ENGLISH (01)
Aims: Question 2: Candidates will have to write a letter from
1. To develop and integrate the use of the four a choice of two subjects requiring either a formal or an
language skills i.e. listening, speaking, reading informal mode of treatment. Suggestions regarding the
and writing for the purpose of effective content of the letter may be given. The layout of the
communication. letter with address, introduction, conclusion, etc., will
2. To develop a functional understanding of the form part of the assessment. Special attention must be
grammar, structure and idiom of the language. paid to the format of the letter with emphasis on
vocabulary appropriate to the context.
3. To develop the capacity to read efficiently and
access information effectively. Question 3: Candidates will be given a specific
4. To develop an appreciation of good literature. situation and will be required to:
5. To experience, through literature, the thoughts and (a) Write the text for a notice based on given
feelings of the peoples of the world. directions.
There will be two papers: (b) Write an e-mail on the same content as the notice.
Paper 1: English Language; Question 4: An unseen prose passage of about
450 words will be given. Uncommon items of
Paper 2: Literature in English.
vocabulary, or structure will be avoided. One question
Each of these papers will be of two hours duration. will be set to test vocabulary. Candidates will be
Paper 1: English Language (80 Marks) required to show an understanding of the
words/phrases in the context in which they have been
Internal Assessment (20 Marks)
used.
Paper 2: Literature in English (80 Marks) A number of questions requiring short answers will
Internal Assessment (20 Marks) also be asked on the passage. These questions will test
the candidates’ ability to comprehend the explicit
PAPER 1 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE content and organisation of the passage and to infer
(Two hours) - 80 Marks information, intention and attitude from it.
All questions will be compulsory. The last question will consist of a summary that will
test the candidates’ ability to distinguish main ideas
Question 1: Candidates will be required to write a from supporting details and to extract salient points to
composition of about 300– 350 words from a choice re-write them in the form of a summary. Candidates
of subjects which will test their ability to: organise, will be given clear indications of what they are to
describe, narrate, report, explain, persuade or argue, summarise and of the length of the summary.
present ideas coherently with accuracy and precision,
compare and contrast ideas and arrive at conclusions, Question 5: There will be a number of short answer
present relevant arguments and use correct style and questions to test the candidates' knowledge of
format. functional grammar, structure and use of the
language.
The subjects will be varied and may be suggested by
language or by other stimuli such as pictures. The All the items in this question will be compulsory. They
subjects will be so chosen so as to allow the candidates will consist of correct use of prepositions, verbs and
to draw on first-hand experience or to stimulate their transformation of sentences.
imagination.
PAPER 2 - LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
With one subject, a number of suggestions about the
content of the composition will be given, but the use (Two hours) - 80 Marks
of the suggestions will be optional and a candidate will Candidates will be required to answer questions from
be free to treat the subject in any way that he/she the prescribed textbooks, which include Drama, Prose
chooses. (Short Stories) and Poetry.
The organisation of subject matter, syntax, Drama and Prose (Short Stories)
punctuation, correctness of grammatical constructions Questions set will be central to the text. Candidates
and spelling will be expected to be appropriate to the will be required to show that they have understood the
mode of treatment required by the subject. passage and are able to clearly give their interpretation
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, of the questions set, which should be in their own Syllabus to be covered in Class X
words and relevant to the text.
1. DRAMA: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Excerpts may be given from the drama and prose texts (Shakespeare’s unabridged play by A.W. Verity -
leading to questions on the specific book. Acts 3, 4 & 5
Poetry TREASURE TROVE - A collection of ICSE Poems
A poem, or passages from poems, will be given and and Short Stories (Evergreen Publications)
questions will be set to test the candidates’ response to
2. POETRY:
the poem. The questions will focus on the content,
understanding and the personal response of candidates (i) Daffodils – William Wordsworth
to the poem as a whole. (ii)I know why the Caged Bird Sings – Maya
Angelou
Syllabus to be covered in Class IX
(iii) The Patriot – Robert Browning
1. DRAMA: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
(iv) Abu Ben Adhem – Leigh Hunt
(Shakespeare’s unabridged play by A.W. Verity):
Acts 1 & 2 (v) Nine Gold Medals – David Roth
TREASURE TROVE - A Collection of ICSE Poems 3. PROSE (short stories):
and Short Stories (Evergreen Publications) (i) An Angel in Disguise– T.S. Arthur
2. POETRY: (ii) The Little Match Girl – Hans Christian
Andersen
(i) The Heart of the Tree – Henry Cuyler Bunner
(iii) The Blue Bead – Norah Burke
(ii) The Cold Within–James Patrick Kinney
(iv) My Greatest Olympic Prize – Jesse Owens
(iii) The Bangle Sellers – Sarojini Naidu
(v) All Summer in a Day – Ray Douglas
(iv) After Blenheim – Robert Southey Bradbury
(v) Television – Roald Dahl
NOTE: The ICSE (Class X) Examination paper will
3. PROSE (Short Stories): be set ONLY on the portion of the syllabus that is
(i) Chief Seattle’s Speech prescribed for Class X.
(ii) Old Man at the Bridge – Ernest Miller
Hemingway
(iii) A Horse and Two Goats – R.K. Narayan
(iv) Hearts and Hands – O. Henry
(v) A Face in the Dark – Ruskin Bond
NOTE: The Class IX Examination is to be conducted
on the portion of the syllabus that is prescribed for
Class IX.
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Aims: Question 2: Candidates will have to write a letter from
1. To develop and integrate the use of the four a choice of two subjects requiring either a formal or an
language skills i.e. listening, speaking, reading informal mode of treatment. Suggestions regarding the
and writing for the purpose of effective content of the letter may be given. The layout of the
communication. letter with address, introduction, conclusion, etc., will
2. To develop a functional understanding of the form part of the assessment. Special attention must be
grammar, structure and idiom of the language. paid to the format of the letter with emphasis on
vocabulary appropriate to the context.
3. To develop the capacity to read efficiently and
access information effectively. Question 3: Candidates will be given a specific
4. To develop an appreciation of good literature. situation and will be required to:
5. To experience, through literature, the thoughts and (a) Write the text for a notice based on given
feelings of the peoples of the world. directions.
There will be two papers: (b) Write an e-mail on the same content as the notice.
Paper 1: English Language; Question 4: An unseen prose passage of about
450 words will be given. Uncommon items of
Paper 2: Literature in English.
vocabulary, or structure will be avoided. One question
Each of these papers will be of two hours duration. will be set to test vocabulary. Candidates will be
Paper 1: English Language (80 Marks) required to show an understanding of the
words/phrases in the context in which they have been
Internal Assessment (20 Marks)
used.
Paper 2: Literature in English (80 Marks) A number of questions requiring short answers will
Internal Assessment (20 Marks) also be asked on the passage. These questions will test
the candidates’ ability to comprehend the explicit
PAPER 1 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE content and organisation of the passage and to infer
(Two hours) - 80 Marks information, intention and attitude from it.
All questions will be compulsory. The last question will consist of a summary that will
test the candidates’ ability to distinguish main ideas
Question 1: Candidates will be required to write a from supporting details and to extract salient points to
composition of about 300– 350 words from a choice re-write them in the form of a summary. Candidates
of subjects which will test their ability to: organise, will be given clear indications of what they are to
describe, narrate, report, explain, persuade or argue, summarise and of the length of the summary.
present ideas coherently with accuracy and precision,
compare and contrast ideas and arrive at conclusions, Question 5: There will be a number of short answer
present relevant arguments and use correct style and questions to test the candidates' knowledge of
format. functional grammar, structure and use of the
language.
The subjects will be varied and may be suggested by
language or by other stimuli such as pictures. The All the items in this question will be compulsory. They
subjects will be so chosen so as to allow the candidates will consist of correct use of prepositions, verbs and
to draw on first-hand experience or to stimulate their transformation of sentences.
imagination.
PAPER 2 - LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
With one subject, a number of suggestions about the
content of the composition will be given, but the use (Two hours) - 80 Marks
of the suggestions will be optional and a candidate will Candidates will be required to answer questions from
be free to treat the subject in any way that he/she the prescribed textbooks, which include Drama, Prose
chooses. (Short Stories) and Poetry.
The organisation of subject matter, syntax, Drama and Prose (Short Stories)
punctuation, correctness of grammatical constructions Questions set will be central to the text. Candidates
and spelling will be expected to be appropriate to the will be required to show that they have understood the
mode of treatment required by the subject. passage and are able to clearly give their interpretation
15
, of the questions set, which should be in their own Syllabus to be covered in Class X
words and relevant to the text.
1. DRAMA: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Excerpts may be given from the drama and prose texts (Shakespeare’s unabridged play by A.W. Verity -
leading to questions on the specific book. Acts 3, 4 & 5
Poetry TREASURE TROVE - A collection of ICSE Poems
A poem, or passages from poems, will be given and and Short Stories (Evergreen Publications)
questions will be set to test the candidates’ response to
2. POETRY:
the poem. The questions will focus on the content,
understanding and the personal response of candidates (i) Daffodils – William Wordsworth
to the poem as a whole. (ii)I know why the Caged Bird Sings – Maya
Angelou
Syllabus to be covered in Class IX
(iii) The Patriot – Robert Browning
1. DRAMA: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
(iv) Abu Ben Adhem – Leigh Hunt
(Shakespeare’s unabridged play by A.W. Verity):
Acts 1 & 2 (v) Nine Gold Medals – David Roth
TREASURE TROVE - A Collection of ICSE Poems 3. PROSE (short stories):
and Short Stories (Evergreen Publications) (i) An Angel in Disguise– T.S. Arthur
2. POETRY: (ii) The Little Match Girl – Hans Christian
Andersen
(i) The Heart of the Tree – Henry Cuyler Bunner
(iii) The Blue Bead – Norah Burke
(ii) The Cold Within–James Patrick Kinney
(iv) My Greatest Olympic Prize – Jesse Owens
(iii) The Bangle Sellers – Sarojini Naidu
(v) All Summer in a Day – Ray Douglas
(iv) After Blenheim – Robert Southey Bradbury
(v) Television – Roald Dahl
NOTE: The ICSE (Class X) Examination paper will
3. PROSE (Short Stories): be set ONLY on the portion of the syllabus that is
(i) Chief Seattle’s Speech prescribed for Class X.
(ii) Old Man at the Bridge – Ernest Miller
Hemingway
(iii) A Horse and Two Goats – R.K. Narayan
(iv) Hearts and Hands – O. Henry
(v) A Face in the Dark – Ruskin Bond
NOTE: The Class IX Examination is to be conducted
on the portion of the syllabus that is prescribed for
Class IX.
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