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The Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Authority (PECTA) has officially released the 9th Class Smart Syllabus English for the academic year 2025-2026. This “Smart Syllabus” is designed to help students focus on core concepts and prepare effectively for their annual exams.

Below, you’ll find a complete breakdown of the syllabus, exam pattern, and key topics to concentrate on.

📖 9th Class Smart Syllabus English – ALP 2025-2026

The following chapters and topics have been removed from the 9th Class Smart Syllabus English and will not be part of the annual exam 2026. You should focus your studies on the remaining content.

Excluded Units

Sr. No.	Unit No. & Name	Pages
1.	Unit 5: Women Empowerment through Entrepreneurship	58 to 71
2.	Unit 8: The Impact of Globalisation on Culture and Economy	93 to 105
3.	Unit 10: The Silent Predator and the Majestic Prey – Snow Leopard and Markhor	120 to 131

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Instructions for Preparation of Exam Paper of English for Grade-9

Essential Instructions for Paper Setters

• Total marks: 75
• Objective Type: 19 marks
• Subjective Type: 56 marks
• Time: 2 hours 30 minutes (Objective: 20 minutes, Subjective: 2 hours 10 minutes)

Part-I: Objective Type (Q.1 – 19 MCQs)

• (a) Correct form of verb – 5 marks
• (b) Correct spelling – 4 marks
  • Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 + Review-I (excluding Unit 5) – 2 marks
  • Units 7, 9, 11 + Review-II (excluding Units 8 & 10) – 2 marks
• (c) Meanings of underlined word – 5 marks
  • Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 + Review-I – 2 marks
  • Units 7, 9, 11 + Review-II – 3 marks
• (d) Grammar – 5 marks
  • From entire textbook (excluding Units 5, 8, 10) + English Grammar & Composition 9-10

Part-II: Subjective Type

• Q.2 (a): Answer any 3 out of 5 questions – 6 marks
  • Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 + Review-I (excluding Unit 5) – 3 questions
  • Units 7, 9, 11 + Review-II (excluding Units 8 & 10 and play portion) – 2 questions
• Q.2 (b): Answer any 1 out of 2 questions – 4 marks
  • Unit 11: The Dear Departed (Play) + Review-II (Play portion only)
• Q.3: Translate any 2 paragraphs into Urdu / Rewrite into simple English – 8 marks
  • Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 – 2 paragraphs
  • Units 7, 9 – 1 paragraph
• Q.4: Write summary of a poem OR Explain a stanza with reference – 5 marks
• Q.5: Use any 5 words/phrases/idioms in sentences – 5 marks
  • Units 1–6 + Review-I – 3 items
  • Units 7, 9, 11 + Review-II – 5 items
• Q.6: Write a letter, story, or dialogue – 8 marks
• Q.7: Read passage and answer questions – 10 marks
• Q.8: Translate 5 sentences into English OR Write 10 sentences on a topic (for English medium) – 5 marks
• Q.9: Change the voice of sentences – 5 marks

Model Paper English-9

Paper-I: Objective Type

• Time: 20 minutes
• Marks: 19

Q.1 (a) – Choose correct form of verb

1. The girls are playing net ball.
2. It began to rain an hour ago.
3. They will have left Pakistan before the end of the year.
4. It rains in winter.
5. It is raining since last night.

Q.1 (b) – Choose correct spelling
6. commendable – admirable
11. render – perform
12. crucial – vital
13. hearth – fireplace
14. piqued – irritated

Q.1 (d) – Grammar
15. She reads a book. – simple
16. Happiness – a noun
17. mine – possessive pronoun
18. beautifully – Adverb of manner
19. Reading – Gerund

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Paper-II: Subjective Type

• Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
• Marks: 56

SECTION – I
Q.2 (a) – Answer any THREE questions

1. What kind of competition was held at Ukaz every year?
2. Why were Quaid-e-Azam’s efforts crucial for a separate homeland?
3. Who is awarded Nishan-e-Haider in Pakistan?
4. How does quality education promote understanding and tolerance?
5. Why is STEM education important for innovation?

Q.2 (b) – Answer any ONE question

1. How does the conflict over Mr. Merryweather’s possessions drive the plot of the play?
2. How does Stanley Houghton use satire to criticize family dynamics?

SECTION – II
Q.3 – Translate into Urdu / Rewrite in simple English
(Paragraphs on patriotism, grandfather’s lesson, education’s role)

Q.4 – Summary of poem “If” OR Paraphrase stanza from “Daffodils”

Q.5 – Use words/phrases in sentences
(Embodiment, Devotion, Perilous, Inclusive, Emphasize, Stupefied, Shabby, Malicious)

Q.6 – Letter / Story / Dialogue

• Letter: Congratulate friend on sister’s marriage
• Story: “A Big Reward”
• Dialogue: Between brother and sister about time

Q.7 – Comprehension passage with questions

Q.8 – Translate sentences into English OR Write 10 sentences on “How to Keep Our Town Clean?”

Q.9 – Change the voice

1. A sound was not heard by us.
2. The snake will have been killed by us.
3. Milk is used for making cheese by us.
4. Why was the boy being beaten by them?
5. A letter will be written by him.

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