Dawood Public School

Secondary Section
Syllabus for Mid Term – December 2019
Class VII (A, B, C, D, E, F)
ENGLISH LITERATURE:

1. Novel “Prince and the pauper”. Pg. 1-150, (comprehension, inference, analysis,
compare/contrast of characters, literary devices).
2. Poem “Stopping by the woods” by Robert Frost, sonnet “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s
day” by William Shakespeare and poem “Lucy Gray” by William Wordsworth, (annotation, poetic
analysis, identification and analysis of themes, identification and analysis of poetic devices).
3. “Mining for Meaning”, (introduction into Shakespeare, setting, characterization,
tension/suspense, drama).
4. Greek roots from given worksheets.

Note: Please note that all analysis based answers for English Literature must adhere to PEE structure.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE:

Unseen Comprehension

Grammar

 Synonyms
 Simile
 Metaphor
 Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases
 Tenses (Simple Present, Simple Past, Simple Future, Present Continuous, Past Continuous,
Present Perfect, Past Perfect)
 Regular and Irregular Verbs (1st form, 2nd form, Past Participle, Present Participle)
 Connectives
 Complex Sentences
 Modal Verbs
 Active and Passive Voice
 Time Adverbs
 Punctuations (full stop, comma, capital letters, question mark, colon, semi colon)

Creative Writing

 News Report
 Descriptive Writing
 Picture Description

NOTE: Kindly bring color pencils to solve the paper.

MATH:

Chapter 5: Algebraic Equations and Simple Inequalities (Ex 5a till 5d) - Book 1
Chapter 9: Ratio, Rate, time and Speed (Ex 9a till 9d) - Book 1
Chapter 2: Rational numbers (Ex 2d Q17 and Q18) - Book 1
Chapter 2: Simultaneous Linear Equations (Ex 2A, 2B, 2C ,2E and 2F) - Book 2
Chapter 14: Volume and Surface Area (Ex 14A (Q1-Q8) and 14C (Q1-Q8) - Book 1

Construction of Quadrilateral from Worksheet done in class.

Note: All work done in register is included. Prepare from workbook also. Practice the practice
now questions related to the topic from book.
SCIENCE:

Topics

1. From cells to organisms

2. Diffusion and osmosis
3. Atoms, molecules and ions
4. Particle model of matter
5. Forces and their effects

Note: All the work done in Ex books, workbooks and lectures along with the diagrams must be studied
thoroughly.

COMPUTER:

Ch: 1 Networking and Communication

 Network
 Components of networking
 Types of the networking
 Topology and its types

Ch: 6 Introduction to HTML

 Introduction
 Editors
 Element and attributes
 Root element
 Head element
 Body element

Ch: 7 HTML

 Heading tags
 Paragraph tag
 Formatting tags

Ch: 8 HTML

 List tag
 Ordered list
 Unordered list

Ch: Data protection and privacy

 Threats for security of data

 Sources of security threats
 Symptoms of the viruses
 Antivirus software

Glossary and “now you know “are also included from the chapters.

Note: Practical will be conducted from the HTML chapters

URDU:

‫ چوری‬،‫ تصویر کا ایک رخ‬،‫آج کا سبق‬:‫اسباق‬

‫ کاہل‬،‫ ہم تارے چاند ستارے ہیں‬،‫ دعا‬:‫منظومات‬
‫سابقے‬،‫محاورات‬،‫ متشابہ الفاظ‬،‫مترادف‬،‫الفاظ متضاد‬،‫ واحد جمع‬:‫قواعد و انشا‬
‫مکالمہ نگاری‬،‫خط نویسی‬،‫مضمون نویسی‬،‫کہانی نویسی‬،‫تفہیم‬،‫الحقے‬
‫ اردو ادب اور قواعد کی کاپیوں میں تمام کام شامل ہے۔کتاب میں سے بھی‬:‫نوٹ‬
‫غور سے پڑھیں۔‬
ISLAMIYAT:

TOPICS:

Makkan Life of the Holy Prophet Muhammad PBUH

1. Conditions of Arabia before Islam

2. Birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
3. Infancy and Childhood
4. Journey to Syria
5. The War of Fijar
6. Hilf al Fudul
7. The Truthful – The Trustworthy
8. Marriage with Hazrat Khadija (R.A)
9. Fixing of Black Stone
10. First Revelation
11. Conversation with Waraqa Bin Naufal
12. The Early Converts
13. A Call to the Nation
14. Opposition and Persecution by the Quraish
15. Causes of the Hostility by the Quraish
16. Reaction of the Holy Prophet to the Persecution of Quraish

Quranic Passages:

1. Passage 1: Ayat ul Kursi

2. Passage 2: Surah Al-An’nam

Hadith:

1. Hadith No 11: Rewards for those who look after and support the orphans.
2. Hadith No 14: Rules of conducting business.

Personalities:

1. Hazrat Khadija (R.A)

2. Hazrat Abu Talib

Articles of Faith:

1. Tawhid/Shirk
2. Angels

Note: Prepare all the topics/incidents/Quranic Passages/Hadith thoroughly and focus on

important key points and learn the highlighted portions of every topic.

HISTORY:

Chapters:

 Byzantium and Europe Page 15-22

 The crusades Page 23-28
 Muslims and Christians in Spain Page 29-32
 The Mongols Page 33-40
 Ottoman Empire Page 41-48

Note all info boxes, images, keywords, Journal work, dates and maps are included.

GEOGRAPHY:
 GEOGRAPHY:

CHAPTER BOOK
Chapter 1: Basic Skills
 Map reading
 Types of Maps
 Interpreting Photographs Geography Today, Book 1 by Doreen
 Interpreting Statistical Representation Crawford
 Interpreting Diagrams
 Elements of a Map
 Introduction to Geographic grid-Longitude
And Latitude
Chapter 5: Natural Vegetation
 What is natural vegetation?
 World distributions of natural vegetation
 Tropical Rainforest Geography Today, Book 1 by Doreen
 Cold Temperate Coniferous Forest Crawford
 Tropical Grassland
 Hot Desert vegetation
 Cold Desert (Tundra) vegetation
 Importance of forest
 Causes of the destruction
 Results of the destruction
Chapter 5: Trade and Transport
 What is trade?
 Seven dimensions of trade
 Importance of trade
 Gross Domestic and National Product
 Trade Deficit Geography Today, Book 2 by Doreen
 Trade Surplus Crawford
 Major imports and exports of Pakistan
 Balance of trade and payment
 Factors for the negative balance of trade
 Ways to correct the negative balance of
trade
 Export Promotion Bureau and Export
Processing Zones
 Transport and its importance
 Modes of transport
 Oil tankers and Containers
 Co-operation in trade
 Other trading groups

Note: Read the chapters thoroughly from the Geography Today book 1 and 2 and the given handouts.
Worksheets and journal work is also included. Study all the diagrams, tables, maps, charts, spotlights
and have you heard sections given in the books.