Specimen Paper | ICSE Class 10 Chemistry | Detail Analysis | 2025 Examinations

CISCE has published the latest specimen question papers for the ICSE March 2025 examinations. The chemistry specimen question paper is available for reference and divided into sections "A" and "B."

Section A of 40 marks is compulsory. There are two questions in this Section. Question 1 contains 15 MCQs, including assertion and reason, and Question 2 has five subparts, each of 5 marks. This question contains figure-based questions, FIBs, match the following and name the following type of questions.

Section B comprises 6 questions of 10 marks each. Students should answer four questions out of six. If any student answers more than four questions in this section, the best four questions in terms of marks will be counted. 

Chapter-wise Distribution of Marks based on Specimen Paper 2024

• Chapter 1 - Periodic Properties                  11 Marks
• Chapter 2 -Chemical Bonding                    06 Marks
• Chapter 3 - Acids, Bases, and Salts            11 Marks
• Chapter 4 - Analytical Chemistry               10 Marks
• Chapter 5 - The Mole Concept                   11  Marks
• Chapter 6 - Electrolysis                              10 Marks
• Chapter 7 - Metallurgy                               12 Marks
• Chapter 8 - Inorganic Compounds             14 Marks
• A - Hydrochloric Acid            01 Marks
• B - Ammonia                          03  Marks  
• C - Nitric Acid                        06  Marks   
• D - Sulphuric Acid                 04  Marks
• Chapter 9 -  Organic Chemistry                 15  Marks

The structure of the question paper is similar to previous papers, but the nature of the questions is updated this year. The questions are based on the first four levels of Bloom’s taxonomy for learning outcomes. 

Bloom's Taxonomy is a framework for categorizing the different goals and skills that educators set for their students. It was developed in 1956 by Benjamin Bloom, an educational psychologist at the University of Chicago. The terminology has been updated to include six levels of learning. These six levels can be used to organize your course's learning outcomes, lessons, and assessments.

1. Remembering 

Retrieving, recognizing, and recalling relevant knowledge from long‐term memory. 

Keywords: Define, Identify, Describe, Explain, Illustrate, State, Match, Recognize, Select, Examine, List, Label 

2. Understanding 

Constructing meaning from oral, written, and visual messages by interpreting, exemplifying, classifying, summarizing, inferring, comparing, and explaining 

Keywords: Summarize, Interpret, Classify, Compare, Relate, Extract, Discuss, Distinguish, Extend, Predict, Indicate, Inquire, Associate, Explore, Convert

3. Applying

Executing or implementing a procedure with confidence and precision. 

Keywords: Solve, Relate, Complete, Use, Sketch, Discover, Show, Demonstrate, Involve, Produce, Respond, Prepare

4. Analyzing

Breaking down the material into its constituent parts, understanding their relationship to each other and the overall structure or purpose through differentiation, organization, and attribution. 

Keywords: Relate, Devise, Correlate, Illustrate, Conclude, Order, Categorize, Differentiate, Deduce, Devise, Calculate 

5. Evaluating 

Utilizing criteria and standards to make informed judgments by conducting thorough checks and evaluations. 

Keywords: Reframe, Judge, Defend, Prioritize, Plan, Grade, Reframe, Revise, Refine, Grade, Support, Evolve, Decide, Re-design 

6. Creating

Combining elements to create a cohesive or functional whole; restructuring elements into a new pattern or framework through generation, planning, or production. 

Keywords: Design, Modify, Develop, Rewrite, Modify, Collaborate, Invent, Write, Formulate, Imagine

The latest specimen paper comprises the first three levels of Bloom's Taxonomy, which are as follows in terms of marks.

• Recall or remembering - 30% 
• Understanding - 40 %
• Application  - 30%

Students are advised to study the topic in detail and practice similar questions to score well in the 2025 examinations. 

Students can refer to the following textbook to better understand the topics. They can also find relevant questions for practice in this book. 

Text Book | ICSE CHEMISTRY | Class 10

Specimen Question Paper 2025 Examination and Marking Scheme 

Source CISCE, New Delhi

   

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