ST. MARK’S SR. SEC.

PUBLIC SCHOOL, MEERA BAGH

CLASS - X (2024 - 2025)
SYLLABUS

ENGLISH

PERIODIC TEST - 1

READING - 1. Discursive passage, 2. Case Based Factual Passage

WRITING SKILLS - 1. Letter of Order, 2. Letter of Enquiry
GRAMMAR - 1. Tenses, 2. Modals, 3. Subject-Verb Concord, 4. Determiners
LITERATURE
FIRST FLIGHT - 1. A Letter to God, 2. Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom
POEMS - 1. Dust of Snow, 2. Fire and Ice
FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET - 1. A Triumph of Surgery, 2. The Thief's Story

PERIODIC TEST - 2

READING - 1. Discursive passage, 2. Case Based Factual Passage

WRITING SKILLS - 1. Analytical Paragraph (based on graph/chart etc.), 2. Letter of Complaint, 3. Letter of Order,
4. Letter of Enquiry
GRAMMAR - 1. Tenses, 2. Modals, 3. Subject - Verb Concord, 4. Determiners, Speech, 6. Commands and Requests,
7. Statements, 8. Questions
LITERATURE
FIRST FLIGHT - 1. A Letter to God, 2. Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom, 3. Two Stories About Flying, 4. From
the Diary of Anne Frank, 5. Glimpses of India
POEMS - 1. Dust of Snow, 2. Fire and Ice, 3. A Tiger In The Zoo, 4. How to Tell Wild Animals, 5. The Ball Poem,
6. Amanda, 7. The Trees 8. Fog
FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET - 1. Triumph of Surgery, 2. The Thief’s Story, 3. The Midnight Visitor, 4. A Question of
Trust, 5. Footprints without Feet, 6. The Making of a Scientist

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PERIODIC TEST - 3

READING - 1. Discursive passage, 2. Case Based Factual Passage

WRITING SKILLS - 1. Letter to the Editor
GRAMMAR - 1. Tenses, 2. Modals, 3. Subject-Verb Concord, 4. Determiners, 5. Reported Speech, 6. Commands
and Requests, 7. Statements, 8. Questions
LITERATURE
FIRST FLIGHT - 1. Mijbil the Otter, 2. Madam Rides the Bus, 3. The Sermon at Benares
POEMS - 1. For Anne Gregory
FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET - 1. The Necklace, 2. Bholi

PRE - BOARD EXAMINATION

LITERATURE
FIRST FLIGHT - 1. The Tale of Custard the Dragon, 2. The Proposal
FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET - 1. The Book that Saved the Earth

NOTE - Pre Boards will include the entire syllabus of Periodic Test 1, Periodic Test 2 and Periodic Test 3

ह िंदी

सामहिक परीक्षा - 1

स्पर्श (गद्य) – बड़े भाई साहब (प्ऱेमचंद ), डायरी का एक पन्ना (सीताराम स़ेकसररया) ।
स्पर्श (पद्य ) – साखी (कबीर) , पद (मीरा) ।
संचयन – हररहर काका (मममिल़ेश्वर)।
व्याकरण - रचना क़े आधार पर वाक्य रूपांतरण , मुहावऱे
अपमित बोध - अपमित गद्यांर्
ल़ेखन- अनुच्छ़ेद ल़ेखन, सूचना ल़ेखन,
मवज्ञापन ल़ेखन

सामहिक परीक्षा - 2

स्पर्श (गद्य ) – ततांरा वामीरो किा (लीलाधर मंडलोई) ,तीसरी कसम क़े मर्ल्पकार ऱ्ेलेंद्र (प्रहलाद अग्रवाल)
स्पर्श (पद्य) - पवशत प्रद़े र् में पावस (सुममत्रानंदन पंत) , तोप (वीऱ़े न डं गवाल)
संचयन– सपनों क़े स़े मदन ( गुरदयाल मसंह)
व्याकरण – पदबंध , समास
ल़ेखन – अनुच्छ़ेद ल़ेखन, सूचना ल़ेखन , औपचाररक पत्र , मवज्ञापन ल़ेखन, लघुकिा ल़ेखन , अिवा औपचाररक ईम़ेल ल़ेखन
नोट : प्रिम साममयक परीक्षा – 1 का संपूणश पाठ्यक्रम भी आएगा।

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सामहिक परीक्षा - 3

स्पर्श (गद्य) – अब कहााँ दू सरों क़े दु ख में दु खी होऩे वाल़े ( मनदा फाज़ली ) , कारतूस ( हबीब तनवीर)
स्पर्श (पद्य) – मनुष्यता (मैमिलीर्रण गुप्त) , कर चल़े हम मफदा (कैफी आज़मी ) , आत्मत्राण (रवींद्रनाि िाकुर)
व्याकरण – व्याकरण का संपूणश पाठ्यक्रम आएगा।
ल़ेखन - मवज्ञापन ल़ेखन, सूचना ल़ेखन, लघुकिा
अपमित बोध- अपमित गद्यांर्

पूर्व बोर्व परीक्षा

स्पर्श (गद्य ) – पतझर में टू टी पमियां ( रवींद्र क़ेल़ेकर)

संचयन – टोपी र्ुक्ला (राही मासूम रज़ा)

नोट : हपछली सभी परीक्षाओिं का सिंपूर्व पाठ्यक्रम आएगा ।

MATHEMATICS

PERIODIC TEST - 1

Chapter 1 - Real Numbers, Chapter 2 - Polynomials, Chapter 3 - Linear Equations in 2 variables

PERIODIC TEST - 2

Chapter 6 - Triangles, Chapter 8 - Introduction to Trigonometry, Chapter 9 - Some applications of Trigonometry,

Chapter 13 - Statistics, Chapter 1 - Real Numbers, Chapter 2 - Polynomials, Chapter 3 - Linear Equations in 2 variables,
Chapter 5 - Arithmetic Progression

PERIODIC TEST - 3

Chapter 4 - Quadratic Equations, Chapter 11 - Areas related to circles, Chapter 12 - Surface areas and volumes

PRE - BOARD EXAMINATION

Chapter 7 - Coordinate geometry, Chapter 10 - Circles, Chapter 14 - Probability

NOTE - Syllabus of periodic assessment 1,2 & 3 (full syllabus)

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 SCIENCE

PERIODIC TEST - 1

PHYSICS - Chapter 9 - Light: Reflection and Refraction

BIOLOGY - Chapter 5 - Life Processes (Nutrition, Respiration, Circulation and Excretion)
CHEMISTRY - Chapter 1 - Chemical reactions and equations

PERIODIC TEST - 2

PHYSICS - Chapter 9 - Light: Reflection and Refraction, Chapter 10 - The Human Eye and the Colorful World
BIOLOGY - Chapter 5 - Life Processes, Chapter 6 - Control & Coordination, Chapter 13 - Our Environment
CHEMISTRY - Chapter 1 - Chemical reactions and equations, Chapter - 2 Acids, bases and salts, Chapter - 3 Metals
and non-metals

PERIODIC TEST - 3

PHYSICS - Chapter 11 - Electricity

BIOLOGY - Chapter 7 - How do Organisms Reproduce
CHEMISTRY - Chapter - 4 Carbon and its Compounds

PRE - BOARD EXAMINATION

PHYSICS - Chapter 9 - Light: Reflection and Refraction, Chapter 10 - The Human Eye and the Colorful World, Chapter
11 - Electricity, Chapter 12 - Magnetic Effects of Current
BIOLOGY - Chapter 5 - Life Processes, Chapter 6 - Control & Coordination, Chapter 7 - How do Organisms Reproduce,
Chapter 8 - Heredity, Chapter 13 - Our Environment
CHEMISTRY - Chapter 1 - Chemical reactions and equations, Chapter 2 - Acids, bases and salts, Chapter 3 - Metals
and non-metals, Chapter 4 - Carbon and its Compounds

SOCIAL SCIENCE

PERIODIC TEST - 1

HISTORY - Chapter 1 - The Rise of Nationalism in Europe

GEOGRAPHY - Chapter 1 - Resources and Development
POLITICAL SCIENCE - Chapter 1 - Power sharing
ECONOMICS - Chapter 1 - Development

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PERIODIC TEST - 2

HISTORY - Chapter 1 - The Rise of Nationalism in Europe, Chapter 2 - Nationalism in India, Chapter 3 - The Making of
a Global World (Only Subtopics:1 to 1.3 Pre Modern World to Conquest, Disease and Trade to be assessed in Board
examination)
GEOGRAPHY - Chapter 1 - Resources and Development, Chapter 2 - Forest and Wildlife
POLITICAL SCIENCE - Chapter 1 - Power Sharing, Chapter 2 - Federalism, Chapter 3 - Gender, Religion and Caste
ECONOMICS - Chapter 1 - Development, Chapter 2 - Sectors of the Indian Economy, Chapter 3 - Money and Credit

PERIODIC TEST- 3

HISTORY - Chapter 4 - The Age of Industrialisation

GEOGRAPHY - Chapter 3 - Water Resources, Chapter 4 - Agriculture
POLITICAL SCIENCE - Chapter 4 - Political Parties
ECONOMICS - Chapter 4 - Globalisation and the Indian Economy (Only Topics- *What is Globalisation? *Factors that
have enabled Globalisation- to be assessed in Board Examination)

PRE - BOARD EXAMINATION

HISTORY - Chapter 5 - Print Culture and the Modern World

GEOGRAPHY - Chapter 5 - Minerals and Energy Resources, Chapter 6 - Manufacturing Industries, Chapter 7 - Lifelines
of National Economy (only map work to be assessed in Board examination)
POLITICAL SCIENCE - Chapter 5 - Outcomes of Democracy

NOTE - Pre Boards will also include the entire syllabus of Periodic Test 1, Periodic Test 2 and Periodic Test 3
(excluding Chapter 4 of History - The Age of Industrialisation)

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

PERIODIC TEST - 1

Chapter 3 - HTML I-Basic HTML Elements, Chapter 4 - HTML II-Images, Links and Tables

PERIODIC TEST -2

Chapter 3 - HTML I-Basic HTML Elements, Chapter 4 - HTML II-Images, Links and Tables, Chapter 5 - Cascading Style
Sheets, Chapter 6 - Cyber Ethics

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PERIODIC TEST - 3

Chapter 1 - Internet Basics, Chapter 2 - Internet Services and Mobile Technologies

PRE - BOARD EXAMINATION

HTML Forms
and Syllabus of Periodic assessment 1,2 & 3 (full syllabus)

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TRAINER

PERIODIC TEST - 1

EMPLOYABILITY SKILL : Unit1: Communication Skills-ll

SUBJECT SPECIFIC SKILLS : Unit2: Roles and Responsibilities of early years Physical Activity Facilitator

PERIODIC TEST - 2

EMPLOYABILITY SKILL : Unit2: Self Management Skills-ll, Unit4: Information and Communication Technology skill-ll
SUBJECT SPECIFIC SKILLS : Unit2: Assessment and Evaluation of students

PERIODIC TEST - 3

EMPLOYABILITY SKILL : Unit3: Entrepreneurial Skill-ll

SUBJECT SPECIFIC SKILLS : Unit3: Free play

PRE - BOARD EXAMINATION

EMPLOYABILITY SKILL : Unit5: Green Skill-ll

SUBJECT SPECIFIC SKILLS : Unit4: Monitoring and Inventory Management
and syllabus of assessment 1,2 and 3 (full syllabus)

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 SANSKRIT

सामहिक परीक्षा - 1

महर्का पाठ्यपुस्तक भाग 2 - पाि 1 - वाङ्‌मयं तपः ,पाि 2 - नास्ति त्यागसमं सुखम ।
व्याकरर्म् - स्वर सस्तधः वृस्ति , यण , अयामद, पूवशरूपम, अव्यय पदामन, प्रत्ययाः - टाप ,त्व ,तल, समय ल़ेखनम (सामान्य सपाद
साधश-पादोन) अर्ुस्ति संर्ोधनम च ।

सामहिक परीक्षा - 2 (अर्वर्ाहषवकी परीक्षा)

महर्का पाठ्यपुस्तक भाग 2 - पाि 1 - वाङ्‌मयं तपः, पाि 2 - नास्ति त्यागसमं सुखम , पाि -3 रमणीया मह सृमटः एषा , पाि- 4
आज्ञा गुरूणाम मह अमवचारणीया , पाि 5- अभ्यास वर्गं मनः , पाि 6- राटरं संरक्ष्यम़ेव मह ।
व्याकरर्म् - 1. सस्तधकायशम, व्यंजनसस्तधः - वगीयप्रिमवणशस्य तृतीयवणे पररवतशनम, परसवणश : (अनुस्वारस्िाऩे पंचम वणशस्य प्रयोगः),
तुगागमः , मवसगशसस्तधः - मवसगशस्य उत्वं, मवसगशस्य रत्वम, 2. समासाः - तत्पुरुषः - , मवभस्ततः, नञ तत्पुरुष, अव्ययीभावः (अनु, उप,
सह, मनर, प्रमत, यिा) , 3.प्रत्ययाः- तस्तिताः-मतुप, त्व, तल, स्त्रीप्रत्ययः-टाप , ङीप, 4. वाच्यपररवतशनम - क़ेवल लटलकाऱे ( कतृश-कमश-
मक्रया), 5. समयः -, (सामान्य - सपाद -साधश-पादोन), 6. अव्ययपदामन, झ्व, उच्ैः , एव, नूनम , इतितः , मवना , सहसा , वृिा , र्नैः,
इमत , मा , यत , यमद- तमहश , इदानीम , सम्प्रमत , अधुना , यावत, बमहः ,कदामप , च , अमप , पुरा, अत्र - तत्र , यिा - तिा ,कदा ,
श्वः , अद्य , परश्व: , परह्य: , ह्यः , मकमिशम , कुत्र ।, 7. अर्ुस्ति-संर्ोधनम (वचन- मलंग-पुरुष-लकार-दृष्ट्या संर्ोधनम) अपमित
गद्यांर्ः , औपचाररकम अिवा अनौपचाररक पत्रल़ेखनम( मञ्जूषायाः सहायतया पूणं पत्रम ल़ेखनीयम) रचनात्मक कायशम-, .
मचत्राधाररत वणशनम अिवा अनुच्छ़ेदल़ेखनम , संवादपूमतशः अिवा किापूमतशः च ( मञ्जूषायाः सहायतया )

सामहिक परीक्षा - 3

महर्का पाठ्यपुस्तक भाग 2 -पाि 7- साधुवृमतम समाचऱे त , पाि 8- मतरुक्कुरल सूस्तत सौरभम , पाि 9- स्वागतं भो !
अरुणाचल़ेऽस्तिन
व्याकरर्म् - व्यंजन सस्तधः , मवसगश सस्तधः- मवसगशस्य स्िाऩे स र् ष , मवसगशस्य लोपः , समासाः - द्वन्द्द्व , उपपद तत्पुरुष समास,
प्रत्ययाः - ङीप , मतुप , िक , अव्यय पदामन , अर्ुस्ति संर्ोधनम , पत्रल़ेखनम , संवाद ल़ेखनम च ।

पूर्वबोर्व परीक्षा - ( संपूणश पाठ्यक्रम मदया जाय़ेगा )

FRENCH

PERIODIC TEST - 1

LEÇON 2 - APRÈS LE BAC, LEÇON 3 - CHERCHER DU TRAVAIL

READING: Unseen passage (factual, descriptive)
WRITING : Letter writing

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GRAMMAR : (All the tenses done in class 9 : présent, pronominal verbs, passé, composé, future simple, future
proche, l’impératif, l’imparfait), future antérieur, les pronoms relatifs simples et composés, La forme nominale, La
négation.
CULTURE AND CIVILISATION - Leçon 2,3

PERIODIC TEST - 2

LEÇON 3 - CHERCHER DU TRAVAIL, LEÇON 4 - LE PLAISIR DE LIRE, LEÇON 5 - LES MÉDIAS, LEÇON 6 - CHACUN SES
GOÛTS, LEÇON 7 - EN PLEINE FORME
READING : Unseen passage
WRITING: Letter writing, Message writing , Re-arranging a dialogue, Completing text with the help of clues.
GRAMMAR : All the tenses : présent, pronominal verbs, passé compose, future simple, future proche, l’impératif,
l’imparfait, conditionnel présent, future antérieur, plus-que-parfait, les pronoms relatifs simples et composés, les
pronoms personnels : COD, COI, EN, Y, les pronoms toniques, les adjectifs et les pronoms possessifs, les adjectifs et
les pronoms démonstratifs (simples et composés), Trouver la question, La négation, La forme nominale.
CULTURE AND CIVILISATION : Leçon 3,4,5,6,7

PERIODIC TEST - 3

LEÇON 8 - L’ENVIRONNEMENT, LECON 10 - VIVE LA RÉPUBLIQUE!

READING : Unseen passage
WRITING : Letter writing, Message writing
GRAMMAR : Le temps, le subjonctif, le discours direct et indirect
CULTURE AND CIVILISATION- Leçon 8, 10

PRE - BOARD EXAMINATION

ENTIRE SYLLABUS

HOME SCIENCE

PERIODIC TEST - 1

Unit-1 Human Growth and Development II, Unit-2 Management of Resources : Time, Energy and Money

PERIODIC TEST - 2

Unit-2 Management of Resources : Time, Energy and Money, Unit-3 Food and Personal Hygiene, Unit-4 Meal
Planning, Unit-5 Food Safety and Consumer Education

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PERIODIC TEST - 3

Unit-5 Food Safety and Consumer Education, Unit-6 Care and Maintenance of Fabrics and Apparel

PRE - BOARD EXAMINATION

Entire Syllabus

PAINTING

PERIODIC TEST - 1

Unit 1 - Fundamentals of painting - Chapter : 1 The elements of art, Chapter : 2 Principles of art

INDIAN FOLK ART

Madhubani and Warli art

PERIODIC TEST - 2

Unit 2 - Method and materials of painting - Chapter: 3 Understanding and Appropriate use of tools,
Chapter : 4 Understanding and Appropriate use of painting Materials.

PERIODIC TEST - 3

Unit 3 - Areas of Drawing and painting - Chapter : 5. Sketching, still life and Painting composition, Chapter : 6 Indian
painting, Sculpture and Architecture . A few glimpses.

PRE - BOARD EXAMINATION

Entire Syllabus

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