SYLLABUS FOCUS – GRADE X

SUMMATIVE EXAMINATION -NOVEMBER 2018

 SYLLABUS FOCUS – GRADE X
FIRST SUMMATIVE EXAMINATION 2018
SUBJECT: FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH (0500)

The students of Grade 10 will be tested on both the language papers; Paper2-Reading Passages and Paper3-
Directed writing & Composition.
PAPER 2: READING PASSAGES PAPER 3: DIRECTED WRITING &
COMPOSITION
(Written paper, 2 hours, 50 marks) (Written paper, 2 hours, 50 marks)
[The main objectives tested here are reading [The main objectives tested here are writing
skills] skills]

Students get two passages—passage A and Students get a passage or passages and a question
passage B in this question paper. paper

Question 1: Students read passage A and display Question 1: Students read the passage or passages
their reading comprehension skills by responding in and develop and evaluate the information in a
one of the following text types: discursive/argumentative letter or article.
a) Letter
b) Report
c) Journal Write between 250 to 350 words
d) Speech
e) Interview 10 marks for reading (content) + 15 marks for
f) Newspaper report or magazine article writing

Write between 250 to 350 words

15 marks for reading (content) + 5 marks for writing
style

Question 2: Students are asked to re-read one or
two specific paragraphs in passage A and are asked
to select a specific number (usually 4) of words and
phrases from each paragraph to comment on how
these are used effectively in their contexts.
Question 2: Students are given a choice from four
composition questions: 2 descriptive and 2 narrative.
They need to choose one and write a composition.
Write between 350 to 450 words

Write between 200 to 300 words 13 marks for content + 12 marks for style

This question carries 10 marks

Question 3: Students read a passage and then
summarize an aspect of the passage.

Students write their summary as continuous writing

of no more than 250 words for 20 marks.

All responses are written in the spaces provided on All responses are written in the spaces provided on
the Question Paper the Question Paper
 SYLLABUS FOCUS: FIRST SUMMATIVE EXAMINATION NOV/DEC 2018
GRADE X
ENGLISH LITERATURE (0486)

PAPER 1 : Poetry and Prose

TIME : 1 hour 30 minutes
TOTAL MARKS : 50 marks

PAPER STRUCTURE:

1. Candidates should answer two questions: one from Section A (Poetry) and
one from Section B (Prose).
2. All questions carry equal marks (25 marks each).
3. There is a choice of two questions on each text.

PROSE
In custody – Chapters 1 to 6

POETRY
- For Heidi with blue hair
- Elegy for my father’s father
- One Art
- Meeting at night
- Because I could not stop for death
- The trees
- The trees are down
- Anthem for doomed youth
- Attack
- My parents

PAPER 2 : Drama
TIME : 1 hour 30 min
TOTAL MARKS : 50 marks

PAPER STRUCTURE :

1. Candidates should answer two questions on two texts. All questions carry
equal marks (25 marks each).
2. There is a choice of two questions on each text: either (a) a passage-based
question or (b) an essay question.
3. Candidates must answer one passage-based question and one essay question.

DRAMA:
Macbeth Act 1- 5
A view from the bridge – Act 1
Grade X –Geography-Syllabus focus-Summative exam-Nov 2018

DURATION
TOTAL
SUBJECT OF SYLLABUS EXAM FORMAT
MARKS
PAPERS
Geography Theme 1: Population and • Questions based on
settlement calculations or plotting
Paper 1 - on graphs.
Geographical 1 hour 45 75 marks 1.1 Population Dynamics • Short answer type
Themes minutes concept based questions
1.2 Migration • Long answer type
Paper 2- 60 marks questions based on
Geographical 1 hour 30 1.3 Population Structure critical thinking,
Skills minutes application and
1.4 Population density and evaluation skills
Paper 4 60 marks distribution • Photo interpretation
Alternative • Aerial photograph
to 1 hour 30 1.5 Settlements and service annotations
Coursework minutes provision • Diagrams

Theme 2: The natural

environment

2.1 Earthquakes and

volcanoes

2.2 Rivers

2.3 Coasts

2.4 Weather

2.5 Climate and natural

vegetation

Theme 3: Economic
development

3.1 Development

3.2 Food production

3.3 Industry

3.4 Tourism

3.5 Energy
Grade X –Geography-Syllabus focus-Summative exam-Nov 2018

3.6 Water

3.7 Environmental
risks of economic
development
 SYLLABUS FOCUS – GRADE 10
FIRST TERM SUMMATIVE EXAMINATION
NOV-DEC 2019

SUBJECT: GERMAN
• Daily routines
• Recap of reflexive verbs
• Recap of reflexive pronouns
• Recap of past tense
• Recap of pefekt tense
• Präteritum tense
• Recap of future tense
• Food and drink
• Healthy Eating : Pros and cons of food choices
• Ordering food in restaurant : Restaurant Dialogues
• Superlative and comparative
• Physical health & recap of body parts
• Shopping & cloths
• Recap of conjunctions : Subordinate clauses
• Employment & Future Career plans
• Holidays / Festivals
• Transport & Travel
• Town and services
• Town and City : Pros and cons of life in city and village
• Adjektivendungen

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Exam Details
Components Content Marks Time
Paper 1 Listening Candidates listen to a number of 45 marks approximately 45
recordings and answer questions minutes
testing Comprehension.
Paper 2 Reading Candidates read a number of texts 45 marks 1 hour
and answer questions testing
comprehension.
Paper 3 Speaking Topic Presentation 50 marks approximately 10
General Conversation. GC- 20 minutes per student
TP – 20
General
Impression - 10

Paper 4 Writing Candidates respond in the target 50 marks 1 hour

language to three tasks

Resources:

• Worksheets given in class.

• Notes and exercises given in the notebook.
• Revision worksheets.
• IGCSE Book

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GREENWOOD HIGH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL BANGALORE

IGCSE-MUSIC SYLLABUS FOCUS FOR GRADE-X NOV-DEC2018

Contents/ Topics to study Criteria reference Remarks

Component -1 This component is based on CD 1. Rudiments of 18 marks
Unprepared listening recording and extract will be theory.
played for four times with Section- 2. Musical idea
A, B, C and D will play only twice; &
terminology.
Section A: Unprepared western 3. Melody
Repertoire [marks 18] &rhythm,
Extracts from one work which may 4. Ensembles &
be instrumental and/or vocal instruments/
music from western art music. voices.
Baroque, classical, romantic, 20th 5. Structure &
century. form.
Instruments of orchestra, Vocals 6. Composition
SATB, textures, drone, ornaments, al devices.
forms, chamber work, ensemble 7. Texture.
and symphony works.
Section B Worldwide music [20 1. Melody & 20marks
marks] rhythm
Africa and Arab, Latin American, 2. Instrumentati
and Japanese music. on and effects.
3. Textures and
scale
4. Terminology.
5. Country or
origin.
6. Texture and
ensembles.
 Section C: Skeleton Score Instruments and 16 marks
[16marks] instrumentals effects.
Dictation and writing
A single extract with skeleton score correct notes.
may be asked questions relating to Compositional devices
rudiments of theory, melody & and structure.
rhythm, harmony, key-cadence,
inversion, embellishing notes.

Section D: Set work [16marks] structure and 16 marks

terminology
For their chosen work, candidates
• themes and their
will hear two extracts (played
transformations
twice). A skeleton score of the
• key centres and
extracts will
modulations
be provided in the question paper.
• identification of
Chinses music & Mozart clarinet chords
concerto. • instruments
• transposition
• score markings,
performance
directions,
instrumental effects
• general
background
information about
the context and
genre of each work.
Total mark of written paper is 70.
Component-2 Solo performance & Ensemble. 1. Articulation or 25marks
Performing ornamentatio
One individual solo and one n.
ensemble performance recording 2. Technical
with submitting score. competence
(Component-2 examination will and
be conducted internally) interpretative
understanding
of the music
performed.
Component-3 One entire composition.
Composition

Mr.Omprakash Roy
Music Teacher
 SYLLABUS FOCUS X/PHYSICS

FIRST SUMMATIVE EXAMINATION NOVEMBER 2018

The following topics are included for the above mentioned examination:

Name of Section: Extended

1. General physics

1.1 Length and time

1.2 Motion

1.3 Mass and weight

1.4 Density

1.5 Forces

1.6 Momentum (Extended candidates only)

1.7 Energy, work and power

1.8 Pressure

2. Thermal physics

2.1 Simple kinetic molecular model of matter

2.2 Thermal properties and temperature

2.3 Thermal processes

3. Properties of waves, including light and sound

3.1 General wave properties

3.2 Light

3.3 Electromagnetic spectrum

3.4 Sound

4. Electricity and magnetism

4.1 Simple phenomena of magnetism

4.2 Electrical quantities

4.3 Electric circuits

4.5 Dangers of electricity

4.6 Electromagnetic effects

4.6.1 Electromagnetic Induction

4.6.2 A.C generator

4.6.4 The magnetic effect of current

4.6.5 For on a current carrying conductor

4.6.6 D.C Motor

Paper 2 LEVEL : Extended Duration: 45 Minutes Marks : 40 Marks

Weightage: 30%

Assessment Objectives: This paper will test assessment objectives AO1 and AO2

Section A/B – There will be no Section A or Section B, All the questions will be compulsory.
A multiple-choice paper consisting of 40 items of the four-choice type.
Questions will be based on the Extended syllabus content (Core & supplement).

Paper 4 LEVEL: Extended Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes Marks:80 marks

Weightage: 50%

Assessment Objectives : This paper will test assessment objectives AO1 and AO2

Sections A/B – There will be no Section A or Section B, All the questions will be compulsory.
It will be a paper consisting of structured type questions.
Questions will be based on the Extended syllabus content (Core & supplement).

Paper 6 Alternative to Practical

LEVEL: Extended Duration: 1 hour Marks: 40 marks

Weightage: 20%

Assessment Objectives: This paper will test assessment objective AO3.

Sections A/B – There will be no Section A or Section B, All the questions will be compulsory.
Questions will be based on the experimental skills in Section 7.
The paper is structured to assess grade ranges A*–G.
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Grade 10 (Additional Mathematics ) First Summative 2018

SYLLABUS FOCUS

Only Scientific Calculator is allowed for both papers

 GRADE 10 BIOLOGY SYLLABUS FOCUS
First Summative Examination – November 2018

The following topics are included for the above-mentioned examination:

2. Organisation of the organism

2.1 Cell structure and organization
2.2 Levels of Organisation
2.3 Size of specimens

3. Movement in and out of cells

3.1 Diffusion
3.2 Osmosis
3.3 Active transport

4. Biological molecules

5. Enzymes

8. Transport in plants
8.1 Transport in plants
8.2 Water uptake
8.3 Transpiration
8.4 Translocation

9. Transport in animals
9.1 Transport in animals
9.2 Heart
9.3 Blood and lymphatic vessels
9.4 Blood

11. Gas exchange in humans

12. Respiration
12.1 Respiration
12.2 Aerobic respiration
12.3 Anaerobic respiration

13. Excretion in humans

14. Coordination and response

14.1 Nervous control in humans
14.2 Sense organs
14.3 Hormones in humans
14.4 Homeostasis
14.5 Tropic responses

15. Drugs
15.1 Drugs
15.2 Medicinal drugs
15.3 Misused drugs
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17. Inheritance
17.1 Inheritance
17.2 Chromosomes, genes and proteins
17.3 Mitosis
17.4 Meiosis
17.5 Monohybrid Inheritance

18. Variation and selection

18.1 Variation
18.2 Adaptive features
18.3 Selection

19. Organisms and their environment

19.1 Energy flow
19.2 Food chains and food webs
19.3 Nutrient cycles
19.4 Population size

20. Biotechnology and genetic engineering

20.1 Biotechnology and genetic engineering
20.2 Biotechnology
20.3 Genetic engineering

21. Human Influences on ecosystem

21.1 Food supply

21.2 Habitat destruction
21.3 Pollution
21.4 Conservation

ASSESSMENT PATTERN

Paper 2: Multiple Choice Duration: 45 minutes Weightage: 30%

A multiple-choice paper consisting of 40 questions of four-choice type, one mark for each.
Questions will be based on the Extended syllabus content [Core and Supplement].

Paper 4: Extended Theory Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes Weightage: 50%

Written paper consisting of 80 marks of short-answer and structured questions. Questions will
be based on the Extended syllabus content [Core and Supplement]. At least a quarter of the
marks available will be based on Core material and the remainder on Supplement.

Paper 6: Alternative to Practical Duration: 1hour Weightage: 20%

Written paper consisting of 40 marks of 2 to 4 questions. Questions will be based on

experimental skills.

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 GRADE 10 SYLLABUS FOCUS

FIRST SUMMATIVE EXAMINATION 2018-2019

SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY (0620)

Students will be answering three papers according the IGCSE pattern.

The details are as follows: Summative assessment outline

The periodic table will be provided for reference. Use of scientific calculators is
permitted.

1. The particulate nature of matter

2. Experimental techniques

2.1 Measurement

2.2.1 Criteria of purity

2.2.2 Methods of purification

3. Atoms, elements and compounds

3.1 Atomic structure and the Periodic Table

3.2.1 Bonding: the structure of matter

3.2.2 Ions and ionic bonds

3.2.3 Molecules and covalent bonds

3.2.4 Macromolecules

3.2.5 Metallic bonding (Extended candidates only)

4. Stoichiometry

4.1 Stoichiometry

4.2 The mole concept (Extended candidates only)

5. Electricity and chemistry

6. Chemical energetic

6.1 Energetics of a reaction

6.2 Energy transfer

7. Chemical reactions

7.1 Physical and chemical changes

7.2 Rate (speed) of reaction

7.3 Reversible reactions

7.4 Redox

8. Acids, bases and salts

8.1 The characteristic properties of acids and bases

8.2 Types of oxides

8.3 Preparation of salts

8.4 Identification of ions and gases

9. The Periodic Table

9.1 The Periodic Table

9.2 Periodic trends

9.3 Group properties

9.4 Transition elements

9.5 Noble gases

10. Metals

10.1 Properties of metals

10.2 Reactivity series

10.3 Extraction of metals

10.4 Uses of metals

11.Air and water

11.1 Water
11.2 Air
11.3 Nitrogen and fertilisers
11.4 Carbon dioxide and methane

14. Organic chemistry

14.1 Names of compounds

14.2 Fuels

14.3 Homologous series

14.4 Alkanes

14.5 Alkenes

14.6 Alcohols

14.7 Carboxylic acids

14.8.1 Polymers

14.8.2 Synthetic polymers

14.8.3 Natural polymers\

IMPORTANT:

• It is advisable to refer to the class notes, text book and UT papers. Follow the
IGCSE syllabus (Core and extended) for content details.