ICSE Class 10 German Syllabus For Semester (1 & 2) 2024-25

Students who opted for a modern foreign language in Group - I may not opt the same in Group - II and Group - III as modern foreign languages. The entire exam pattern is divided into external assessment worth 80 marks that is to be written in 3 hours and internal assessment worth 20 marks. It is held within the student’s school by their faculty. Let us look at the exam pattern and skills tested.

Exam Pattern for ICSE class IX and X (German):

1. Comprehension:

An unseen passage of 150 words will be given in German. Students have to read it carefully and answer the questions given below. This segment tests how far a student can understand the language and reply.

2. Grammar:

This segment tests vocabulary, syntax and idioms etc., for example, students might be asked to form a sentence in German correctly with the help of given words. Detailed knowledge of German grammar is not required. Various components of this segment include:

• Verb conjugation in Singular 

• Verb- “Haben”  

• Reflexive Verbs

• Indefinite verbs

• Imperativ 

• Verbs in Singular 

• Separable Verbs

• Können-dürfen

• Interrogative Pronouns

• Possessive Pronouns “meine” and”deine” in

• Nominative

• Personal pronouns er, sie, es

• Personal Pronouns in Akkusativ 

• Dative Personal pronoun 

• Personal Pronouns in Dative and Akkusativ

• Interrogative Pronouns in Dative

• Personal Pronouns in Dative

• Interrogative pronouns Welcher/es/e 

• in Nominative and Akkusativ 

• Woher: Aus/Aus der 

• Wo: In/In der Woher” and “Wo? 

• “W” Questions

• Ja/Nein” Questions

• W- Questions- Was? Wen? 

• Past tense with haben and sein

• Negative question: Ja- Nein-Doch 

• The polite form “Sie” 

• Negation with “nicht”

• “sein” in Singular and Plural

• Prepositions of place („Wo?” + Dative case, „Wohin?” + Accusative case)

• Prepositions: in/auf with Akk.(Place)

• Definite Article in Nominative 

• Definite Article in Akkusativ

• Indefinite Article Negative Article in Akkusativ 

• Gern-Lieber-am liebsten

• Genitive case with names 

• Inversion

• Dimunitive form with –Chen 

• Präteritum –sein 

• The indefinite “man”

• The impersonal es

• Imperative as a polite form

• Defining places using Akkusativ 

• Präteritum of haben 

• Comparative and Superlative

• Indefinite Article in Dative

• Possessive articles in Nominati, Akkusativ, Dative

• Possessive article sein/ihr

• in Nominative and Akkusativ

• Definite Article in Dativ 

• Demonstrative articles in Nominative, Akkusativ, Dative 

• Comparison using wie and als 

• Subordinate clauses with Weil

• Temporal Infos- vor/nach + Dative

• The subordinate clause with dass

• Main clause with deshalb-trotzdem

• Subordinate clauses with “Wenn” 

• Prepositions- an, bei, in, von,zu,mit + Dative

• Prepositions für-ohne

• Prepositions- inter, auf,über,unter,vor,neben + Dative

• Adjectives in Nominative 

• Adjectives in Akkusativ 

• Adjectives in Dative 

• Compound Nouns Wechselpräpositionen an, in, auf,über,unter,neben,vor etc.,

Please refer to the below given PDF for a comprehensive understanding of the syllabus

3. Dialogue writing/ translation:

• One short passage to be translated from German to English.

• One short passage to be translated from English to German.

• Dialogue writing is based on daily life events for which hints might be given. Around 150 words are to be written in dialogue writing.

4. Composition:

Students will be required to write a short composition in German. It may include describing an event, object, giving direction, explaining a situation. Examiner might use a photo or painting as a prop and ask the student to describe it.

5. Letter: 

Students are given a choice between formal and informal letters. They will be given hints to write the letter. The layout of the letter, introduction, conclusion etc., are tested in this segment.

Internal Assessment Pattern - 20 marks:

• Speaking skills:

Each student has to make an oral presentation for 2 minutes and discuss the same topic with the examiner for 3 minutes. It is recommended that the students be given an hour to prepare for it and a choice to pick their topic from all the common topics. Students can carry a brief note but are not allowed to use it often. Topics may range from describing an event or image to expressing their opinion on an issue.

• Creative writing skills:

Students have to write a short composition based on their respective assignments.

• Listening skills:

The examiner will read out a passage of around 300 words twice. The students can make a brief note of it. They have to answer the objective answers given in the question paper that is related to the passage read out by the examiner.

Internal Assessment Evaluation:

The subject teacher and an external examiner will jointly assess the student. 10 marks are assessed by each. The external examiner is selected by the head of the school from the same school. The head of the school has to carefully fill in the marks in the sheet and send it to the council. Schools are required to maintain a record of all the assessment marks.

Students are recommended to refer to the previous year question papers and practice them for a better experience. They can download the exam pattern and other related material from the links given below. Vedantu provides free material which can be accessed from your computers, tablets and mobile phones. For more information, keep visiting us.