Question 1:
Candidates will be required to write a
composition of about 300– 350 words from a choice
of subjects which will test their ability to: organise,
describe, narrate, report, explain, persuade or argue,
present ideas coherently with accuracy and precision,
compare and contrast ideas and arrive at conclusions,
present relevant arguments and use correct style and
format.
The subjects will be varied and may be suggested by
language or by other stimuli such as pictures. The
subjects will be so chosen so as to allow the candidates
to draw on first-hand experience or to stimulate their
imagination
With one subject, a number of suggestions about the
content of the composition will be given, but the use
of the suggestions will be optional and a candidate will
be free to treat the subject in any way that he/she
chooses.
The organisation of subject matter, syntax,
punctuation, correctness of grammatical constructions
and spelling will be expected to be appropriate to the
mode of treatment required by the subject
Question 2:
Candidates will have to write a letter from
a choice of two subjects requiring either a formal or an
informal mode of treatment. Suggestions regarding the
content of the letter may be given. The layout of the
letter with address, introduction, conclusion, etc., will
form part of the assessment. Special attention must be
paid to the format of the letter with emphasis on
vocabulary appropriate to the context.
Question 3:
Candidates will be given a specific
situation and will be required to
(a) Write the text for a notice based on given
directions.
(b) Write an e-mail on the same content as the notice.
Question 4:
an unseen prose passage of about
words will be given. Uncommon items of
vocabulary, or structure will be avoided. One question
will be set to test vocabulary. Candidates will be
required to show an understanding of the
words/phrases in the context in which they have been
used.
A number of questions requiring short answers will
also be asked on the passage. These questions will test
the candidates’ ability to comprehend the explicit
content and organisation of the passage and to infer
information, intention and attitude from it.
The last question will consist of a summary that will
test the candidates’ ability to distinguish main ideas
from supporting details and to extract salient points to
re-write them in the form of a summary. Candidates
will be given clear indications of what they are to
summarise and of the length of the summary.
Question 5:
There will be a number of short answer
questions to test the candidates' knowledge of
functional grammar, structure and use of the
language.
All the items in this question will be compulsory. They
will consist of correct use of prepositions, verbs and
transformation of sentences.
of the questions set, which should be in their own
words and relevant to the text.
Excerpts may be given from the drama and prose texts
leading to questions on the specific book.
Poetry
A poem, or passages from poems, will be given and
questions will be set to test the candidates’ response to
the poem. The questions will focus on the content,
understanding and the personal response of candidates
to the poem as a whole.
Syllabus to be covered in Class IX
1. DRAMA: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
(Shakespeare’s unabridged play by A.W. Verity):
Acts 1 & 2
TREASURE TROVE - A Collection of ICSE Poems
and Short Stories (Evergreen Publications)
2. POETRY:
The Heart of the Tree – Henry Cuyler Bunner
(ii)The Cold Within–James Patrick Kinney
(iv) My Greatest Olympic Prize – Jesse Owens
(v)
(iv) After Blenheim – Robert Southey
Television – Roald Dahl
3. PROSE (Short Stories):
Chief Seattle’s Speech
(ii)Old Man at the Bridge – Ernest Miller
Hemingway
(iii) A Horse and Two Goats – R.K. Narayan
(iv) Hearts and Hands – O. Henry
(v)
All Summer in a Day – Ray Douglas
Bradbury
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