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English Medium
852 – Mathematics
Chapter Page No. Dropped Topics/Chapters
1.2.6 Negative of a number
1.2.7 Reciprocal
1.3 Representation of
Chapter 1:
rational numbers on the
Rational 11–20
number line
Numbers
1.4 Rational numbers
between two rational
numbers
Chapter  2: 22–28 2.2 Solving Equations which
Linear have Linear Expressions
30–32
Equations in on one Side and Numbers
One Variable 34–36 on the other Side

2.3 Some Applications

2.5 Some More Applications
2.7 Equations reducible to
the linear forms
3.1 Introduction

Chapter 3: 3.2 Polygons

Understanding 37–42 3.2.1 Classification of polygons
Quadrilaterals 3.2.2 Diagonals
3.2.5 Angle sum property
4.1 Introduction
Chapter 4:
4.2 Construction of
Practical 57–68
quadrilateral
Geometry
4.3 Some special cases
5.2 Organising Data
Chapter 5: Data
71–77 5.3 Grouping Data
Handling
87–88 5.3.1 Bars with difference

Chapter 6:
Squares and 107 6.7 Estimating square roots
Square Roots

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Chapter 7:
7.3.2 Cube root of a cube
Cubes And 115–116
number
Cube Roots

8.2 Finding the Increase or

120 Decrease Per cent
122 8.4 Prices related to buying
Chapter 8: and selling
Comparing 123
Quantities 8.4.1 Finding cost price/selling
125 price, profit%/loss%
129–135 8.8 Rate compounded
annually or half yearly
137–139 9.1 Introduction
Chapter 9: 140 9.2 Terms, Factors and
Algebraic
Coefficients
Expressions
And Identities 148–152 9.3 Monomials, Binomials
and Polynomials
9.4 Like and Unlike Terms
9.10 What is an identity?
9.11 Standard identities
9.12 Applying identities
10.1 Introduction
Chapter 10: 10.2 Views of 3D-Shapes
Visualising 153–168 10.3 Mapping Space Around Us
Solid Shapes 10.4 Faces, Edges and
Vertices
11.2 Let us Recall
Chapter 11: 169–175 11.3 Area of Trapezium
Mensuration 11.4 Area of a General
192
Quadrilateral
Chapter 14:
227–230 14.5 Can you find the error?
Factorisation
5.1.1 A bar graph
1
15.1.2 A Pie graph
Chapter 15: 231–233
15.1.3 A histogram
Introduction to 240–243
Graphs 15.2 Linear Graphs
248
15.2.1 Location of a point
15.2.2 Coordinates

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16.1 Introduction

Chapter 16: 16.2 Numbers in General Form

Playing with 249–260 16.3 Games with Numbers
Numbers 16.4 Letters for Digits
16.5 Tests of Divisibility
261–265
Answers 268–271 Answers of Exercises
273–275

854 – Science
Chapter Page No. Dropped Topics/Chapters
Chapter 3: Synthetic
32–43 Full chapter
Fibres and Plastics

Chapter 4: Materials:
44–55 Full chapter
Metals and Non-Metals

Chapter 8: Cell —
Structure and 90–99 Full chapter
Functions

Chapter 17: Stars and

215–238 Full chapter
the Solar System

Chapter 18: Pollution of

239–252 Full chapter
Air and Water

858 – Resources and Development

Chapter Page No. Dropped Topics/Chapters

Chapter 3:
Mineral and 22–37 Full chapter
Power Resources

Chapter 5: Industries 56–59 Cotton Textile Industry

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