CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (CBSE)

SYLLABUS AY 2022-23
GRADE 10
Periodic Test 2

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

UNITS SUBUNITS
Question based on the following kinds of
unseen passages to assess inference,
evaluation, vocabulary, analysis, and
Reading Section interpretation:
1. Discursive passage
2. Case based Factual passage (with visual
input/ statistical data/ chart etc.)
Prose
• Two Stories About Flying
• From the Diary of Anne Frank
Literature (First Flight)
Poetry
• A Tiger in the Zoo
• The Ball Poem
Word and Expressions • Unit 3 & 4

Literature (Footprints without

• Footprints Without Feet
Feet)
• The Making of a Scientist
1. Tenses
2. Modals
3. Subject-Verb Concord
4. Determiner
Grammar 5. Reported Speech
o Commands and Requests
o Statements
o Questions

Formal letter based on a given situation.

Writing Skills
1. Letter of Inquiry

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 MATHEMATICS

UNITS SUBUNITS
• Fundamental Theorem of
Arithmetic
Chapter 1 -Real Numbers
• Properties of Irrational numbers
and proofs
• Zeroes of Polynomial
• Relationship between zeroes
Chapter 2- Polynomials and co-efficient of quadratic
polynomials

• Introduction of simultaneous
equations
• Graphical representation of
linear equations in two
Chapter 3-Pair of Linear variables
Equations in two variables • Methods of solving linear
equations in two variables – a)
Substitution b) Elimination
• Condition for consistency
• Application
• Standard form of quadratic
equation
• Solutions of quadratic equation
by factorization
Chapter 4- Quadratic • Solutions of quadratic equation
Equations by Quadratic formula method
• Relationship between
discriminant and nature of
roots
• Application based questions
• BPT or Thales Theorem
Chapter 6-Triangles • Converse of BPT
• Similarity of Triangles
• Trigonometric Ratios
• Trigonometric Ratios of
Chapter 8- Introduction to standard angles
Trigonometry • Trigonometric Identities
• Mean of grouped data
• Direct Method, Assumed Mean
method, Step Deviation
Method
Chapter 14-Statistics • Median of grouped data

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 • Mode of grouped data

French II Language

UNITS SUB-UNITS
• Unit 4 : La plasir de lire
Lessons • Unit 5 : Les medias
• Unit 6 : Chacun ses gouts
• Tenses (Présent, Impératif, Passé Composé,
Futur Simple, Futur Proche, Passé Récent,
Imparfait, Conditionnel Présent, Verbes
Pronominaux, Futur Antérieur, Plus-que-
parfait)
• Pronoms relatifs simples et composés
Grammar • Pronoms personnels (COD, COI, y, en,
tonique, sujet)
• Demonstratifs (les adjectifs et les pronoms)
• Négatifs
• Question
formation

• Informal Letter
• Complete the text
Writing Skills • Rearranging dialogue,
• Unseen Passage -
Comprehension

Hindi B II Language

UNITS SUB-UNITS
इकाई ७ तोप
इकाई ३ तााँतरा वमीरो कथा
इकाई ८ कारतूस
इकाई ५ मुहावरे
इकाई २ पत्र लेखन (औपचाररक)
इकाई ७ ववज्ञापन लेखन

PHYSICS

UNITS SUB - UNITS

• Reflection of light by curved surfaces

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 • Images formed by spherical mirrors, centre
Unit 1: Light: Reflection and Refraction of curvature, principal axis, principal focus,
focal length, mirror formula (Derivation not
required),
• Magnification.
• Refraction; Laws of refraction
• Refractive index
• Refraction of light by spherical lens; Image
formed by spherical lenses; Lens formula
(Derivation not required)
• Magnification. Power of a lens
Practical:
1) Determination of the focal length of:
(i) Concave mirror and
(ii) Convex lens by obtaining the image of a distant
object

• Functioning of a lens in human eye

• Defects of vision and their corrections
• Applications of spherical mirrors and lenses
Refraction of light through a prism
• Dispersion of light Scattering of light
• Applications in daily life (excluding colour of
the sun at sunrise and sunset)

Unit 2: The Human Eye and Colourful

World Practical:

1) Tracing the path of a ray of light passing through

a rectangular glass slab for different angles of
incidence and measure the angle of incidence,
angle of refraction, angle of emergence and
interpret the result.
2) Tracing the path of the rays of light through a
glass prism.

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 CHEMISTRY

SUB -UNITS
UNITS

• Chemical Reactions: Chemical Equation

Unit 1: Chemical Reactions and
Equations
• Balanced Chemical Equation
• Implications of a balanced chemical
equation
• Types of chemical reactions:
• Combination
• Decomposition
• Displacement
• Double displacement
• Precipitation
• Neutralization
• Oxidation and Reduction
• Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions
• Effects of Oxidation in Everyday Life

Practical
1. Performing and observing the following
reactions and classifying them into: 
A. Combination reaction
B. Decomposition reaction
C. Displacement reaction
D. Double displacement reaction
(i) Action of water on quicklime
(ii) Action of heat on ferrous sulphate crystals
(iii) Iron nails kept in copper sulphate solution
(iv) Reaction between sodium sulphate and barium
chloride solutions

• Definitions of acids, bases in terms of

Unit 2- Acids, Bases, and Salts
furnishing of H+ and OH- ions
• General properties of acids and bases
• Examples and uses of acids and bases
• Concept of pH scale
• Importance of pH in everyday life
• Preparation and uses of Sodium Hydroxide,
bleaching powder, baking soda, Washing
soda and Plaster of Paris

Practical:

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 1. Finding the pH of the following samples by
using pH paper/universal indicator:
i. Dilute Hydrochloric Acid
ii. (ii) Dilute NaOH solution
iii. (iii) Dilute Ethanoic Acid solution
iv. (iv) Lemon juice
v. (v) Water
vi. (vi) Dilute Hydrogen Carbonate solution
2. Studying the properties of acids and bases
(HCl & NaOH) based on their reaction with:
a) Litmus solution (Blue/Red)
b) Zinc metal
c) Solid sodium carbonate
• Physical and Chemical properties of metals
and non-metals
• Reactivity series
• Formation and properties of ionic
compounds
• Basic metallurgical processes
• Corrosion and its prevention
Practical:
Unit 3 – Metals and Non-Metals 1. Observing the action of Zn, Fe, Cu and Al
metals on the following salt solutions:
i. ZnSO4(aq)
ii. FeSO4(aq)
iii. CuSO4(aq)
iv. Al2(SO4)3(aq)
Arranging Zn, Fe, Cu and Al (metals) in the
decreasing order of reactivity based on the above
result.

BIOLOGY

UNITS SUB - UNITS

Unit-1 Life Processes
• Life Processes
• Autotrophic Nutrition
• Heterotrophic Nutrition
• Respiration
• Transportation in Human being
• Transportation in Plants
• Excretion in Human Being

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 • Excretion in Plants
Practicals:
1) To show experimentally that carbon dioxide is
given out during respiration.
2) Preparing a temporary mount of a
leaf peel to show stomata.

• Nervous system
• Structure and Functions of Human Brain
• Voluntary, Involuntary and Reflex action
• Tropic and Nastic movements in plants
Unit 2: Control and Coordination
• Introduction of plant hormones and
functions
• Chemical co-ordination: Animal
hormones and Endocrine glands

SOCIAL SCIENCE

SUBJECTS UNITS
History Chapter- 1 Rise of Nationalism in Europe
Chapter -2 Nationalism in India

Geography Chapter 1: Resources and Development

Chapter 2: Forest and
Wildlife Ch
apter 3: Water Resources
Chapter 4:
Agriculture

Political Science Chapter 1- Power Sharing

Chapter 2 - Federalism
Chapter 4 – Gender, Religion and Caste

Economics Chapter 1. The Story of Development

Chapter 2. Sectors of the Indian Economy

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

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PART B: Unit 1 - Introduction to AI
PART B: Unit 2 - AI Project Cycle
• Introduction to AI, what is
intelligence?
• Decision Making
• What is Artificial Intelligence?
• How do machines become
Artificially Intelligent?
• Applications of AI around us
• What is not AI?
• Introduction to AI: Basics of AI
• Introduction to AI related
terminologies
• Introduction to AI Domains
• Some other AI related
terminologies
• AI ethics
• Introduction, IT project cycle
• Introduction to AI project cycle
• Problem Scoping
• Understanding problem scoping
and SDGs
• Steps of Problem Scoping
• Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs)
• 17 Goals to transform our world
• Using AI to help achieve SDGs
• 4Ws problem canvas
• Data Acquisition
• Simplifying data acquisition
• Big Data
• Data Features,
• Sources of Data
• Data curation
• Data Exploration
• Types of Data Weak AI Systems
• Visualising Data
• Modelling
• Introduction to Modelling
• Evaluation and Deployment
• Neural Networks

• Methods of
Communication, Verbal
Communication
PART A: Unit 1 - Communication Skills-II • Non-Verbal
Communication

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 • Visual Communication,
Points to consider while
preparing a presentation
• Communication Cycle,
Principles of Effective
Communication,
Elements of a
Communication Cycle
• Defining Feedback,
Importance of Feedback
• Descriptive Feedback,
Specific and Non-Specific
Feedback
• Communication Barriers,
Types of Communication
Barriers
• Measures to overcome
the barriers of
communication
• Effective Communication,
Goals of effective
communication, Factors
of effective
communication
• The 7 Cs of effective
communication, Benefits
of effective
communication
• Basic writing skills
• Meaning and importance of stress
management
• Stress management techniques –
physical exercise,
▪ yoga, meditation, going to
vacations and holidays
with family and friends,
Taking nature walks
PART A: Unit 2 - Self Management Skills-II
• Ability to work independently, Meaning
of an
▪ independent person,
Advantages of working
▪ independently
• How to become self-reliant, Self-
awareness, Self-Motivation, Self-
regulation

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 • Operating System,
Functions of an Operating
System, Types of
Operating System,
WINDOWS 10
• Managing files and
folders, File system,
creating new folder,
creating new file,
PART A: Unit 3: Information and
renaming a file/folder,
Communication Technology Skills-II
Deleting a file/folder.
• Restoring a file/folder,
permanently deleting a
file/folder, Moving, or
copying a file/ folder from
one drive to another.
• Preparing a maintenance
schedule, Removing spam
from an e-mail account.
• Entrepreneurship and
Society, Role, and
importance of
Entrepreneurship
• Qualities of successful
PART A: Unit 4: Entrepreneur and entrepreneur, Main
Entrepreneurship functions of an
entrepreneur.
• Myths about
entrepreneurship,
Entrepreneurship as a
career option
• Sustainable Development,
Evolution of Sustainable
Development, Definition
of Sustainable
Development, Concept of
Sustainable Development,
Principles of Sustainable
PART A: Unit 5: Green Skills
Development, Objectives
of Sustainable
Development.
• Importance of Sustainable
Development,
International efforts to
promote and implement

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 Sustainable Development,
Sustainable development
- The future, Sustainable
development - The
challenges

Kannada II Language
SUBJECT UNITS

ಗದ್ಯ
ಘಟಕ ೩: ಶಬರಿ (ಗದ್ಯ)
ಘಟಕ ೭ ಭಾಗಯಶಿಲ್ಪಿಗಳು (ಗದ್ಯ)
ಪದ್ಯ
ಘಟಕ ೮ : ಕೌರವೆೀೇಂದ್ರನ ಕೆ ೇಂದೆ ನೀನು (ಪದ್ಯ)
ಘಟಕ ೫ : ಹಲಗಲ್ಪಯ ಬೆೀಡರು (ಪದ್ಯ)
ಪಠ್ಯ ಪೂರಕ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ
ಘಟಕ ೬ : ವಸೇಂತ ಮುಖ ತೆ ೀರಲ್ಪಲಲ (ಪಠ್ಯ ಪೂರಕ
ಅಧ್ಯಯನ)
ಘಟಕ ೯: ಭಗತ್ ಸೇಂಗ್ (ಪಠ್ಯ ಪೂರಕ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ)
ವಾಯಕರಣ
Kannada II Language
ಬರವಣಿಗೆ ಕೌಶಲಯ ೧: ಪರಬೇಂಧ್
ಬರವಣಿಗೆ ಕೌಶಲಯ ೨: ಪತರ (ಅರ್ಜಿಗಳು, ಸೇಂಪಾದ್ಕರಿಗೆ
ಪತರ)
ವಾಯಕರಣ ೬ : ಗಾರಮಯ- ಗಾರೇಂಥಿಕ ರ ಪ
ವಾಯಕರಣ ೭: ಸವಿನಾಮ
ವಾಯಕರಣ ೮ : ಧಾತು
ವಾಯಕರಣ ೯ : ಕಾಲಗಳು
ವಾಯಕರಣ ೧0 :ಕ್ರರಯಾಪದ್ಗಳು/ಕ್ರರಯಾಪದ್ಗಳ
ಅರ್ಿರ ಪಗಳು (ವಿದ್ಯರ್ಿಕ, ನಷೆೀದಾರ್ಿಕ,
ಸೇಂಭಾನಾರ್ಿಕ, ಆಶವಯಿಸ ಚಕ, ಪರಶ್ಾಾರ್ಿಕ
ವಾಕಯಗಳು)

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