SYLLABUS – 2015 – 2016 CLASS – VII ENGLISH LANGUAGE Text Book – Cornerstone – Book 7 Grammar and Composition skills By RuplekhaSengupta and NupurGhosh - Publisher - Pearson Longman First Term Chapter 1: Chapter 2: Chapter 3: Chapter4: Chapter 6: Chapter 10: Chapter 11: Chapter 12: Chapter 14: Chapter 15: The Sentences Nouns Pronouns Adjectives Articles Modals and Auxiliaries Non – Finite Verbs Transitive & Intransitive Verbs Subject – Verb Agreement Prepositions Final Term Topics of First Term Included. Chapter 5: Adverbs Chapter 7: Simple Tense Chapter 8: Continuous Tense Chapter 9: Perfect Tenses Chapter 13: Active & Passive Voice Chapter 16: Conjunctions Chapter 18: Punctuation Chapter 19: Direct & Indirect Speech FORMAT OF THE QUESTION PAPER: Q1. a. Story writing from a given outline b. Autobiography c. Composition Q2. Letter writing (informal) – 150 to 200 words Q3. Comprehension Q4. Grammar – Do as directed FULL MARKS: 100 (250 words) (250 words) (250 words) (25 marks) (20 marks) (30 marks) (25 marks) *********************************************************************************************** SYLLABUS 2015 – 2016 CLASS 7 ENGLISH LITERATURE Text Book – Aster - Course book – 7 Pearson Longman FIRST TERM: PROSE: 1. Doctor Dolittle learns Animal Language by HUGH LOFTING 2. Daddy – long – legs by JEAN WEBSTER 3. The mind – reader by ADITI DE 4. The Annex Family by ANNE FRANK 5. Tunu and the Donkey by ANWAR ENAYETULLAH 6. A Mystery unfolds by ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE POEMS: 1. The Bangle Sellers by SAROJINI NAIDU 2. It could’t be done 3. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by ROBERT FROST FINAL TERM: PROSE: 1. A Mystery Unfolds by ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 2. The little Match – Seller by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON 3. A Hero by R.K. Narayan 4. Sayonara by ANNE LINDBERGH 5. Huck Meets the Duke and the king by MARK TWAIN 6. A Midsummer Night’s Dream by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE POEMS: 1. The West Wind by JOHN MASEFIELD 2. The Ghosh by KEKI DARUWALLA 3. Nine Gold Medals by DAVID ROTH FORMAT OF THE QUESTION PAPER (100) Section – A (COMPULSORY) PROSE AND POEM (30) Word Meanings (5 marks) True and False (5 marks) Who said to Whom? (10 marks) Give reasons for (10 marks) Section – B (POEM) 10 x 2 = 20 Reference to Context (Any TWO out of THREE) Section – C (PROSE) 10 x 5 = 50 Reference to Context (Answer FIVE out of SIX) 2nd Language (Bengali) Text Book: 1. Pathmala Part – 7 by Dr. ShishirMazumder&MonojitBasu 2. Grammar – BhashaBichtra – Part 5, for class 7 by Ranen Gupta FIRST TERM: SECTION – A (LANGUAGE – 50 Marks) 1. Essay (15 Marks0 2. Letter Writing (10 Marks) 3. Comprehension (15 Marks) 4. Grammar (10 Marks) i. Banjan Sandhi Sutra (1 – 9) ii. Padanta (Pg. 78 & 79) iii. NatyaBidhan – SatyaBidhan (Pg. 21 – pg 25) iv. EkKothai Prakash (pg 88 & 89) v. Samonam – Briksha, Agni, Surya, Prithivi, Padma, Jaal SECTION – B: (LITERATURE – 50) PROSE: Chapter 1: JibanSmriti Chapter 2: YugPrabortak Ram Mohan Chapter 3: Chotonagarpur Bhramon POETRY: Chapter 1: Bharoter Upakhan Chapter 3: Ma Chapter 5: Dukhahari FINAL TERM: SECTION A: (LANGUAGE – 50 Marks) 1. Essay (15 Marks) 2. Letter Writing (10 Marks) 3. Comprehension (15 Marks) 4. Grammar (10 Marks) i. Bisargha Sandhi (1 – 5) ii. Bakya Rachana – Matha, Kaan, Hath, Paka iii. Banan Sudha iv. Biporit Sobdya (Pg. 84 & 85) v. Somocharita Sobdo (Pg. 94 & 95) SECTION B: (LITERATURE – 50 Marks) PROSE: Chapter 4: Aabhaga Sangi Chapter 9: Pahare Jangale Chapter 16: Vir Ramani Laxmi Saheba POETRY: Chapter 7: Darjilinger Chithi Chapter 12: Moumachi Chapter 14: Batakeswar Kando SYLLABUS 2015 – 2016 CLASS – VII 2nd LANGUAGE (HINDI) FIRST TERM: SECTION – A (LANGUAGE) 50 Marks 1. Essay (200 – 250 Words) 15 Marks 2. Letter (Informal) (100 – 120 words) 10 Marks 3. Comprehension: Hindi Arth Grahan 15 Marks 4. Grammar VYAKARAN VATIKA – 7 a. Case b. Voice c. Synonyms e. Opposites f. One word for many g. Idioms h. Do as directed 10 Marks Page No. 113 – 114 (1 – 20) Page No. 118 (1 – 26) Page No. 119 – 120 (1 – 20) Page No. 126 (1 – 25) SECTION – B (LITERATURE) 50 Marks Text Book – Gunjan Hindi Pathmala – 7 Poem: Chapter 5: Pehli Boond Chapter 8: LIkh Par We Chale Prose: Chapter 2: Yeh Mera: Yeh Meet Ka Chapter 3: Mithai Wala Chapter 4: Sarforosi Ki Tamanna Chapter 9: Haar Ki Jeet FINAL TERM: SECTION – A (LANGUAGE) 1. Essay (200 – 250 Words) 2. Letter (Informal) 3. Comprehension 4. Grammar a. Sentences c. Abstract Noun d. Synonyms e. Opposites f. One word for many g. Idioms h. Do as directed 50 Marks 15 Marks (100 – 120 words) 10 Marks 15 Marks 10 Marks Page No. 113 – 114 (1 – 40) Page No. 118 (1 – 52) Page No. 119 – 121 (1 – 42) Page No. 126 – 128 (1 – 45) SECTION – B (LITERATURE) 50 Marks Text Book – Gunjan Hindi Pathmala – 7 Poem: Chapter 16: Tufano Ki Aor Chapter 19: Jai Gaan Prose: Chapter 6: Jhuth Ka Saach Chapter 10: Rakhi Ka Mulya Chapter 15: Namak Ka Daroga Chapter 18: Nishtur Anu Kampa SYLLABUS FOR THE SESSION 2015 - 16 CLASS: 7 MATHEMATICS: M.L. Aggarwal; [Text Book: New ICSE Mastering Mathematics Class VII; Arya Publications; Sixth Revised Edition – 2013] FIRST TERM: PAPER I: 1. Ch. 1 – Sets 2. Ch. 2 – Operations on Sets; Venn Diagram (Including Problems) 3. Ch. 5 – Factors and Multiples 4. Ch. 6 – Fractions 5. Ch. 7 - Decimal Numbers 6. Ch. 8 - Power and Roots (Division Method included) 7. Ch. 9 – Ratios and Proportion 8. Ch. 11 - Averages PAPER II: 1. Ch. 15 – Fundamental Concepts and Operations on Algebraic Expressions 2. Ch. 16 - Formulae 3. Ch. 20 – Simplification on Algebraic Expressions 4. Ch. 21 – Linear Equations [Problems included] (INEQUATIONS excluded); 5. Ch. 25 – Angles and Parallel Lines 6. Ch. 26 – Basic Constructions 7. Ch. 27 – Triangles FINAL TERM: MATHEMATICS: PAPER I: 1. Ch. 10 – Unitary Method and its Applications 2. Ch. 12 – Percentage; 3. Ch. 13 – Profit, Loss & Discount; 4. Ch. 14 – Simple Interest; 5. Ch. 32 – Mensuration [Excluding Volume and Surface Area Ex. 32.2] Portions to be included from First Term: 1. Ch. 2 – Operations on Sets, Venn Diagram 2. Ch. 6 – Fractions 3. Ch. 8 - Power and Roots 4. Ch. 9 – Ratio and Proportion PAPER II: 1. Ch. 17 – Exponents 2. Ch. 18 – Special Products; 3. Ch. 19 – Factors 4. Ch. 22 – Co – ordinate System and Graph 5. Ch. 28 – Congruency of Triangles 6. Ch. 33 – Statistics. Portions to be included from First Term: 1. Ch. 15 – Fundamental Concepts and Operations on Algebraic Expressions 2. Ch. 20 – Simplification of Algebraic Expressions 3. Ch. 21 – Linear Equations (problems Included) [Inequations excluded] 4. Ch. 25 – Angles and Parallel Lines 5. Ch. 26 – Basic Constructions 6. Ch. 27 - Triangles. **** FORMAT OF THE QUESTION PAPER: 2015-16 PAPER I Section: A (Compulsory): 5 Questions – 5x10=50 Each question will have 3 parts carrying marks in the sequence (3+3+4). For 2 marks questions third part may be sub divided into (2+2) forms. Section: B – (Answer any 5 out of 7 questions) Question No. 6 to 10 will be subdivided into (3+3) pattern. [Question 11 and 12 may be subdivided into (2+4) pattern. PAPER II Section: A (Compulsory): 5 Questions – 5x10=50 Each question will have 3 parts carrying marks in the sequence (3+3+4). For 2 marks questions third part may be sub divided into (2+2) form. Section: B [Algebra] – (Answer any 5 out of 7 questions) Question No. 6 to 10 either be divided into 2 parts carrying marks in the sequence (2+3); or full 5 marks. Section: B [Geometry] – (Answer any 3 parts out of 5 questions). Question No. 11 to 15 either be divided into 2 parts carrying marks in the sequence (2+3); or full 5 marks. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* CLASS: 7 PHYSICS: [Book: - New Living Science, Physics – Ratna Sagar] FIRST TERM: Ch. 1 – Measurement Ch. 2 – Motion Ch. 3 – Sound FINAL TERM: Ch. 4 – Heat Ch. 5 – Light and Shadows Ch. 6 – Reflection of Light Ch. 1 – Measurement (included from term I) FORMAT OF THE QUESTION PAPER: Section A – 40 Marks – Compulsory Section B – (Attempt any 5 out of 7) – Each Question carries 12 marks. NB: Question should specify if a diagram is required or not . SYLLABUS 2015 – 2016 CLASS – 7 Text book followed: New Living Science Biology – RatnaSagar BIOLOGY FIRST TERM: 1. Chapter 1: Basic Biology 2. Chapter 2: Organization in Living Beings 3. Chapter 3: Movement in Animals and Plants FINAL TERM: 1. Chapter 4: Nutrition in Animals and Plants 2. Chapter 5: Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption and Assimilation 3. Chapter 6: Respiration and Excretion in Animals and Plants Question Paper Format F.M = 100 Section A: F.M – 40 Compulsory (All Questions of Objective Type) Section B: F.M – 60 Optional 5 Questions out of 7 to be answered. (5 x 12) CLASS – VII TEXT BOOK: I.T. TOOLS PLUS – 7, BY KIPS PUBLISHING WORLD FIRST TERM: Chapter 2: Ms – Windows Chapter 3: Formulas and Functions in Ms-Excel Chapter 10: Surfing Net and E-mail BASIC IF – THEN, IF – THEN – ELSE with AND/OR/NOT FOR – NEXT with STEP (no nested loop) Counters Math Functions INT, MOD, ABS, SQR, SGN (Math Functions to be included with condition and loop programs). PRACTICAL: BASIC (20 Marks) FINAL TERM: Chapter 4: Using Excel as Database Chapter 5: Advance feature of Excel (Chart) Chapter 11: The Virus BASIC For Loop with accumulators (no nested loop) String Functions LEN, RIGHT, LEFT, MID (without FOR loop) String Concatenation (1st Term syllabus to be represented) PRACTICAL: Ms – Excel (20 Marks)