptive feature with reference to its habitat. 14. Verification of the law of conservation of mass in a chemical reaction. 15. Study of the external features of root, stem, leaf and flower of monocot and dicotplants. SOCIAL SCIENCE HISTORY 1.The French Revolution Map Work: Outline map of France (For locating and labelling/identification) Bordeaux Nantes Paris Marseilles TOTAL :80 20 marks 2. Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution Map Work: Outline map of World (For locating and labeling /Identification) Major countries of First World War: (Central Powers and Allied Powers); Central Powers - Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey (Ottoman Empire); Allied Powers - France, England, (Russia), America 3.Nazism and the Rise of Hitler Map Work-Outline map of World (For locating and labeling /Identification) Major countries of Second World War: Axis Powers Germany, Italy, Japan; Allied Powers UK, France, Former USSR, USA Territories under German expansion (Nazi power): Austria, Poland, Czechoslovakia (only Slovakia shown in the map), Denmark, Lithuania, France, Belgium 4.Peasants and Farmers POLITICAL SCIENCE 20 marks 1. What is Democracy? Why Democracy? 2. Constitutional Design 3. Electoral Politics 4. Working of Institutions 5. Democratic Rights ECONOMICS 20 marks 1. The Story of Village Palampur 2. People as Resource 5
3. Poverty as a Challenge 4. Food Security in India GEOGRAPHY 20 marks 1. India - Size and Location Map Work: India - States with Capitals; Tropic of Cancer; Standard Meridian; Southern most, northern most, eastern most and western most point of India (For Location and Labelling) 2. Physical Features of India Map work: (For Location and Labelling) Mountain Ranges: The Karakoram, The Zasker,The Shivalik, The Aravali, The Vindhya, The Satpura, Western & Eastern Ghats Mountain Peaks: K2, Kanchanjunga, Anai Mudi Plateau: Deccan Plateau, Chotta Nagpur Plateau, Malwa plateau Coastal Plains: Konkan, Malabar, Coromandal & Northern Circar 3.Drainage Map work: Rivers: (For Identification only) a) The Himalayan River Systems-The Indus, The Ganges, and The Satluj b) The Peninsular rivers-the Narmada, The Tapi, The Kaveri, The Krishna, The Godavari,The Mahanadi Lakes: (For location and labeling)wular, Pulicat, Sambhar, Chilika, Vembanad, Kolleru 4.Climate Map work: 1. Cities to locate: Tiruvananthpuram, Chennai, Jodhpur, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata, Leh, Shillong, Delhi, Nagpur. (For Location and Labelling) 2. Areas receiving rainfall less than 20 cm and over 400 cm (For Identification only) 5.Natural Vegetation and Wild Life Map work: Vegetation Type: Tropical Evergreen Forest, Tropical Deciduous Forest, Thorn Forest, Mountain Forests and Mangroves(For identification only) National Parks: Corbett, Kaziranga, Ranthambor, Shivpuri, Kanha, Simlipal & Manas(For Location and labeling) 6
Bird Sanctuaries: Bharatpur and Ranganthitto (For Location and labeling) Wild life Sanctuaries: Sariska, Mudumalai, Rajaji, Dachigam (For Location and Labelling) 6.Population Map work: (For Location and labeling) The state having highest and lowest density of population The state having highest and lowest sex ratio Largest and smallest state according to area व षय स त 7 HINDI उऩभ र क ऱ:80 क ऱ भ र 1. (अ) अऩठ त गदय श 9 6 15 (ब) अऩठ त क वय श 2. 3. वय ह ररक वय करण 1. णण-व च छ द (2 अ क) 2 2. अन स र (1 अ क) अन न ससक (1 अ क) 2 3. न क त (1 अ क) 1 4. उऩसगण-प रत यय (3 अ क) 3 5. स धध (4 अ क) 4 6. व र म ध ह न (3 अ क) 3 ऩ ठ यऩ स तक स ऩशण (गदय ख ड) 10 ऱघ प रश न (2+2+1) ननब ध त मक प रश न (1 x 5 =5) ऩ ठ यऩ स तक-स ऩशण (गदय ख ड) म स कसऱत सभ ऩ स स ब धधत प रश न ऩ छ ज ए ग (ध ऱ तथ ज ञ ननक तन क हक, कटर मन ऩ स प रश न नह ऩ छ ज ए ग ) ऩ ठ यऩ स तक स ऩशण (क वय ख ड) 10 ऱघ प रश न (2+2+1) ननब ध त मक प रश न (1 x 5 =5) ऩ ठ यऩ स तक-स ऩशण (क वय ख ड) म स कसऱत ऩ स स ब धधत प रश न ऩ छ ज ए ग (ग त अग त कव त स प रश न नह ऩ छ ज ए ग ) स यन 5 15 25
4. ऩ ठ यऩ स तक - स यन म स कसऱत ऩ स स ब धधत प रश न ऩ छ ज ए ग (म र छ ट स ननज ऩ स तक ऱय तथ कल ऱ क म ह र क उन क ठट ऩ स प रश न नह ऩ छ ज ए ग ) ऱ खन 1. अन च छ द-ऱ खन 05 2. अन ऩ ररक-ऩत र 05 3. ध त र- णणन 05 4. स द-ऱ खन 05 5. व ज ञ ऩन-ऱ खन 05 SANSKRIT 25 80 खण ड 'क' ( अपठ त - अवब धनम ) (i ) एक अपठ त गद क श 8 5 अङकक खण ड ख (रचनकत मक -कक यम ) 15 अङकक (i) पत रल खनम (ii) चचत रकधकठरत वर यनम अथवक अन च छ द ल खनम (iii) पञ च सरलवकक यकनक स स क त भकषकयकम अन वकद खण ड -'ग' (अन प रय क त व यककरर म ) स स क त वर यमकलक (i) वतयन - वर यस य जन वर यचवच छ दश च (ii) उच चकरर स थकनकचन सच ध - स वरसच ध, व यञ जनसच ध, चवसगयसच ध 25 अङकक शब दर पकचर - बकलकवत, म चनवत, लतकवत, नद वत, फलवत वकठर, {तत, ककम }( चत रष ललग ष ) स ख यकवकचकशब दक - एकत चत प य तम ( चत रष ललग ष ) धकत र पकचर - अस, भ, प ( पञ चलककर ष ) उपपदचवभक तय प रत ययक - क त वक, त म न, ल यप उपसगकय स व, लभ (लट - ल ट लककरय ) खण ड - ' घ ' (पठ त - अवब धनम ) गद कश - पद क श नकट क श आधकठरतकचन अ वय ल खनम प रश नचनमकयर म घटनकक रमकन सकर कथकल खनम 35 अङकक प रश न त तरकचर TOTAL : 80
शब दकथकय पकठ यप स तक म - प रथम पक भकरत वस तग चत स द वकदश पक वकङ मन प रकर स वर पम तक COMPUTER APPLICATION TOTAL : 80 UNIT 1 Basics of information Technology (24) UNIT 2 Cyber Safety UNIT 3 Office Tools UNIT 4 Scratch PRATICALS (24) Proficiency with the OS Word processing Handling spreedsheets Creating presentations Writing scratch program Report file +viva+project (32) 1. Composition Village Scene Market Scene Any Festival Sports Day Visit to Monument 2. Poster Save Water Save Earth Road Safety Rules Save Girl child 3. Any Folk and Traditional Art PAINTING TOTAL : 80 9