Welcome to the students of Class IX (WBBSE) of West Bengal. This page is dedicated to you. Here you will find the whole syllabus, question pattern and marks distribution of English. So without wasting time let’s begin.
Syllabus of Class IX (WBBSE) English
The syllabus of Class IX is divided into three (3) main parts- a) Reading Comprehension b) Grammar and Vocabulary c) Writing Skill
Reading Comprehension-
Reading Comprehension is further divided into 2 parts- 1. SEEN 2. UNSEEN
The SEEN section comprises of all prose and poetry of the Textbook. They are-
Lesson 1: Tales of Bhola Grandpa
Lesson 2: All about a Dog
Lesson 3: Autumn
Lesson 4: A Day in the Zoo
Lesson 5: All Summer in a Day
Lesson 6: Mild the Mist Upon the Hill
Lesson 7: Tom Losses a Tooth
Lesson 8: His First Flight
Lesson 9: The North Ship
Lesson 10: The Price of Bananas
Lesson 11: A Shipwrecked Sailor
Lesson 12: Hunting Snake
Syllabus of 1st Summative Evaluation (Text)
Lesson 1: Tales of Bhola Grandpa
Lesson 2: All about a Dog
Lesson 3: Autumn
Lesson 4: A Day in the Zoo
1st Formative — 10 Marks
Syllabus of 2nd Summative Evaluation (Text)
Lesson 5: All Summer in a Day
Lesson 6: Mild the Mist Upon the Hill
Lesson 7: Tom Losses a Tooth
Lesson 8: His First Flight
2nd Formative — 10 Marks
Syllabus of 3rd Summative Evaluation (Text)
Lesson 9: The North Ship
Lesson 10: The Price of Bananas
Lesson 11: A Shipwrecked Sailor
Lesson 12: Hunting Snake
3rd Formative — 10 Marks
Grammar & Vocabulary
- Articles and Preposition
- Tense and Proper Use of Verb Forms
- Sentence: Functions and Types
- Adverbs and Its kinds
- Voice Change
- Narration
- Clause
- Adjectives and Their Comparisons
- Group Verbs or Phrasal Verbs
- Transformation of Sentences
- Vocabulary- Interchange of Parts of Speech
Writing Skill
- Biography Writing
- Paragraph Writing
- Letter Writing
- Process Writing
- Report Writing
- Story Writing
- Dialogue Writing
- Summary Writing
Marks Distribution And Question Pattern of Class IX
Presently there are SIX tests in class IX- 3 Summative and 3 Formative Exams.
1st & 2nd Summative Evaluation Marks and Question Pattern
| Testing Area | Full Marks | MCQ | SAQ | VSAQ |
| Reading Skill (SEEN) | 6+4=10 6 from prose & 4 from poem | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Reading Skill (UNSEEN) | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Grammar | 6 | NA | 6 | NA |
| Vocabulary | 4 | NA | 4 | NA |
| Writing Skill | 10 1 Question | NA | NA | NA |
| Total | 40 | — | — | — |
3rd Summative Evaluation Marks and Question Pattern
| Testing Area | MCQ | VSAQ | SAQ | LONG | TOTAL |
| Reading Comprehension (SEEN)- a) Prose | 1×5 =5 | 1×3 =3 | 2×2 =4 | nil | 12 |
| b) Poem | 1×4 =4 | nil | 2×2 =4 | nil | 8 |
| Grammar | 1×3 =3 | 1×9 =9 | nil | nil | 12 |
| & Vocabulary | nil | nil | 2×4 =8 | nil | 8 |
| Writing Skill | nil | nil | nil | 10×3 =30 | 30 |
| Total Marks | 18 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 90 |
