CBSE Class 9 English Communicative 2025-26 Syllabus

The syllabus consists of four sections: (i) Reading Skills (ii) Writing Skills (iii) Grammar (iv) Literature Textbook.

CBSE Class 9 English Communicative 2025-26 Syllabus

Exam Structure

# Section Marks
A Reading Skills 20
B Writing Skills 24
C Grammar 10
D Literature Textbook 26
  Total 80

The annual examination is of 80 marks, with a duration of three hours.

Section A: Reading Skills

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

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]

Dialogue Writing (maximum 100 words) [5 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

Grammar items will be taught and assessed over a period of time.

  1. Tenses
  2. Modals
  3. Subject - verb concord
  4. Reported Speech
    • Commands and requests
    • Statements
    • Questions
  5. Clauses
    • Noun clauses
    • Adverb clauses
    • Relative clauses
  6. Determiners

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

  • Gap filling [3 marks]
  • Editing or Omission [4 marks]
  • Sentences Reordering or Sentence Transformation in context [3 marks]

Section D: Literature Textbook

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]

Six Short Answer type 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) [2 x 6 = 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]

Prescribed Books

Interact in English Series by CBSE

  • Main Course Book
  • Literature Reader
  • Workbook