The structure of CBSE Class 9 English syllabus for the year 2024–25 is given in the table below:
CBSE Class 9 English Syllabus 2024-25 PDF
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CBSE Class 9 English Reading Section Syllabus 2024-25
The syllabus for the reading section for the year 2024-25 is given below:
Section A: Reading Skills
Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passage 20 Marks
1. Discursive passage of 400–450 words. (10 marks)
2. Case-based factual passage (with visual input—statistical data/chart etc.) of 200–250 words.(10 marks)
(Total length of two passages to be 600-700 words)
Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions/Very Short Answer Questions will be
asked to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference, evaluation and
vocabulary
CBSE Class 9 English Writing and Grammar Section Syllabus 2024-25
The syllabus for the writing and grammar section for the year 2024-25 is given below:
Section B: Writing Skill and Grammar
Writing Skill (10 Marks)
1. Writing a Descriptive Paragraph (word limit 100-120 words), describing a person / event
/ situation, based on visual or verbal cue/s. One out of two questions to be answered.(5 marks)
2. Writing a Story (on a given cue/title)/Diary Entry, in 100-120 words. One out of two
questions is to be answered.(5 marks)
Grammar (10 Marks)
- Determiners
- Tenses
- Modals
- Subject-verb concord
- Reported speech
- Commands and requests
- Statements
- Questions
CBSE Class 9 English Literature Section Syllabus 2024-25
The syllabus for the literature section for the year 2024-25 is given below:
Section C: Language Through Literature (40 Marks)
Reference to the Context (5+5 = 10 Marks)
1. One extract out of two, from Drama / Prose.
2. One extract out of two, from poetry.
Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions will be asked to assess interpretation,
analysis, inference, evaluation, appreciation and vocabulary.
Short & Long Answer Questions
1. Four out of Five Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words from the
book BEEHIVE to assess interpretation, analysis, inference and evaluation. (4×3=12 marks)
2. Two out of Three Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words from the
book MOMENTS to assess interpretation, analysis, inference and evaluation. (3×2=6 marks)
3. One out of two Long Answer Type Questions from BEEHIVE to be answered in about 100-
120 words to assess creativity, imagination and extrapolation beyond the text and across
the text. This can also be a passage-based question taken from a situation/plot from the
text. (6 marks)
4. One out of two Long Answer Type Questions from MOMENTS, on theme or plot involving
interpretation, extrapolation beyond the text and inference or character sketch to be
answered in about 100-120 words. (6 marks)
CBSE Class 9 Prescribed Books and Chapters for English
Book: Beehive
The chapters of the book Beehive, along with their sections, and chapters, are mentioned below:
Section: Prose
- The Fun They Had
- The Sound of Music
- The Little Girl
- A Truly Beautiful Mind
- The Snake and the Mirror
- My Childhood
- Reach For The Top
- Kathmandu
- If I were You
Section: Poem
- The Road Not taken
- Wind
- Rain on The Roof
- The Lake Isle of Innisfree
- A Legend of the Northland
- No Men Are Foreign
- On killing a tree
- A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal
Section: Moments
- The Lost Child
- The adventures of Toto
- Iswaran the Storyteller
- In the kingdom of fools
- The Happy Prince
- The Last Leaf
- A House is not a Home
- The Beggar
CBSE Class 9 English 2024-25 Marking Scheme
The marking scheme of class 9 English for the year 2024–25 is given below:
Section |
Competencies |
Total Marks |
Reading Comprehension |
Conceptual understanding, decoding, analyzing, inferring, interpreting, and vocabulary |
20 |
Writing Skills and Grammar |
Creative expression of an opinion, reasoning, justifying, illustrating, appropriacy of style and tone, using appropriate format and fluency. Applying conventions, using integrated structures with accuracy and fluency |
20 |
Language through Literature |
Recalling, reasoning, appreciating, applying literary conventions, illustrating and justifying. Extract relevant information, identifying the central theme and sub-theme, understanding the writers’ message and writing fluently. |
40 |
Total |
|
80 |