SYLLABUS
ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE (101)
S. A – II (2012-13)
CLASS – IX
Division of Syllabus for Term II (October - March)
Summative Assessment II
Section
Marks
Reading
15
Writing
20
Grammar
15
Literature+ Value Based Question
15+5 = 20
Long Reading Text/ Fiction
10
Listening and Speaking
Formative Assessment
TOTAL
Total Weightage Assigned
30%
10
90
20%
50%
The Question Paper will include value based question(s)
To the extent of 3-5 marks.
The Problem Solving Assessment will be conducted for all students of class IX in Jan – Feb 2013 and the details are available in a separate circular. The `Problem Solving Assessment’ (CBSE-PSA) will be counted towards
FA-4 which is 10% of total assessments of Class IX. This assessment will also be carried forward towards the FA-4 in Class X. This score will be reflected in one Language (English or Hindi), Mathematics, Science and
Social Science w.e.f the session 2012-2013 for Class IX and 2013 – 14 for
Class X.
The same score will be reflected in FA-4 for class IX and Class X.
The students will have the option to improve their PSA Score in Class X, as they can sit for the test with Class IX students of the Session 2013 -2014 in
January – February 2014. The best scores will be reflected in the final certificate in case of those applying for improvement.
The schools which have already planned their time table and other details regarding FA-4 will take the best scores of FA-3 and FA-4 to count towards the total 10%, now available for FA-3 and FA-4 taken together.
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Note:
1. The total weightage assigned to Summative Assessment (SA I & II) is 60%. The total weightage assigned to Formative Assessment (FA1, 2, 3, & 4) is 40%. Out of the 40% assigned to Formative Assessment, 10% weightage is assigned to conversation skills (5% each in Term I & II) and 10% weightage to the Reading Project (at least 1 Book is to be read in each term and the