Syllabus Midterm Exam: Grade 10

English
1. Composition
a. ) Narrative And
b. ) Descriptive

2. Directed Writing
a.) Report
b. ) Letter— formal and informal
c. ) Magazine article

3. Fiction passage
4. Non- fiction passage
Urdu FL

Urdu SL

Mathematics
 Numbers
 Factors and Multiples
 Everyday mathematics (Money, Time, temperature, estimation and approximation,
prime factorization, Ratio, Percentages, Simple and compound interest, etc)
  Algebra
 Angles
 Indices and Standard Form
 Simultaneous Linear Equations
 Solving Quadratic Equations
 Pythagoras’ Theorem
 Trigonometry
 Mensuration (2D and 3D)
 Coordinate geometry
 Similarity and congruency
 Area and volume of similar figures
 Matrices
 Functions
 Linear Inequalities and its graphs
 Graph of functions

Physics

1. Physical Quantities, Units & Measurements

 Scalar and vectors

 Measurement techniques
 Units and symbols

2. Newtonian Mechanics

 Speed velocity and acceleration

 Graphical analysis of motion
 Free fall motion

3. Dynamics

 Balance and unbalance forces

 Friction
 Vector addition by scale diagram
 Circular motion

4. Mass ,weight and density

 Mass and weight

 Gravitational field
 Density

5. Deformation

 Elastic deformation
 6. Pressure

 Pressure
 Pressure changes

7. Energy sources and transfer of energy

 Energy forms
 Major source of energy
 Work
 Efficiency
 Power

8. Kinetic model of matter

 States of matter
 Molecular model
 Evaporation

9. Transfer of thermal energy

 Conduction
 Convection
 Radiation
 Total transfer

10. Turning effect of forces

 Moments
 Centre of mass
 Stability

11. Temperature

 Principle of thermometry
 Practical thermometers

12. Thermal properties of matter

 Specific heat capacity

 Melting and boiling
 Thermal expansion of solids,liquids and gases
13. Light

 Reflection of light
 Refraction of light
 Thin converging and diverging lens
 Dispersion of light

Chemistry
1-Acids, Bases and Salts
2- Moles and Stoichiometry
3-Energy changes i.e Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions
4- Speed of Reactions except reversible reactions

All GRADE 9 SYLLABUS IS ALSO INCLUDED.

Biology
1. Cells

2. Transport of substances

3. Enzymes

4. Nutrition in Animals

5. Nutrition in Plants

6. Transport in Plants

7. Respiration

8. Transport in Humans

9. Excretion

10. Homeostasis

11. Drugs, Use and Abuse

Business Studies

P1 : 1 hr 30 min 80 marks

1. Understanding business activity

a. Business activity
b. Classification of businesses
c. Enterprise, business growth and size
d. Types of business organization
e. Business objectives and stakeholder objectives
2. People in business
a. Motivating workers
b. Organization and management
c. Recruitment, selection, training
d. Internal and External communication
3. Marketing
a. Marketing, competition and customer
b. Market research
c. Marketing mix: Product

Chapters 1 to 12 from the textbook.

Accounting

1. All syllabus covered in Grade 9

2. Accounting concepts
3. Computers and accounting
4. Computerised accounting systems
5. Capital expenditure and revenue expenditure
6. Bad debts, provisions for doubtful debts, and provisions for discounts
on debtors
7. Depreciation of fixed assets
8. Accruals and prepayments and other adjustments for financial
statements
9. The valuation of inventory
10. Bank reconciliation statements
11. Errors in trial balance and suspense account

Economics
Brian Titley , 3rd edition

 Unit 2 complete, except 2.10

  Unit 3 complete

Paper 1, times allowed 45 minutes (bubble sheet is attached )

Paper 2, time allowed 2hour, 15 minutes (answer sheet is required )

History
Section 1 complete
Religious reformers
Mughal Empire , the reign of Aurangzeb
Decline and fall of Mughal empire
Arrival of the British
British expansion 1750 -1850
Colonial rule in India 1858-1900
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Languages

Section 2 complete
Time period : 1905-1947

Section 3
Problems after the creation of Pakistan
Time period : 1947- 1971

Geography
Land and location of Pakistan
Topography of Pakistan
Climate
Fishing
Minerals
Forests
Power resources
Agriculture
Industries
Population
Water Resources

Islamiyat

Hadith (1-20)

History and Importance of Hadith

Period of the Rule of Rightly Guided Caliphs

Articles of Faith, Jihad

Pillars of Islam (Except Salat)

Note: Entire P1 is also include

Physical Education
Anatomy & physiology

Chapter 1 The skeletal & muscular system

1.1 The skeleton & its functions

1.2 Joint types, structure & formation

1.3 Movement at joints

1.4 Muscles

1.5 Antagonistic muscle action

1.6 Muscle fibre types

Chapter 2 Respiratory system

2.1 The pathway of air & gaseous exchange

2.2 The mechanics of breathing

2.3 Breathing volumes & minute ventilation

Chapter 3 Circulatory System

 3.1 Components of blood

3.2 Heart structure & function

3.3 Cardiac output

Chapter 4 Energy supply & the effects of exercise on the body

4.1 Aerobic & anaerobic respiration

4.2 Recovery

4.3 Short-term effects of exercise

4.4 Long-term effects of exercise

Add Math
1 Functions
2 Quadratic functions
3 Equations, inequalities and graphs
4 Indices and surds
5 Factors of polynomials
6 Simultaneous equations
7 Logarithmic and exponential functions
8 Straight line graphs, Coordinate Geometry
9 Circular measure

World History
In view of the recent change in syllabus, Grade X is being taught Option B- The twentieth century: the International Relations since 1919 in the Core Content.

The Core contents for the Mid-term exams are as follows:

1. Were the peace treaties of 1919-23 fair?

Focus points
 What were the motives and aims of the Big Three at Versailles?
 Why did all the victors not get everything they wanted?
 What was the impact of the peace treaty on Germany up to 1923?
 Could the treaties be justified at the time?

Specified Content

The peace treaties of 1919-1923:

 The roles of individuals such as Wilson, Clemenceau and Lloyd George in the peacemaking process
 The impact of the treaties on the defeated countries
 Contemporary opinions about the treaties

2. To what extent was the League of Nations a success?

Focus points

 How successful was the League in the 1920s?

 How far did weaknesses in the League’s organization make failure inevitable?
  How far did the Depression make the work of the League more difficult?
 How successful was the League in the 1930s?

Specified Content
The League of Nations:
 Strengths and weaknesses in its structure and organization: work of the League’s agencies/humanitarian work
 Successes and failures in peacekeeping during the 1920s
 The impact of the world depression on the work of the League after 1929
 The failures of the League in the 1930s, including Manchuria and Abyssinia.

Cambridge O level History 2147- Syllabus (for Midterm Exams 2020)

Grade 10

3. Why had international peace collapsed by 1939?

Focus Points

 What were the long-term consequences of the peace treaties of 1919-1923?

 What were the consequences of the failures of the League in the 1930s?
 How far was Hitler’s foreign policy to blame for the outbreak of war in 1939?
 Was the policy of appeasement justified?
 How important was the Nazi-Soviet Pact?
 Why did Britain and France declare war on Germany in September 1939?

Specified Content

 The collapse of international order in the 1930s

 The increasing militarism of Germany, Italy and Japan.
 Hitler’s foreign policy to 1939:
 The Saar
 Remilitarization of the Rhineland
 Involvement in the Spanish Civil War
 Union (Anschluss) with Austria
 Appeasement
 Crisis over Czechoslovakia and Poland
 The outbreak of war

4. Who was to blame for the Cold War?

Focus Points
• Why did the US–Soviet alliance begin to break down in 1945?
• How had the USSR gained control of Eastern Europe by 1948?
• How did the United States react to Soviet expansionism?
• What were the consequences of the Berlin Blockade?
• Who was the more to blame for starting the Cold War: the United States or the USSR?
Specified Content
• The origins of the Cold War:
– the 1945 summit conferences and the breakdown of the US–Soviet alliance in 1945–46
– Soviet expansion into Eastern Europe to 1948, and American reactions to it
– the occupation of Germany and the Berlin Blockade
– NATO and the Warsaw Pact

Cambridge O level History 2147- Syllabus (for Midterm Exams 2020)

Grade 10

5. How effectively did the United States contain the spread of Communism?

Focus Points

This Key Question will be explored through case studies of the following:
• The United States and events in Korea, 1950–53
• The United States and events in Cuba, 1959–62
• American involvement in Vietnam.
Specified Content

• Events of the Cold War

• Case studies of:

– American reactions to the Cuban revolution, including the missile crisis and its aftermath
– American involvement in the Vietnam War, e.g. reasons for involvement, tactics/strategy, reasons for withdrawal
– American reactions to North Korea’s invasion of South Korea, involvement of the UN, course of the war to 1953

 In addition, Grade 10 has already covered one Depth Study B: Germany, 1918-45 from the following Depth Studies:
 The First World War, 1914-1918

 Germany, 1918-45
 Russia, 1905-41
 The United States, 1919-1941
 China, c.1930-c.1990
 South Africa, c.1940-c.1994
 Israelis and Palestinians since 1945

Cambridge O level History 2147- Syllabus (for Midterm Exams 2020)

Grade 10

Depth B: Germany, 1918-45

1. Was the Weimar Republic doomed from the start?
Focus Points

• How did Germany emerge from defeat at the end of the First World War?
• What was the impact of the Treaty of Versailles on the Republic?
• To what extent did the Republic recover after 1923?
• What were the achievements of the Weimar period?

2. Why was Hitler able to dominate Germany by 1934?

Focus Points

• What did the Nazi Party stand for in the 1920s?

• Why did the Nazis have little success before 1930?

• Why was Hitler able to become Chancellor by 1933?

• How did Hitler consolidate his power in 1933–34?

3. The Nazi regime

a. How effectively did the Nazis control Germany, 1933–45?

Focus Points
• How much opposition was there to the Nazi regime?
• How effectively did the Nazis deal with their political opponents?
• How did the Nazis use culture and the mass media to control the people?
• Why did the Nazis persecute many groups in German society?
• Was Nazi Germany a totalitarian state?

b. What was it like to live in Nazi Germany?

Focus Points
• How did young people react to the Nazi regime?
• How successful were Nazi policies towards women and the family?
• Did most people in Germany benefit from Nazi rule?
• How did the coming of war change life in Nazi Germany?

Cambridge O level History 2147- Syllabus (for Midterm Exams 2020)

Grade 10
Depth B: Germany, 1918-45
Specified Content
• The Revolution of 1918 and the establishment of the Republic
• The Versailles Settlement and German reactions to it
• The Weimar Constitution, the main political divisions, the role of the army
• Political disorder, 1919–23:
– economic crises and hyper-inflation
– the occupation of the Ruhr
• The Stresemann era
• Cultural achievements of the Weimar period
• The early years of the Nazi Party:
– Nazi ideas and methods
– the Munich Putsch
– the roles of Hitler and other Nazi leaders
• The impact of the Depression on Germany:
– political, economic and social crisis of 1930–33
– reasons for the Nazis’ rise to power
– Hitler takes power
– the Reichstag Fire and the election of 1933
• Nazi rule in Germany:
– the Enabling Act
– the Night of the Long Knives
– the death of Hindenburg
– the removal of opposition
– methods of control and repression
– use of culture and the mass media
• Economic policy including re-armament
• Different experiences of Nazi rule:
– women and young people
– anti-Semitism
– persecution of minorities
– opposition to Nazi rule
• Impact of the Second World War on Germany:
– the conversion to a war economy
– the Final Solution

Drama

Coursework: Monologue Recording submitted on November 30. Monologue should be 3-5

minutes long, and must be performed in front of a camera where student is not sitting on a
chair and reading or looking into the camera.
Written Exam (as mentioned on date sheet): 80 Marks, with questions based on the devised
stimulus and the pre-released material provided in the syllabus.

Part 1 – Devised Stimulus

Stimulus

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening – By Robert Frost

Part 2 - Script

Trifles – A One Act Play

By Susan Glaspell

Art

 Still life of multiple objects

 Landscape , perspective drawings and paintings
 Start with portfolios
 Step wise portfolio development.
 Topic selection, research and recording first hand source pictures and relevant data
 Drawing and rendering of prep sheets according to individual topics
  Mediums: All the dry mediums including pencil shading ,color pencils, pastels,
charcoal and pen and ink
 Liquid mediums including Water colors, acrylics, and inks and mix media

Global Perspectives
As discussed in class
Sociology
Paper 1
Chapter 1: Theory and Methods
Chapter 2: Culture, Identity and Socialisation

Enviornmental Management
COURSE OUTLINE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FOR CLASS X ( PAPER 1)
1. ROCKS AND MINERALS AND THEIR EXPLOITATION
2. ENERGY AND THE EN VIRONMENT
3. ATMOSPHERE AND THE HUMAN ACTIVITY

English Literature
The students need to have a thorough knowledge of the details of the text, themes,
structure, characterization and writers’ use of the language.
PI Poetry &Prose
Carol Ann Duffy, the following 15 poems:
1. Head of English
2. War Photographer
3. Recognition
4. Stealing
5. Foreign
6. Originally
7. In Mrs Tilscher’s Class
8. We Remember Your Childhood Well
9. The Darling Letters
10. In Your Mind
11. The Good Teachers
12. Valentine
13. A Child’s Sleep
14. Death of a Teacher
 15. Prayer
PII Drama
R. C. Sherriff, Journey’s End Acts 1&2

ICT
THEORY
1. Types and Components of a Computer System.
2. Input and Output Devices
3.Storage Devices and Media
4. Networks and the Effects of using them
5.The Effects of using ICT
PRACTICAL:

1.Document Production(Ms. Word)

2.Mail Merge (Ms. Word)