Bloomfield Hall School

Syllabus 1st Quarter Exams October 2018

Form III

English Duration: 1 hr 30 min

 Directed Writing
 Composition

Urdu Duration: 2 hours

NB: The exam shall be of 2 hours’ duration and will consist of 2 papers

Paper 1
 Translation (English to Urdu)
 Letter Writing
 Directed Writing
Paper 2
 Idioms to be used in sentences, pg 2 & 24 (Nae Zaviye 2)
 Sentence transformation
 Cloze passage
 Comprehension

Maths Duration: 1 hr 30 min

Chapter 16: Statistical Diagrams D2 443 – 484

Chapter 17: Averages of Statistical Data D2 489 – 517

Chapter 7: Relations and Functions D2 181 – 189

Chapter 2: Further Functions D3 41-50

Chapter 1: Quadratic Equations and 01- 36

Functions D3

Islamiat Duration: 2 hours

NB: The exam shall be of 2 hours’ duration and will consist of 2 papers
  Major themes of the Qur’an
Passages from the Qur’an
Surah Ikhlas (112)
Surah Fatiha (1)
Surah Alaq (96: 1-5)
Surah An-Nas (114)
Surah Ad-Duha (93)
Surah Al-Kausar (108)
Surah Al-Zilzal (99)
Ayat-ul-Kursi (2: 255)
Surah Al-An’aam (6: 75-79)
Surah Fussilat (41: 37-39)
Surah Shura (42: 4-5)
Surah Al-Baqarah (2: 21-22)

Surah Al-Maida (5 : 110)

Children should be able to explain

(a) the main theme(s) in each passage
(b) the importance of these themes in a Muslim’s life today

 The life and importance of the Prophet Muhammad

The main events of the Prophet’s life from his birth to his call to Prophethood
o Early years in Makka: the early life of the Prophet, Marriage to Hazrat
Khadija, the replacement of the Hajr al-Aswad, the call to prophethood
The main events of his activities in Makkah and his experiences with his opponents
 The call to the Makkans, opposition by the Quraish and persecution in Makka,
Hazrat Hamza becomes a Muslim
 Migration to Abyssinia, the boycott of the Banu Hashim, Year of Grief, visit to
Taif, The Mi’raj, Pledges of Aqabah, migration to Yasrab, events of Migration

The main events of his activities in Madinah, his leadership of the community there
and his conflicts with the Makkans and others
The Muslim community at Madina
 Caravan raids and the Battle of Badr
The Battle of Uhad
The Battle of Ahzab
The Treaty of al-Hudaibiya; Muslim consolidation
The Holy Prophet’s triumph at Makka
From the conquest of Makka to the death of Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh)
The Farewell Sermon
The death of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
The Prophet’s actions and character
His character as a model for the Muslim life
The last Messenger: Seal of the prophets

 The history and importance of the Qur’an

The Quran
Teachings of the Quran
Characteristics of the Holy Quran (pages 1 – 5)
Revelation of the Quran between 610 and 632 AD (pages 9 – 11)
Interpretation of the Quran – Tafsir (pages 6&7)
Recording and the compilation of the Quran (pages 12 & 13)
The uses of the Quran (pages 20- 23)
Ijma (pages 140 – 141)
Qiyas (analogy) (pages 141 – 144)

 Major Teachings of the Hadiths of the Prophet

Hadith 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 & 16 (as per CIE syllabus)
Children should be able to
(a) describe their teachings about what Muslims believe
(b) explain how Muslims can put these teachings into action
  History and Importance of the Hadiths

the history of the compilation of the Hadiths

the earliest collections
the main musnad and musannaf collections
the main compilers and their activities
The methods based on examination of the chain of transmitters (isnad) and the text
(matn) of a Hadith to test the reliability of the Hadith

The period of the Rightly Guided Caliphs and their importance as

leaders

Hazrat Abu Bakr

The main events during his caliphate

His policies
His approach to leading the community
His main achievements
The main difficulties he encountered
His significance as examples of leadership
The importance of his rule as a model for government today

The First Islamic Community

Wives of the holy Prophet

History Duration: 1 hr 30 min

Downfall of the Mughal Empire
 The impact of Aurangzeb’s policies on the stability of the Mughal Empire
 the effectiveness of his successors as rulers
 problems of controlling the Empire
 the rise of the Maratha and Sikh empires
External reasons for the decline of the Mughal Empire:
 foreign invasions from Persia and Afghanistan
 reasons for the East India Company’s involvement in the sub-continent
  British relations with the later Mughal rulers of Delhi
 British expansion from the 1750s to 1810
 A general overview of the course of, and reasons for, British annexation of the
territories which now encompass Pakistan (including the Anglo-Sikh wars and the
annexations of Lahore, the Punjab and Peshawar)
 the British search for a ‘natural’ and ‘scientific’ NW Frontier
 British policy towards Tribal Territory
Shah Wali Ullah
 The religious reforms of Shah Wali Ullah and his role in the political and religious
context of the time
Syed Ahmed Shaheed Brailvi
 Syed Ahmed Shaheed Brailvi and the revival of Islam in the sub-continent
 The Jihad movement and the Mujahideen
Haji Shariat Ullah
 Haji Sariat Ullah and the Faraizi Movement
War of Independence
 the immediate and underlying causes of the War
 the attitude of Bahadur Shah Zafar
 the course of the War, with particular reference to the roles played by the Muslim
rulers and populations of what is now Pakistan
 reasons for failure
 an assessment of the short-term impact of the War on Muslims in the sub-
continent
 British reaction during and immediately after the War (including the major
constitutional, educational and administrative reforms which followed)
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
 his contribution to the education of Muslims and the revitalisation of their
national consciousness: an overview of his main educational works and their
importance
 an understanding of his social and political theory, and of its origins
  the impact of his work on Muslims and the western world
 his relations with the British and the ulema
 the reasons for the foundation of Aligarh College
 his role in the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League
 the meaning and origin of his ‘Two-Nation’ theory and the Hindi–Urdu
controversy
Regional languages
 the importance of Urdu and the reasons for its choice as the national language of
Pakistan
 the advantages and disadvantages of Urdu as the national language
 the promotion of provincial languages (Balochi, Punjabi, Pushto, Sindhi)
 Partition of Bengal controversy (1905-1911)
1. Establishment of Muslim League 1906
1.1 the 1906 Manifesto
1.2 the All-India Muslim Educational Conference 1906
1.3 co-operation of the Muslim League with Congress in the early period and
reasons for breakdown of the same
 The Simla Deputation 1906
 The Morley Minto Reforms 1909
 Congress and the Lucknow Pact 1916
 the impact of the First World War on rulers and ruled in the sub-continent
 the Rowlatt Act 1918 and the Amritsar Massacre 1919
 the Montague–Chelmsford Reforms 1919
 the Non-Cooperation Movement
Khilafat Movement
 reasons for the rise of the movement
 the objectives of the Khilafat Conference 1918
 the Khilafat Delegation to England 1920 and reasons for failure
 the causes, course and reasons for failure of the Hijrat Movement
 the impact of the Khilafat and Hijrat movements on Muslims in the sub-continent
Pakistan Movement
 the Simon Commission, 1927
 the Nehru Report, 1928
 Jinnah’s 14 Points, 1929
 Allama Iqbal’s Allahabad address, 1930
 the Round Table Conferences, 1930 – 32
 the Communal Award of 1932
 Rehmat Ali and the Pakistan National Movement, 1933
 the Government of India Act, 1935
 the 1937 elections and their significance to the Muslim League and Congress
 Congress rule, 1937–39, its significance to the Pakistan Movement and the
‘Day of Deliverance’, 1939

Geography Duration: 1 hr 30 min

Location of Pakistan
Candidates should be able to identify the following on a map:
• the Tropic of Cancer, latitudes 30°N, 36°N, longitudes 64°E, 70°E and 76°E
• the Arabian Sea
• the countries sharing a border with Pakistan, and Pakistan’s position in relation
to others in South and Central Asia.
Location of provinces and cities
Candidates should be able to identify the following on a map:
• the provinces, Northern Areas (Gilgit–Baltistan) and FATA
• named cities: Islamabad, Murree, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Faisalabad,
Multan, Sialkot, Peshawar, Chitral, Gilgit, Hyderabad, Karachi, Quetta and
Gwadar.
The natural topography of Pakistan, including drainage
Candidates should be able to identify the following on a map:
• named landforms: Balochistan Plateau, Sulaiman Range, Safed Koh, Potwar
Plateau, Salt Range, Hindu Kush, Karakoram and Himalaya mountain ranges
 • named rivers: Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, Kabul, Hab and Dasht
• named deserts: Thar, Thal and Kharan.
Candidates should be able to:
• use the appropriate vocabulary when describing the distinguishing features of
mountains, plateaux, floodplains and deserts (knowledge of the formation of the
natural topography of Pakistan is not required)
• identify and name the above features on a photograph or drawing
• understand the influence of the natural topography on human activities:
– steep slopes and flat land on the way that the land is used
– mountains and deserts on the road and rail networks.

Climate of Pakistan
Candidates should:
• know the distribution of temperature and rainfall, including monsoon,
depressions and convectional rain
• know seasonal and regional variations, and the factors contributing to them,
including depressions, thunderstorms and cyclones (typhoons)
• understand the causes of the monsoon (knowledge of the causes of other types of
rain is not required)
• describe and explain the characteristics of the climate of the arid, semi-arid,
humid and highland regions, including seasonal variations
• know the influence of latitude and longitude on day length and climate
• understand the influence of the climate (both the benefits it brings and the
problems it causes) on the economy and on the lives of the people:
– the influence of low temperature, ice and snow on the lives of people in the
mountains
– the influence of rain storms and flooding on agriculture, industry and
communications
– the problems caused by drought and shortage of water supply on agriculture and
industry.
Development of Water resources
Candidates should be able to:
• identify on a map the Mangla, Tarbela and Warsak dams, and name two
examples of barrages
• understand the importance of water as a resource; understand how supplies for
agricultural, industrial and domestic purposes are obtained, maintained and
controlled as well as used; understand the reasons for, and consequences of, the
Indus Water Treaty
• explain and evaluate the causes of and solutions to the problems of water supply
(including pollution)
• understand the value of water as a resource for development
• explain and evaluate how water supply issues can lead to conflict.
Forests
Candidates should be able to:
• understand the different types of forest and identify, on a map, their main
locations
• understand the physical factors that control the distribution of the different types
of forest, and the human factors which have reduced their extent
• understand the reasons for:
– the development of plantations in the Indus Plain
– afforestation on mountain slopes and plateaux
• understand the value of forests as a resource for development, and the
importance of their sustainability
• explain the effects of deforestation, such as soil erosion, silting and flooding
• evaluate possible solutions to the problems caused by deforestation.
Mineral resources
Candidates should be able to:
• identify the main locations of limestone, gypsum and rock salt extraction from a
map, and understand their uses
• identify the main metallic and non-metallic mineral resources of Pakistan, and in
what quantities they:
 – are extracted
– exist as reserves
• understand the extent to which these can be exploited
• describe the environmental problems caused by mineral extraction
• evaluate the benefits of developing mineral resources and understand the
sustainability of extraction
• identify the main imported minerals, where they come from, and in what
quantities.
Fishing Industry
• describe the fishing methods used in both marine and inland waters, including
fish farms
• give examples of the fish caught in both marine and inland waters, and of the
fish reared on fish farms
• give examples of the fishing ports on both the Balochistan and Sindh coasts
• describe the uses of the fish caught
• explain improvements in fishing methods and processing techniques
• understand the problems facing the fishing industry and evaluate the possibilities
for its further development and sustainability.
Economics Duration: 1 hr 30 min
Business Studies Duration: 1 hr 30 min

Section 1

Unit 1 Business activity

Unit 2 Classification of businesses
Unit 3 Enterprise, business growth and size
Unit 4 Types of business organisation (Sole trader and Partnership)
Unit 5 Business objectives and stakeholder objectives

Accounting Duration: 1 hr 30 min

The fundamentals of accounting

The purpose of accounting

 understand and explain the difference between book-keeping and accounting

 state the purposes of measuring business profit and loss
 explain the role of accounting in providing information for monitoring progress
and decision making.

The accounting equation

 explain the meaning of assets, liabilities and owner’s equity

 explain and apply the accounting equation.
Sources and recording of data

The double entry system of book-keeping

 outline the double entry system of book-keeping

 process accounting data using the double entry system
 prepare ledger accounts
 post transactions to the ledger accounts
 balance ledger accounts as required and make transfers to financial statements
 interpret ledger accounts and their balances
 recognise the division of the ledger into the sales ledger, the purchases ledger and
the nominal (general) ledger.

Candidates do not need to explain or use folio columns.

Candidates do not need to explain or use three-column running-balance accounts.

Verification of accounting records

The trial balance

 understand that a trial balance is a statement of ledger balances on a particular
date
 outline the uses and limitations of a trial balance
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Physics Duration: 1 hr 30 min

1. Physical Quantities, Units and Measurement

Content

a) Scalars and vectors

b) Measurement techniques
c) Units and symbols

2. Mass, Weight and Density

Content

a) Mass and weight

b) Gravitational fields
c) Density
3. Kinematics
Content

a) Speed, velocity and acceleration

b) Graphical analysis of motion
c) Free fall

Chemistry Duration: 1 hr 30 min

1. EXPERIMENTAL CHEMISTRY

Content

1.1 Experimental design

1.2 Methods of purification and analysis

Learning Outcomes:

Candidates should be able to:

1.1 Experimental design

(a) name appropriate apparatus for the measurement of time, temperature, mass and
volume, including burettes, pipettes, measuring cylinders and gas syringes

(b) suggest suitable apparatus, given relevant information, for a variety of simple
experiments, including collection of gases and measurement of rates of reaction

1.2 Methods of purification and analysis

(a) describe methods of purification by the use of a suitable solvent, filtration and
crystallisation, distillation and fractional distillation, with particular references to the
fractional distillation of crude oil, liquid air and fermented liquor

(b) suggest suitable methods of purification, given information about the substances
involved

(c) describe paper chromatography and interpret chromatograms including comparison

with ‘known’ samples and the use of Rf values

(d) explain the need to use locating agents in the chromatography of colourless
compounds

(e) deduce from the given melting point and boiling point the identities of substances and
their purity
(f) explain that the measurement of purity in substances used in everyday life, e.g.
foodstuffs and drugs, is important

2. THE PARTICULATE NATURE OF MATTER

Content

2.1 Kinetic particle theory

2.2 Atomic structure

2.3 Elements, compounds and mixtures

Learning Outcomes:

Candidates should be able to:

2.1 Kinetic particle theory

(a) describe the solid, liquid and gaseous states of matter and explain their
interconversion in terms of the kinetic particle theory and of the energy changes
involved

(b) describe and explain evidence for the movement of particles in liquids and gases
(the treatment of Brownian motion is not required)

(c) explain everyday effects of diffusion in terms of particles, e.g. the spread of perfumes
and cooking aromas; tea and coffee grains in water

(d) state qualitatively the effect of molecular mass on the rate of diffusion and explain
the dependence of rate of diffusion on temperature

(e) state qualitatively and explain the effects of temperature and pressure on the volumes
of gases

2.2 Atomic structure

(a) state the relative charges and approximate relative masses of a proton, a neutron and
an electron

(b) describe, with the aid of diagrams, the structure of an atom as containing protons
and neutrons (nucleons) in the nucleus and electrons arranged in shells
(energy levels) (no knowledge of s, p, d and f classification will be expected; a copy of
the Periodic Table will be available in Papers 1 and 2)

(c) define proton number and nucleon number

(d) interpret and use symbols such as 6C12

(e) define the term isotopes

(f) deduce the numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons in atoms and ions from
proton and nucleon numbers

2.3 Elements, Compounds and Mixtures

(a) describe the differences between elements, compounds and mixtures

Biology Duration: 1 hr 30 min

1. Cell Structure and Organisation

Content

1.1 Plant and animal cells

1.2 Specialised cells, tissues and organs

Learning Outcomes

Candidates should be able to:

(a) examine under the microscope an animal cell (e.g. from fresh liver) and a plant cell
(e.g. from Elodea, a moss, onion epidermis, or any suitable, locally available material),
using an appropriate temporary staining technique, such as iodine or methylene blue;

(b) draw diagrams to represent observations of the plant and animal cells examined
above;

(c) identify, from fresh preparations or on diagrams or photomicrographs, the cell

membrane, nucleus and cytoplasm in an animal cell;

(d) identify, from diagrams or photomicrographs, the cell wall, cell membrane, sap
vacuole, cytoplasm, nucleus and chloroplasts in a plant cell;

(e) compare the visible differences in structure of the animal and the plant cells
examined;
(f) state the function of the cell membrane in controlling the passage of substances into
and out of the cell;

(g) state, in simple terms, the relationship between cell function and cell structure for the
following:
absorption – root hair cells;

conduction and support – xylem vessels;

transport of oxygen – red blood cells;

(h) identify these cells from preserved material under the microscope, from diagrams and
from photomicrographs;

(i) differentiate cell, tissue, organ and organ system as illustrated by examples covered in
sections 1 to 12, 15 and 16.

2. Diffusion and Osmosis

Content

2.1 Diffusion

2.2 Osmosis

2.3 Active transport

Learning outcomes

Candidates should be able to:

(a) define diffusion as the movement of molecules from a region of their higher
concentration to a region of their lower concentration, down a concentration gradient;

(b) define osmosis as the passage of water molecules from a region of their higher
concentration to a region of their lower concentration, through a partially permeable
membrane;

(c) describe the importance of a water potential gradient in the uptake of water by plants
and the effects of osmosis on plant and animal tissues;

(d) define active transport and discuss its importance as an energy-consuming process
by which substances are transported against a concentration gradient, as in ion
uptake by root hairs and glucose uptake by cells in the villi.