syllabus for Grade 9
First term
Session 2020– 2021
ENGLISH
Skills to cover:
Listening skills: Students will be able to listen to any verbal communication with a reasonable degree of
understanding.
Speaking Skills: Students will be tested on their ability to speak clearly, using grammatically complete
and correct sentences through discussions on subject topics, presentations, quiz etc.
Reading Skills: Students will be able to read unseen texts with understanding the meaning of lexical
items and answer questions based on it.
Writing Skills: The students will be able to express themselves by writing summaries, genres and
compositions.
Exam Question Pattern:
Paper 1 (Reading)
Comprehension (20% marks): Pupils will be given an unseen text to read and asked to answer various types
of questions that test their reading skills (understanding of explicit and implicit meanings).
Summary (15% marks): Pupils will be given an unseen text to read and asked to write a summary that tests
their reading skill (selecting and using information for specific purposes) and writing skills (organising and
structuring ideas and opinions for deliberate effect, using a range of vocabulary and sentence structures
appropriate to context & making accurate use of spelling, punctuation and grammar)
Writer’s Choice of Words (15% marks): Pupils will be given an unseen text to read and asked to answer four
questions that test their reading skills (understanding of explicit and implicit meanings and attitudes,
understanding of how writers achieve effects and influence readers)
Response/Directed Writing (25% marks): Based on the text given for Writer’s choice of Words pupils will be
asked to write any ONE of the following genres:
Dialogue
Interview
Letter (informal)
This tests their reading skills (understanding of explicit meanings, understanding of implicit meanings and
attitudes, & analysing, evaluating and developing facts, ideas and opinions, using appropriate support from
the text) and writing skills (articulating experience and expressing what is thought, felt and imagined,
organising and structuring ideas and opinions for deliberate effect, using a range of vocabulary and sentence
structures appropriate to context, using register appropriate to context and making accurate use of spelling,
punctuation and grammar)
Paper 2 (Directed Writing and Composition)
Response/ Directed Writing (25% marks): Based on the text given for Writer’s Choice of Words pupils will be
asked to write any ONE of the following genres:
Persuasive Speech
This tests their reading skills (understanding of explicit meanings, understanding of implicit meanings and
attitudes, & analysing, evaluating and developing facts, ideas and opinions, using appropriate support from
the text and selecting and using information for specific purposes) and writing skills (articulating experience
and expressing what is thought, felt and imagined, organising and structuring ideas and opinions for
deliberate effect, using a range of vocabulary and sentence structures appropriate to context, using register
appropriate to context and making accurate use of spelling, punctuation and grammar)
Directed Writing (25% marks): Pupils will be given two texts to read and asked to write a genre (Official
Report, News Report, Persuasive Article and Persuasive Speech) that tests their reading skills
(understanding of explicit meanings, understanding of implicit meanings and attitudes, & analysing,
evaluating and developing facts, ideas and opinions, using appropriate support from the text and selecting
and using information for specific purposes) and writing skills (articulating experience and expressing what is
thought, felt and imagined, organising and structuring ideas and opinions for deliberate effect, using a range
of vocabulary and sentence structures appropriate to context, using register appropriate to context and
making accurate use of spelling, punctuation and grammar)
Composition (25% marks): Students will be asked to write on ONE of the following topics:
two descriptive topics
two narrative topics
This tests their writing skills (articulating experience and expressing what is thought, felt and imagined,
organising and structuring ideas and opinions for deliberate effect, using a range of vocabulary and sentence
structures appropriate to context, using register appropriate to context, making accurate use of spelling,
punctuation and grammar).
References:
1. Cambridge IGCSE First Language English Language and Skills Course book
2. Cambridge IGCSE First Language English Language and Skills practice book
3. Teachers’ resources
Bangla
Paper 1: Composition 1½ hours, 90 marks Section A: Letter(30 marks)
wefvM K :wPwV From a choice of two topics, candidates must write one
letter, report, dialogue or speech of about 120 words in Bengali.
Section B: Essay (60 marks) wefvM L :iPbv From a choice of three
topics, candidates must write one essay of about 200 words in Bengali.
Paper 2: Language Usage and Comprehension 1½ hours, 110 marks
Section A: Language Usage (50 marks) wefvM K
:mwÜ(m¦imwÜ),evMaviv,cÖev` cÖePb Ges ‡Rvo kã,evK¨
iƒcvšZi,‡K¬vR cwi‡”Q` Questions will include combination or
separation of words, idioms, proverbs and words in pairs, sentence
transformation and a cloze passage. Section B: Comprehension
(multiple-choice questions) (14 marks) wefvM L : †evaÁv‡bi eû weKí
cÖkœ Students must answer seven questions based on a prose passage of
about 280 words. Section C: Comprehension (open-ended questions)
and Vocabulary (46 marks) wefvM M : †evaÁv‡bi gy³ cÖkœ I kãv_©
Students must answer six questions based on a prose passage of about
270 words. A vocabulary question will follow the comprehension
questions in this section.
Additional Math 1st Term Syllabus' 20-21:
Chapter 7 (Straight-line graphs) & Chapter 5 (Equations, inequalities and graphs) (
Only topics done in class)
Subject- General Mathematics First Term: •
Chapter 4: Geometry (Symmetry, Similarity, Congruence) • Chapter 5: Algebra-2
(Inequalities)
• Chapter 6: Trigonometry (Sine, cosine and tangent for any angle, The sine rule, the
cosine rule)
Physics
1. Properties of waves
2. Light ( excluding Lens)
3. Electromagnetic Spectrum
4. Sound
Chemistry
Textbook: Essential Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE by Roger Norris
Sl. Chapter No. Name of the chapter Topic
No.
1 Chap: 3 Structure and Topic 3.1- Ionic bonding
Pg 34-46 bonding Topic 3.2-Covalent bonding
Topic 3.3- Covalent bonding
Topic 3.4-Ionic or covalent
Topic 3.5-Giant covalent structure
Topic 3.6-Mettalic bonding
2 Chap-4 Formulae and Topic 4.1-Chemical formulae
Pg 48-56 equation Topic 4.2-Working out the formulae
Topic 4.3-Chemical equation
Topic4.4-More about equations
3 Chap-5 Chemical calculation Topic 5.1-Reacting masses
Pg 58-72 Topic 5.2-Chemical calculations
Topic 5.3-How much product
Topic 5.4-Percentages and volumes
Topic 5.5-Yeild and purity
Topic 5.6-More chemical calculations
Topic 5.7-Titrations
4 Chap-6 Electricity and Topic 6.1-Electrolysis
Pg 74-88 chemistry Topic 6.2-More about electrolysis
Topic 6.3-Explaining electrolysis
Topic 6.4-Purifying copper
Topic 6.5-Electroplating
Topic 6.6-Extracting aluminium
Topic 6.7-Conductord and insulators
5 Chap-7 Chemical changes Topic 7.1-Physical and chemical
Pg 90-100 changes
Topic 7.2-Energy transfer
Topic 7.3-Fuels and energy production
Topic 7.4-Energy from electro
chemical cells
Topic 7.5-Fuel cells
6 Chap-8 Rate of reaction Topic 7.1-Invetigating rate of reaction
Pg 102-114 Topic 7.2-Intrpreting data
Topic 7.3-Surfaces and reaction rate
Topic 7.4-Concentration and rate of
reaction
Topic 7.5-Temperature and rate of
reaction
Topic 7.6-Light-sensitive reactions
BIOLOGY :
Text Book: Cambridge IGCSE Biology Course book, Third edition
Mary Jones and Geoff Jones
Chapter Name
9 Transport in animals
10 Pathogen and Immunity
13 Coordination and response
11 Respiration and Gas exchange in humans
12 Excretion in humans
ICT Grade-9
SYLLABUS BREAKDOWN
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (0417)
GRADE: 9 SESSION:2020-2021
FIRST TERM :
Chapter 7. System life cycle
Chapter 8: Safety and Security
Chapter 18: Data Manipulation
Chapter 19. Presentations
Chapter 17. Document production
Question Pattern :
Board Question will be shown to build up the
confidence level of the learners.
Theory (60 marks) : Q/A, Fill in the Blanks, T/F,
Cambridge IGCSE ICT 2nd Edition MCQ, Key board shortcuts, Drawings Labeling the
By: Diagram, Analytical question, Flowcharts, Analytical
Graham Brown questions/ Situational based questions.
Brian Sargent Practical (40 marks) : Practical on Access,
David Watson PowerPoint and Word.
Please note: As there are only two chapters for
theory, it is expected that there will be questions
from practical chapters too.
Economics:
Chapter Topic
19 Trade unions
20 Firms
21 Firms and production
22 Firms, costs, revenue and objectives
Accounting
Syllabus for First Term Exam
Session-2019-20
Grade- IX
Subject- Accounting
Chapter Number Name of chapters
11 Other Payables and Other Receivables
13 Bad debts and provision for doubtful debts
1-5 Thorough Revision on Double entry book keeping- Part - B
Notes: Thorough Revision on books of prime entry
Business Studies
Book name: Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies (5th edition, Borrington and Stimpson)
Unit 3: Marketing
All chapters.
Subject : French
1. Irregular verbs’ conjugation in present. Boire, prendre, ouvrir, offrir,
voir, pouvoir, vouloir, devoir, faire, aller, venir, apprendre, comprendre,
recevoir, partir, sortir, savoir, lire, dire, connaitre, écrire, finir. 2. Le
passé composé (past tense) 3. Le passé recent ( recent past) 4. Le futur
proche ( near future) 5. Present continuous tense (être en train de +
verb) 6. Prepositions 7. Common adjectives in French 8. Page 52:
Introduce yourself and your family 9. Page 54: Describe your best friend
/ any person 10. Page 56: Speak about someone’s personality 11. Page
58: Understanding with family members 12. Page 60: Your free time
activities 13. Page 62: Giving instructions. What to do / not to do 14.
Page 64: talking about guest, using Imperative sentences.
