HBSE Class 9 Syllabus 2025 English

Haryana Board
Syllabus
2024-25

BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION HARYANA
Syllabus and Chapter wise division of Marks (2024-25)
Class: IX Subject: English Code: 005

General Instructions:
1. There will be an annual examination based on the entire syllabus.
2. The annual examination will be of 80 marks and the internal assessment will be
of 20 marks.
3. For Internal Assessment:
There will be periodic assessment that would include:
i. For 6 marks- Three SAT exams will be conducted and will have a
weightage of 06 marks towards the final Internal Assessment.
ii. For 2 marks- One half yearly exams will be conducted and will have a
weightage of 02 marks towards the final Internal Assessment.
iii. For 2 marks- Subject teacher will assess and give maximum 02 marks for
CRP (Classroom participation).
iv. For 5 marks- A project work to be done by students and will have a
weightage of 05 marks towards the final Internal Assessment.
v. For 5 marks- Attendance of student will be awarded 05 marks as:
75% to 80% - 01 mark
Above 80% to 85% - 02 marks
Above 85% to 90% - 03 Marks
Above 90% to 95% - 04 Marks
Above 95% - 05 Marks

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Course Structure (2024-25)
Class: IX Subject: English Code: 005
Sr. Lessons/Topics Marks
No.
1 Beehive Lessons:
1. The Fun They Had
2. The Sound of Music
3. The Little Girl
4. A Truly Beautiful
Mind
5. The Snake and the
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Mirror
6. My Childhood
7. Reach for the Top
8. Kathmandu
9. If I Were You
Poems:
1. The Road Not Taken
2. Wind
3. Rain on the Roof
4. The Lake Isle of
Innisfree
5. A Legend of the
Northland
6. No Men Are Foreign
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7. On Killing a Tree
8. A Slumber Did My
Spirit Seal

Lessons:
1. The Lost Child
2. The Adventure of
Toto
3. Iswaran the

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Moments Storyteller 12
4. In the Kingdom Of
Fools
5. The Happy Prince
6. The Last Leaf
7. A House is Not a
Home
8. The Beggar
2 Grammar Topics:
1. Punctuation Marks
2. Articles
3. Tenses
4. Reported Speech
5. Conjunctions
6. Active -Passive Voice 10
7. Prepositions
8. Modals
9. Subject-Verb-
Agreement
10. Transformation of
Sentences
3 Writing Skill Topics:
1. Applications
2. Business Letters
3. Description of
Events/Incidents
4. Paragraph Writing 10
5. Report Writing
6. Message Writing
7. Notice Writing
8. Classified
Advertisement
9. Poster Making
4 Reading Skill Unseen Passages 20
Total 80
Internal Assessment 20
Grand Total 100

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Month wise Syllabus Teaching Plan (2024-25)
Class: IX Subject: English Code: 102

Month Name of Lessons/ Teaching Revision
Books Topics Periods Periods

Beehive & Introduction 1 0
April Moments
Beehive Prose-The Fun They 4 1
Had

Poem- The Road Not
Taken 2 1

Moments Prose-The Lost Child 4 1
Grammar Punctuation Marks 5 1
(full stop, comma,
semi
colon, colon, dash,
hyphen, apostrophe,
question mark,
exclamation mark
and
capital letters)
Composition Applications, 5 1
Business
letter (order and
complaint)
Reading Unseen passages 2 0
Skill
Literary Figures of 1 0
Terms Speech
(Introductio (Simile,
n) Metaphor,
Person
fication,
Alliteration & rhyme
scheme)

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May Beehive Prose-The Sound 6 2
of Music
Part-I Evelyn
Glennie Part-II
Bismillah Khan
Poem-Wind 2 1

Moments Prose-The 3 1
Adventures of Toto
Grammar Articles (Indefinite 4 1
and definite)
Composition Paragraph /Article 3 0
Writing on current
affairs, persons
visits, common
social issues and
problems
Description of 2 0
Events/Incidents
(day to day events,
past events,
functions, eye
witnessed incidents
and accidents)
June Summer Vacations (Project Work will be given)
July Beehive Prose-The Little Girl 3 1
Poem-Rain on the 2 1
Roof

Moments Iswaran the Story 4 1
teller
Grammar Tenses (Present and 10 2
Past)

Composition Report Writing 2 0
(Present and Past
Happenings and

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Functions)

August Beehive Prose-A Truly 3 2
Beautiful Mind
Poem-The Lake Isle 2 2
of Innisfree
Moments – Prose-In the 3 2
Kingdom of Fools
Grammar Reported Speech 6 2
(Assertive,
Imperative,
Interrogative and
Exclamatory)
Composition Message 2
Writing
(Informal)
September Beehive - Prose-The Snake and 4 1
the Mirror
Grammar Conjunctions 4 1
(Coordinating,
Subordinating and
Correlative)
Revision
Half Yearly Examinations
October Beehive Prose-My Childhood 3 1
Poem-A Legend of 2 1
the Northland
Moments Prose-The Happy 3 1
Prince
Grammar Active-Passive 5 1
Voice (Tense wise,
Imperative, Double
objects, wh-words
and miscellaneous)

Prepositions
(Prepositions of time,
place, movement, 4 1
and position)

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Composition Notice Writing 2
Reading Unseen passages 2 0
Skill

November Beehive - Prose-Reach for the 4 1
Top Part I-Santosh
Yadav
Part II-Maria
Sharapova
Poems- 4 2
No Men are Foreign
On Killing a Tree
Moments Prose-The Last Leaf 3 1
Modals (shall, will , 3 1
can, may, should,
would, could, might,
must, ought to, used
Grammar to)
Suffixes, Correct
spellings
Classified 5 1
Composition Advertisement
(Situation Vacant &
Wanted, Lost &
Found, Sale &
Purchase,
Accommodation
Wanted
December Beehive Prose-Kathmandu 5 1
Poem-A Slumber 2 1
Did My Spirit
Seal
Moments Prose-A House is Not 4 1
a Home
Grammar Subject-Verb- 2 1
Agreement (based
on Tenses,
Modals, Verbs
and Conjunctions)
Transformati 3 1
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on of
Sentences-
Simple,
Compounds
and Complex
sentences
Composition Poster Making 2
(including road
safety)

Beehive Prose- If I Were You 2 1
January

Moments Prose- The Beggar 4 1

Grammar & Revision 4
Composition

February Revision
March Annual Examinations

Note:
• Subject teachers are advised to direct the students to prepare notebook
of the Terminology/Definitional Words used in the lessons for
enhancement of vocabulary or clarity of the concept.
• Project work must be given to the students as per the convenience of the
teacher. (Preferably in the month of December)
Prescribed Books:
1. Beehive (Main Reader) BSEH Publication © NCERT
2. Moments (Supplementary) BSEH Publication © NCERT

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Weightage of Content & Question Paper Design (2024-25)
Class: 10th Subject: English

Code: 005 Times: 03 Hrs

Section Competencies Total Marks (%age)
(approx.)
Reading Skills Conceptual
understanding , decoding
, inferring , analyzing , 25%
appreciating ,
interpreting ,
conventions and
vocabulary
Writing Skills Conceptual
understanding ,
application of rules ,
analysis , reasoning ,
using appropriate format
, creativity , evaluation 25%
and appropriacy of style
and tone
Grammar Conceptual clarity ,
application of rules ,
analysis , inference and
reasoning
Literature Recalling , reasoning ,
appreciating literary
convention , analysis , 50%
inference , creativity with
fluency , critical thinking

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Question Paper Design (2024-25)
Class: IX Subject: English

Code:005 Time: 03 Hrs

Sections Description & Type of Questions Number of Marks Total
Questions Marks
Section-A 2 Unseen Passages (without internal 2 with 20 1mark 20
Reading choice) having Sub-Parts each
Skills 5 MCQs & 5 Objective Questions
each
Section-B Punctuation Marks, Articles ,Tenses, 1with 12 1 mark 10
Grammar Reported Speech, Active-Passive Sub-Parts each
Voice, Conjunctions, Prepositions,
Modals, Subject-Verb-Agreement,
Transformation of Sentences
(Attempt any 10 out of 12 MCQs)
Section-C a) Applications/B 1 5 10
Writing usiness Letters
Skills (with internal 1 5
choice)
b) Notice/Message
Writing/Description of
Events, incidents/Article
Writing/Report
Writing/Paragraph Writing/
Advertisements/ Poster
Making
(with internal choice)
Section-D Beehive(Main Reader):
Literature * Passage for comprehension having
5 objective questions ( with
internal choice) 1 5
*Short Answer Type Questions 40
(Attempt any 2 out of 4 2 3
questions)
*Essay Type Question 1 6

10

(with internal choice)
Poems –
*Stanza for comprehension having 5
objective questions (with internal 1 5
choice)
*Short Answer Type Questions 2 3
(Attempt any 2 out of 4
questions)

Moments: -

* Short Answer Type 2 3
Questions

(Attempt any 2 out of 1 6
4 questions)
*Essay Type Question
( with internal choice)

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