FATHER AGNEL SCHOOL, NOIDA

SYLLABUS / CLASS X /2023-24

ENGLISH

PT I PT II

I.READING COMPREHENSION I.READING COMPREHENSION

II. GRAMMAR - Accurate use of spelling, II. GRAMMAR - Accurate use of spelling,
punctuation and grammar in context. punctuation and grammar in context.
 Determiners  Determiners
 Tenses & Subject – verb concord  Tenses & Subject – verb concord
 Reported speech - Commands and  Reported speech - Commands and
requests , Statements , Questions requests , Statements , Questions
 Modals  Modals

III.WRITING SKILLS III.WRITING SKILLS

FORMAL LETTER -:
A.FORMAL LETTER :- 1. Letter of Inquiry
1. Letter of Complaint 2. Letter to Placing Order
IV. LITERATURE
IV. LITERATURE A.FIRST FLIGHT
FIRST FLIGHT PROSE
PROSE-1.Letter to God 1.Glimpses of India
POETRY-2.Dust of Snow 2.Mijbil the Otter
3.Madam Rides the bus
FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEE POETRY
3. The Triumph of Surgery 4.The Trees
5.Fog
6. The Tale of Custard the Dragon
B. FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET
7. Making of a Scientist
8. The Necklace

(INCLUDING HALF YEARLY

SYLLABUS)
HALF-YEARLY PREBOARD

I.READING COMPREHENSION I.READING COMPREHENSION

II. GRAMMAR- Accurate use of spelling, II. GRAMMAR- Accurate use of spelling,
punctuation and grammar in context punctuation and grammar in context
 Determiners  Determiners
 Tenses & Subject – verb concord  Tenses & Subject – verb concord
 Reported speech - Commands and  Reported speech - Commands and
requests , Statements , Questions requests , Statements , Questions
 Modals  Modals
III.WRITING SKILLS
III.WRITING SKILLS
A.FORMAL LETTER :-
1. Letter of Complaint FORMAL LETTER :-
2. Letter to Editor 1. Letter of Inquiry
2. Letter of Placing Order
B. ANALYTICAL WRITING
IV. LITERATURE
IV. LITERATURE A.FIRST FLIGHT
A. FIRST FLIGHT PROSE
PROSE 1. Glimpses of India
1. Letter to God 2. Mijbil the Otter
2. A Long Walk to Freedom 3. Madam Rides the bus
3. Two Stories About Flying 4. The Sermon at Benaras
4. From the Diary of a Anne Frank
DRAMA-
POETRY 5.The Proposal
5. Dust of Snow
6. Fire & Ice POETRY
7. A Tiger in the Zoo 6.The Trees
8. How to Tell Wild Animals 7.Fog
9. Amanda 8. The Tale of Custard the Dragon
10. Ball Poem 9.For Anne Gregory

B. FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET B. FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET

11. The Triumph of Surgery 10. Making of a Scientist
12. A Thief’s Story 11. The Necklace
13. The Midnight Visitor 12. Bholi
14.A Question of Trust 13.The Book that Saved the Earth
15.Footprints without Feet
(INCLUDING HALF YEARLY
SYLLABUS)
MATHEMATICS

PT I PT II

1. Real Numbers 1. Real Numbers

3.Pair of linear equations in two variables 2. Polynomials
3. Pair of linear equations in two variables
4. Quadratic equations
5. Arithmetic progressions
6. Triangles
7. Coordinate geometry
8. Introduction to Trigonometry
9. Applications of Trigonometry
10. Circles
11. Areas related to circles
13. Statistics
14. Probability
HALF-YEARLY PREBOARD

1. Real Numbers 1. Real Numbers

2. Polynomials 2. Polynomials
3. Pair of linear equations in two variables 3. Pair of linear equations in two variables
4. Quadratic equations 4. Quadratic equations
5. Arithmetic progressions 5. Arithmetic progressions
6. Triangles 6. Triangles
7. Coordinate geometry 7. Coordinate geometry
8. Introduction to Trigonometry 8. Introduction to Trigonometry
9. Applications of Trigonometry
10. Circles
11. Areas related to circles
12. Surface areas and volumes
13. Statistics
14. Probability
 SCIENCE

PT I PT II

PHYSICS PHYSICS (For 80 marks)

CH : LIGHT (Reflection of light) Ch: Light (Reflection and Refraction)
Ch: Human Eye and The colourful world
BIOLOGY: Ch: Electricity
Ch 5: Life Processes (till Nutrition in Plants) Ch: Magnetic Effect of Current

CHEMISTRY: BIOLOGY:
Chapter 1: Chemical reactions and equations Ch5 - Life Processes
(till double displacement reaction) Ch 6 - Control and Coordination
Ch 7 - How Do Organisms Reproduce
Ch 8 - Heredity
Ch 13 - Our Environment

CHEMISTRY:
Chapter 1 -Chemical reactions and equations
Chapter 2- Acids, Bases and Salts
Ch.3- Metals and non-metals
Ch-4-Carbon and its compounds (Till
versatile nature of Carbon)
HALF-YEARLY PREBOARD

PHYSICS PHYSICS
Ch: Light (Reflection and Refraction) Ch: Light (Reflection and Refraction)
Ch: Human Eye and The colourful world Ch: Human Eye and The colourful world
Ch: Electricity
BIOLOGY: Ch: Magnetic Effect of Current
Ch 5 - Life Processes
Ch 6 - Control and Coordination Practicals:
1. Studying the dependence of potential
CHEMISTRY: difference (V) across a resistor on the current
Chapter 1 -Chemical reactions and equations (I) passing through it and determining its
Chapter 2- Acids, Bases and Salts resistance. Also, plotting a graph between V
Ch.3- Metals and non-metals (upto Chemical and I.
Properties) 2. Determination of the equivalent resistance
Practicals: of two resistors when connected in series and
1. Types of chemical reactions parallel.
2. Arrangement of metals according to 3. Determination of the focal length of:
their reactivity (Displacement Reaction) i) Concave mirror
3. To find the pH of different solutions ii) Convex lens
4. To study the properties of dil HCl and by obtaining the image of a distant object
dil NaOH 4. Tracing the path of a ray of light passing
through a rectangular glass slab for different
angles of incidence. Measure the angle of
incidence, angle of refraction, and angle of
emergence and interpret the result
5. Tracing the path of the rays of light
through a glass prism.

BIOLOGY:
Theory:
Ch 5 - Life Processes
 Ch 6 - Control and Coordination
Ch 7 - How Do Organisms Reproduce
Ch 8 - Heredity
Ch 13 - Our Environment

Practicals:
EXP 1-Preparing a temporary mount of a
leaf peel to show stomata.

EXP 2-Experimentally show that carbon

dioxide is given out during respiration.

EXP 3- Studying (a) binary fission in

Amoeba and (b) budding in yeast and Hydra
with the help of prepared slides.

EXP 4- Identification of the different parts of

an embryo of a dicot seed (Pea, gram or red
kidney bean).
CHEMISTRY:
Chapter 1 -Chemical reactions and equations
Chapter 2- Acids, Bases and Salts
Ch.3- Metals and non-metals
Ch-4-Carbon and its compounds
Practicals:
1. Types of chemical reactions
2. Arrangement of metals according to their
reactivity (Displacement Reaction)
3.To find the pH of different solutions
4. To study the properties of dil HCl and dil
NaOH
5.To study the properties of ethanoic acid
6. To study the comparative cleaning
capacity of soap in a sample of hard and soft
water.

SOCIAL STUDIES

PT I PT II

GEO/ECO GEOGRAPHY:
GEO- Ch 1. Resources and Development Ch 1. Resources and Development
Ch 2. Forests and Wildlife (3 subtopics as
prescribed by the board)
HIST/CIVICS Ch 3. Water Resources (Subtopics suggested
Ch.1 Power Sharing by board)
Ch 4. Agriculture (including Food security)
Ch 5. Minerals and Energy Resource
Ch. 6 Manufacturing Industries

ECONOMICS:
Ch 1. Development
Ch 2. Sectors of Economy
Ch 3. Money and Credit

CIVICS
 Ch.1 Power Sharing
Ch.2 Federalism
Ch 4 Gender Religion and Caste
Ch.6. Political Parties
Ch.7 Outcomes of Democracy

HISTORY
Ch. 1 The Rise Of Nationalism in Europe
Ch. 2 Nationalism in India (Including map
work)
Ch. 3. The Making of the Global World
(Subtopics: 1 to 1.3 – Pre modern world to
Conquest, Disease and Trade)
Ch. 4. The Age of Industrialization (To be
assessed in the periodic assessment)

HALF-YEARLY PREBOARD

GEOGRAPHY: GEOGRAPHY:
Ch 1. Resources and Development Ch 1. Resources and Development
Ch 2. Forests and Wildlife (3 subtopics as Ch 2. Forests and Wildlife (3 subtopics as
prescribed by the board) prescribed by the board)
Ch 3. Water Resources (Subtopics suggested Ch 3. Water Resources (Subtopics suggested
by board) by board)
Ch 4. Agriculture (including Food security) Ch 4. Agriculture (including Food security)
ECONOMICS: Ch 5. Minerals and Energy Resource
Ch 1. Development Ch. 6 Manufacturing Industries
Ch 2. Sectors of Economy Ch 7. Lifelines of National Economy
CIVICS Only map pointing to be evaluated in the
Ch.1 Power Sharing Board Examination.
Ch.2 Federalism
Ch 4 Gender Religion and Caste ECONOMICS:
HISTORY Ch 1. Development
Ch. 1 The Rise Of Nationalism in Europe Ch 2. Sectors of Economy
Ch. 2 Nationalism in India (Including map Ch 3. Money and Credit
work) Ch 4. Globalisation and The Indian Economy
Ch. 3. The Making of the Global World To be evaluated in the Board Examination:
(Subtopics: 1 to 1.3 – Pre modern world to - What is Globalization?
Conquest, Disease and Trade) - Factors that have enabled Globalisation

CIVICS
Ch.1 Power Sharing
Ch.2 Federalism
Ch 4 Gender Religion and Caste
Ch.6. Political Parties
Ch.7 Outcomes of Democracy

HISTORY
Ch. 1 The Rise Of Nationalism in Europe
Ch. 2 Nationalism in India (Including map
work)
Ch. 3. The Making of the Global World
(Subtopics: 1 to 1.3 – Pre modern world to
Conquest, Disease and Trade)
 Ch. 5. Print Culture and the Modern World
HINDI

PT I PT II

अपठित गद्यांश, पयि - बड़े भयई सयहब, कवितय - अपठित गद्यांश,

सयखी, सांच्न - हरिहि कयकय (आिां भ के तीन पयि - बड़े भयई सयहब, डय्िी कय एक पन्नय,
पष्ृ ि) ततयाँिय - ियमीिो कथय, तीसिी कसम के शशल्पकयि
व््यकिण - पदबांध, मुहयििे , शैलेंद्र, अब कहयाँ -- दख
ु ी होने ियले, पतझि में टूटी
लेखन - अनुच्छे द, औपचरिक पत्र पत्तत्याँ
कवितय - सयखी, पद, मनुष््तय, पिवत प्रदे श में
पयिस, तोप, कि चले हम फ़िदय
सांच्न भयग २ - पयि - हरिहि कयकय, सपनों के से
ठदन
व््यकिण - पदबांध - िचनय के आधयि पि ियक््
रूपयांतिण, समयस, मुहयििे
लेखन - अनुच्छे द, औपचरिक पत्र, सूचनय,
विज्ञयपन, लघु कथय लेखन अथिय औपचयरिक
ईमेल लेखन।
HALF-YEARLY PREBOARD

अपठित गद्यांश, अपठित गद्यांश,

पयि - बड़े भयई सयहब, डय्िी कय एक पन्नय, पयि - बड़े भयई सयहब, डय्िी कय एक पन्नय,
ततयाँिय - ियमीिो कथय, तीसिी कसम के ततयाँिय - ियमीिो कथय, तीसिी कसम के शशल्पकयि
शशल्पकयि शैलेंद्र शैलेंद्र, अब कहयाँ -- दख
ु ी होने ियले, पतझि में टूटी
कवितय - सयखी, पद, पिवत प्रदे श में पयिस, तोप पत्तत्याँ, कयितूस
सांच्न भयग २ - पयि - हरिहि कयकय कवितय - सयखी, पद, मनुष््तय, पिवत प्रदे श में
व््यकिण - पदबांध - िचनय के आधयि पयिस, तोप, कि चले हम फ़िदय, आतमत्रयण
पि ियक्् रूपयांतिण, समयस, मुहयििे सांच्न भयग २ - पयि - हरिहि कयकय, सपनो के से
लेखन - अनुच्छे द, औपचरिक पत्र, सुचनय, ठदन, टोपी शुक्लय
विज्ञयपन, व््यकिण-पदबांध - िचनय के आधयि पि ियक््
लघु कथय लेखन अथिय औपचयरिक ईमेल रूपयांतिण, समयस, मुहयििे
लेखन लेखन - अनुच्छे द, औपचरिक पत्र, सूचनय,
विज्ञयपन, लघु कथय लेखन अथिय औपचयरिक
ईमेल लेखन।

FRENCH

PT I PT II

Leçon 2 : Après le bac Leçon 6 : Chacun ses goûts

Leçon 3 : Chercher du travail Leçon 7 : En pleine forme
Leçon 8 : L’environnement
 Grammaire :
Verbs (All tenses done in class 9,
conditionnel du présent, futur antérieur,
plus-que-parfait & subjonctif), pronom
relatif simple et composé, pronom personnel
(COD, COI, y, en, tonique, etc.), trouvez la
question, discours direct et indirect, négatifs,
possessifs - adjectifs et pronoms,
démonstratifs - adjectifs et pronoms
(simples et composés) (Note: Personal
pronouns will continue to be tested as the
topic is done in Class 9)

L’expression écrite :
La lettre, Two short compositions: message,
re-arranging a dialogue in logical sequence,
completing a text with the help of clues
provided. (30-35 words)

HALF-YEARLY PREBOARD

Leçon 2 : Après le bac Leçon 2 : Après le bac

Leçon 3 : Chercher du travail Leçon 3 : Chercher du travail
Leçon 4 : Le plaisir de lire Leçon 4 : Le plaisir de lire
Leçon 5 : Les médias Leçon 5 : Les médias
Leçon 6 : Chacun ses goûts
Grammaire Leçon 7 : En pleine forme
les verbes ( présent , présent progressif , Leçon 8 : L’environnement
impératif, passé composé, passé récent , plus Leçon 10 : Vive la République!
que parfait , futur simple, futur proche, futur
antérieur), les pronoms relatifs simples et Grammaire :
composés , les pronoms personnelles ( Verbs (All tenses done in class 9,
COD, COI, Y , EN , PRONOM TONIQUE , conditionnel du présent, futur antérieur,
PRONOM SUJET), trouvez la question , la plus-que-parfait & subjonctif), pronom
négation relatif simple et composé, pronom personnel
(COD, COI, y, en, tonique, etc.), trouvez la
L’expression écrite : question, discours direct et indirect, négatifs,
La lettre, Two short compositions: message, possessifs - adjectifs et pronoms,
re-arranging a dialogue in logical sequence, démonstratifs - adjectifs et pronoms
completing a text with the help of clues (simples et composés) (Note: Personal
provided. (30-35 words) pronouns will continue to be tested as the
topic is done in Class 9)

L’expression écrite :
La lettre, Two short compositions: message,
re-arranging a dialogue in logical sequence,
completing a text with the help of clues
provided. (30-35 words)

GERMAN

PT I PT II

Lektion 6: Magst du grüne Bohnen. Lektion 6: Magst du grüne Bohnen

Lektion 7: Die App, die den Dieb findet.
Comprehension Lektion 8: Einfach Sprachen lernen.
Writing: E- Mail schreiben Comprehension

Grammatik: Writing: E- Mail schreiben/ Dialog schreiben

Indirekte Fragen(w- Fragen, Ob) Grammatik:

Adjektivendungen Indirekte Fragen(w- Fragen, Ob)
Adjektivendungen
Praeteritum
Adjektive- Komparativ und superlativ
Prepositions of place and direction
Konjunktion:Obwohl , weil, als
Relative clauses and pronouns with
prepositions
HALF-YEARLY PREBOARD

Lektion 6: Magst du grüne Bohnen Lektion 6: Magst du grüne Bohnen

Lektion 7: Die App, die den Dieb findet. Lektion 7: Die App, die den Dieb findet.
Lektion 8: Einfach Sprachen lernen
Writing: E- Mail schreiben Lektion 9: Deine Hilfe zählt

Grammatik: Writing: E- Mail schreiben

Indirekte Fragen(w- Fragen, Ob) Grammatik:

Adjektivendungen
Praeteritum Indirekte Fragen(w- Fragen, Ob)
Adjektive- Komparativ und superlativ Adjektivendungen
Prepositions of place and direction Praeteritum
Adjektive- Komparativ und superlativ
Prepositions of place and direction
Konjunktion:Obwohl , weil, als
Relative clauses and pronouns with
prepositions

SANSKRIT

PT I PT II

साहित्य - पयि 1 - शुचचप्यवििणां , पयि 2 - साहित्य - पयि 1 - शुचचप्यवििणां , पयि 2 -

बुवििवलिती सदय बुवििवलिती सदय ,पयि 4 - शशशुलयलनम ् ,पयि 5 -
जननी तुल््ितसलय
व्याकरण - अव््् ,ियच्् ,ियक््शुवि
रचनात्मककायय - अपठितगद्यांश ,पत्र,सांस्कृत पयि 6 - सुभयवितयनन , पयि 7 - सौहयदं प्रकृतेेः
अनुियद शोभय ,पयि 8 - विचचत्रेः सयक्षी ,पयि 9 - सूक्त्ेः
,पयि 12 - अन््ोक्त्ेः

व्याकरण - अव््् ,ियच्् ,ियक््शुवि ,सांचध

,समयस ,प्रत्् ,सम्
रचनात्मककायय - अपठितगद्यांश ,पत्र,सांस्कृत
अनि
ु यद, चचत्र िणवन
 HALF-YEARLY PREBOARD

साहित्य - पयि 1 - शचु चप्यवििणां , पयि 2 - साहित्य - पयि 1 - शचु चप्यवििणां , पयि 2 -
बवु ििवलिती सदय ,पयि 4 - शशशल
ु यलनम ् ,पयि 5 - बवु ििवलिती सदय ,पयि 4 - शशशल
ु यलनम ् ,पयि 5 -
जननी तल्
ु ्ितसलय जननी तल्
ु ्ितसलय

व्याकरण - अव््् ,ियच्् ,ियक््शवु ि ,सांचध पयि 6 - सभ

ु यवितयनन , पयि 7 - सौहयदं प्रकृतेेः
,समयस ,प्रत्् ,सम् शोभय ,पयि 8 - विचचत्रेः सयक्षी ,पयि 9 - सक्
ू त्ेः
,पयि 12 - अन््ोक्त्ेः
रचनात्मककायय - अपठितगद्यांश ,पत्र,सांस्कृत
अनुियद, चचत्र िणवन व्याकरण - अव््् ,ियच्् ,ियक््शुवि ,सांचध
,समयस ,प्रत्् ,सम्

रचनात्मककायय - अपठितगद्यांश ,पत्र,सांस्कृत

अनुियद, चचत्र िणवन

चचत्र िणवन

IT
PT I PT II

Self-Management Skills-II Unit 1: Digital Documentation (Advanced)

Unit 2: Electronic Spreadsheet (Advanced)
Unit 3: Database Management System

Employability Skills
Unit 1: Communication Skill-II
Unit 2: Self-Management Skills-II
Unit 3 : Information and Communication ·
Technology Skills-II
Unit 4 : Entrepreneurial Skills-II
Unit 5: Green Skills-II

HALF-YEARLY PREBOARD

Subject Specific Skills Subject Specific Skills

Unit 2: Electronic Spreadsheet (Aavanced) Unit 1: Digital Documentation (Advanced)
Unit 3: Database Management System Unit 2: Electronic Spreadsheet (Advanced)
Unit 3: Database Management System
Employability Skills Unit 4: Web Applications and Security
Unit 2: Self-Management Skills-II
Unit 3 : Information and Employability Skills
Communication Technology Skills-II Unit 2: Self-Management Skills-II
Unit 4: Entrepreneurial Skills-II Unit 3 : Information and Communication ·
Technology Skills-II
Unit 4 : Entrepreneurial Skills-II