RAMAKRISHNA MISSION ENGLISH SCHOOLS, JAMSHEDPUR.
COURSE OF STUDY FOR THE YEAR 2024-25
STD. X
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Name of the book: 1. Comprehensive Grammar of Current English
2. Pearls of English Language
3. ICSE English Conversation Skill
MARCH : Ch. 17 Tenses and their uses
Ch. 14 Active and Passive Voice
Ch. 25 The Prepositions
Ch. 26 Words followed by prepositions
Informal letter
PEL : Pgs. 81 to 87, 73 to 75, 88 to 96
Test Papers : 1
L & S Skills : Sec. A – 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, Sec. B Topic – 3
APRIL : Ch. 44 Direct and Indirect Speech
Ch. 33 Phrasal Verbs and Idioms
Narrative essays and Formal letter
Ch. 43 Sequence of Tenses
PEL : Pg. 66 to 68, 69 to 72 & Ch. 4
Test Papers : 2 and 3
L & S Skills : Sec. A – 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, Sec. B – Topic – 4
MAY & JUNE : Ch. 42 Synthesis of Sentences
Ch. 49 Agreement of Verb with subject
Argumentative essays
PEL : Pgs. 78 to 80, 97 to 104, Ch. 3 (Notice &
email writing)
L & S Skills : Sec. A 3.7, 3.8, Sec. B – Topic – 5.
Test Papers : 4 and 5, 6
JULY : Ch. 40 & 41 Transformation of Sentences
Story writing & Picture Composition
PEL : Pgs. 56 to 61, 62 to 65
Test Papers: 7, 8 and 9
L & S Skills : Sec. A – 3.9, 3.10 Sec. B – Topic – 6
AUGUST : Revision (Formal & Informal letters, Notice, email,
Comprehension)
SEPTEMBER & : PEL : Test Papers : 14 to 19
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER & : PEL : Test Papers : 20 to 25
DECEMBER REVISION
ENGLISH LITERATURE
Name of the book: 1. Treasure Chest
2. Julius Caesar
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MARCH : Poem : Haunted Houses
J.C. : Act 3, Scene 1
APRIL : Prose : With the Photographer
Poem : The Glove and the Lions
J.C. : Act 3, Scene 1 (Contd.), Scene 2
MAY & JUNE : Prose : The Elevator
Poem : When Great Trees Fall
J.C. : Act 3, Scene 2 (Contd.), Scene 3,
Act 4, Scene 1
JULY : Prose : The Girl Who Can
Poem : A Considerable Speck
J.C. : Act 4, Scene 2 & 3
AUGUST : Prose : The Pedestrian
J.C. : Act 4, Scene 3 (Contd.)
Revision
SEPTEMBER & : Poem : The Power of Music
OCTOBER J.C. : Act 5, Scene 1 & 2
NOVEMBER & : Prose : The Last Lesson
DECEMBER J.C. : Act 5, Scene 3 & 4, 5
Revision
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MATHEMATICS
Name of the book: Understanding ICSE Mathematics Class – X
MARCH : Linear inequations
Quadratic Equation in one variable
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Reflection
APRIL : Banking
Arithmetic and Geometric Progression
Factorisation
MAY & JUNE : Matrices
Similarity
Probability
Trigonometrical Identities
July : Circles
Constructions, Shares and dividends
Mensuration (Ex. 17.1 and 17.2)
AUGUST : Ratio and Proportion
Section Formula
SEPTEMBER : Equation of straight line
OCTOBER & : Height and Distances
NOVEMBER Measures of Central Tendency
Locus
DECEMBER : Mensuration (Ex – 17.3, 17.4, 17.5)
Revision of Model test papers
PHYSICS
Name of the book: Concise Physics (Part – II)
Selina Publication
MARCH : Force
Work, Power and Energy
APRIL : Machine
Sound
MAY & JUNE : Refraction of light at plane surface
Refraction through Uns.
JULY : Spectrum
Current Electricity
AUGUST : Electric power and household electricity
SEPTEMBER & : Radioactivity
OCTOBER Electromagnetism
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NOVEMBER : Calorimetry
DECEMBER : Practice of model test papers
PHYSICS PRACTICAL
Name of the book: ICSE Practical Physics
MARCH : Moment Bar – I
APRIL : Lateral displacement
JUNE : Total internal reflection
JULY : Refractive Index
AUGUST : Prism
OCTOBER : Ohm’s Law
CHEMISTRY
Name of the book: ICSE Concise Chemistry for Class – X
MARCH : 1. Modern Periodic Table
2. Chemical Bonding
APRIL : 4. Analytical Chemistry
3. Acids, Bases and Salts
MAY & JUNE : 6. Electrolysis
8. Hydrogen Chloride and Hydrochloric Acid
JULY : 5. Mole concept and stoichiometry
9. Study of Ammonia
AUGUST : 7. Metallurgy
Revision
SEPTEMBER & : 10. Study of Nitric Acid
OCTOBER 11. Study of Sulphuric Acid
NOVEMBER : 12. Organic Chemistry
13. Practical Chemistry
DECEMBER : Revision and Solving of Model Test Papers
CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL
Name of the book: ICSE be Practical Chemistry for Class – X
MARCH : Recognition and identification of gases
APRIL & MAY : Qualitative Analysis of Salt
JUNE & JULY : Identification of cation using NaOH and NH4OH solution
AUGUST : Test for acidic and alkaline solution
Revision
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SEPTEMBER & : Qualitative analysis of identification of anions (Dil. H2SO4
OCTOBER group)
NOVEMBER : Qualitative analysis of identification of anions (Conc.
H2SO4 group)
BIOLOGY
Name of the book: Concise Biology (Std. X) SELINA
MARCH : Cell : The structural and Functional unit of life.
Structures of chromosomes. Cell cycle and cell
– division. Genetics : Some basic
fundamentals (Continued in the month of
April)
APRIL : Genetics: Some basic fundamentals.
Absorption by roots – The Processess Involved.
MAY & JUNE : Transpiration & Photosynthesis
JULY : Chemical coordination in plants.
The nervous system.
Sense organs
The endocrine system
AUGUST : The circulatory system
SEPTEMBER & : The Excretory system
OCTOBER The Reproductive system (Continued in the month of
November)
NOVEMBER & : The Reproductive system
DECEMBER Human Evolution
Population – The increasing numbers and rising problems
Pollution : A rising environmental problem.
BIOLOGY PRACTICAL
Name of the book: ICSE BE Practical Biology (Std. – X)
APRIL : Observation of permanent slides of different stages of
Mitosis
MAY & JUNE : Diffusion: Demonstration of the process of diffusion :
Demonstration of diffusion in restricted condition with the
help of bent tube.
Transpiration: Demonstration of the process of
transpiration.
JULY : Osmosis : Demonstration of osmosis with the help of
potato osmoscope.
Demonstration of osmosis with the help of thistle funnel.
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SEPTEMBER & : i) Identification of the structure of the human brain.
OCTOBER ii) Identification of the structure of the human eye.
iii) Identification of the structure of the human ear.
iv) To identify the locate the endocrine gland.
v) Identification of various types of blood cells.
vi) Identification of the internal structure of the heart.
vii) Identification of the structure of the Urinary system.
HISTORY & CIVICS
Name of the book: ICSE Modern Indian History
Contemporary World & Civics (Class – X)
(B.B. Tayal Avichal Publishing Company)
ISBN – 978-81-7739-364-4
MARCH : Ch. 1 (Civics) The Union Parliament
Ch. 1 (History) The First War of Independence (1857)
APRIL : Ch. 2 (Civics) The Union Executive : The President and
the Vice-President
Ch. 2 (History) Factors leading to the growth of
nationalism and foundation of the Indian
National Congress
Ch. 3 (History) Objectives and methods of struggle of
the early nationalists
MAY & JUNE : Ch. 3 (Civics) The Union Executive; The Prime
Minister, The Union Cabinet and The
Council of Ministers
Ch. 4 (History) Second phase of the Indian National
Movement : Partition of Bengal and
Other Development
Ch. 5 (History) Muslim League and its objective
JULY : Ch. 6 (History) National movement during the First
World War : Lucknow Pact and other
development
Ch. 7 (History) National Movement : 1919 – 1934 (Non-
co-operation movement, Civil
Disobedience Movement and other
forces at work)
Ch. 8 (History) The Cripps Mission and the Quit Indian
Movement
AUGUST : Ch. 9 (History) Subhas Chandra Bose, Forward Bloc and
the Indian National Army (INA)
Ch. 10 (History) Independence and the partition of India
Revision
SEPTEMBER & : Ch. 4 (Civics) The UnionJudiciary : The Supreme Court
OCTOBER Ch. 5 (Civics) The State Judiciary : The High Court
Ch. 6 (Civics) The Subordinate Court
Ch. 11 (History) The First World War (1914 – 1918)
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NOVEMBER & : Ch. 12 (History) Rise of Dictatorship Fascism in Italy and
DECEMBER Nazism in Germany
Ch. 13 (History) The Second World War (1939 – 1945)
Ch. 14 (History) United Nations organization : Origin
objectives and principal organs
Ch. 15 (History) Major agencies of the United Nations
Ch. 16 (History) The Non Aligned movement
PROJECT TOPIC : The United Nations – Its major agencies (UNICEF /
UNESCO / WHO)
GEOGRAPHY
Name of the book: A Text book of ICSE Geography (Rita Rajen)
MARCH : Ch. 4 Climate of India
Ch. 5 Soil Resources in India
Ch. 6 Natural Vegetation of India
Ch. 7 Water Resources
APRIL : Ch. 8 Mineral Resources of India
Ch. 9 Sources of Energy – 1 (Conventional)
Ch. 10 Sources of Energy – 2 (Non –Conventional)
MAY & JUNE : Ch. 11 Agriculture in India
Ch. 12 Major Industries of India
JULY : Ch. 13 Transport
Ch. 1 Interpretation of Topographical Maps
AUGUST : Ch. 2 Maps of India
Ch. 3 Location, Extent and Physical Features of
India (Through Map only)
SEPTEMBER : Half Yearly Examination
OCTOBER & : Ch. 14 Waste Management
NOVEMBER Revision and Map Pointing (Outline Map of India)
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
Name of the book: Understanding Computer Applications with Blue J (APC
Publications)
MARCH : String Handling and Library classes
Introduction to wrapper classes, methods of wrapper class
and their usage with respect to numeric and character
data types, Auto boxing and Unboxing in wrapper classes.
Methods of String Class.
APRIL : String Handling
Programs based on the methods of String Class
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MAY & JUNE : Arrays (Single dimensional)
Definition of any array, types of arrays, declaration,
initialization and accepting data of single dimensional
arrays, accessing the elements of single dimensional
arrays.
JULY : Arrays (Double dimensional)
Declaration, initialization, accepting data in a double
dimensional array, sum of the elements in row, column
and diagonal elements (right and left), display the
elements of two-dimensional array in a matrix format.
Sorting and Searching using String type array.
AUGUST : User – defined Methods
Need of methods, syntax of methods, forms of methods,
method definition, method calling, method overloading,
declaration of methods.
Revision
SEPTEMBER & : Class as the Basis of all Computation
OCTOBER Objects and Classes
Constructors
Definition of Constructor, characteristics, types of
constructors, use of constructors, constructor overloading.
NOVEMBER : Encapsulation and Inheritance
Access specifiers and its scope and visibility
DECEMBER : Revision
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