AIR FORCE SCHOOL, GURGAON
SYLLABUS (2015-2016)
SUBJECT- ENGLISH
CLASS - X
SA-I
LITERARY READER- L-I The Gentlemen of Verona, L-2 Mrs Packletide’s Tiger and L-3
The Letter.
Poem: Poem 1The Frog and the Nightingale, Poem 2 Mirror and Poem 3 Not Marble, Nor
the Glided Monuments.
Drama: Play1 The Dear Departed..
MCB- Unit 1 Health and Medicine,Unit 2 Education and Unit 3 Science.
Novel :The Story of My Life by Helen Keller ( L 1 to 14)
SA-II
Literature: L-4 A Shady Plot, L-5 Patol Babu, Film Star and L6. Virtually True.
Poem: Poem-4 Ozymandias, Poem-5 The Rime of Ancient Mariner and Poem-6 Snake.
Drama: Play-2 Julius Caesar.
MCB: Unit-4 Environment, Unit -5 Travel and Tourism and Unit-6 National Integration.
Novel : The Story of My Life by Helen Keller (L-15 to 23)
GRAMMAR & WRITING (For SA-I & SA-II): Tenses, Modals, Use of Passive voice,
Subject-Verb concord, Reporting(commands & requests, statements & questions) Clauses:
(noun clauses, adverb clauses of condition and time, relative clauses) Determiners,
Prepositions
Gap Filling (Preposition, Articals, Conjunctions and Tenses)
Editing or Omission
Sentense Reordering or Transformation.
Letter to Editor/Article in about 100-120 words based on any visual/ verbal stimulus.
Writing a short story based on given outline or clues in about 150-200 words.
WORKBOOK (For Class Room Teaching only)
HOLIDAY HOME WORK
1. Each One Teach One - Teach one child and paste the picture of child with you and write
about the child. (In File)
2.Make a file and write on A4 coloured sheets.
 Character sketch of Helen Keller(Roll No 1 to 3), Anne Sullvan (Roll No 4 to 5),
Mirror (Roll No 6 to 7)
3. Write & Fabricate the story on the topics:
Health, Education, Science
4.Story of My Life Chapter- 1 to 8
 Read and write summary in notebooks. Learn Question Answers.
5. Do comprehension from BBC(05 paragraph 2-8 pages) and integrated grammar
practice.(BBC Page No- 104,107,111)
6. Write in debate form on the topic Abolish Exams and not Abolish Exams (Pg no. 229)
7. Write articles on
a) Make in India- Your Views.
b) Face to Fce or Facebook
c) Youth bulge in India- A challenge or opportunity
8. Revise and Read Chapters- F1,F2,F3,P1,P2,P3,D1
9. Make presentation on Global Warming- in group of 4.
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P-2
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SUBJECT – MATHEMATICS
FIRST TERM(APRIL TO SEPTEMBER)
UNITS
I. NUMBER SYSTEM
Real Numbers
II. ALGEBRA
Polynomials, Pair of linear equations in two variables
III. GEOMETRY
Triangles
IV. TRIGNOMETRY
Introduction to Trigonometry, Trigonometric Identity
VII. STATISTICS
TOTAL
MARKS : 90
MARKS
11
23
17
22
17
90
SECOND TERM(OCTOBER TO MARCH)
UNITS
II. ALGEBRA (Contd)
Quadratic Equations & Arithmetic Progressions
III. GEOMETRY (Contd)
Circles, Constructions
IV. MENSURATION (Contd)
Areas related to Circles, Surface Areas & Volumes
V. TRIGNOMETRY (contd)
Heights and Distances
VI. COORDINATE GEOMETRY
VII. PROBABILITY
TOTAL
MARKS : 90
MARKS
23
17
23
08
11
08
90
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK:
1. Do the Project from the following topics:a) Collect the data showing the air pollution level in different cities of India and represent the data
graphically. How can you contribute to combat with the problem.
b) Collect list of states with population, sex ratio, girl child education and represent them graphically.
Give your views on “Beti bachao Beti padhao” .
2. Make a Chart from the following topics:-(15-21)
a) Linear equation in two variables ( Conditions of solvability)
b) Measure of central tendency.
c) Similar Triangles.
d) Maths crossword Puzzle using Mathematical terms.
e) Maths Dictionary
3. Do the given assignment.
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SUBJECT: SCIENCE
TERM I
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Chemical Reactions and Equations
Acids, Bases and Salts
Metals and Non-Metals
Life Processes
Control and Coordination
Electricity
Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
Sources of Energy
 MCQs Based on Practical Experiments
 Value Based Questions
MODELS (Group Activity)
Alternative Sources of Energy
1) Solar Cooker (Group-1)
2) Solar Car (Group-2)
3) Solar Water Heater (Group-3)
4) Wind Mill (Group-4)
5) Wind Turbine (Group-5)
6) Hydropower (Group-6)
7) Series & Parallel (Group-7)
8) Global Warming (Group-8)
TERM II
1. Carbon and its Compounds
2. Periodic Classification of Elements
3. How Do Organisms Reproduce
4. Heredity and Evolution
5. Light- Reflection and Refraction
6. The Human Eye and the Colorful World
7. Our Environment
8. Management of Natural Resources
a) MCQs Based on Practical Experiments
b) Value Based Questions
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
Global Warming
Prepare a Project Report on Global Warming in the following format:
1) Definition for Global Warming
2) Consequences of Global Warming
3) Natural causes of Global Warming
4) Steps to prevent Global Warming
5) Health effects of Global Warming
6) Green house effect, Greenhouse gases,
Climate change and ozone layer depletion
7) Bibliography
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CHARTS(22 to 28)
1) Endocrine system
2) Nephron and Excretory system
3) Structure of heart
MODELS (Group Activity)
Alternative Sources of Energy
1) Solar Cooker (Group-1)
2) Soalr Car (Group-2)
3) Solar Water Heater (Group-3)
4) Wind Mill (Group-4)
5) Wind Turbine (Group-5)
6) Hydropower (Group-6)
7) Series & Parallel (Group-7)
8) Global Warming (Group-8)
MORAL VALUES:TERM I
1. Meaning of life skills & values.
2. What are the 10 essential life skills?
3. L- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11
TERM II
L- 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 13
COMPUTER:
TERM I Lesson 1 to 6
TERM II Lesson 7 to 11
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SOCIAL SCIENCE
TERM 1 (APRIL - SEPTEMBER)
UNIT – 1 HISTORY: India and the contemporary world - II
SUB UNIT – 1.2 [Any one of the following]
(4) The making of a global world
(5) The age of industrialization
(6) Work, Life and Leisure
SUB UNIT- 1.3 [Any one]
(7) Print culture and the modern world
(8) Novels, Society and History
UNIT- 2 GEOGRAPHY: INDIA – Resources and their Development
(1) Resources and Development
(2) Natural Resources
(3) Forest and wild life resources
(4) Water resources
(5) Agriculture
UNIT – 3 POLITICAL SCIENCE: Democratic Politics- II
(1) Power sharing
(2) Federalism
(3) Democracy and Diversity
(4) Gender, Religion and Caste.
UNIT- 4 ECONOMICS: Understanding Economic Development - II
(1) Development
(2) Sectors of Indian Economy
TERM II (OCTOBER – MARCH)
UNIT1 – HISTORY: India and the contemporary world II
SubUnit 1.1 : Events and processes
(Any two)
(1) Nationalism in Europe
(2) Nationalism movement in Indo-China
(3) Nationalism in India
UNIT2 – GEOGRAPHY: India– Resources and their Development
(6) Mineral Resources
(7) Power resources
(8) Manufacturing Industries
(9) Transport, Communication and Trade
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UNIT3 – POLITICAL SCIENCE: Democratic Politics II
(3) Competition and contestations in Democracy
(4) Outcomes of Democracy
(5) Challenges to Democracy
UNIT4 – ECONOMICS: Understanding Economic Development
(3) Money and Credit
(4) Globalization
(5) Consumer Awareness
Holiday Homework (Summer Vacations)
1. Make a file on the following topics:
a. Different kinds of pollutions and measures to control them.
b. Collect all the details of the Natural disaster (Earthquake) which occurred in Nepal recently and write about causes
of its occurrence with its safety measures.
c. Write about different kinds of soils along with its samples also write steps to control soil erosion.
d. Collect information on gold and diamond mining in South Africa during nineteenth century.
2. Models (Group Activity)
(In Groups of 04)
a. Different sectors of economy 1, 2
b. Horizontal and vertical power sharing 3, 4
c. Any natural disaster 5, 6
d. Green house effect 7, 8
3. Chart:
Make a chart showing different kinds of Farming. (29-35)
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