INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
CLASS IX (2023-24)

BLUEPRINT OF HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION: MARKING SCHEME &

PORTION: COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH (101)

SECTION A: READING SKILLS (10+10= 20 marks)

• The section will have two unseen passages with the maximum word limit of 600 words. The passages
can be of any two types out of the following: literary / factual / discursive. Please refer to the Main
Course Book.

 Objective Type Questions (including Multiple Choice Questions), and Very Short Answer type
Questions will be asked to test inference, evaluation, analysis and vocabulary in context.

SECTION B: WRITING SKILLS (19 Marks)

This section will have a variety of short and long writing tasks.
• Notice Writing for school assembly/ Resident Welfare Association/ School Events/ Classroom
information etc. (maximum 50 words) (4 marks)
Informal Letter (maximum 120 words) (7 marks)

 Paragraph on one out of two themes from the Main Course Book, based on verbal or visual
cues (maximum 150 words) (8 marks)

SECTION C: GRAMMAR (15 Marks)

Tenses, Modals, Determiners, Subject – verb concord

The above items may be tested through test types as given below:

 Gap filling (5 marks)

 Editing or Omission (5 marks)
 Sentences Reordering or Sentence Transformation in context. (5marks)

SECTION D: LITERATURE TEXTBOOK (26 Marks)

• Two out of three extracts from prose/poetry for reference to the context. Very Short Answer Questions
and Short Answer Questions will be asked to assess local and global comprehension, interpretation
and analysis. [8 marks (4+4)]

• Six Short Answer Questions out of seven, from the Literature Reader, to test local and global
comprehension of theme and ideas, analysis and evaluation (30-40 words each) [2x6 = 12 Marks]

• One out of two Long Answer type Questions to assess how the values inherent in the text have been
brought out. Creativity, imagination and extrapolation beyond the text and across the texts will be
assessed. This can also be a passage-based question taken from a situation/plot from the texts. (120
words). [6 marks]
Half yearly Portion - Class IX (Sept. 2023)
Reading skills:
2 unseen passages ( literary/ factual/ discursive)

Writing Skill:
1) Informal Letter
2) Paragraph Writing
3) Notice Writing

Grammar topics:
1) Tenses
2) Modals
3) Determiners
4) Subject-Verb Concord

Literature Reader :

Prose:

1) How I taught My Grandmother to Read

2) A Dog named Duke
3) The Man who Knew Too Much

Poetry:

1) The Road Not Taken

2) The Brook

Matthew P.J.

HOD English
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PORTION FOR THE EXAMINATION

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION 2023

CLASS :9
SUBJECT : Mathematics
DURATION OF THE EXAMINATION : 3 Hours
TOTAL MARKS : 80

Sr. No. UNIT NAME Chapters Number TOTAL MARKS

as per New NCERT Textbook

1. Number System Chapter 1 19

2. Algebra Chapter 4 13
Linear equations in 2 variables
4. Coordinate Geometry Chapter 3 11
5. Geometry Chapter 6 and 7 25
Lines and angles, Triangles
6. Statistics Chapter 14 12
Total 80

QUESTION PAPER PATTERN/TYPOLOGY OF QUESTIONS

SECTION TYPE OF QUESTIONS Number of Marks for each Total

questions question
Section – A Multiple choice, Blanks, True False, Assertion – Reasoning 20 1 20
Section – B Very short answer questions 5 2 10
Section – C Short answer questions 6 3 18
Section – D Case Based Questions 3 4 12
Section – E Long answer questions 4 5 20
38 80

OTHER INSTRUCTIONS
Students will have to attempt all questions however there will be internal choice in some of the questions.

Gurpreet Singh
HOD MATHEMATICS
 INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT
HALF YEARLY PORTION – 2023
CLASS IX
SUBJECT 086 SCIENCE
TOTAL MARKS 80
TIME ALLOTTED 3 HOURS
TOPIC
PHYSICS Chapter-8 Motion
Chapter-9 Forces and Laws of Motion
Chapter-10 Gravitation
CHEMISTRY Chapter 1 Matter In Our Surroundings – Full Chapter
Chapter 2 Is Matter Around Us Pure?
2.2.1 Concentration of a Solution.
Finding Concentration of Solution
(Including Numerical and Formula)( PAGE NOS. 14-17)
BIOLOGY Chapter 5 The Fundamental Unit Of Life
Chapter 6 Tissues ( INCLUDING PERMANENT TISSUES IN PLANTS- till page no. 64 ( with intext
questions)
Typology of i. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.
Question paper ii. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some
questions. A student is expected to attempt only one of these questions.
iii. Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.
iv. Section B consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each. Answers to these
questions should be in the range of 30 to 50 words.
v. Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each. Answers
to these questions should be in the range of 50 to 80 words.
vi. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each. Answer
to these questions should be in the range of 80 to 120 words. vii. Section E consists of
3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with sub-parts.

S.RADHAKRISHNAN

HoD-Biology (for Science)

Senior Section
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PORTION FOR THE EXAMINATION

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION-SEPTEMBER 2023

CLASS : IX
SUBJECT : SOCIAL SCIENCE
DURATION OF THE EXAMINATION : 3 HOURS
TOTAL MARKS : 80
PORTION

UNIT/COMP. CH: No CHAPTER NAME Remarks Marks

HISTORY 01 - The French Revolution - Full Chapter 20

02 - Socialism in Europe and the - Up to and including
Russian Revolution page no. 34.
-Map Work –French Revolution: As per -As per the list
the CBSE list
DEMOCRATIC 01 - What is Democracy? Why Democracy? Full chapter 20
POLITICS
02 - Constitutional Design Full Chapter
ECONOMICS 01 - People as Resource Full Chapter 20
02
GEOGRAPHY 01 -India Size and Location -Full Chapter 20
02 -Physical Features -Full Chapter
04 - Climate -Up to and including
- Map Work - As per the CBSE list “Climatic Controls,
page no. 27”

Blue Print
Component MCQs Very Short Short Long Case Based Map Total
(I mark) Answer Answer Answer (4 marks) Work marks
Type Q Type Q type
(2 marks) (3 mark) (5mark)

History 4 1 1 1 1 2* Mark 20
D. Politics 8 2 1 1 - 20
Economics 5 - 2 1 1 20
Geography 3 1 1 1 1 3* mark 20
Total 1x20=20 2x4=8 3x5=15 5x4=20 4x3=12 1 Q Map Total
Questions Work Qs=37
Marks=80

Vikram Singh Yaduvanshi

HOD,
Dept. of Social Science
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PORTION FOR THE EXAMINATION

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION -2023

CLASS : IX
SUBJECT : ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
DURATION OF THE EXAMINATION : 2 HRS
TOTAL MARKS :50

UNIT TOPIC SUB TOPIC TOTAL MARKS

( IF NECESSARY)
PART A- EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS SELF MANAGEMENT SKIILS 6
UNIT 1 1 mark questions(2),
2 mark questions(2)

PART A- EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS ICT SKILLS 4

UNIT 2 1 mark questions(2),
2 mark questions(1)

PART B- Introduction to Artificial Excite, Relate 10

UNIT 1 1 mark questions(6), 2
Intelligence (AI) mark questions(2)

PART B- AI Project Cycle Problem scoping, Cycle-Data Acquisition 10

UNIT 2 1 mark questions(4), 2
mark questions(1), 4
mark questions(1)
PART B- Introduction to Python Variables, Arithmetic Operators, 20
UNIT 4 Expressions, Simple programs, Data Types -
integer, float, strings, using 1 mark questions(6), 2
print() and input() functions, Simple mark questions(3), 4
programs, Flow of control - Conditional mark questions(2)
statements (if)

Total 50

Seema Janesh
SIGNATURE OF THE HOD.
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SENIOR SECTION
BLUE PRINT OF THE HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION
HINDI B Course
STD IX 2023-24

SNO TOPIC Objectives Short Very Long Total

MCQ Answer Answer
1 mark Question Questions 80 Marks
3 mark 5 or 6 Marks
1 Reading Comprehension 10 (1) 10
1 Apizt gad\yaaMSa ³2´
1 Literature
spSa- 32
1 duK ka AiQakar
2 evarosT maorI iSaKr yaa~a
3 Aitiqa tuma kba jaaAaogao ³isaf-,
MCQ´
4 pd rOdasa
5 rhIma ko daoho
saMcayana
1 igallaU
2 smaRit 5³1´
pizt pd\yaaSaM ³5´ 2³1´
bahuivaklpI p`Sna ³2´ 5³1´
pizt gad\yaaSaM ³5´ 2³1´
bahuivaklpI p`Sna ³2´ 2(3)
gad\ya ¹60 SabdaoM ko ]%tr ³2´ 2(3)
pd\ya ¹60 SabdaoM ko ]%tr ³2´ 2(3)
saMcayana ¹60 SabdaoM ko ]%tr ³2´
2 Grammar
1 Sabd va pd ³2´ 16 (1) 16
2 Anausvaar va Anaunaaisak ³2´
3 ]psaga- va p`%yaya ³2+ 2´
4 svar saMiQa ³3´
5 ivarama icah\na ³3´
6 Aqa- ko AaQaar pr ³2´
vaa@ya Baod
3 Writing Skill 2(6)
1 AnaucCod 6 2(5) 22
2 AnaaOpcaairk p~ 6
3 ica~ vaNa-na 5
4 saMvaad laoKna 5
Total 40X(1)=40 6X(3)=18 2X(5)+2X(6) =22 80
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SENIOR SECTION
BLUE PRINT OF THE HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION
SANSKRIT STD IX 2023-24
मू�ाभारः
ख� – क अपिठत ग�ांशः 10
ख� – ख रचना�क काय�म् 10
ख� – ग अनुप्रयु� �ाकरणम् 30
ख� - घ पिठत ग�ांशः 30

िवषयाः OBJECTIVE VERY SHORT SHORT LONG ANSWER MARKS

ANSWER ANSWER

ख� – क 10
3X1 3X1 2X2
अपिठत अवबोधनम्
ख� – ख 10
रचना�क काय�म्
5X2
िचत्रम् (10)

ख� – ग 30
अनुप्रयु� �ाकरणम्
स��ः (5)
श��पम्(5)
5 X1
धातु�पम्(5) 5 X1
उपपदिवभ��ः (5) 5 X1
प्र�यः (3) 5 X1
सं�ा (4) 3 X1
उपसग�ः (3) 4 X1
6 X1/2
ख�-घ
�ण�ः काकः ,गोदोहनम् 30
सू��मौ��कम्
पिठत अवबोधनम् 2 X1/2 3 X1 1 X1
ग�ांशः (5) 2 X1/2 3 X1 1 X1
प�ांशः (5) 2 X1/2 3 X1 1 X1
ना�ांशः (5) 4X1
प्र�िनमा�णम्(4) 8 X1/2
�ोक अ�यः (4) 8 X1/2
घटनाक्रमानुसारम् (4) 3 X1
मेलनम् (3)
Total (22x1)+ (12x1)+ 12x1=12 (7X2)+(6 X1)= 80
( 6X1/2=3)= 25 (22 X1/2)=23 20
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SENIOR SECTION
DEPARTMENT OF FRENCH
PORTIONS FOR HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION 2023-2024
FRENCH (CODE: 018)
CLASS – IX

1. L. 1 – La famille
2. L. 2 – Au lycée
3. L. 3 – Une journée de Pauline
4. L. 4 – Les saisons
5. L. 5 – Les voyages (grammar & writing skills)
The Question Paper will be divided into four sections:
Section - A: Reading Comprehension- 10 marks
Section - B: Writing - 20 marks
Section - C: Grammar - 30 marks
Section - D: Culture and Civilisation - 20 marks
Section wise weightage:

Section Details of Topics/Sections Types of Questions Marks

Section – A 1 Unseen prose passage (150 True or false 10/14

(Understanding) words) Short answer questions
Vocabulary search:
opposites/ synonyms/adjectives

Section – B Any 4 short compositions (30-35 Creative short answers 4/5

(Creating) words): 20
Message/ décrire une personne (5 x 4)
/Histoire/Carte postale/dialogue

Section – C Grammar Verbes (Présent, futur simple, 05

(Application) (5 out of 7 questions - for each impératif, futur proche, passé
grammar topic) composé), verbes pronominaux

05
Prépositions
05
Préposition de lieu
05
Adjectifs démonstratifs
05

Adjectifs possessifs

05
 Articles

05
Trouvez la question

Note: Topic 1 (Verbs) is compulsory.

The student will be tested on any 5 of
the remaining topics. (Total 6
Questions)

Section – D Culture and Civilisation Short answers 5x2 10

(Remembering Lessons 1 – 4 (5 / 7)
and analyzing) MCQ
True or False 5x1 05
Match the following 5 x 1 05
Fill in the blanks 5x1 (5 / 7)
(The student will be tested on any two)

Total marks 80

HOD
Department of French
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SENIOR SECTION
DEPARTMENT OF ARABIC
ARABIC –(Sub.Code-016)
Half Yearly Exam -Portion & Question Paper Blueprint

Class-IX

Q.No SECTION :A (READING 10 MARKS) MARKS

1 Q/A of unseen passage 10

(Choice- Any 2 Passages out of 3)
10x1=10
SECTION:B (10 Marks)
2 ْ ‫ َف‬-‫ َب ْيتِي‬-‫مدرستي‬
a)Paragraph Writing : ‫صلي‬ 4
) 40 Words(
(Choice- 1 out of 2)
3 b)Use of words in Arabic sentences 2x1=2 2
4 c)Fill in the blanks 2x1=2 2
5 d)Correction of sentences 2x1=2 2
SECTION :C (20 MARKS)
6 Definition and illustration of Grammar topics with example 5
‫مركب الوصفي‬-‫الجري – ُمركب االشاري‬
ّ ‫ُمركب‬
7 Choose the correct answer from the bracket -MCQ 5
- ‫ض َمائر‬Pronouns
8&9 Translation of English sentences into Arabic 5x1=5 10
Translation of Arabic sentences into English 5x1=5
SECTION: D (40 MARKS)
10 Prose: 10
a)Translation of any two passages(5 to 6 lines in each passages)
Prose: ‫ ِمنَ الحلم إلى الحقيقة – َما أجمل الهند‬-‫عبقري هندي‬ 2x5=10
11 b)Question from any given passage 4x2=8 8
12 c) MCQ -Grammar 4x1=4 4
13 Poetry:‫من جدّ و َجدَا‬ 15
a)Explanation of the poem
)Verses meaning-Vocabulary-Explanation)

14 Central Idea of the poems in English 3

‫َم ْن جد و َجدَا‬
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DEPARTMENT OF MALAYALAM
SENIOR SECTION
BLUE PRINT FOR THE HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION_CLASS IX_MALAYALAM (2023-24)
Sec: A Reading comprehension, Vocabulary Building & 15 +7 + 18
MCQ(Prose& Poem)
Sec: B Composition, Grammar, Literature (Poetry, Prose & 14+ 8 + 18
Non detailed)

Section Number Marks Total Type of Questions Marks

and per Marks
Type of Question
A Questio
ns
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Literature 1. MCQ 2 1x2=2 ©ÉçºÞÆcBZ
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1. MCQ 2 1x2=2
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1. MCQ 2 1x2=2
1. MCQ 2 1x2=2
1. MCQ 2 1x2=2
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1. LA 4 1x4=4 ÉdÄÕÞVJ ÄÏîÞùÞAáµ

2. VSA 1 2x1=2 dÉçÏÞ·¢ ÎÞxáµ 8

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 INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT

PORTION FOR THE HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION

2023-24

CLASS : IX
SUBJECT : COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (CODE 165)
DURATION OF THE EXAMINATION : 2 Hours 40 Minutes
TOTAL MARKS : 50

UNIT TOPIC SUB TOPIC TOTAL MARKS

( IF NECESSARY)
Unit 2 CYBER SAFETY FULL CHAPTER 20

Unit 3 OFFICE TOOLS FULL CHAPTER 20

WORD PROCESSOR-MS-WORD

Unit 3 OFFICE TOOLS Till 10

PRESENTATION TOOL- DIFFERENT VIEWS OF A SLIDE
MS POWERPOINT

QUESTION PAPER PATTERN/TYPOLOGY OF QUESTIONS

SECTION TYPE OF QUESTIONS TOTAL MARKS

PART A – SECTION I Very Short Answer 1 Mark (10 Ques.) =10 Marks
PART A – SECTION II Case Study Based 1 Mark (10 Ques.) =10 Marks
PART B Short Answer 2 Mark (5 Ques.) =10 Marks
Short Answer 3 Mark (5 Ques.) =15 Marks
Long Answer 5 Mark (1 Ques.) =5 Marks

OTHER INSTRUCTIONS

1. This question paper contains two parts A and B. Each part is compulsory.

2. Part A carries 20 marks while part B carries 30 marks.

3. Part-A consists very short answer and case based MCQ Questions and Part-B is Descriptive Paper.

4. Both Part A and Part B have choices.

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PORTION FOR THE EXAMINATION
HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION-SEPTEMBER 2023

CLASS : IX
SUBJECT : PAINTING (049)
DURATION OF THE EXAMINATION : 2 hours
TOTAL MARKS : 30

PAGES TOTAL
UNIT TOPIC SUB TOPIC
FROM - TO MARKS
Elements of Art
 Point
 Line
 Shape
1 Fundamentals of Art  Form - 15
 Space
 Colour
 Tone
 Texture
Understanding and appropriate use
of:
2 Methods and Materials of  Tools
- 15
Painting  Painting Materials - Poster
Colours, Water Colours, Oil
Pastels and Pencils
QUESTION PAPER PATTERN/TYPOLOGY OF QUESTIONS

SECTION TYPE OF QUESTIONS TOTAL MARKS

Section: A MCQ (8 questions) 8
Section: B Short answer type – Answer to be written in 30 words each (5 questions) 10
Section: C Long answer type – Answer to be written in 100 words each (2 questions) 12
OTHER INSTRUCTIONS

All sections are compulsory.

There will be internal choices in sections B and C.
Duration of the exam will be 2 hours.
 INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT
Department of Commerce and Humanities
Portions for Examination and Blue Print
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION – 2023

CLASS – IX

ELEMENTS OF BUSINESS – (154)

Total Marks: 70 Time Allotted: 03 hours

PORTION FOR EXAMINATION

Chapter /Unit Name Marks

Unit 1: Fundamentals of Business Activities 50

Unit 2: Operative Activities in Business (Only ‘Industry’) 20

Total 70

BLUE PRINT

Units
UNIT NAME Total

50
Unit 1 Fundamentals of Business Activities

Unit 2: Operative Activities in Business (Only ‘Industry’) 20

Total Marks
70 (30)
(No of questions inside bracket)

QUESTION PAPER PATTERN/TYPOLOGY OF QUESTIONS

TYPE OF QUESTIONS No. of TOTAL

Questions MARKS
1 Mark (MCQ, Fill in the Blanks, True/False, Source 18 18
Based)
3 Marks (SA – I) 4 12
4 Marks (SA –II) (1 Question – Case Based) 4 16
6 Marks (LA – I) 4 24
Total 30 70