Academic Olympiad · Classes 1–10
English Olympiad
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Why This Olympiad
What the English Olympiad Actually Tests
Not extra homework. A different kind of question altogether.
Vocabulary & Word Power
Word knowledge that goes beyond spelling lists and rote definitions.
Grammar & Usage
Correct, confident sentence construction applied in context, not isolated rules.
Reading Comprehension
Understanding a passage deeply enough to answer what it actually means.
Verbal & Contextual Reasoning
Working out meaning, tone and intent from how language is actually used.
Written Expression & Clarity of Thought
Framing an idea clearly — the skill behind every well-answered question.
A Clear Report, Not a Rank
A percentage-based report showing exactly what your child knows.
Classes 1–10
Difficulty That Grows With Your Child
The same exam philosophy, scaled to where your child actually is.
Classes 1–5
Foundation
Age-appropriate vocabulary, simple sentence structures and read-aloud style comprehension — questions framed to build reading confidence, not test memorised spellings.
Classes 6–8
Intermediate
Wider vocabulary, grammar in context and comprehension passages that ask a child to infer meaning, not just locate it, as language use grows more nuanced.
Classes 9–10
Advanced
Critical reading, precise usage and comprehension that rewards clarity of thought — the depth of language skill senior classes are expected to command.
Full Syllabus
IGEO Syllabus — Class 1 to Class 10
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Class 1 — English Olympiad Syllabus
24 topics- Alphabet – Letters A to Z — – recognising all 26 letters in capital and small forms; matching uppercase to lowercase; correct letter strokes; alphabetical order
- Phonics – Letter Sounds — – each letter's sound; short vowel sounds: a (apple), e (egg), i (igloo), o (orange), u (umbrella); consonant sounds; identifying beginning sounds of simple words
- Blending and CVC Words — – blending consonant-vowel-consonant words: cat, dog, sit, hop, run, pin, mud; segmenting 3-letter words; identifying beginning, middle, and end sounds
- Vowels and Consonants — – identifying the 5 vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and all other letters as consonants; words starting with vowels vs consonants; sorting letters
- Rhyming Words — – recognising rhyming pairs: cat-hat, dog-log, sun-fun, tree-bee; completing rhyming patterns; identifying rhyming words in nursery rhymes
- Digraphs (Introduction) — – two letters that make one sound: sh (ship), ch (chair), th (three); recognising digraphs in simple words
- Reading CVC Words — – reading simple 3-letter words independently; matching words to pictures; reading word cards
- Sight Words / High-Frequency Words — – memorising and reading: I, am, is, a, an, the, and, in, on, at, it, to, do, go, he, she, we, they, my, your, his, her, this, that, with, have, has, was, are, see, can, will, come, said, like, big, little, one, two, three
- Reading Simple Sentences — – reading 3–5 word sentences: 'A cat sat on a mat.', 'The dog ran fast.'; matching sentences to pictures; understanding who, what, where
- Short Passages and Stories — – reading very short passages (3–4 sentences); answering simple questions; identifying the main character and setting
- Poems and Rhymes — – reading and reciting simple poems; identifying rhyming words; understanding the mood (happy/sad/funny) of a poem
- Nouns – Naming Words — – common nouns: people (boy, girl, teacher, doctor), places (school, market, park), animals (dog, cat, bird), things (table, book, ball)
- Pronouns (Introduction) — – he, she, it, they, I, we, you; using 'he' for a boy/man, 'she' for a girl/woman, 'it' for objects and animals; replacing a noun with a pronoun
- Verbs – Action Words — – simple action verbs: run, jump, eat, sleep, play, read, write, draw, sing, dance, swim; matching actions to pictures; using verbs in simple sentences
- Adjectives – Describing Words — – big/small, tall/short, hot/cold, fast/slow, happy/sad, red/blue/green; using adjectives before nouns in simple sentences
- Singular and Plural (Basic) — – adding -s to make simple plurals: cat→cats, dog→dogs, book→books; easy irregular plurals: man→men, child→children
- Capital Letters and Full Stop — – capital letters at the start of a sentence and for names; full stop (.) for telling sentences; question mark (?) for questions
- Simple Sentences – Structure — – Subject + Verb + Object: 'The dog eats food'; building sentences from given words; arranging jumbled words into a correct sentence
- Articles – a / an / the — – 'a' before consonant sounds; 'an' before vowel sounds; 'the' for specific things; basic exposure: a cat, an apple, the sun
- Letter Writing (Handwriting) — – correct formation of all 26 uppercase and lowercase letters; proper pencil grip; letters sitting on the line; uniform size and spacing
- Word Writing — – copying and writing simple 3–5 letter words correctly; labelling pictures with the correct word; filling blanks in simple sentences
- Sentence Writing — – writing simple sentences from a picture prompt; completing half-sentences; writing one or two sentences about a familiar topic (my pet, my school, my family)
- Dictation — – spelling simple CVC words and common sight words; listening and writing words correctly; identifying and correcting simple spelling mistakes
- Picture Description (Oral) — – talking about a picture: what you see, who is in it, what they are doing; building oral vocabulary; developing speaking confidence
Class 2 — English Olympiad Syllabus
24 topics- Alphabet & Phonics — – all 26 letters, vowels & consonants, blends (bl, cl), digraphs (sh, ch, th), CVC words, silent letters
- Nouns — – people, places, animals, things; proper nouns; singular & plural (-s, -es)
- Pronouns — – I, you, he, she, it, we, they; replacing nouns in sentences
- Adjectives — – colour, size, shape, taste, texture; using adjectives in sentences
- Verbs — – action words; is/am/are; subject-verb matching; present continuous (-ing)
- Adverbs (Introduction) — – how (slowly, quickly) and when (now, today, yesterday)
- Prepositions — – in, on, under, over, behind, beside, between, near
- Conjunctions (Introduction) — – and, but, or; joining two sentences
- Tenses — – Simple Present, Simple Past (basic irregulars), Present Continuous
- Sentences — – naming part & action part; jumbled words; four types of sentences
- Punctuation — – capital letters, full stop, question mark, exclamation mark, comma, apostrophe
- Articles — – a, an, the
- Antonyms & Synonyms — – big/small, hot/cold, fast/slow; happy/glad, big/large
- Word Building — – -ing, -ed, -er, -est suffixes; compound words; word families (-at, -an, -in, -og)
- Subject-Verb Agreement — – am/is/are, has/have, do/does
- Short Prose Passages — – 4–8 sentences; who, what, where, when questions
- Poems & Rhymes — – identifying rhyming words; understanding mood
- Vocabulary in Context — – meaning from clues; fill in the blank
- Picture-Based Reading — – answering questions and writing sentences from a picture
- Sentence Writing — – with capital letters and correct end marks
- Short Paragraph Writing — – 3–4 sentences on simple topics
- Story Completion — – 2–3 given sentences extended
- Dictation & Spelling — – age-appropriate words; tricky patterns (ph, wr, kn)
- Simple Informal Letter Writing — – date, Dear ___, 2–3 sentences, Your friend
Class 3 — English Olympiad Syllabus
23 topics- Nouns — – common nouns (everyday objects, places, people); proper nouns (specific names with capital letters); singular and plural; regular plurals (-s, -es); irregular plurals (foot→feet, tooth→teeth, child→children)
- Pronouns — – personal pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they; using pronouns to replace repeated nouns; possessive use: his, her, its, their (introduction)
- Adjectives — – describing words; identifying adjectives in sentences; adjectives of colour, size, shape, number, taste, and texture; using adjectives to make sentences more interesting
- Verbs — – action verbs (run, eat, write, play); is, am, are — being verbs; matching verbs with subjects (he runs / they run); verb forms: -ing (playing, eating)
- Adverbs (Introduction) — – words that tell how, when, or where (quickly, slowly, here, there, now, soon); identifying simple adverbs of manner
- Prepositions (Introduction) — – simple prepositions of place: in, on, under, over, beside, between, behind, in front of; prepositions of time: at, in, on (introduction)
- Tenses — – Simple Present (I eat, she eats); Simple Past (I ate, she went); Present Continuous (I am eating); forming negatives and questions in Simple Present; common irregular past tense verbs (go→went, come→came, see→saw, take→took)
- Sentences — – what is a sentence? Subject and predicate (basic); four types: statement, question, command, exclamation; capital letter start and correct end punctuation; jumbled sentences
- Punctuation — – capital letters, full stop, question mark, exclamation mark; comma in a list; apostrophe for contractions (I'm, don't, can't); quotation marks for spoken words (introduction)
- Articles — – 'a' before consonant sounds; 'an' before vowel sounds; basic use of 'the' for specific nouns
- Synonyms & Antonyms — – common synonyms (happy–glad, big–large) and antonyms (happy–sad, big–small, day–night, hot–cold) at Class 3 level
- Rhyming Words & Word Families — – identifying rhyming word pairs; word families (cat, bat, mat, sat); building vocabulary through word patterns
- Contractions — – forming contractions with 'not' (is not→isn't, are not→aren't, do not→don't, cannot→can't, will not→won't); expanding contractions back to full forms
- Short Passages – Prose — – reading short factual or narrative passages (4–6 sentences); answering who, what, where, when questions; finding answers directly from the text
- Poetry & Rhymes — – reading simple poems; identifying rhyming words; understanding the mood; counting syllables (basic awareness)
- Vocabulary in Context — – identifying meaning of a word from context; choosing the right word to fill a blank; matching words to pictures
- Picture Reading — – observing a picture and answering questions; writing 2–3 sentences describing a picture
- Sentence Writing — – writing simple, correct sentences; adding adjectives and adverbs to basic sentences; reordering jumbled words
- Paragraph Writing — – writing 3–5 sentences on a given topic with a beginning, middle, and end; using connecting words (and, but, because, so)
- Story Completion — – completing a short story using picture prompts or a given beginning; giving the story a title
- Informal Letter (Introduction) — – simple letter to a friend or family member: date, greeting (Dear ___), body, closing (Your friend, ___); format awareness
- Notice / Message (Basic) — – writing a very simple school notice or short message with key details (what, when, where)
- Dictation & Spelling — – correct spelling of common Class 3 vocabulary; word endings (-tion, -ing, -ed, -er, -est); commonly confused words (their/there, its/it's)
Class 4 — English Olympiad Syllabus
24 topics- Nouns — – common, proper, collective; singular & plural; regular & irregular plurals (child→children, tooth→teeth, mouse→mice)
- Pronouns — – personal pronouns; possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs); using pronouns to avoid repetition
- Adjectives — – quality, quantity, number; degrees of comparison: positive, comparative, superlative (big→bigger→biggest)
- Verbs — – action verbs, being verbs (am, is, are, was, were); helping verbs (has, have, had, will, shall, can, could, may, might)
- Adverbs — – adverbs of time, place, and manner; forming adverbs from adjectives (quick→quickly)
- Prepositions — – in, on, at, under, over, between, beside, behind, in front of, near; prepositions of time and place
- Conjunctions — – coordinating conjunctions: and, but, or, so, yet; joining two simple sentences into one compound sentence
- Tenses — – Simple Present, Simple Past, Simple Future; Present Continuous; negative & interrogative sentences; irregular verbs (go→went, eat→ate)
- Sentences — – declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory; subject & predicate; simple & compound sentences
- Punctuation — – capital letters, full stop, question mark, exclamation mark, comma, apostrophe (contraction & possession); inverted commas for direct speech
- Articles — – definite (the) and indefinite (a, an); rules for choosing a or an; when not to use articles
- Synonyms & Antonyms — – common synonyms (big–large, happy–glad) and antonyms (hot–cold, quick–slow) at Class 4 level
- Homophones & Confusables — – their/there/they're; its/it's; to/too/two; here/hear; see/sea; by/buy/bye
- Prefixes & Suffixes — – prefixes: un-, dis-, re-, mis-, pre-; suffixes: -ful, -less, -ness, -er, -est, -ly, -ing; forming derived words
- Prose Passages — – short factual and narrative passages; answering literal questions (who, what, when, where)
- Poetry & Rhymes — – understanding simple poems; identifying rhyme scheme; feelings expressed in a poem
- Vocabulary in Context — – meaning of underlined/bolded words from context; matching words to definitions
- Title & Main Idea — – identifying the main idea of a paragraph; choosing the best title; sequencing events in a story
- Sentence Writing — – expanding sentences using adjectives and adverbs; joining sentences with conjunctions
- Paragraph Writing — – topic sentence and 3–4 supporting sentences on a given topic
- Story Writing — – completing a story from a given beginning or picture prompt; using time connectors (first, then, next, finally)
- Letter Writing — – informal letter (to a friend or relative): address, date, salutation, body, closing; formal letter (to school principal)
- Notice & Message Writing — – filling in a simple message form; writing a brief school notice
- Comprehension-Based Writing — – answering questions in complete sentences; rewriting sentences (changing tense, voice, speech – intro level)
Class 5 — English Olympiad Syllabus
22 topics- Parts of Speech — – Nouns (common, proper, abstract, collective, material); Pronouns (personal, possessive, reflexive); Adjectives (degrees of comparison); Verbs (action, linking, auxiliary); Adverbs; Conjunctions; Prepositions; Interjections
- Tenses — – Simple Present, Present Continuous, Present Perfect; Simple Past, Past Continuous, Past Perfect; Simple Future; correct usage in sentences
- Sentence Structure — – subject and predicate; declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory; simple and compound sentences; expanding sentences
- Punctuation — – full stop, comma, question mark, exclamation mark, apostrophe, inverted commas, colon, semicolon
- Articles — – definite (the) and indefinite (a/an); rules and exceptions
- Active & Passive Voice — – conversion of active to passive in simple tenses; identification of voice
- Direct & Indirect Speech — – reporting statements, questions, and commands; changes in pronoun, tense, and time expressions
- Synonyms & Antonyms — – common synonyms and antonyms at Grade 5 level
- Homophones & Homonyms — – words that sound alike; words with multiple meanings; examples and usage
- Prefixes & Suffixes — – prefixes: un-, dis-, re-, mis-, pre-; suffixes: -ful, -less, -ness, -tion, -ment, -ly
- Subject-Verb Agreement — – rules for singular/plural agreement; collective nouns; indefinite pronouns
- Idioms & Phrases — – age-appropriate idioms; their meaning and usage in context
- Word Order — – correct arrangement of words in sentences; jumbled sentences
- Prose Passages — – factual and narrative passages; answering literal and inferential questions
- Poetry / Verse — – theme, mood, figures of speech (simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification)
- Vocabulary in Context — – meaning of words/phrases from passage context; matching definitions
- Main Idea & Details — – identifying central theme; supporting details; fact vs. opinion
- Paragraph Writing — – structured paragraphs with topic sentence, supporting sentences, conclusion; coherence and cohesion
- Story Writing — – based on given outline, picture, or beginning; use of narrative elements (character, setting, plot)
- Letter Writing — – formal (to principal, authority) and informal (to friend/relative) letters; format and conventions
- Notice & Message Writing — – format of school notices; short messages and their structure
- Comprehension-Based Writing — – answering questions in complete sentences; summarising passages
Class 6 — English Olympiad Syllabus
19 topics- Parts of Speech – Review & Extension — – Nouns (abstract, material, collective); Pronouns (personal, possessive, reflexive, relative: who, which, that); Adjectives (degrees, adjective clauses); Verbs (transitive/intransitive, finite/non-finite); Adverbs (manner, place, time, degree, frequency); Prepositions (compound: in spite of, on behalf of); Conjunctions (coordinating, subordinating, correlative); Interjections
- Tenses – Complete — – Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous across Present, Past, Future; correct usage; common errors in tense usage
- Sentence Types & Transformation — – simple, compound, complex sentences; combining sentences; active↔passive voice; direct↔indirect speech; affirmative↔negative; exclamatory↔assertive
- Active & Passive Voice — – identifying constructions; conversion across all tenses; use of 'by'; impersonal passive; when passive is preferred
- Direct & Indirect Speech — – tense change, pronoun change, time/place expression change; reporting statements, questions, commands, requests, exclamations; introductory verbs: said, told, asked, ordered, requested
- Modals — – can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, must, ought to, need, dare, used to; expressing possibility, permission, obligation, request, habit; distinguishing between modals
- Subject-Verb Agreement — – collective nouns; indefinite pronouns; expressions of quantity (all, most, some, any); either/neither; not only…but also; titles, distances, amounts as subjects
- Clauses — – main and subordinate clause; noun clause, adjective/relative clause, adverb clause; finite and non-finite clauses; embedded clauses (introduction)
- Vocabulary — – synonyms, antonyms, homophones, homonyms; one-word substitutions; idioms & phrases (20+ at Class 6 level); foreign words in English; collective nouns for animals and people; proverbs
- Punctuation & Spelling — – colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, brackets, ellipsis; capital letter rules; commonly misspelled words; British vs American spelling awareness
- Factual Passages — – 150–200 word passages; literal, inferential, vocabulary-in-context questions; identifying main idea; summarising a paragraph
- Literary / Story Passages — – narrative passages; character identification; sequence of events; theme and moral; figurative language in context
- Poetry Comprehension — – rhyme scheme (ABAB, ABCB etc.); poetic devices: simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, onomatopoeia, repetition; mood, tone, and central theme
- Vocabulary in Context — – meaning of underlined words/phrases; choosing best synonym/antonym; fill-in-the-blank; identifying tone (humorous, serious, sad, inspiring)
- Paragraph Writing — – topic sentence + 4–6 supporting sentences + concluding sentence; unity and coherence; transitional phrases (however, moreover, in addition, consequently)
- Essay Writing (Introduction) — – 150–200 words; descriptive, narrative, expository types; planning an outline; introduction–body–conclusion structure
- Letter Writing — – formal letter (application, complaint, request): correct format; informal letter to friend/relative; email format basics
- Notice, Message & Diary — – notice writing: heading, body, date, writer's name/designation; short message writing; diary entry format with personal reflective tone
- Story & Descriptive Writing — – developing a story from a given outline or beginning; descriptive writing on a scene, person, or event; vivid adjectives, sensory details, varied sentence structure
Class 7 — English Olympiad Syllabus
18 topics- Advanced Parts of Speech — – Nouns (abstract, concrete, countable, uncountable, noun phrases); Pronouns (reflexive, emphatic, demonstrative, interrogative, indefinite, distributive); Adjectives (predicative vs attributive, order of adjectives); Verbs (regular/irregular, 50+ phrasal verbs); gerunds, infinitives, participles (non-finite verbs)
- Tenses & Aspect — – all 12 tenses in detail; state verbs vs action verbs; stative verbs in continuous form; future forms (will/shall, going to, present continuous for future); common tense errors; sequence of tenses
- Voice – Active & Passive — – passive voice in all tenses; impersonal passive; passive with modals; passive in questions; agent omission; complex passive transformations
- Reported Speech — – complete rules for tense change, pronoun shift, adverb shifts; reporting all sentence types; mixed reporting; ambiguous pronouns; reporting yes/no and wh-questions
- Clauses & Sentence Structure — – noun clause, adjective clause (defining vs non-defining), adverb clause (time, place, reason, condition, concession, result, purpose); gerund vs infinitive phrase; absolute phrase; common clause connectors
- Conditionals — – zero conditional (universal truths); first conditional (real/possible); second conditional (unreal present/future); third conditional (unreal past); mixed conditionals (introduction); common conditional expressions
- Determiners & Articles — – definite, indefinite, zero article: rules and exceptions; some/any, each/every, both/either/neither, few/a few, little/a little, much/many; quantifiers with countable and uncountable nouns
- Vocabulary & Word Formation — – prefixes, suffixes, Latin/Greek roots; connotation and denotation; euphemisms; formal vs informal vocabulary; collocations; 30+ idioms at Class 7 level; proverbs; confusables (affect/effect, principal/principle, accept/except)
- Punctuation & Style — – all punctuation marks; semi-colon use; parenthetical expressions with commas/dashes/brackets; inverted commas for titles vs speech; avoiding comma splices; sentence variety for style
- Prose Comprehension — – 200–300 word passages; literal, inferential and evaluation questions; vocabulary questions; identifying writer's purpose, attitude and tone
- Literary Comprehension — – prose extracts from novels/short stories; characterisation; theme identification; narrative perspective (first/third person); literary devices: irony, foreshadowing, flashback
- Poetry Analysis — – rhyme scheme, metre (basic), stanza structure; simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, oxymoron, imagery; central theme vs surface meaning
- Non-Fiction & Discursive Passages — – biographies, speeches, articles, editorials; fact vs opinion; identifying bias; evaluating arguments; understanding persuasive techniques
- Essay Writing — – discursive/argumentative (for and against); descriptive; narrative; expository; thesis statement, outline, conclusion; word limit management (200–300 words)
- Letter Writing — – formal letters: to editor, to authority, complaint, job application (introduction); informal letters with emotional content and narrative style; postcard; email etiquette
- Report & Article Writing — – report structure: title, date, for/by, findings, recommendations; newspaper article: headline, byline, lead paragraph (5Ws and H); magazine article; school magazine article
- Story Writing — – conflict and resolution; dialogue; atmosphere; character development; plot structure: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement; writing from different perspectives
- Notice, Poster & Advertisement — – notice: format, conciseness, authority; poster: visual appeal, key message, slogan; advertisement: AIDA model (Attention, Interest, Desire, Action); classified vs display ads
Class 8 — English Olympiad Syllabus
17 topics- Advanced Grammar – Complete Review — – all parts of speech with advanced usage; noun clauses (subject, object, complement); defining vs non-defining adjective clauses (who, whom, whose, which, that); adverb clauses (time, place, manner, reason, condition, concession, comparison); absolute constructions; dangling modifiers
- Conditionals – Complete — – zero, first, second, third conditional; mixed conditionals; inverted conditionals (Should you need help… / Had I known…); wish + past simple / past perfect; if only; as if / as though
- Subjunctive Mood — – use of subjunctive in formal/literary English; formulaic subjunctive (God save the King); present subjunctive; past subjunctive after wish, if only, as if; mandative subjunctive (It is essential that he be…)
- Advanced Voice & Speech — – double passive; passive of causative verbs (have/get something done); passive reporting verbs (It is said that… / He is said to be…); advanced indirect speech: reporting impersonal pronouns, complex tense shifts, time expression changes
- Figures of Speech — – simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox, irony (verbal, situational, dramatic), euphemism, apostrophe (literary), antithesis, anaphora, rhetorical question, pun; identifying and writing examples; effect on reader
- Vocabulary – Advanced — – etymology: Greek and Latin roots; word families; neologisms; portmanteau words; borrowed words; nuance and connotation; formal vs colloquial register; jargon, slang, dialect; 50+ idioms; 30+ phrasal verbs; commonly confused pairs (precede/proceed, canvas/canvass, complement/compliment)
- Sentence Transformation — – combining sentences using participles, gerunds, infinitives, absolute phrases; reducing clauses to phrases; inversion for emphasis (Never have I seen…); exclamatory transformations; degree transformations (positive/comparative/superlative equivalents)
- Comprehension & Critical Language — – identifying logical fallacies; evaluating evidence; distinguishing fact/opinion/inference; bias and perspective; propaganda techniques; language of advertising; political speech analysis
- Advanced Prose Comprehension — – 250–350 word passages: literary, scientific, historical, philosophical; all comprehension levels: literal, reorganisation, inferential, evaluation, appreciation; writer's purpose, audience, tone, style and register
- Literary Analysis — – extracts from novels, plays, poems; characterisation analysis; theme vs subject; symbolism; motif; narrative structure; unreliable narrator; stream of consciousness (awareness); comparing two texts on same theme
- Critical Reading — – reading for argument; evaluating reasoning and evidence; counter-arguments; logical consistency; bias and assumption identification; persuasive vs neutral language; media literacy
- Poetry – Advanced — – full poem analysis; stanzaic structure; enjambment vs end-stopped lines; caesura; free verse vs structured verse; sonnet (Petrarchan/Shakespearean – awareness); dramatic monologue; ballad; ode; elegiac tone; stress and rhythm
- Formal Essay & Argumentation — – argumentative essay: claim, evidence, counter-claim, refutation, conclusion; 350–400 word essays; cohesive devices; academic register; citation awareness; writing to persuade, inform, and evaluate
- Advanced Letter & Application — – formal complaint letters with specific demands; letters to editor with argument; job applications with CV writing basics; business email format; official memo format
- Précis Writing — – summarising a passage to 1/3rd of original length; retaining key ideas; using own words; avoiding examples; checking word count; précis of dialogues
- Speech & Debate Writing — – writing a formal speech (for/against); MUN resolution writing (awareness); persuasive speech with rhetorical devices; vote of thanks; welcome address
- Creative Writing — – short stories with complex characters and moral ambiguity; descriptive essays with sensory imagery and figurative language; creative non-fiction (personal essay, travelogue); script writing for a short play
Class 9 — English Olympiad Syllabus
15 topics- Integrated Grammar (CBSE Pattern) — Grammar tested in context, not in isolation; gap-filling with tense, article, preposition, determiner, conjunction; editing and omission (one error per line); sentence reordering / re-arrangement of jumbled words into meaningful sentences; sentence transformation and combination
- Tenses — Complete Mastery — All twelve tenses — form, use and contrast; sequence of tenses; tense in reported speech; common tense errors; narrative past vs present; future forms (will, going to, present continuous for arrangements)
- Clauses & Sentence Structure — Simple, compound, complex, compound-complex sentences; main and subordinate clauses; noun, adjective (relative) and adverb clauses; connectors and subordinating conjunctions; conditional sentences (types 0–3); embedding and coordination
- Modals & Voice — Modal auxiliaries for ability, permission, obligation, advice, probability, deduction (can, could, may, might, must, should, ought to, need, dare); active–passive transformation across tenses; passive of modals and imperatives; when to prefer the passive
- Reported Speech — Direct to indirect for statements, questions, commands, requests, exclamations; back-shift of tenses; change of pronouns, time and place references; reporting verbs (advised, warned, suggested, insisted)
- Determiners, Prepositions & Connectors — Articles (definite, indefinite, zero); quantifiers; demonstratives; prepositions of time, place, direction, agency; prepositional phrases; linking devices (however, therefore, moreover, nevertheless, whereas)
- Vocabulary & Word Formation — Synonyms, antonyms, homophones, homonyms; one-word substitutions; prefixes, suffixes, roots; collocations; idioms and phrasal verbs; commonly confused words; register and connotation
- Unseen Prose Passages — Factual and discursive passages (300–400 words); literal and inferential questions; note-making and summarising; vocabulary in context; identifying main idea, tone, and purpose; MCQ, short-answer and reference-to-context
- Unseen Poetry — Reading an unseen poem; understanding theme and mood; identifying poetic devices (simile, metaphor, personification, imagery, alliteration); explaining meaning of lines; appreciating rhyme and rhythm
- Prescribed Prose & Drama — Detailed study of prose and play extracts (Beehive / Treasure Trove); characterisation, plot, setting, conflict; reference-to-context; theme and message; author's viewpoint; long-answer value-based questions
- Prescribed Poetry — Analysis of prescribed poems; central idea, figures of speech, rhyme scheme, imagery; poet's attitude; explanation and appreciation of stanzas; comparing poems on related themes
- Descriptive & Narrative Writing — Descriptive paragraphs (person, place, event, process); narrative and story writing from cues, outlines, or a given opening/closing line; diary entry; maintaining coherence, tense consistency and sensory detail
- Formal & Informal Letters — Formal: letter to editor, letter of complaint, enquiry, request, application; informal: letters to friends and family; correct format, tone, layout; subject line and salutation conventions
- Article, Report & Speech — Article writing on issues and events (120–150 words); report of an event/function for a school magazine or newspaper; speech writing with introduction, body and conclusion; persuasive and informative registers
- Notice, Message & Email — Notice writing (box format, essential details); message writing; formal email format; précis and note-making from a passage; poster / advertisement copy (awareness)
Class 10 — English Olympiad Syllabus
14 topics- Integrated Grammar (CBSE Pattern) — Grammar tested in context; gap-filling with tense, article, preposition, determiner; editing and omission (one error per line); sentence reordering and re-arrangement of jumbled words; sentence transformation; error correction in continuous text
- Tenses & Sequence — Revision and mastery of all twelve tenses; sequence of tenses; tense in reported speech and in conditionals; narration in past vs present; consistency across a passage; common board-level tense errors
- Reported Speech — Direct to indirect for statements, questions, imperatives and exclamations; back-shift of tenses; changes in pronouns, time and place; reporting verbs (advised, requested, warned, exclaimed); nested and continuous reporting
- Modals, Voice & Subject–Verb Agreement — Modals for ability, permission, obligation, advice, probability, deduction; active–passive across tenses; passive of modals and imperatives; subject–verb agreement rules (collective nouns, indefinite pronouns, correlatives)
- Clauses, Connectors & Determiners — Main and subordinate clauses; noun, adjective (relative) and adverb clauses; conditional sentences (types 0–3); linking devices; determiners and quantifiers; prepositions and prepositional phrases
- Vocabulary & Word Formation — Synonyms, antonyms, homophones, homonyms; one-word substitutions; prefixes, suffixes, roots; collocations; idioms and phrasal verbs; commonly confused words; register, tone and connotation
- Discursive & Factual Passages — Longer passages (400–500 words); literal, inferential and evaluative questions; note-making and summarising; interpreting data in a passage (case-based/factual); vocabulary in context; identifying purpose, tone and viewpoint
- Unseen Poetry & Analysis — Reading an unseen poem; central idea, theme and mood; identifying and explaining poetic devices; effect of imagery and figurative language; appreciation of stanzas; rhyme scheme
- Prescribed Prose & Drama — Detailed study of prose, story and play extracts (First Flight / Footprints / Treasure Trove); characterisation, plot, conflict, theme and message; reference-to-context; long-answer and value-based analysis
- Prescribed Poetry — Analysis of prescribed poems; central idea, figures of speech, imagery, rhyme scheme and tone; the poet's attitude and purpose; explanation, interpretation and appreciation of key lines
- Formal Letters & Applications — Letter to the editor; letter of complaint, enquiry, order, request; job application with bio-data/résumé; correct format, tone and layout; business and official register
- Analytical & Descriptive Paragraph — Analytical paragraph based on a chart, graph, table, map or outline (100–120 words); descriptive and interpretive writing; drawing conclusions from given data; coherence and objectivity
- Article, Report & Speech — Article writing on issues and events; report of an event/function; speech writing with introduction, body and conclusion; persuasive, informative and reflective registers; audience awareness
- Story, Notice & Email — Story writing from a given cue, outline or opening/closing line; notice writing (box format); formal email; précis and note-making; poster and advertisement copy (awareness)
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