Greenwood High - International School

Syllabus Focus for IGCSE Grade 9 (2023-24)

November 2023 Summative Examination 1
Subject Syllabus Focus
Topics
First Language 1. Narrative Writing (350-450 words)
English 2. Descriptive Writing (350-450 words)
3. Summary Writing (120 words)
4. Comprehension Task – Candidates respond to a series of sub questions
given in Text A and Text B.
5. Author’s Effect (200-300 words)
Written Paper- 1 hour 45 mins - 55 marks
Topics
Literature in English Poetry -
1. City Planners
2. Planners
3. Man with Night Sweats
4. Night Sweats
5. Rain
Drama -
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Act 1 to Act 2 Scene 1

1. Candidates answer two questions: one from Section A (Poetry) and

one from Section B (Drama).
2. All questions carry equal marks (25 marks each).
3. There is a choice of two questions on each text.
4. Relevant passages/poems are printed on the question paper.
All questions encourage an informed personal response and test all four
assessment objectives.
Written Paper- 1 hour 30 mins- 50 marks
Topics
Foreign Language • 2.1 - Self, Family, pets, personal relationships;
French • 2.2 - Life at home;
• 2.3 - leisure, entertainments, invitations;
• 2.4 - Eating out;
• 2.5 - Special Occasions;
• 5.3 - Festivals and faiths
• 5.4 - International menus

Paper Details:
P2 (Reading-28 marks) + P4 (Writing-12 marks)
Total marks: 40

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 Duration 1hr 20mins
P1 (Listening)
Total Marks: 25
Duration: 25 mins
P3 (Speaking)
Internally conducted in class.
General conversation on topics done in class.
Total marks: 30
Duration: 4 mins each student.

Topics
Foreign Language • My home
Spanish • My school
• My eating habits
• My body and health
• Self, family, pets, personal relationships
Paper Details:
P2 (Reading-28 marks) + P4 (Writing-12 marks)
Total marks: 40
Duration 1hr 20mins
P1 (Listening)
Total Marks: 25
Duration: 25 mins
P3 (Speaking)
Internally conducted in class.
General conversation on topics done in class.
Total marks: 30
Duration: 4 mins each student.
Topics
Foreign Language
German • My home
• My school
• My eating habits
My body and health
• Self, family, pets, personal relationships
• Life at home

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 • Leisure, entertainments, invitations
• Eating out

Paper Details:
P2 (Reading-28 marks) + P4 (Writing-12 marks)
Total marks: 40
Duration 1hr 20mins
P1 (Listening)
Total Marks: 25
Duration: 25 mins
P3 (Speaking)
Internally conducted in class.
General conversation on topics done in class.
Total marks: 30
Duration: 4 mins each student.
Skills-Reading , writing , Speaking, Listening
Second Language Units:
Hindi • Culture and Society
• Health and sports
• Entertainment
• Science and Technology
Creative Writing:
• Email
• Bhashan
• Essay
• Letter Writing
• Blog
• Diary

Paper Details:
P1 (Reading and Writing)
• Total marks: 40
• Duration 1hr 20mins
P2 (Listening)
• Total Marks: 15
• Duration: 25 mins
Paper Details
Additional Duration: 2 hours
Mathematics Marks: 80 (No Calculator)

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 • Coordinate Geometry- slope of a line, equation of a line, distance and
section formulae, Circles- Equation of a circle, intersection of a circle
with straight line, tangent to a circle, intersection of two circle
(externally and internally)
• Exponents and logarithms, Surds
• Arithmetic and Geometric sequences- General term, Sum of n terms of
an AP and of a GP, Infinite Sum of a Geometric progression and its
necessary condition.

Cambridge Paper Details

International Maths Duration: 2 hours
Marks: 80 (Graphic Calculator)

Algebra
• Expansion
• Factorisation
• Linear Equations
• Formulae
• Simultaneous Equations
• Algebraic fractions

Pythagoras theorem
• Pythagoras theorem
• The converse of Pythagoras Theorem
• Problem Solving

Trigonometry
• Labelling right angled triangles
• The trigonometric ratios
• Finding side lengths
• Finding angles
• Problem solving
• The angle between a line and a plane
• The angle between two planes

Sequences
• Number sequences
• Formulae for Sequence
• Geometric sequences
• The difference method for sequences

Advanced Trigonometry
• The unit circle
• The area of a triangle
• The Sine rule

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 • The cosine rule
• Problem solving with the sine and cosine rules
Coordinate Geometry
• The Cartesian plane
• The distance between 2 points
• Midpoints
• Gradients
• Parallel and perpendicular lines
• Collinear points
• Using Coordinate Geometry

Straight Lines
• Vertical and horizontal lines
• Properties of a straight line
• Gradient-Intercept form
• General Form
• Finding the equation of a line
• Lines of symmetry
Logarithms
• Logarithms
• The logarithmic function
• Laws of logarithms
• Logarithms in base 10
• Logarithmic equations
Similarity
• Similar Figures
• Similar Triangles
• Problem Solving
• Areas of Similar objects
• Volume of Similar objects

Mathematics without Paper Details

Coursework Duration: 2 hours
Marks: 80 (Use of Calculator Allowed)

• Number 1
o Arithmetic
o Negative numbers
o Number facts
o Sequences
o Approximations and estimation
o Indices 1
o Standard form
o Surds
o Calculator
• Algebra 1
o Substitution
o Brackets and Simplifying

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 o Solving linear equations
o Problems solved by linear equations
o Simultaneous equations
o Problems solved by simultaneous equations
Duration 1hr 30 min
Business Studies Paper 1
80 marks

1.1 Business activity

1.2 Classification of businesses
1.3 Enterprise, business growth and size
1.4 Types of business organisation
1.5 Business objectives and stakeholder objectives
2.2 Organisation and management
2.4 Internal and external communication
3.1 Marketing, competition and the customer
3.2 Market research

Economics Duration: 1Hour 45 minutes

Marks: 70 Marks (Calculator allowed)

1 The basic economic problem

1.1 The nature of the economic problem
1.2 The factors of production
1.3 Opportunity cost
1.4 Production possibility curve (PPC) diagrams
2.1 Microeconomics and macroeconomics
2.2 The role of markets in allocating resources
2.3 Demand
2.4 Supply
2.5 Price determination
2.6 Price changes
2.7 Price elasticity of demand (PED)
2.8 Price elasticity of supply (PES)
2.9 Market economic system
2.10 Market failure
2.11 Mixed economic system
Core Content B – The Twentieth Century: International Relations since
History 1919

Key question 1: Was the Treaty of Versailles fair?

• What were the motives and aims of the Big Three at Versailles?

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 • Why did the victors not get everything they wanted?
• What was the impact of the Treaty on Germany up to the end of 1923?
• Could the Treaty be justified at the time?

Key question 2: To what extent was the League of Nations a success?

• How far did weaknesses in the League’s organisation and membership make
failure inevitable?
• How successful were the League’s attempts at peacekeeping in the 1920s?
• How important was the League’s humanitarian work?
• How far did the Depression make the work of the League more difficult in
the 1930s?

Paper structure: Combination of Paper 1 (structured questions for Key

Question 1) and Paper 2 (document question for Key question 2).
Maximum marks: 55
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes

Section A: 40 marks (structured questions)

Section B: 15 marks (document question)
1 Characteristics and classification of living organisms
Biology 1.1 Characteristics of living organisms
1.2 Concept and use of classification systems
1.3 Features of organisms
2. Organisation of the organism
2.1 Cell structure
2.2 Size of specimens
3 Movement into and out of cells
3.1 Diffusion
3.2 Osmosis
3.3 Active Transport
4 Biological molecules
4.1 Biological molecules
5 Enzymes
5.1 Enzymes
6 Plant nutrition
6.1 Photosynthesis
6.2 Leaf structure

Paper Details:

Paper 2: Multiple Choice Duration: 45 minutes Weightage: 30%

A multiple-choice paper consisting of 40 questions of four-choice type, one
mark for each. Questions will be based on the Extended syllabus content
[Core and Supplement].
Paper 4: Extended Theory Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Weightage: 50%

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 Written paper consisting of 80 marks of short-answer and structured
questions. Questions will be based on the Extended syllabus content [Core
and Supplement]. At least a quarter of the marks available will be based on
Core material and the remainder on Supplement.
Paper 6: Alternative to Practical Duration: 1 hour Weightage: 20%
Written paper consisting of 40 marks of 2 to 4 questions. Questions will be
based on experimental skills.

Chemistry According to IGCSE Syllabus guide:

1. States of matter
1.1 Solids, liquids and gases
1.2 Diffusion
2. Atoms, elements and compounds
2.1 Elements, compounds and mixtures
2.2 Atomic structure and the Periodic Table
2.3 Isotopes
2.4 Ions and ionic bonds
2.5 Simple molecules and covalent bonds
2.6 Giant covalent structure
2.7 Metallic bonding
3. Stoichiometry
3.1 Formulae
3.2 Relative masses of atoms and molecules
8. The Periodic Table
8.1 Arrangement of elements
8.2 Group I properties
8.3 Group VII properties
8.4 Transition elements
8.5 Noble gases
12. Experimental techniques and chemical analysis
12.1 Experimental design
12.3 Chromatography
12.4 Separation and purification
Paper Details
Students will answer three papers;
• Paper 2- MCQ
Max marks-40 Duration- 45 minutes
• Paper 4- Structured paper
Max marks-80 Duration-1hour 15 minutes
• Paper 6- Alternative to practical
Max marks-40 Duration-1 hour
As per the Cambridge IGCSE Physics 0625 syllabus
Physics 1.1 Physical quantities and measurement techniques
1.2 Motion
1.3 Mass and weight
1.4 Density

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 1.5.1 Effects of forces
1.5.2 Turning effect of forces
1.5.3 Centre of gravity
With reference to textbook: Ch.1, Ch.2 and Ch.3 (3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 only)

Paper Details
Paper 2 – Multiple Choice Questions
Duration: 45 minutes
Total marks: 40
Paper 4 – Structured
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Total marks: 80
Paper 6 – Alternative to Practical
Duration: 1 hour
Total marks: 40
Calculator Permitted for all the 3 paper components
1) Data Representation
Computer Science 1.1 Number System
1.2 Text, Sound and images
1.3 Data storage and file compression
2) Data transmission
2.1 Types and methods of data transmission
2.2 Methods of error detection
2.3 Symmetric and asymmetric encryption
10) Boolean Logic
10.1 Standard Logic gate symbols
10.2 The function of the six logic gates
10.3 Logic circuits, logic expressions, truth tables and problem
statements.

Paper details:
For IGCSE Computer Science, Assessment:
Total number of papers: 1
Paper: Theory & Problem-solving and Programming
Duration – 1 Hour 45 minutes.
This written paper contains short-answer and structured questions. All
questions are compulsory. No calculators are permitted in this paper.
Total marks - 75 marks
1. World Music-Gamelan& Indian Music
Music 2. Trinity Music theory
3. Pentatonic scales
4. Steps and leaps
5. Instrumental and vocal effects
Duration: 50 min
Marks 40
Assessment of two Coursework supporting sheets focused on AO1: Record
Art and Design (Observational Studies)
1. Problem identification
2. Design Brief

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Design and 3. Design Specification
Technology 4. Idea generation with Annotations
Duration: 1 hr 15 mins
Marks: 50
Theory Exam –
Drama Play 1 - Dracula
Play 2 – Twilight Crane
Students have been given the Prerelease material.
Marks – 80
Duration – 2 hours and 30 minutes
Section A B, and C
Section A – All questions are compulsory.
Section B – Answer any two questions.
Section C – All questions are compulsory.

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