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Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best. Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best.
– Emilio Cecchi – Emilio Cecchi

Class IX AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

City Montessori School, Lucknow MORAL EDUCATION:

Syllabus 2020 – 2021 1. To develop in every student the essential elements of morality.
2. To develop the values and capabilities necessary for making right decisions and
Class IX
upright conduct.
S.No. Subject Page 3. To develop in them the attitude of open mindedness, to appreciate and be ready to
Number
1. Moral Education accept others and to act constructively, not defensively.
5 4. To develop the skill of striving not only for good but to handle the conflicting situations
2. English Language 6
13 without demeaning self and others.
3. Literature in English 15
19 5. To develop the ability to monitor themselves and find out constructive ways of conflict
4. Hindi 21 resolutions.
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5. History and Civics 24 6. To promote the development of good character for the purpose of lessening crime and
26 raising the standard of good citizenship.
6. Geography 28
30 ENGLISH:
7. Mathematics 31 1. To develop and integrate the use of four language skills i.e. listening, speaking, reading
33 and writing.
8. Physics 35 2. To enhance the ability of the candidates to express their ideas and feelings in their own
37 words and to understand the use of current English.
9. Chemistry 39 3. To provide candidates with exposure to good and appropriate literature in English.
4. To develop an interest in the appreciation of literature.
10. Biology 5. To use English effectively and appropriately.

11. Economics HINDI:
1. To appreciate the language as an effective means of communication.
12. Computer Applications 2. To acquire knowledge of the elements of the language.
3. To develop an interest in the language.
13. Commercial Studies 4. To understand the language when spoken at normal conversational speed.
5. To understand the basic structural patterns of the language, vocabulary and
14. Art constructions.

15. Physical Education HISTORY AND CIVICS:
1. To provide an understanding of the government, necessary for the student to grow into
16. Environmental Science a responsible enlightened citizen in a secular democracy.
2. To enrich the understanding of those aspects of Indian historical development which
NOTE: Please refer to ICSE Council Syllabus and Scope of Syllabus 2022 for are crucial to the understanding of contemporary India.
further reference. 3. To awaken a desirable understanding in pupils of the various streams which have
contributed to the development and growth of the Indian nation and its civilization and
1 culture.
4. To develop a world historical perspective of the contributions made by various cultures
to the total heritage of mankind.

GEOGRAPHY:
1. To develop an understanding of terms, concepts and principles related to geography.
2. To explain the cause-effect relationships of natural phenomena.
3. To understand the patterns and processes that affect human response to natural
environment.
4. To understand the use of natural resources and development of regions by mankind.
5. To acquire knowledge of and appreciate the interdependence of nations and different
regions of the world.
6. To know the availability of resources, understand, explain their uses and appreciate the
problems of development.

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Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best. Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best.
– Emilio Cecchi – Emilio Cecchi

Class IX ECONOMICS:
7. To acquire practical skills related to the meaning and use of maps and their use in the 1. To acquire the knowledge of terms, facts, concepts, principles, trends, assumptions
study of geography. etc.
2. To develop familiarity with the basic terminology and elementary ideas of Economics.
MATHEMATICS: 3. To acquire knowledge of contemporary economic problems and to appreciate the
efforts being made to solve these problems.
1. To acquire knowledge and understanding of the terms, symbols, concepts, principles, 4. To develop an understanding of the nation’s physical and human resources and
processes, formulae, theorems etc of mathematics. avoiding their misuse.
5. To understand the various economic processes that help in improving our standard of
2. To develop an understanding of mathematical concepts and their application to further living.
studies in mathematics and science. 6. To acquire skills in interpreting simple statistical data.

3. To develop skills to apply mathematical knowledge to solve real life problems. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS:
1. To develop an understanding of the basic programming concepts and structures.
4. To develop the necessary skills to work with modern technological devices such as 2. To understand and appreciate the importance of Java as one of the object oriented
calculators and computers. programming language.
3. To apply programming concepts in finding the solutions to real life situations by
5. To develop drawing skills, skills of reading tables, charts and graphs. building their own applications.

6. To develop an interest in mathematics. COMMERCIAL STUDIES:
1. To enable students to develop a perceptive, sensitive and critical response to the role
PHYSICS: of business in a global, national and local context.
2. To allow students to balance the demands of social parameters with individual
1. To acquire knowledge of the terms, facts, concepts, definitions, laws, principles and aspirations.
processes of Physics. 3. To develop in students an appreciation for the roles of an entrepreneur and the
professional manager.
2. To develop skills in practical aspects of handling apparatus, recording observations, 4. To develop a co-operative attitude through study of the organisation and participation
drawing diagrams, graphs and in deducing inferences. associated with commerce and industry.
5. To provide an appropriate body of knowledge and understanding, and to develop
3. To develop instrumental, communication and problem solving skills. appropriate skills as a basis for further study or work or both.

4. To discover that there is a living and growing Physics relevant to the modern age in ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE:
which we live. 1. To acquire knowledge of the origin and functioning of the natural system and its
correlation with the living world.
CHEMISTRY: 2. To appreciate the influence of human activity on natural processes.
3. To develop an awareness of the need and responsibility to keep the natural system in
1. To acquire the knowledge of terms, concepts, processes, techniques and principles a condition that it sustains life.
related to the subject. 4. To develop sensitivity in personal attitudes to environmental issues.

2. To develop the ability to apply the knowledge of contents and principles of C hemistry 4
in unfamiliar situations.

3. To acquire skills in proper handling of apparatus and chemicals.

4. To develop scientific temper, attitude and problem solving skills.

BIOLOGY:

1. To acquire the knowledge of the economic importance of plants and animals.

2. To develop an understanding of the inter-relationship between sustainability and
environmental adaptations.

3. To develop an understanding of the interdependence of plants and animals; to enable
pupils to acquire a clear comprehension of the significance of life and its importance in
human welfare.

4. To understand the capacities and limitations of all the biological and economic
activities so as to be able to use it for a better quality of life.

5. To acquire the ability to observe, experiment, hypothesise, infer, handle equipments
accurately and make correct recordings.

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Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best. Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best.
– Emilio Cecchi – Emilio Cecchi

Class IX ENGLISH LANGUAGE

MORAL EDUCATION Name of the Textbook: Total English for ICSE Class 9
Author: Xavier Pinto, P Pinto
Name of the Textbook: DRAWING ON THE POWER OF THE WORD
Publisher: Morning Star
Publisher: Bahai Publishing Trust

Suggested Month MARCH – SEPTEMBER (First Term) Page MARCH – SEPTEMBER (FIRST TERM)
April Chapter Number 1-12
May 1, 2, 3 13-15 Suggested Serial Name of the Topic Page
July 4 17-34 Month Number 51
5, 6, 7 35-51 March – 45
August 8, 9, 10 53-56 May 1 Agreement of Verb with Subject
September 11 142
July 2 Practice Paper 2 126
OCTOBER – FEBRUARY (Second Term) 66, 79
August 3 Informal Letter 96
Suggested Month Chapter Number Page 154, 167
57-65 September 4 Descriptive Essay 111
October 12, 13 67-83 60
85-97 5 Active and Passive Voice
November 14, 15, 16 99-110 6 Direct and Indirect Speech 211
226
December 17, 18 7 Time and Tense I, II 14
8 The Sequence of Tenses
January 19, 20 73
9 Transformation of Sentences – I, II 180
Note: (W) – Written, (O) – Oral (For assembly) 10 Prepositions
90
The Pathfinders Book 1 – Written Work 11 Practice Paper 3

For Chapters 1 – 6 12 Comprehension and Precis Writing

ONLY  Competence Building 13 Formal Letter
14 Synthesis of Sentences
 Group Activity 15 Comparison of Adjectives
16 Notice and Email
Group The students need to write their views on a sheet of paper and 17 Complete Functional Grammar
Activity attach in the book for every chapter. 18 Practice Paper 4
19 Conditional Sentences
Theme analysis – For class discussion. 20 Comprehension and Precis Writing
21 Informal Letter / Formal Letter
22 Complete Functional Grammar
23 Practice Paper 5
24 Story Writing

REVISION
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION

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Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best. Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best.
– Emilio Cecchi – Emilio Cecchi

Class IX Question 4 – Comprehension (about 450 words) – 20 marks
Question 5 – Functional grammar, structure and usage – 20 marks
OCTOBER – FEBRUARY (SECOND TERM)

October – 1 Practice Paper 6 105
November
Note: (i) Oral and Aural assignments for the first term to be taken up at branch level
2 Practice Paper 7 120 (ii) between July to September and for the second term to be taken up between
November to January.
3 Narrative Essay
Please note the following suggestions for a formal letter addressed to ‘The
4 Complete Functional Grammar Editor’.

5 Notice and Email 14 (a) ONLY Sir / Madam to be written in salutation. Use of ‘Dear’ should be
omitted.
December 6 Practice Paper 8 136
(b) Subscription to be written as ‘Yours truly’.

(c) Prescribed word limit for Precis Writing should be 50 words in
accordance with the specimen paper sent by the Council.

7 Argumentative Essay

8 Informal Letter INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
Paper I – ENGLISH LANGUAGE [20 marks]
9 Comprehension and Precis Writing
1. Schools will prepare, conduct and record assessments of the Listening and Speaking
10 Complete Functional Grammar Skills of candidates as follows:

January 11 Practice Paper 9 148 Class IX: Three assessments in the course of the year.

12 Picture Composition Class X: Two assessments in the course of the year.

13 Formal Letter 2. Pattern of Assessment

14 Comprehension and Precis Writing (a) Listening Skills

15 Complete Functional Grammar A passage of about 300 words is read aloud by the examiner twice, the first time
at normal reading speed (about 110 words a minute) and the next time at a
February REVISION slower speed. Candidates may make brief notes during the readings. They then
answer an objective type test based on the passage, on the paper provided.
ANNUAL EXAMINATION
The recommended number of candidates at a sitting is 30.
PAPER I – English Language (80 marks) – 2 hours (Please refer to the Council
Syllabus 2022) (b) Speaking Skills

Five questions will be set, all of which will be compulsory. Each candidate is required to make an oral presentation of about two minutes,
Question 1 – Composition (300 – 350 words) – 20 marks which will be followed by a discussion on the subject with the examiners, for
Question 2 – Letter (Formal / Informal) – 10 marks about three minutes.
Question 3 – Notice and Email – 10 marks
Subjects for presentation may include narrating an experience, providing a
7 description, giving directions how to make or operate something, expressing an
opinion, giving a report, relating an anecdote or commenting on a current event.

A candidate may refer to brief notes in the course of the presentation but reading
or excessive dependence on notes will be penalised.

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Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best. Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best.
– Emilio Cecchi – Emilio Cecchi

Class IX Format of an Informal letter (Traditional Format)
It is recommended that candidates be given an hour for preparation of their
subject for presentation and that they be given a choice of subject, on a common Dear Mussoorie International School, Sender’s Address
paper. ½ 56, Mall Avenue,
One Space
Evaluation Mussoorie. Date
One Space
The assessment will be conducted jointly by the subject teacher and the external ½ 16th April, 2020. Salutation
examiner who will each assess the candidate. (The External Examiner may be a
teacher nominated by the Head of the School who could be from the faculty but ,½
not teaching the subject in the section / class. For example, a teacher of
English of Class VIII may be deputed to be an External Examiner for Class X.) Topical sentence

Award of Marks 2½
+ Main body of the letter
Listening Skills: 10 marks 5 (content + expression)

Speaking Skills: 10 marks Concluding sentence
One Space
The total marks obtained out of 20 are to be sent to the Council by the Head of ½ Subscription
the School. The Head of the School will be responsible for the entry of marks, on ½ First name only
the mark sheets provided by the Council.

Schools are required to maintain a record of all assessments conducted in
Listening and Speaking Skills for candidates of Class IX and X. These include
copies of the assessment tests, topics for presentation and marks awarded. The
record will be maintained for a period of 2 months after the ICSE (10)
examinations of the candidates concerned.

Yours affectionately,
Raima

Format: 1
Content:
2 Marks

2
1

2 Marks

2

Expression: 5 Marks

Total: 10 Marks

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Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best. Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best.
– Emilio Cecchi
– Emilio Cecchi
SPECIMEN FOR NOTICE
Class IX

Format of a Formal Letter (Traditional Format)

432, Clay Square, Sender’s Address War of Words [1]
½ Cantonment Road, One Space Inter-school Debate Competition [1]
Date [½]
Lucknow. One Space on 8th December, 2020 [½]
Receiver's Address from 9.00 a.m. to 12 noon [½ + ½]
½ 12th April, 2020. at Centenary Hall, St. Hilda’s School [1]
One Space All pupils from Classes IX & X who wish to participate are to give
their names to Mrs. T. Baker on or before 1st December 2020

The Principal, ½ SPECIMEN FOR EMAIL
Peace International School,
12, Station Road, [email protected] [½]
Lucknow.

Inter-school Debate Competition [½]

Dear Sir / Madam, ] ½ Salutation

Dear Madam, [½]

Topical sentence Our school is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. As part of Opening
Sentence
the celebrations we are hosting a series of competitions and we
are beginning with ‘War of Words’, an inter-school debate [½]
competition.

2+5 Main body of the letter It will be held on 8th December 2020 from 9.00 a.m. till 12 noon in
(content + expression) the Centenary Hall of St. Hilda’s School.

Please do send your senior debate team to participate in the event. Body [2]

Concluding sentence The topic will be given to the participants an hour before the start
of the competition. They may bring their laptops for use during
One Space the preparation time.

Thanking you, ½ Subscription We look forward to your school’s participation in the competition. [½]
Yours faithfully, ½ Signature Thanking you,
Rashmi Sinha
(First name and surname)

Yours faithfully, [½]

Format: 3 Marks Ashish Roy

Content: 2 Marks

Expression: 5 Marks Debating Secretary

Total: 10 Marks

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Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best. Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best.
– Emilio Cecchi – Emilio Cecchi

Class IX September REVISION
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION
LITERATURE IN ENGLISH

Name of the Textbook: 1. The Merchant of Venice (Turner Edition) OCTOBER – FEBRUARY (SECOND TERM)
2. Treasure Trove - A Collection of ICSE
Author:
Publisher: Poems and Short Stories

William Shakespeare October – The Merchant of Venice
November
1. S. Chand & Company Pvt. Ltd.
2. Evergreen Publications (India) Ltd.

Suggested MARCH – SEPTEMBER (FIRST TERM) Act II Scenes V, VI, VII 52-68
Month Name of the Chapter
Page 41
10
March-May The Merchant of Venice Treasure Trove: A Collection of ICSE Poems and 68-78
Short Stories
Act I Scenes I, II 73
1-20 Chief Seattle’s Speech (Short Story) 20
Treasure Trove: A Collection of ICSE Poems and 78-86
Short Stories The Cold Within (Poem)
68
December The Merchant of Venice 13

An Angel in Disguise (Short Story) 76 Act II Scenes VIII, IX
The Heart of the Tree (Poem) 7
Treasure Trove: A Collection of ICSE Poems and
July The Merchant of Venice Short Stories

Act I Scene III 20-32 A Face in the Dark (Short Story)

Treasure Trove: A Collection of ICSE Poems and Television (Poem)
Short Stories
January The Merchant of Venice

Old Man at the Bridge (Short Story) 47 Act III Scene I
After Blenheim (Poem) 16
August The Merchant of Venice Treasure Trove: A Collection of ICSE Poems and
Act II Scenes I, II, III, IV 32-52 Short Stories

Hearts and Hands (Short Story)

Treasure Trove: A Collection of ICSE Poems and The Bangle Sellers (Poem)
Short Stories
February REVISION
A Horse and Two Goats (Short Story)
51 ANNUAL EXAMINATION
Daffodils (Poem) 25
PAPER II – Literature in English (80 marks) – 2 hours
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Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best. Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best.
– Emilio Cecchi – Emilio Cecchi

Class IX May O;kogkfjd O;kdj.k
Candidates will be required to answer five questions from at least three of the prescribed
textbooks, one of which must be drama, one prose and one poetry. fuca/k & o.kZukRed
(Please refer to the Council Syllabus 2022)
July vifBr xn~;k’a k 10
Internal Assessment (20 marks) 14
August fuca/k & lwfDr ijd 76
Two or three assignments of approximately 300 to 400 words each. September 2 dkdh ¼fl;kjke’kj.k xqIr½ & dgkuh 20
3 egk;K dk ijq Ldkj ¼;’kiky½&dgkuh
Suggested Assignments: 2 fxfj/kj dh dqaMfy;k¡ ¼fxfj/kj dfojk;½
4 usrk th dk p’ek ¼Lo;a izdk’k½ & dgkuh
Assignments should be based on the prescribed textbooks on the following lines:
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(i) Character / thematic analysis iqujko`fRr
(ii) Socio-economic, cultural, historical relevance / background HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION
(iii) Summary / paraphrase
(iv) Appreciation of literary qualities
(v) Identifying with a character. Putting oneself in the place of a character in given

circumstances and explaining one’s actions
(vi) Imagine alternative outcomes or endings in a literary piece and the effect on all

concerned.

The texts selected for Class IX for Internal Assessment would be different from those
selected for Class X.

fganh OCTOBER – FEBRUARY

Name of Textbook: Publication October 3 LoxZ cuk ldrs gSa ¼fnudj½ 79
November 5 viuk viuk HkkX; ¼tSusUnz½ & dgkuh 26
1. ljl fgUnh O;kdj.k ,sojxzhu ifCyds’kUl
2. lkfgR; lkxj (A Collection of ICSE Short December fuca/k & fopkjkRed & ¼i{k @ foi{k½ 82
,sojxzhu ifCyds’kUl January 4 og tUeHkfw e esjh ¼lksguyky f}osnh½ 32
Stories & Poems) February 6 cM+s ?kj dh csVh ¼izsepan½ & dgkuh
84
MARCH – SEPTEMBER fuca/k & dYiukRed 86
5 es?k vk, ¼losZ’oj n;ky lDlsuk½
Suggested Chapter Name of the Chapter Page 6 lwj ds in ¼lwjnkl½

Month No. O;kogkfjd O;kdj.k
iqujko`fRr
March i= & vkSipkfjd
ANNUAL EXAMINATION
April fp=&v/;;u ¼ifj;kts uk½
16
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1 ckr vBUuh dh ¼lqn’kZu½&dgkuh 6
1 lk[kh ¼dchjnkl½ 74

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Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best. Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best.
– Emilio Cecchi – Emilio Cecchi

Class IX

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Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best. Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best.
– Emilio Cecchi – Emilio Cecchi

Class IX 9 Medieval India – (C) The Mughal Empire 79-86

HISTORY AND CIVICS CIVICS

Name of the Textbook: Total History and Civics 9 4 Elections 144-149

Author: Dolly Ellen Sequeira 5 Local Self Government – Rural 150-156

Publisher: Morning Star HISTORY

December 10 Medieval India – (D) Composite Culture 87-96

MARCH – SEPTEMBER January 11 The Modern Age in Europe – (A) 97-106
Name of the Chapter February Renaissance
Suggested Chapter HISTORY Page
Month Number CIVICS
5-15
March-May 16-28 6 Local Self Government – Urban 157-162

July 1 The Harappan Civilisation 122-126 HISTORY
2 The Vedic Period 127-137
August 12 The Modern Age in Europe – (B) 107-111
September 138-143 Reformation
CIVICS
29-42 13 The Modern Age in Europe – (C) Industrial 112-120
1 Our Constitution 43-50 Revolution

2 Salient Features of the Constitution – I 51-57 REVISION
58-66
67-72 ANNUAL EXAMINATION

CIVICS

3 Salient Features of the Constitution – II Note:
 A single notebook / register has to be maintained for History and Civics.
HISTORY  It is advisable to follow the pattern of the question paper while doing written work.

3 Jainism and Buddhism There will be one paper of two hours duration carrying 80 marks and internal
assessment of 20 marks. The paper will be divided into two parts, Part I and Part II.
4 The Mauryan Empire
Part I (30 marks) will contain short answer questions set from the entire syllabus.
HISTORY
Candidates will be required to answer all questions.
5 The Sangam Age
Part II (50 marks) will consist of Section A (Civics) and Section B (History). Candidates
6 The Age of the Guptas will be required to answer two out of three questions from Section A and three out of five
questions from Section B.
7 Medieval India – (A) The Cholas
Please refer to the Council Syllabus 2022 for details.

REVISION
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION

October – OCTOBER – FEBRUARY 73-78
November HISTORY

8 Medieval India – (B) The Delhi Sultanate 20

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Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best. Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best.
– Emilio Cecchi – Emilio Cecchi

Class IX November 13 Insolation 99

GEOGRAPHY December
January
Name of the Textbook: Total Geography – 9 (ICSE) February UNIT-6
Author: Dolly E. Sequeira
Jasmine Rachel 14 Atmospheric Pressure and Winds 104
Publisher: Morning Star
UNIT-7

15 Humidity 116

UNIT-8

MARCH – SEPTEMBER 16 Pollution 123
Name of the Topic
17 Sources of Pollution 127
UNIT-1
Suggested Topic Page 18 Effects of Pollution 134
Month Number
March – 7 19 Preventive Measures 141
May 15
24 UNIT-9
July 33
20 Natural Regions of the World 149
August 37
1 Earth as a Planet 44 Map Work – Natural Regions of the World
September 2 Geographic Grid - Latitudes and Longitudes 55
3 Rotation and Revolution 61 REVISION
69
UNIT-2 74 ANNUAL EXAMINATION
4 Earth’s Structure
82 Note: The students will be tested from the entire chapter.
Map Work – Oceans, Seas, Gulfs and
Straits There will be one paper of two hours duration carrying 80 marks and Internal Assessment
5 Landforms of the Earth of 20 marks.
6 Rocks
UNIT-3 The question paper will consist of two parts, Part I and Part II.
7 Volcanoes
8 Earthquakes Part I (compulsory) will consist of two questions.
Map Work – Rivers
9 Weathering Question 1 will consist of short answer questions from the entire syllabus and
10 Denudation
Map Work – Mountains and Plateaus Question 2 will consist of a question based on map. Candidates will be expected to answer
UNIT-4 all questions.
11 Hydrosphere
Project Any topic of your choice Part II: Candidates will be required to choose any five questions.
REVISION
Map Work:
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION
The Oceans, Seas, Gulfs and Straits – All Major Oceans, Caribbean Sea, North Sea, Black
OCTOBER – FEBRUARY Sea, Caspian Sea, South China Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Carpentaria, Hudson Bay,
UNIT-5 Persian Gulf, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Guinea, Bering Strait, Strait of Gibraltar, Strait of Malacca.
12 Composition and Structure of the
Atmosphere Rivers — Mississippi, Colorado, Amazon, Paraguay, Nile, Zaire, Niger, Zambezi, Orange,
Rhine, Volga, Danube, Murray, Darling, Hwang Ho, Yangtse Kiang, Ob, Indus, Ganga, Mekong,
21 Irrawaddy, Tigris, Euphrates.

Mountains — Rockies, Andes, Appalachian, Alps, Himalayas, Pyrenees, Scandinavian
Highlands, Caucasus, Atlas, Drakensberg, Khinghan, Zagros, Urals, Great Dividing Range.

Plateaus — Canadian Shield, Tibetan Plateau, Brazilian Highlands, Patagonian Plateau, Iranian
Plateau, Mongolian Plateau.

The Major Natural Regions of the World – Equatorial, Tropical Monsoon, Tropical Deserts,
Mediterranean type, Tropical grasslands, Temperate grasslands, Taiga and Tundra.

October 92

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Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best. Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best.
– Emilio Cecchi – Emilio Cecchi

Class IX 15 Circle 322

MATHEMATICS

Name of the Textbook: Understanding ICSE Mathematics December 17 Trigonometrical Ratios 402
Class IX (Latest Edition)
Author: M. L. Aggarwal 18 Trigonometrical Ratios of Standard Angles 420
Publisher: Avichal Publishing Company
20 Statistics 472

January 16 Mensuration 344

Suggested Chapter MARCH – SEPTEMBER February REVISION
Month Number Name of the Chapter ANNUAL EXAMINATION
March – Page
May 3 Expansions 68 Note:

July 4 Factorisation 88  There will be one paper of two and a half hours duration carrying 80 marks and Internal
5 Simultaneous Linear Equations 106 Assessment of 20 marks.
August 6 Problems on Simultaneous Linear 124
The paper will be divided into two sections, Section I (40 marks) and Section II
September Equations 180 (40 marks).
10 Triangles
10 Triangles (continued) 1 Section I will consist of compulsory short answer questions.
1 Rational and Irrational Numbers 40
2 Compound Interest 148 In Section II candidates will be required to answer four out of seven questions.
8 Indices 163
9 Logarithms 227 The solution of a question may require the knowledge of more than one branch of the
11 Mid-point Theorem 242 syllabus.
12 Pythagoras Theorem 441  Refer to the Council Syllabus 2022 for details.
19 Coordinate Geometry  All the concepts covered in the prescribed textbook may be tested in the
Examinations.
REVISION
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION PHYSICS

Name of the Textbook: Concise Physics Part I for Class IX
Authors: R.P. Goyal and S.P. Tripathi

Publisher: Selina Publishers

October – OCTOBER – FEBRUARY 143 Suggested Chapter MARCH – SEPTEMBER Page
November 7 Quadratic Equations Month Number 1
259 Name of the Chapter 27
13 Rectilinear Figures 295 March-April 1
14 Theorems on Area May 2 Measurements and Experimentation 56
July 2 Motion in One Dimension 82
3 Motion in One Dimension (continued)
August 4 Laws of Motion
Pressure in Fluids and Atmospheric
Pressure

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Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best. Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best.
– Emilio Cecchi – Emilio Cecchi

Class IX thermometers simultaneously. Obtain the slope. Compare with the theoretical
value. Read the intercept on tF-axis when tC = 0.
5 Upthrust in Fluids, Archimedes’ Principle 103 8 Verify the Laws of Reflection using a strip of plane mirror.
and Floatation 9 Verify that the object distance is equal to the image distance in reflection due to a
plane mirror.
September 5 Upthrust in Fluids, Archimedes’ Principle 10 Find the focal length of a concave mirror by (a) direct method, focusing the real
and Floatation (continued) image of a distant object on a wall or a screen.
(b) One needle method (removing parallax).
REVISION 11 Arrange an electric circuit (using a cell, key, two torch bulbs and wires)

HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION (a) When the bulbs are in series
(b) When the bulbs are in parallel.
October OCTOBER – FEBRUARY 147 Compare the brightness of the bulbs in the two situations and write your
November 7 Reflection of Light 173 conclusion.
8 Propagation of Sound Waves 186 12 (a) Plot the earth’s magnetic field lines (without any magnet nearby) using a
December 9 Current Electricity 200
10 Magnetism 125 magnetic needle.
January 6 Heat and Energy (b) Plot the magnetic field lines around a bar magnet. Identify the regions
February 6 Heat and Energy (continued)
where the combined magnetic field of the magnet and the earth is:
REVISION (i) strongest (ii) very weak but not zero (iii) zero.
ANNUAL EXAMINATION Why is neutral point so called?

List of Practicals The following guidelines are applicable for the examination:

According to ICSE 2022 Syllabus  There will be one theory paper of two hours duration carrying 80 marks.
The paper will be divided into two sections, Section I (40 marks) and Section II
Note: A set of 6 to 8 experiments may be conducted as given below. Some of the (40 marks).
experiments may be demonstrated (with the help of the students) if these
cannot be given to each student as lab experiments. Section I (compulsory) will consist of short answer questions on the entire syllabus.

1 Determine the mean length and diameter of a cylinder using a Vernier Callipers. Section II will consist of six questions. Candidates will be required to answer any four
of these six questions.
2 Determine the mean radius of the given wire using a screw gauge.
 Unless otherwise specified, only SI units are to be used while teaching and
3 Find the density of glass by measuring the mass and not the weight using a learning as well as for answering questions.
convenient balance and volume of a rectangular glass block using a metre rule.
 The practical work will be evaluated internally for 10 marks.
4 Determine the mean volume of a metal ball by displacement method (using a
measuring cylinder).  Internal Assessments: 10 marks
Note: You are advised to refer to the Council Syllabus 2022 for further details.
5 Draw ‘l’ vs ‘T2’ graph for a simple pendulum and hence calculate ‘g’ using the
relation g = 42 × slope of ‘l’ vs ‘T2’ graph. CHEMISTRY

6 Find the upthrust acting on a metal ball when immersed in water (using a spring Name of the Textbook: Simplified ICSE Chemistry for Class IX
balance and a measuring cylinder). Also calculate weight of water displaced by
noting the change in the level of water in the measuring cylinder and hence verify Author: Dr. Viraf J. Dalal
Archimedes’ Principle.
Publisher: Allied Publishers Private Limited
7 Draw a graph of tF (Fahrenheit thermometer reading) vs tC (Celsius thermometer
reading) by measuring the falling temperature of hot water using both the MARCH – SEPTEMBER

25 Suggested Chapter Name of the Chapter Page

Month Number

March – 1 The Language of Chemistry 1-18
May

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Class IX October – February
 Identification of gases – Water vapour, sulphur dioxide, hydrogen, hydrogen
2 Chemical Changes and Reactions 19-32
chloride, hydrogen sulphide, oxygen, carbon dioxide, chlorine, ammonia and
July 5 Periodic Table 79-93 nitrogen dioxide.
 Action of dilute sulphuric acid on a sulphide, carbonate, sulphite and a metal.
4 Atomic Structure and Chemical Bonding 50-78  Find out sources of pollution of water bodies in the locality. Suggest
preventive steps to control it.
August 3 Water 33-49
Note:
3A Solubility of metallic salts (Class X) 49 There will be one paper of two hours duration of 80 marks and internal assessment of
practical work carrying 20 marks.
4B Only Empirical formula and 88
numericals based on it (Class X) The paper will be divided into two sections, Section I (40 marks) and Section II (40 marks).

September REVISION Section I (compulsory) will contain short answer questions on the entire syllabus.
HALF–YEARLY EXAMINATION
Section II will contain six questions. Candidates will be required to answer any four of
Suggested Chapter OCTOBER – FEBRUARY Page these six questions.
Month Number Name of the Chapter 113-124
All chemical reactions should be studied with reference to the reactants, products,
October  7 Study of Gas Laws 220-226 conditions, observations and the (balanced) equations.
November
Refer to the Council Syllabus 2022 for details.
8 Organic Chemistry - Introduction and
nomenclature (Class X)

November – 6 Study of the First Element – Hydrogen 94-112
December
8 Atmospheric Pollution 125-140 BIOLOGY
December 
January REVISION Name of the Textbook: Concise Biology I.C.S.E. Part I
(Revised and Enlarged)
February Author: H S Vishnoi
Publisher: Selina Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
ANNUAL EXAMINATION

List of Practicals

According to ICSE 2022 Syllabus Suggested Chapter MARCH – SEPTEMBER Page
Month Number Name of the Chapter
March – September March 7
2 Cell: The Unit of Life 23
 Heating the compounds – Copper carbonate, zinc carbonate, washing soda, April-May 3 Tissues – Plant and Animal Tissues 33
copper sulphate crystals, ammonium chloride, iodine, ammonium dichromate, 4 The Flower 38
zinc nitrate, copper nitrate and lead nitrate. July 5 Pollination and Fertilization 47
6 Seeds – Structure and Germination 176
 Flame test – A sodium salt, a potassium salt and a calcium compound. 18 Health Organisations 96
 Simple experiments based on hard water and soft water – Identification of 10 Nutrition

hardness – simple softening – by heating the temporary hard water, using
washing soda and advantage of using detergents over soap in hard water.

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– Emilio Cecchi – Emilio Cecchi

Class IX models and charts: lung and skin.

11 Digestive System 104 8. Experiments to show the mechanism of breathing.
9. Visit a few establishments in the locality and find out the type of wastes
August 17 Aids to Health 166
generated there and methods prevalent for their disposal. Prepare a
9 Economic Importance of Bacteria and 83 report and suggest measures to improve environmental conditions.
Fungi 10. Visit a water treatment plant, sewage treatment plant or garbage dumping
or vermicomposting sites in the locality and study their working.
September 15 Hygiene 150
Note:
REVISION
There will be one paper of two hours duration of 80 marks and Internal Assessment of
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION practical work carrying 20 marks.

October OCTOBER – FEBRUARY 55 The paper will be divided into two sections, Section I (40 marks) and Section II
November 7 Respiration in Plants 136 (40 marks).
December 14 The Respiratory System 117
12 Movement and Locomotion 65 Section I (compulsory) will contain short answer questions on the entire syllabus.
January 8 Five Kingdom Classification 127
13 Skin 179 Section II will contain six questions. Candidates will be required to answer any four of
19 Waste Generation and Management 156 these six questions.
16 Diseases
Please refer to the Council Syllabus 2022 for details.
REVISION
ANNUAL EXAMINATION ECONOMICS

List of Practicals Name of the Textbook: ICSE Economics – Part I
Author: J. P. Goel
1. The examination of an onion peel under the microscope to study various
parts of the cell. Publisher: Goyal Brothers Prakashan

2. Identification, examination, labelling and study of a cross-pollinated flower MARCH – SEPTEMBER
– Hibiscus.
Name of the Chapter
3. Specimens of germinating seeds with plumule and radicle (the bean seed Suggested Chapter
and maize grain) for examination, identification, drawing and labelling the Month Number Introduction to Economics
parts. Basic Concepts of Economics
March-May 1 Types of Economies
4. Examination of a human cheek cell under the microscope to study various 2 Basic Problems of an Economy
parts of the cell. July 3 Primary Sector – Agriculture
4 Poverty in India
5. Identification of sugar, starch, protein and fat. August 5 Problem of Unemployment in India
8 REVISION
6. Examination and identification of specimens belonging to Porifera, September 9
Coelenterata, Annelida, Platyhelminthes, Nemathelminthes, Arthropoda,
Mollusca and Echinodermata. Chordata – Pisces, Amphibia, Reptilia,
Aves, Mammalia.

7. Identification of the structure of the following organs through specimens / HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION

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Class IX

Suggested Chapter OCTOBER – FEBRUARY 3 Elementary Concepts of Objects and 30
Month Number Name of the Chapter Classes
52
October - 6 Secondary Sector – Industry 4 Values and Data Types 72
November 149
10 Major Reforms and Emerging Trends in the Indian July 5 Operators in Java 127
December Economy August 165
January September 8 Mathematical Library Methods
7 Tertiary Sector –
7 Input in Java
REVISION 209-219
9 Conditional Constructs in Java (if, if-else,
ANNUAL EXAMINATION if-else-if) 

There will be one theory paper of two hours duration carrying 80 marks and Internal 9 Conditional Constructs in Java
Assessment of 20 marks. (switch case)

The theory paper will be divided into two sections, A and B. 10 Iterative Constructs in Java (only non-
nested for loop including digit extraction)
Section A (compulsory) will contain short answer questions on the entire syllabus.
10 Iterative Constructs in Java (continued)
Section B will consist of questions, which will require detailed answers. There will be a
choice and candidates will be required to answer four questions from this section. REVISION

HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION

Internal Assessment: Suggested Chapter OCTOBER – FEBRUARY
Month Number
One project / assignment as prescribed by the teacher from the syllabus. Name of the Chapter Page
October – 10 219-244
Half-Yearly Examination – Test average – 20 marks November Iterative Constructs in Java (continued)
11 (while and do-while) 256
Annual Examination – Test average – 10 marks December 12 Nested for loops 280
– Project – 10 marks Computing and Ethics
January REVISION
Note: Please refer to the Council Syllabus 2022 for further details. ANNUAL EXAMINATION
February
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

Name of the Textbook: Interpreter – 9 Note: Refer to the Council’s ICSE 2022 Syllabus and Scope.
Author: Kips Content Development Team
Kips Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd. The structure of the Question Paper for Class IX will be as follows:
Publisher: There will be one written paper of two hours duration carrying 100 marks and Internal
Assessment of 100 marks.
Suggested Chapter MARCH – SEPTEMBER Page The paper will be divided into two Sections A and B.
Month Number 1 Section A (Compulsory – 40 marks) will consist of compulsory short answer
Name of the Chapter questions covering the entire syllabus.
March-May 1 20
Introduction to Object Oriented 32
Programming Concepts

2 Introduction to Java

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– Emilio Cecchi – Emilio Cecchi

Class IX July Departments
Section B (60 marks) will consist of questions which will require detailed answers. 5 Sole Proprietorship
There will be a choice of questions in this section. August 6 Partnership
September 7 Joint Stock Company
Entire syllabus prescribed by the Council for Class IX will be covered in the Annual 8 Cooperative Society
Examination. 9 Public Sector Enterprises
24 Social Responsibility of Commercial Organisation
Project: A project file is to be made which will comprise of 10 programs in the
Half-Yearly Examination and 10 programs in the Annual Examination. Each towards the Environment
assignment in the project should contain source code, Variable Description table 22 Banking
and sample input/output. (Handwritten or printouts of these can be put inside the
project file). REVISION
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION
Distribution of Marks for Half-Yearly and Annual Examinations: - 100 marks
Examination (Theory paper) - 50 marks October - OCTOBER – FEBRUARY
Computer Project - 30 marks November 19 Meaning, Objectives and Terminology of Accounting
Computer Practical Examination - 20 marks
Three Class tests of 20 marks each (average of best two) December 20 Basic Accounting Principles and Concepts
200 marks 21 Accounting Books and Statements
Total: January - 16 Communication in Commercial Organisations
February 18 Different Methods of Communication
COMMERCIAL STUDIES
REVISION
Name of the Textbook: ICSE Commercial Studies Class IX
Author: C.B. GUPTA ANNUAL EXAMINATION
Goyal Brothers Prakashan
Publisher:

Suggested Chapter MARCH – SEPTEMBER Note:
Month Number Name of the Chapter
There will be one written paper of two hours duration carrying 80 marks and Internal
March-April 1 Commercial and Non-Commercial Activities Assessment of 20 marks.
2 Business Activities
May 3 Profit and Non-Profit Organisations Internal Assessment:
4 Classification of Commercial Organisations
23 Trade Half-Yearly Examination - Test average – 20 marks
10 Marketing and Sales
11 Finance and Accounts Annual Examination - Test average – 10 marks
12 Human Resources
13 Production Projects – 10 marks
14 Purchasing and Stores
15 General Administration, Legal Compliance and MIS The paper will be divided into two sections, A and B.

Section A (compulsory) will consist of short answer questions on the entire syllabus.

Section B will consist of questions, which will require detailed answers. There will be a
choice and candidates will be required to answer four questions from this section.

Internal Assessment:

A minimum of three assignments are to be done during the year.

Please refer to the Council Syllabus 2022 for further details.

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Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best. Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best.
– Emilio Cecchi – Emilio Cecchi

Class IX Nature 8 – 9 Kanner Yellow, Muskrose 5+4
10 – 11 Poinsettia, Phlox sheets
ART (60) August –
September 10 A basket full of fruits and 5+4
Name of the Drawing Books: Alankar Part 5, 10, 15 vegetables, a packet of juice and a sheets
Still Life 11 knife
Artist: Chaman Kiran (Paper I) 12 3+8
13 A school bag, a canteen bottle and sheets
Publisher: Nageen Prakashan (Meerut) Nature 14 an umbrella
Drawing 12 – 15
Still Life by Sanjay Shelar (Paper II) A bottle of orange juice, a guava
and a banana (peeled)
Suggested Chapter Name of the Chapter Page October –
Months Number November A loaf of bread, jam, butter dish
March – 4+8 and a steel knife
May 1 A set of flower pot and one sheets Still Life
mushroom (Paper I) An ink pot, a quill, a book, a pen
Still Life and a book stand
(Paper I) 2 A bucket and a plastic mug Nature
Drawing Marigold, Sunflower, Malti,
Nature 3 A bottle and a glass (Paper II) Calendula
Drawing December–
(Paper II) 4 A cup plate, a kettle and a mug January
July
1 – 3 Champa, Hibiscus, Pansy
Still Life
(Paper I) 4 – 8 Jasmine, Rose, Petunia, Bonsai,
Ixora

5 Hot dog on a plate, Tropicana REVISION
container and juice in a glass HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION

6 Jug, a cold drink, half filled glass 15 A roll of paper, books, dustbin and
with cold drink and ice bucket a mug
with its tongs
16 A lamp shade, a water bottle and a
7 Kitchen utensils: i.e. one tray, folded newspaper

pressure cooker, bowl filled with 17 A pot of honey, a bag of crisp and
uncooked Rajma and a greater a glass of lemonade

8 A papaya cut into half, a carving 16 – 24 Dahlia, Tube rose, Sadabahar,
knife on a plate Zinnia, Canna, Nasturtiums,
Manokamini, Money plant
9 A pomegranate on a plate with a
slice and a watermelon in a big 18 A thick closed book, an apple, a
basket flower vase with few flowers

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Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best. Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best.
– Emilio Cecchi – Emilio Cecchi

Class IX

Still Life 19 A thick book, a pair of spectacles and Volleyball
(Paper I) with its case, a pen holder and a Physical Efficiency Tests
table lamp REVISION AND PRACTICAL
September HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION

20 A set of cosmetic items

Nature 25 – 28 Chameli, Gladioli, Canchan, 3+4 October OCTOBER – FEBRUARY 36-51
Drawing Chrysanthemum sheets November – Sec A – 4 Circulatory System 27-35
(Paper II) December Sec A – 3 Respiratory System

February REVISION October – Sec B Any two of the following games to be
January studied:
ANNUAL EXAMINATION Cricket, Football, Badminton, Basketball
Project Work February and Volleyball

April 1. Glass Painting Physical Efficiency Tests

July 2. Fabric Painting (Pillow cover) REVISION AND PRACTICAL

ANNUAL EXAMINATION

August 3. Oil Painting on canvas Note: Internal Assessment to be done in accordance with the ICSE Council Syllabus
2022.
September 4. Sand work
* Questions based on Badminton will also be given in the question paper.
Note: Please refer to the Council Syllabus 2022 for details.
There will be one written paper of two hours duration carrying 80 marks and Internal
PHYSICAL EDUCATION Assessment of 20 marks.
Part 1 Theory (80 marks)
Name of the Textbook: ICSE Physical Education Class IX The written paper will be divided into two Sections, A and B.
Section A will consist of compulsory short answer questions on Section A of the
Author: R.S. Brar, M. Gill, J.J. Brar syllabus.
Section B: Candidates will be required to answer questions on the rules, skills required
Publisher: Kalyani Publishers and the methods of training of any two of the given team games.
Part 2 Internal Assessment (20 marks)
MARCH – SEPTEMBER
Work to be assessed by teacher (10 marks)
Suggested Chapter Name of the Chapter Page
3-15 Work to be assessed by external examiner (10 marks): It will include Physical
Month Number Efficiency Tests and Specialization Tests.
16-26
March – Sec A – 1 The Human Anatomy and Physiology 52-55
May

July Sec A – 2 Muscular System

August Sec A – 5 Games and Sports

March – Sec B Any two of the following games to be
September studied:
Cricket, Football, Badminton, Basketball

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Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best. Ideas are nobody’s property; they belong to whoever expresses them best.
– Emilio Cecchi – Emilio Cecchi

Class IX

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Name of the Textbook: ICSE Environmental Science – IX
Author: Amita Ganguly
Marina Publications
Publisher:

Suggested Chapter MARCH – SEPTEMBER Page
Month Number Name of the Chapter
5
March-April 1 Understanding our Environment 18
May 28
July 2 Living Things in Ecosystems 100
66
August 3 How Ecosystems Work 86

September 7 Atmosphere and Climate

5 Water

6 Air

REVISION
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION

October OCTOBER – FEBRUARY 38
November 4 Kinds of Ecosystems 109
8 Soil and Land 120
December 9 People 178
January 10 Urbanisation 137
February 11 Agriculture

REVISION
ANNUAL EXAMINATION

Note:

 There will be one paper of two hours duration carrying 80 marks and Internal
Assessment of 20 marks.

 The paper will have two Sections.

 Section A (Compulsory) will contain short answer questions covering the entire
syllabus.

 Section B will contain six questions. Candidates will be required to answer any four
questions from this section.

Refer to the Council Syllabus 2022 for details.

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