CBSE Syllabus for Class 9 Subject English

Here we have given CBSE Syllabus for Class 9 Subject English.

Language and Literature

(Code No. 184)

Syllabus Class – IX (2022-23)

Sections

• A. Reading Skills (40periods)
• B. Writing Skills with Grammar (40 periods)
• C. Literature Textbooks and Supplementary Reading Text (50 periods)

Section A Reading Skills

Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passage 20 Marks

I. Discursive passage of 400-450 words. (10 marks)

II. Case-based passage (with visual input- statistical data, chart etc.) of 200-250 words. (10 marks)

(Total length of two passages to be 600-700 words)

Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions will be asked to assess inference, analysis, interpretation, evaluation and vocabulary.

Section B Grammar 10 Marks

1. Tenses

2. Modals

3. Subject – verb concord

4. Reported speech

The courses at the secondary level seek to cement high professional grasp of grammatical items and levels of accuracy. Accurate use of spelling, punctuation and grammar will be assessed through Gap Filling/ Editing/Transformation exercises. Ten out of 12 questions will be attempted.

IV Creative Writing Skills 10 marks

This section will have short as well as long writing tasks including compositions.

I.Writing a Descriptive Paragraph (word limit 100-120 words) on a person/event/situation based on visual or verbal cue/s. One out of two questions is to be answered. 5 marks

II.Writing a Diary Entry/ Story on a given title in 100-120 words. One out of two questions is to be answered. 5 marks

Section C

V. Reference to the Context 40 Marks

I. One extract out of two from Drama / Prose.

II. One extract out of two from poetry. (5+5 = 10 Marks)

Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions will be asked to assess inference, analysis, interpretation, evaluation and vocabulary.

VI. Short & Long Answer Questions

I. Four out of Five Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words from the book BEEHIVE. 4×3=12 marks

II. Two out of Three Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words from the book MOMENTS. 3×2=6 marks

III. One out of two Long Answer Type Questions from BEEHIVE to be answered in about 100-120 words to assess creativity, imagination and extrapolation beyond the text and across the texts. This can also be a passage-based question taken from a situation/plot from the texts. 6 marks

IV. One out of two Long Answer Type Questions from MOMENTS on theme or plot involving interpretation, extrapolation beyond the text and inference or character sketch to be answered in about 100-120 words. 6 marks

Prescribed Books: Published by NCERT, New Delhi

Beehive (Prose)

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. Reach For The Top
8. Kathmandu
9. 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. On killing a tree
8. A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal

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. The Last Leaf
7. A House is not a Home
8. The Beggar