CBSE 9th Class English Communicative Syllabus


Course Structure

Division of Syllabus Total Weightage
Summative Assessment I & II 60%
Sections Topics Marks
A Reading Skills 20
B Writing Skills with Grammar 25
C Literature Textbooks and Extended Text 25
E Assessment of Speaking and Listening (ASL) 20
Formative Assessment 40%
Total 90 100%

Term I

  • From April to September

Term II

  • From October to March

Distribution of Marks

  • The Summative Assessment I – 90 Marks
  • Summative Assessment II – 90 Marks
  • The weightage assigned to Summative Assessment I is 30%
  • The weightage assigned to Summative Assessment II is 30%

Written Exam

  • There is one written paper at the end of each term carrying 70 marks

  • The duration is three hours

  • 20 marks are added for Assessment of Speaking and Listening skills making the paper of 90 marks

  • One-third of the 90 marks (i.e. 30) are added each in both Summative Assessments

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