PSEB Syllabus 2021-22 for Class 5 English

CLASS V ENGLISH (2021-22) Theory marks: 80 CCE marks: 20 Time : 3 hours Total marks : 100 Suggested Pedagogical Processes Learning Outcomes The learner may be provided The learner: opportunities in pairs / groups / • answers coherently in written or oral form individually and encouraged to: to questions in English based on day-to-day ➢ answers to text based questions, short life experiences, unfamiliar story, poem descriptive paragraphs orally as well as in heard or read. writing . • recites and shares English, poems, games, ➢ participates in activities which involve riddles, stories, tongue twisters etc. with English language use, such as role-play, peers. enactment, dialogue . • acts according to instructions given in ➢ looks at print-rich environment in sign English, in games/sports, such as ‘Hit the boards, newspapers, comics, magazines etc ball!’ ‘Throw the ring.’ ‘Run to the finish ➢ prepares speech for morning assembly on line!’etc. selected topics • reads simple stories in English ➢ infers the meaning of unfamiliar words independently, talks about it, and composes from the context while reading a variety of short paragraphs under guidance. texts. • uses meaningful grammatically correct 1

➢ refers to the dictionary, for spelling, sentences to describe and narrate incidents; meaning of new words. • uses synonyms such as ‘fast/rapid’, ‘late/ ➢ understands the use of synonyms and early’, and antonyms like happy/sad, antonyms. long/short side, from clues in context ➢ relates ideas and expressions in the stories • reads text with comprehension, locates that they have heard, to those in their mother details and sequence of events. tongue/surroundings/culturalcontext. • connects ideas that he/she has inferred, ➢ reads independently and silently in English through reading and interaction, with his/her m o r a l stories, folk/fairy tales andcurrent personal experiences. affairs. • takes dictation for different purposes, suchas ➢ finds out different forms of writing lists, lists, paragraphs, dialogues etc. leave application, notice, invitation etc. • uses dictionary ➢ learns grammar in a context and integrated • writes paragraphs in English from verbal, manner (such as use of nouns, adverbs; visual clues, with appropriate punctuation differentiates between simple past and marks and linkers. simple present verbs.) • writes formal letters, notices and invitations. ➢ uses conjunctions between words and • reads print in the surroundings sentences such as ‘and’, ‘but’, etc. (advertisements, directions, names of places ➢ takes dictation of short texts such as lists and etc), paragraphs. • identifies kinds of nouns pronouns, verb, ➢ enriches vocabulary through crossword adjective, adverbs; differentiates between puzzles, word chains etc. simple past and simple present verbs. ➢ looks at cartoons/ pictures/comic strips • (advertisements, directions, names of places with or without words and speak/write a etc), understands and answers queries few sentences about them. • attempts to write creatively (posters, etc) • able to comprehend visual images. • appreciates either verbally / in writing the variety in food, dress, festivals as read/heard in his/her day-to-day life/ in storybook Contents 1. The Elves and the Shoemaker 2. Two Frogs 3. Child and Grandma 4. The Flying Sikh- Milkha Singh 5. Raja Birbal 6. Bank- Our Need 7. Global Warming 8. A Glimpse From History 9. Safe Circle Book prescribed by Punjab School Education Board RAINBOW (English class-V) 2