DPS INTERNATIONAL, SAKET
SUMMATIVE ASSESMENT II SYLLABUS
CLAS IX : Session – 2015-16
ENGLISH AS SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL):
1. Reading and Writing Paper - Max marks 90, Time 2 Hrs
· Comprehension – Unseen Passages
· Note making
· Summary
· Directed Writing – Letter, Articles – Argumentative, Informative, Descriptive
2. Listening Paper – Max marks 40, Time 45 mins
3. Speaking (Orals) - Max marks 30, Time 15 min
FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH (FLE):
Paper 22: Reading Passages (Extended) 2 hours
Candidates answer three questions on two passages of 600–700 words each, linked by a common theme.
Question 1 Directed Writing (20 marks)
This question refers to Passage 1 only and may be sub-divided.
Directed Writing
· Report Writing (News report/official report)
· Letter Writing
· Diary Entry
· Speech
· Talk
· Script Writing (Dialogue /Conversation/ Interview)
Question 2 Writer’s effect. (10 marks)
This question refers to Passage 1 only and may be sub-divided.
The question tests reading objective R4 Understand how writers achieve effects.
Question 3 Summary question (20 marks)
This question in response to Passage B may be sub-divided.
Candidates write their content points in note form and then their summary as continuous writing of 250 words.
Paper 32: Directed Writing and Composition 2 hours
Section 1 – Directed Writing (25 marks)
Candidates read one or more short texts which are printed on the question paper.
They are then asked to use and develop the given information in another form, e.g. a letter, a report, a speech, or a dialogue.
Section 2 – Composition (25 marks)
Candidates answer one question from a choice of two descriptive and two narrative titles. Candidates write about 350–450 words.
ENGLISH LITERATURE:
Poems:
· John Donne, ‘Lovers’ Infiniteness’
· George Herbert, ‘Love III’
· Lady Mary Wroth, ‘Song (Love a Child…)’
· William Blake, ‘The Clod and the Pebble’
· William Wordsworth, ‘She Was a Phantom of Delight’
· John Keats, ‘Last Sonnet’
Prose:
· Saki, ‘Sredni Vashtar’
· Sylvia Townsend Warner, ‘The Phoenix’
· Bernard Malamud, ‘The Prison’
· J.G. Ballard, ‘Billenium’
· Maurice Shadbolt, ‘The People Before’
PAPER V:
· William Shakespeare, ‘The Merchant of Venice’
· J. B. Priestley, ‘An Inspector Calls’ – Act I
MATHS:
NUMBERS
Calculator Skills
Standard Form, 3 Significant Figures, Upper Bound And Lower Bound, Range
Factorisation: Hcf, Lcm
Directed Numbers
Ratio And Proportion (Inverse And Direct)
Map And Area Scale
Conversions
Percentages, Reverse Percentages
Simple And Compound Interest
Profit And Loss
Growth And Depreciation
Algebra 1 And 2
Multiplication Of Algebraic Expressions
Factorisation Of Algebraic Expressions
Solving Simultaneous Equations
Graphical Representation Of Lines And Curves
Sequences And Series
Quadratic Equations Factorisation And Solutions
Completing The Square And Sketching Of Quadratic Curves
Simplification Of Algebraic Expressions
Linear Inequality
Linear Programming
TRIGONOMETRY:
Bearings
Sine And Cosine Rule
Area Of Triangle
Heights And Distances
Projections
MENSURATION and SOLIDS;
Arc Lengths And Area Of Segments
Nets, Symmetry Of Solids
Applications Of Trigonometry
Volumes And Surface Areas Of Solids
DATA HANDLING
Mean, Median , Mode Of Ungrouped Data
Mean, Median , Mode Of Grouped Data,
Using Cumulative Frequency Curve Estimating Median Upper And Lower Quartile, Interquartile Range.
Probability: Tree Diagram, And/ Or Probability Formula
Pie Chart
Scatter Diagrams
GEOMETRY
Interior/Exterior Angle Of Polygons
Angles And Parallel Lines
Congruent Triangles, Similar Triangles
Similar Figures And Related Properties
Symmetry
Circle Properties
Locus
DRAWING AND INTERPRETING GRAPHS:
Coordinates And Midpoint Formula
Distance Formula
Parallel And Perpendicular Lines And Their Gradients.
Plotting Of Points And Joining For Straight Lines And Smooth Curves
Gradients Of Straight Lines And Tangents On The Curves At A Point. Interpreting Graphs
Graphical Solutions Of Equations
Distance Time And Speed Time Graphs.
CHEMISTRY:
STATES OF MATTER,SEPARATING SUBSTANCES,
ATOMS AND ELEMENTS
ATOMS COMBINING,
REACTING MASSES AND CHEMICAL EQUATIONS ,
USING MOLES,
REDOX REACTIONS,
ELECTRICITY AND CHEMICAL CHANGES,
THE SPEED OF REACTION,
AIR AND WATER
PHYSICS:
Ch 1: Measurement And Units
Ch 2: Forces and Motion
Ch 3: Forces and Pressure
Ch 4: Forces an Energy
Ch 5: Thermal Effects
Ch 6: Waves and Sound
Ch 7: Rays and Waves (7.01, 7.02 and 7.03)
BIOLOGY:
Chapter 1- Chapter 14.
ECONOMICS (Revised):
Section 1 Basic Economic Problem
Chapter 1 to 3
Section 2 Allocation of Resources
Chap 4: Market and mixed economies
Chap 5: Equilibrium price
Chap 6: Changes in demand
Chap 7: Changes in supply
Chap 8: Price elasticity of demand
Chap 9: Price elasticity of supply
Chap 10: Merits of the market system
Chap 11: Market failure
Chap 12: Use of resources
Chap 13 : Public Expenditure versus Private Expenditure
SECTION 3 The Individual as Producer, Consumer and Borrower
Chap 14 : Specialisation, Exchange and Money
Chap 15: Banks
Chap 16: Stock Exchanges
Chap 17: Choices of Occupation
Chap 18: Differences in Earnings
Chap 19: Changes in Earnings
Chap 20: Trade Unions
Chap 21: Motives for spending ,saving and borrowing
Chap 22: Differences in Expenditure Patterns
Section 4 The Private Firm as Producer and Employer
Chap 25 : Costs of production
Chap 26 : Principle of Profit Maximisation
Chap 27:Pricing and Output strategies
Chap 29: Economies of scale
BUSINESS STUDIES:
1. Business Activity
2. Classification of Businesses
3. Enterprise, business growth and size
4. Types of business organisation
5. Business objectives and stakeholder objectives
6. Motivating Workers
7. Organisation and management
8. Internal and external communication
9. Recruitment, selection and training of workers
10. Marketing, competition and the customer
11. Market Research
12. The marketing mix: product
13. The marketing mix: price
14. The marketing mix: promotion
ACCOUNTING:
· Introduction to Accounting- Accounting Equation
· Double Entry Bookkeeping –Part A
· The Trial Balance
· Double Entry Bookkeeping –Part B
· Petty Cash Books
· Business Documents
· Books of Prime Entry
· Financial Statements –A
· Financial Statements- B
· Accounting Rules
· Accruals and Prepayments
· Depreciation and Disposal of Non Current Assets
· Bad Debts and Provision for Doubtful Debts
HISTORY:
PAPER 1
MARKS -60
TIME -2 HOURS
3 QUESTIONS [20 MKS EACH]
Chapter 1- Were The Peace Treaties Of 1919-23 Fair?
Chapter 2- To What Extent Was The League Of Nations A Success?
Chapter 3- Why Had The International Peace Collapsed By 1939?
Depth Study
Germany -P.238-269
PAPER 2-
MARKS-50
TIME - 2 HOURS
Chapter 5- How Effectively Did Usa Contain The Spread Of Communism?
PAPER 4
MARKS -40
TIME -1 HOUR
1 QUESTION
Depth Study
Germany -P.238-269
GEOGRAPHY:
Theme 1
Population and Settlement
1.1 Population Dynamics
1.2 Migration
1.3 Population Structure
1.4 Population Density and Distribution
1.5 Settlements and Service Provision
1.6 Urban Settlements
1.7 Urbanisation
Theme 2
The Natural Environment
2.1 Earthquakes and Volcanoes
2.2 Rivers
2.4 Weather
2.5 Climate and Natural Vegetation
Theme 3
Economic Development
3.1 Development
3.2 Food Production
3.3 Industry
Total – 3 Papers
Paper 1- Geographical Themes- 1 hour 45 minutes- 75 marks
Theme 1- Population and Settlement-25 marks
Theme 2- The Natural Environment- 25 marks
Theme 3- Economic Development- 25 marks
Paper 2- Geographical Skills-1 hour- 40 marks
Paper 4- Alternative to Coursework- 1 hour30 minutes- 60 marks
ICT:
Written:
Chapter 1: Types and components of Computer system
Chapter 2: Input and Output Devices
Chapter 3: Storage devices and media
Chapter 4: Computer Networks
Chapter 5: The effects of using ICT
PRACTICAL
MS Word
MS Access
MS Power point
COMPUTER SCIENCE:
MARKS: 100
TIME: 3 HOUR
CH-1 Binary Systems And Hexadecimals
Ch-2 Communication And Internet Technologies
Ch-3 Logic Gates And Logic Circuits
Ch-4 Operating Systems And Computer Architecture
Ch-5 Input And Output Devices
Ch-6 Memory And Data Storage
Ch-7 High And Low Level Languages And Programming Questions Based On Algorithms
HINDI:
PAPER 1
READING AND WRITING SKILLS 60 MARKS
- COMPREHENSION
- APPLICATION FORM
- SUMMARY WRITING
- NOTE MAKING
- TRUE AND FALUSE
- ESSAY,LETTER,SPEECH,REPORT WRITING
PAPER 2
LISTENING SKILLS 30 MARKS
FRENCH 2L:
Tricolore:
Units 1-7
Comprehension passages
Writing skills
Metro
Modules 1-7
GERMAN 2L:
Therewould be 4 papers as perIGCSEformat
Paper / Max. Marks / Time1. Listening / 45 / Approx. 45 mins.
2. Reading / 45 / 1 hour
3. Speaking / 100 / Approx. 15mins
4. Writing / 50 / 1 hour
Reading comprehension
Listening comprehension
Writing skills – email/letter/article and a narrative
SPANISH 2L:
Comprensiones Lectoras, Auditivas, Expresiones Escritas y Orales basadas a los temas siguientes.
(Reading, Listening Comprehensions, Writing Skills and Orals based on following topics)
1. Las actividades cotidianas
2. Vida personal y social
3. El mundo
4. El mundo del trabajo
5. El mundo internacional
There would be 4 papers as per IGCSE format of 2015. Oral Examination would be conducted separately.