CBSE EXAM LATEST UPDATE
The Class 9 exams depend on the schools, as they decide when to conduct the exams. Usually, the Class 9 exams are held a few months before the final board exams. This gives you the opportunity to prepare for the final board exams and also mentally prepare for them. Therefore, it is better to contact your school regarding the Class 9 exams, and also take advantage of the complete information provided here for the final board exam.
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced class 10 Board exams date. This year class 10th board exam will be started from 15 February 2025 and will last upto 18 March 2025, it will take around 32 days to complete the class 10th board exam. The first exam will be held on 15 February 2025 for English subject and the last exam will be held on 18 March 2025 for Computer Applications, Information Technology & Artificial Intelligence subjects. The practical exams/Internal Assesment/Projects & the board's annual theory examinations are scheduled to start w.e.f 01th January 2025 and 15th February 2025.
OFFICIAL SYLLABUS
Prescribed Book - Beehive
| S.NO | CHAPTERS | POEM |
| 1 | The Fun They Had | The Road Not Taken |
| 2 | The Sound of Music | The Wind |
| 3 | The Little Girl | Rain on the Roof |
| 4 | A Truly Beautiful Mind | The Lake Isle of Innisfree |
| 5 | The Snake & The Mirror | A Legend of Northland |
| 6 | My Childhood | No Men are Foreign |
| 7 | Packing | The Duck and the Kangaroo |
| 8 | Reach For The Top | On Killing a Tree |
| 9 | The Bond Of Love | The Snake Trying |
| 10 | Kathmandu | A Slumber did my Spirit Seal |
| 11 | If I Were You | - |
Prescribed Book - Moments Supplementary Reader
| S.NO | CHAPTERS |
| 1 | The Lost Child |
| 2 | The Adventures Of Toto |
| 3 | Iswaran The Storyteller |
| 4 | In The Kingdom Of Fools |
| 5 | The Happy Prince |
| 6 | Weathering The Storm In Ersama |
| 7 | The Last Leaf |
| 8 | A House Is Not A Home |
| 9 | The Accidental Tourist |
| 10 | The Beggar |
SECTION A: READING
This section will have two reading passages.
1. Discursive passage of 400-450 words
2. Case-based passage (with visual input- statistical data, chart etc.) of 200-250 words.
(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:
3. Grammer
i. Tenses
ii. Modals
iii. Subject-verb concord
iv. Reported speech - Commands and requests, Statements, Questions, Determiners
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.
4. Creative Writing Skills
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.
II. Writing a Diary Entry/ Story on a given title in 100-120 words. One out of two questions is to be answered.
SECTION C:
5. Reference to the Context
I. One extract out of two from Drama / Prose.
II. One extract out of two from poetry.
Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions will be asked to assess inference, analysis, interpretation, evaluation and vocabulary.
6. Short & Long Answer Questions
I. Four out of Five Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words from the book BEEHIVE.
II. Two out of Three Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words from the book MOMENTS.
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.
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.
Prescribed Books: Published by NCERT, New Delhi
1. 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
Poems
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
2. 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
3. Words and Expressions – I (WORKBOOK FOR CLASS IX)
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