ENGLISH (01)

BIFURCATED SYLLABUS
(As per the Reduced Syllabus for ICSE - Class X Year 2022 Examination)

SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2
(Marks: 40) (Marks: 40)

LANGUAGE
PORTION TO BE COVERED PORTION TO BE COVERED

1. Comprehension 1. Composition

2. Grammar 2. Letter

3. Notice

4. Email

SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2
(Marks: 40) (Marks: 40)

LITERATURE
PORTION TO BE COVERED PORTION TO BE COVERED

Name of Names of the Name of the Names of the

the Poems/Short Textbook Poems/Short
Textbook Stories/chapters of the Stories/chapters of the
prescribed Novel/Drama prescribed Novel/Drama
to be covered to be covered
DRAMA: Act 3 DRAMA: The Act 4
The (Scenes 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5) Merchant of (Scenes 1 & 2)
Merchant of Venice
Act 5
Venice (Shakespeare’s
(Shakespeare’s unabridged
unabridged play by A.W.
play by A.W. Verity)
Verity)

TREASURE TROVE: A Collection of ICSE TREASURE TROVE: A Collection of ICSE

Poems & Short Stories Poems & Short Stories
Poems (i) I Know Why the Caged Bird Poems (iii) Abou Ben Adhem - Leigh
Sings – Maya Angelou Hunt
(ii) The Patriot – Robert (iv) Nine Gold Medals - David
Browning Roth
Short Short Stories
(i) The Little Match Girl – Hans (iii) My Greatest Olympic Prize
Stories
Christian Andersen – Jesse Owens
(ii) The Blue Bead – Norah Burke (iv) All Summer in a Day – Ray
Douglas Bradbury