CBSE Class 9 English Language and Literature Weightage

SECTION A: READING 20 Marks 50 Periods

Q 1-2. This section will have two/three reading passages. The arrangement within the reading section is as follows:

SA – I:

Q.1: A Factual passage 300-350 words with eight very short answer type questions. 8 marks

Q. 2: A Discursive passage of 350-400 words with four short answer type questions to test inference, evaluation and analysis with four very short answer questions to test vocabulary. 12 marks

SA-II:

Q.1a: A Factual passage 200-250 words with five very short answer type questions with one question to test vocabulary. 5 marks

Q. 1b: A Literary passage (Prose only – Fiction / Non-fiction) of 200-250 words with five short answer type questions to test inference, evaluation and analysis with one question to test vocabulary. 5 marks

Q. 2: Open text based assessment (OTBA) with 1–2 long answer questions to test analytical and critical thinking skills. 10 marks

SECTION B: WRITING & GRAMMAR 60 Periods 25 Mark

Q. 3: Writing a diary/article in about 100-120 words based on visual or verbal cue/s, and the questions will be thematically based on the MCB. 5 marks

Q. 4: Writing a short story based on a given outline or cue/s in about 150 - 200 words. 10 marks

The Grammar syllabus will include the following areas in classes IX & X.

1. Tenses

2. Modals (have to/had to, must, should, need, ought to and their negative forms)

3. Use of passive voice

4. Subject – verb concord

5. Reporting

(i) Commands and requests

(ii) Statements

(iii) Questions

6. Clauses:

(i) Noun clauses

(ii)

Adverb clauses of condition and time

(iii) R

elative clauses

7. Determiners, and

8. Prepositions

The above items may be tested through test types as given below:

Q. 5: Gap filling with one or two words to test Prepositions, Articles, Conjunctions and Tenses. 3 marks

Q. 6: Editing or omission 4 marks

Q. 7: Sentences reordering or sentence transformation in context. 3 marks

SECTION C: LITERATURE TEXTBOOKS 60 Periods 25 Marks

Q. 8. One out of two extracts from prose/poetry/play for reference to the context. Three very short answer questions. 3 marks

One mark in each extract will be for vocabulary. One question will be used for testing local and global comprehension and one question will be on interpretation.

Q.9. Four short answer type questions from BEEHIVE AND MOMENTS to test local and global comprehension of theme and ideas (30-40 words each) 2x4 = 08 marks

Q.10. One out two long answer type questions to assess how the values inherent in the texts have been brought out (BEEHIVE & MOMENTS). Creativity, imagination and extrapolation beyond the text and across the texts will be assessed.

(80-100 words) 4 marks

Q. 11. One out of two Very Long Answer Questions on theme or plot involving interpretation and inference and character sketch in about 100-120 words based on prescribed extended reading text. 10 marks

Prescribed Books: Published by CBSE New Delhi

• BEEHIVE – Textbook for class IX

• MOMENTS – Supplementary Reader for Class IX

Extended Reading Texts (either one)

• Gulliver’s Travels (unabridged) by Jonathan Swift

• Three Men in a Boat (unabridged) by Jerome. K. Jerome

NOTE: Teachers are advised to:

(i) encourage classroom interaction among peers, students and teachers through activities such as role play, group work etc.

(ii) reduce teacher-talking time and keep it to the minimum,

(iii) take up questions for discussion to encourage pupils to participate and to marshal their ideas and express and defend their views.

Besides measuring attainment, texts serve the dual purpose of diagnosing mistakes and areas of non-learning. To make evaluation a true index of learners’ attainment, each language skill is to be assessed through a judicious mixture of different types of questions. In addition to the summative tests, formative assessment is essential to measure the level of attainment in the four language skills and the learners’ communicative competence. Formative assessment should be done through ‘in class’ activities throughout the year.

Reading Section: Reading for comprehension, critical evaluation, inference and analysis are skills to be tested in Formative as well as Summative Assessments.

Writing Section: All types of short and extended writing tasks will be dealt with in both I and II Term Formative as well as in Summative Assessments.

Grammar: Grammar items mentioned in the syllabus will be taught and assessed formatively over a period of time. There will be no division of syllabus for Grammar in the Summative Assessment for the two terms.

Speaking and Listening Skills 50 Periods

Since the introduction of Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills (ASL) in classes IX and X, it has become imperative to carry out speaking and listening activities in regular classroom teaching. Sufficient practice should be given to students in order to prepare them for ASL. Performance descriptors should be shared with students from time to time.

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