TRIPURA BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
SYLLABUS
(effective from 2016)
SUBJECT : ENGLISH
(Class - IX)
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ENGLISH
COURSE STRUCTURE
CLASS IX
One Paper
Time : 3 Hours
Unit
Title
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Marks :80+20=100
Marks
I.
Poetry
11
II.
Prose
13
III.
Supplementary Reading
06
IV.
Writing
10
V.
Grammar
20
VI.
Comprehension
20
VII.
Project and ASL
20
Total
100
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Unit -I : Poetry
i. Lord Ullin’s daughter - Thomas Cambell
ii. To One who has been Long in City Pent - John Keats
iii. The Brook - Alfred Lord Tennyson
iv. The Empty House - Walter De La Mare
Unit-II : Prose
i. Parable of the Talents ii. Robin - Jim Corbett
iii. How I began to write - George Orwell
iv. The Man Who Knew Too Much - Alexander Baron
Unit-III : Supplementary Reading
Gulliver’s Travels : Book I : A Voyage to Lilliput - Jonathan Swift
(Any authentic text can be followed)
[ There will be one question of 6(six) marks. Answer to be given within 100 words.]
Unit-IV : Writing
i. An Article (within 80 words) based on visual or verbal cue(s) [5 marks]
ii. A Diary article (within 80 words) based on visual or verbal cue(s) [5 marks]
Unit-V : Grammar
The Grammar syllabus includes following areas:
Articles, Tense, Modals, Use of voice, Subject–verb agreement, Narration and
Preposition.
The above topics will be tested through the test types given below:
i. Gaps filling with one or two word(s) to test Preposition, Articles and Tense [4 marks]
ii. Editing [4 marks]
iii. Rearranging of jumbled words into meaningful sentences [4 marks]
iv. Transformation of Sentences in the context (Degree change of Adjectives, Assertive
to Interrogative and vice-versa) [4 marks]
v. Changing the mode of Narration. [4 marks]
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Unit-VI : Comprehension
This unit contains two passages - one is from the text and the other is Open Text Based
(OTB). The arrangements are as follows:
i) A Factual passage in about 200 - 250 words with five Multiple choice questions and
two questions on Gaps filling with one or two word(s), two Objective type questions
and one question on Vocabulary. [10 marks]
ii) Open Text Based Assessment (OTBA): There will be two Short answer type (SA-II)
questions carrying 5 (five) marks each from a passage in about 250 words to test the
analytical and critical thinking skill. [10 marks]
UNIT – VII : Project and ASL
A project work on Biography of an eminent literary personality/on a School Event/on an
Adventure or on a Story writing (400 to 450 words) and Internal Assessment on listening,
reading and speaking related to the project done by the students. [14 marks for project and 6
marks for ASL].
Note : Any kind of Exercise Books may be used for Project Works. The Exercise Books must be
written by the students in her/his own hand-writings. Computerised, downloaded, typed,
photocopies etc. are not permitted. In case of diagrams/sketches/pictures, downloaded,
photocopies, paper-cuttings may be used.
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ENGLISH CLASS IX
UNIT WISE QUESTION TYPES WITH MARKS DISTRIBUTION
Unit
Title
I
II
III
Poetry
Prose
Supplementary
Reading
Writing
Grammar
IV
V
VI
a) Comprehension
b) Comprehension
(OTBA)
VII
Project and ASL
Total Number of Questions
Total marks
MCQ / Objective
1
mark
VSA
2
marks
SA-I
4
marks
SA-II
5
marks
LA – I
6
marks
3
3
-
2
3
-
1
1
-
-
1
11
13
06
-
-
2
-
-
10
4(Gaps filling)
4(Editing)
4(Rearranging)
4(Transformation of
sentences)
4(Narration)
5(MCQ)
2(Gaps filling)
2(Objectives)
1(Vocabulary)
20
-
-
-
20
36
-
Total
marks
2
05
-
02
-
04
-
01
-
20
100
N.B.: - 1) Internal choice: There is no overall choice in the paper. However, there is one (01) internal
choice in Unit-III of 6 marks weightage.
2) Questions should be set covering each unit.
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