Punjab State Board Syllabus PSEB 9th Class English Book Solutions Guide Pdf is part of PSEB Solutions for Class 9.
PSEB 9th Class English Guide | English Guide for Class 9 PSEB
English Guide for Class 9 PSEB | PSEB 9th Class English Book Solutions
PSEB 9th Class English Main Course Book Solutions
English Main Course Book Class 9 Solutions PSEB Prose
Class 9th English Main Course Book Solutions PSEB Poetry
PSEB 9th Class English Literature Book Solutions
9th Class English Literature Book PSEB Supplementary Reader
PSEB 9th Class English Book Grammar
PSEB 9th Class English Book Vocabulary
PSEB 9th Class English Book Reading Skills
PSEB 9th Class English Book Composition & Translation
PSEB 9th Class English Structure of Question Paper
Class – IX (English)
Time: 3 Hrs.
Theory: 80 marks
INA: 20 marks
(Listening and Speaking Skill-based Practical: 18 marks
Book Bank: 2 marks)
Total: 100 marks
| Q.No. |
Content |
Maximum Marks (80) |
| 1. |
Section A : Reading Comprehension |
| (a) Unseen Reading Comprehension (5 MCQs) |
(5Q × 1M = 5 Marks) |
| (b) Unseen Picture/Poster Based Comprehension (5 MCQs) |
(5Q × 1M = 5 Marks) |
| 2. |
Section B: Objective Type Questions |
It will consist of 8 objective-type questions carrying one mark each.
Objective-type questions may include questions with one word to one-sentence answers.
Fill in the blanks, True/False, or multiple choice type questions.
English Main Course Book (4 Questions)
English Supplementary Reader (4 Questions) |
(8Q × 1M = 8 Marks) |
| 3. |
Section C: English Textbooks |
| English Main Course Book: Prose |
| (a) Short Answer Type Questions (3 out of 5) |
(3Q × 2M = 6 Marks) |
| (b) Long Answer Type Questions (1 out of 2) |
(1Q × 3M = 3 Marks) |
| 4. |
English Main Course Book: Poetry |
| (a) Stanza (2 out of 3 questions) |
(2Q × 1.5M = 3 Marks) |
| (b) Central Idea/Long Answer Type Questions (1 out of 2) |
(1Q × 3M = 3 Marks) |
| 5. |
English Supplementary Reader
(3 out of 5 questions) |
(3Q × 3M = 9 Marks) |
| 6. |
Section D: Vocabulary |
| Vocabulary |
(4Q × 1M = 4 Marks) |
| 7. |
Section E: Translation, Grammar, and Composition |
| (a) Translation from English to Punjabi/Hindi (3 out of 5) |
(3Q × 1M = 3 Marks) |
| (b) Translation from Punjabi/Hindi to English (3 out of 5) |
(3Q × 1M = 3 Marks) |
| 8. |
Grammar (Do as directed) |
(10Q × 1M = 10 Marks) |
| 9. |
(a) Note Making/E-mail messages (with internal choice) |
(3 Marks) |
| (b) Paragraph Writing (1 out of 2) |
(4 Marks) |
| (c) Letter Writing (1 out of 2) |
(6 Marks) |
| 10. |
Marks for Good Handwriting |
(5 Marks) |
Note: abbreviations used: Q – question, M – marks
In Main Coursebook (including poetry) and Supplementary Reader Section, questions will come from the given back exercises of lessons in the prescribed textbooks.
There will be four choices in multiple-choice questions.
For letter writing any two kinds of letters (Personal, Official and Business) with internal choice will be given.
In Question 3(b), one question will be asked from the first-four chapters (‘The Grooming of a Boy’, ‘Plants also Breathe and Feel’, ‘Budgeting your Time’, ‘Journey by Night’); The other question will be asked from the next three chapters (‘The Discovery of Moon’, ‘Three Great Indians’, ‘The Death of Abhimanyu’).
Listening and Speaking skill-based practical: 18 Marks
- Listening – 10 Marks
- Speaking – 08 Marks
For the listening test, students will be given a practice sheet containing 10 questions. They will answer all the 10 questions on the basis of an audio clip. Each question will carry 1 mark.
For the speaking test, students will speak 8 correct sentences on the basis of ‘picture and cue words’ provided in the practice sheet. Each correct sentence carries 1 mark.
PSEB 9th Class English Syllabus
Unit-I: Reading Skills
- Reading Comprehension of unseen passages with five multiple-choice questions.
- Unseen Picture/Poster-based Comprehension with five multiple-choice questions.
Unit-II: Text Books
- English Main Coursebook
- Grooming of a Boy
- Plants also Breathe and Feel
- Budgeting Your Time
- Journey by Night
- The Discovery of Moon
- Three Great Indians
- The Death of Abhimanyu
Poetry
- Open Thy Eyes and See Thy God (Rabindranath Tagore)
- No Men Are Foreign (James Kirkup)
- The Nightingale and the Glow-worm (William Cowper)
English Literature book (Supplementary Reader)
- The Magic Violin
- Wishes Come True
- In the Flood
- A Letter to God
- The Last Leaf
- The Bewitched Jacket
- The King Who Limped
Unit-III: Vocabulary
- Nature of Words (Context Meaning)
- Words as different Parts of Speech
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Homonyms
- Formation of Words
Unit-IV: Grammar
- Determiners
- Modals
- Prepositions
- Conjunctions
- Simple and Complex Sentences
- Voice
- Narration
- Non-Finites
- Tenses (Concord and Sequence)
Unit-V: Guided Creative Writing
- Note-making
- E-mail messages
- Letter Writing
- Paragraph Writing (not more than 100 words)
Translation
- Translation from English to Punjabi/Hindi.
- Translation from Punjabi/Hindi to English.
