Latest Class 9 English Syllabus 2019-20
CBSE has released the Class 9 English Syllabus 2019-20. From this session, CBSE has removed the Communicative course completely. In the class 9th, CBSE has removed the communicative course and only Language and Literature course is there.There is no major change has been made in the syllabus and the pattern and it is same as the previous year. In Board examination, the entire syllabus will come. The Board examination will be of 80 marks, with a duration of three hours.
The Question paper contains three sections:
Section
|
Total Weightage
| |
A
| Reading Skills |
20
|
B
| Writing Skills with Grammar |
30
|
C
| Literature Textbook and Supplementary Reading Text |
30
|
TOTAL
|
80
|
Section A Reading: 20 Marks
• Question 1: A Factual passage (300-350 words) (Eight Objective Type Questions) : 8 Marks
• Question 2: A Discursive passage (300-350 words) (Four Objective Type Questions) : 12 Marks
Section B Writing and Grammar: 30 Marks
For writing tasks there will be internal choice. 30 Marks
• Question 3: An Article/ Descriptive Paragraph (person/ place/ event/diary entry) in about 100-150 words (based on MCB): 8 Marks
• Question 4: Short story based on clues in about 150-200 words: 10 Marks
• Question 5: Gap filling with one or two words to test Prepositions, Articles, Conjunctions and
Tenses: 4 Marks
• Question 6: Editing or Omission: 4 Marks
• Question 7: Sentences Reordering or Sentence Transformation: 4 Marks
Section C Literature Textbook and Extended Reading Text: 30 Marks
• Question 8: One out of two extracts from prose/poetry/play (Four VSAQs): 4 Marks
• Question 9: Four SAQs from the Beehive and Moments: 2 ✖ 5 = 10 Marks
• Question 10: One out of two long answer type questions from the Beehive and Moments: 8 Marks
• Question 11: One out of two Long Answer Questions from the book Moments on theme or plot
involving interpretation, extrapolation beyond the text and inference or character
sketch in about 100-150 words.: 8 Marks
• Question 1: A Factual passage (300-350 words) (Eight Objective Type Questions) : 8 Marks
• Question 2: A Discursive passage (300-350 words) (Four Objective Type Questions) : 12 Marks
Section B Writing and Grammar: 30 Marks
For writing tasks there will be internal choice. 30 Marks
• Question 3: An Article/ Descriptive Paragraph (person/ place/ event/diary entry) in about 100-150 words (based on MCB): 8 Marks
• Question 4: Short story based on clues in about 150-200 words: 10 Marks
• Question 5: Gap filling with one or two words to test Prepositions, Articles, Conjunctions and
Tenses: 4 Marks
• Question 6: Editing or Omission: 4 Marks
• Question 7: Sentences Reordering or Sentence Transformation: 4 Marks
Section C Literature Textbook and Extended Reading Text: 30 Marks
• Question 8: One out of two extracts from prose/poetry/play (Four VSAQs): 4 Marks
• Question 9: Four SAQs from the Beehive and Moments: 2 ✖ 5 = 10 Marks
• Question 10: One out of two long answer type questions from the Beehive and Moments: 8 Marks
• Question 11: One out of two Long Answer Questions from the book Moments on theme or plot
involving interpretation, extrapolation beyond the text and inference or character
sketch in about 100-150 words.: 8 Marks
Prescribed Books:
• Beehive – Textbook for class IX
• Moments – Supplementary Reader for Class IX
• Words and Expressions-I, Workbook
• Words and Expressions-I, Workbook
Download Class 9 English Syllabus 2019-20