HOLIDAYHOMEWORK

CLASS – VIII

Subject Page No. Hindi 2

English 3-6

Sanskrit/Shastra 7

Math 8-9

Science 10

S. St. 11

Computer 12

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Subject : Hindi

(साहित्य)1- भाषा सेतु पाठ 1-15 तक पढ़कर कहठन शब्दों को रेखाांककत करनातथा साराांश लिखना |

2-व्याकरण (VII / VIII के लिए)अनेकाथी, पयाावाची, वविोम,वाकयाांश, के लिए एक समश्रतु,

लभन्नाथाक, एकाथी, प्रतीत, िोने वािे शब्द व्याकरण की पुस्तक सेदेखकर लिखना तथा याद करना |

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Subject – English

Section -A 1. Make a Power Point Presentation on any one of the following topics and send that at the given e-mail address:

biswanathpk.ghosh@rediffmail.com or biswanath.ghosh1977@gmail.com

(a) Voice

(b) Different Types of Sentence: Simple, Compound, Complex, Assertive, Imperative, Interrogative, Exclamatory and

Optative.

Section - B Attempt any four of the following.

1. Pick out nouns, verbs adverbs, adjectives, prepositions and conjunctions from all the lessons taught in the classroom and write in the holiday note book.

2. Read any English Daily Newspaper during your summer vacation. Go through the articles in the newspaper and select any five of them which should be of five different dates. Cut them and paste them in a file and write your response.

3. Interdisciplinary Project: You are Anusha/ Rishi, living at C- 247, Sreshtha Vihar, Delhi- 92. Recently, you read about the benefits of pasteurization and feel thankful to Louis Pasteur for his invaluable contribution to the field of health and nutrition. Imagining Louis Pasteur to be alive, write a letter to him, expressing your gratitude and thanking him for his discovery.

4. Collect any 20 homophones and write their meanings.

5. Prepare a comic of any story with dialogues and pictures in two to three pages.

6. Write two hundred verbs. Conjugate all the two hundred verbs in your Holiday Home Work notebook.

7. Time to Review a Film.We have descended to a real new world of animation in “The Jungle

Book|. Write a review on the movie The Jungle Book.

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mailto:biswanathpk.ghosh@rediffmail.com

Section - C 1. Enrich your vocabulary by learning the meanings of two new words every day.

2. Practise your grammar skills throughout the holidays. Use some or all of the following websites:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/ http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/alle_grammar.htm

http://www.testdesigner.com/questions/Grammar/Grade_8 http://www.learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/

Section - D

WORKSHEET FOR INTEGRATED GRAMMAR PRACTICE

WORKSHEET-11. Complete the passage given below by filling a suitable word in each blank. Use right form of

the verbs given in the brackets.

(a) Students ……………………………. (learn) team skills, ………………………………. (share) ideas and

…………………………(experience) an enlightening session on leadership. There ……………………..(be)

around 15 foreign students from all regions of the world who …………………… (come) for an

internship. All the students …………………….. (be) divided into groups which are on the names of

continents, which again ………………… (be) divided into sub-groups on the name of different

countries.

(b) Many years ago when Martin Luther King …………………….. (address) a public meeting, someone

threw a shoe at him. There …………………. (be) a deep silence. King ………………………….. (pick) up the

shoe and told the gathering that some kind gentleman, knowing that he ………………………. (can)

not afford shoes ………………………. (throw) one for him. He …………………………… (request) the

gentleman to throw him the other one too.

(c) On Sunday large parts of the capital …………………….. (go) without power. One of the worst hit

areas ………………….. (be) the eastern part of the city. In the north of the residents could not take it

anymore and ……………………… (come out) on roads in protest. One of the officials said that though

the power ……………………… (be) available), the power cuts …………………………… (continue) till proper

distribution ……………………………….. (ensure)

(d) Two young men …………………(open) fire outside a famous singer’s house yesterday evening. No

one ……………….. (injure) in the accident. The police …………….. (say) that the accident ……………….

(take) place around 4 p.m. when the two young men who …………….. (ride) a motorbike stopped

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outside his house and ………………. (fire) twice. One of the bullets …………… (shatter) the glass of the

windowpane.

WORKSHEET-22. Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done for you as an

example. Write the answers against the correct blank numbers in your holiday exercise book.

e.g. was a / about twenty / childhood / delight / years ago /

Ans: Childhood was a delight about twenty years ago.

(a) the leisure hours / of a child / of the TV / today / are spent / in front /

(b) of most / now a days / the attitude / parents is / different /

(c) work and play / different things / they see / as / two /

(d) playing / feel / is a / waste of / they / time / that /

(e) form groups, / majority / but the / are / a few / solitary travelers.

(f) a universe / they / spacious / that is / travel through / very /

(g) star / anywhere / a rarity / another star / it is / near / for a / to come /

(h) thieves / postman / catch / a / letters / policemen / the / and / brings.

(i) uniforms / postman / blue / wears / policemen / a / the / khaki / a / uniform / and / wear

(j) carry / letters / carries / policemen / a / canes / the / postman / a bag / while / in

WORKSHEET-3 (NOTICE WRITING)

Suppose you are the Cultural Secretary of your school. Your school is going to celebrate its 4th

Annual Function. Now construct a Notice in 50 words for the students for participation in

various activities to be organised on that day. Put the notice in a box.

WORKSHEET-4(OMISSION)

5. In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word along with the word

that comes before and the word that comes after it in your holiday answer sheet against the correct blank number.

Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined. The first one has been done for you as an example.

The small town was the e.g. was at the

foot of the mountains. Most the (a)

people were farmers. There traders also (b)

in the town. Though not rich were (c)

happy contented. At one (d)

time the peace broken by (e)

several robberies. The people frightened. (f)

The Mayor the town called for (g)

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a meeting discuss the matter. (h)

WORKSHEET-6(EDITING)

The passage below has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your

holiday answer sheet against the correct blank number. The first one is done as an example.

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(1) People should think twice when they e.g. when before

adopt a pet. Pets became adopted (a) ……………. ……………….

member of the family. (b) ………………… ………………….

One cannot think at ill-treating them. (c) …………………… ………………..

They had to be given wholesome (d) ………………….. ………………….

Food. In case they fell sick (e) ……………………… …………………..

they should be taken for a vat. (f) ……………………. ……………………

Some people acquire pet and (g) ………………….. …………………..

now neglect them. (h)

(2)I still cherished the first I C

cherished - cherish

six months on the organization (a)

where I began I career. I felt (b)

a sense to belonging there. I met (c)

different people who made our (d)

stay at a work-place memorable. (e)

That is the power of the good orientation (f)

programme. It educate employees (g)

on various importance issues. (h)

Incorrect word Correction

(3)Penguins spent no more time on a)………………….. ………………

land then is necessary for b)………………….. ………………

sleeping and to rearing their c)………………….. ………………

young. There food consists of d)………………….. ………………

a small creatures of the sea e)………………….. ………………

when they catch by diving f)………………….. ………………

often into great depths. They g)………………….. ………………

don’t use their foot as paddles. h)………………….. ………………

Present the holiday homework in a separate Note Book.

Be original and creative in your presentation.

Timely submission will definitely fetch you good grades.

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Subject : Sanskrit

1-अधोलिखित-पाठान ्पठठत्वा प्रत्येकपाठात ्दशप्रश्नानाां ननर्ााणां कृत्वा तेषार् ्उत्तराखण लिित (येपुस्तके सन्तत तान ्ववहाय)-

सुभावषतानन, बििस्य वाणी न कदावप म ेश्रतुा, भगवदज्जुकम,् चि चि पुरतो ननधेहि चरणम ्|2-अधोलिखित अव्ययानाां प्रयोगां कृत्वा प्रत्येकस्य त्रीखण-त्रीखण वाक्यानन लिित-

सदा, िहि:, दरेू, तावत,् तहिा, तदा, सिसा, यदा, तदा, यहद, तहिा

3-अधोलिखित प्रत्येकशब्दस्य पञ्च-पञ्चवारां रूपाखण लिित-िता, मािा, हदव्या, अस्मद्, युष्मद्, मात,ृ राजन,् यत ्शब्दस्य बिषु लिांगेषु

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Subject : Mathematics

Note:- Attempt all questions with proper solution.

Q1. Add :

(a) 26.364 and 6.09 (b) 104.0078 and 57.205

(c) 9.641 and – 0.513 (d) – 0.048 and – 11.40402

Q2. Subtract :

(a) 374.024 from 891.604 (b) – 60.36 from – 180.03

(c) 1.0034 from – 10.034 (d) – 701.1001 from 837.201

Q3. Multiply :

(a) 60.45 by 4.52 (b) – 312.01 by 19.2

(c) 5010.02 by – 30.02 (d) – 5.26 by – 0.12

Q4. Divide :

(a) 10.24 by 1.2 (b) – 8.45 by 0.13

(c) – 902.564 by – 2.04 (d) 778.802 by – 62.5

Q5. Solve :

(a) 7.6 – { 3.623 + 0.5 of ( 3.1 - 2.3 × 1.02 ) }

(b) 12.9 - 1.4 of ( 7.2 - 3.7 ) + 2.4 × 3.02

(c) 0.1 – 3.3 ÷ { 3.25 – 2.5 × ( 7.5 – 6.6 + 3.5 – 1.5 × 5.8 ) }

(d) 4 – { 1.525 – ( 1.5 – 4.1 + 2.9 ÷ 3.5) × 7.05 + 8.3 – 5.8 ÷ 0.5 }

(e) 2.5 ÷ [ 10.24 – { ( 2.5 of 7.25 ) ÷ 62.5 – 3.49 ) × 3.2 – 5.04 } ]

(f) 3.1 × [ 10.4 – { ( 1.21 of 1.1 – 10.021 ) ÷ 6.7 – 4.4 + 8.4 } ] – 4.1

Have Fun with Decimal Numbers

1. Worksheet (common for 6 to 9)

2. Formative Assessment – 1 (Chapters 1 – 4) page no. 59 – 60 of

Mathematics course book.

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Integers Add the following:

1. 14 and 15; 2. 12 and -14; 3. -16 and 12; 4. -13 and -12; 5. 13 and -15;

Subtract the following:

1. 16 from 24; 2. -22 from 19; 3. 14 from -13; 4. -24 form -14; 5. -14 from 22;

Multiply:

1. 16 by 17; 2. -24 by -14; 3. 14 by -13; 4. -22 by 19; 5. 23 by -18;

D. Divide:

1. -168 by 12; 2. -192 by -16; 3. 210 by 14; 4. 156 by -13; 5. -272 by -17;

Simplification

1. -5[30-{20(5-2+15÷5x3)}] 2. -12[20-{2(9-8+6÷3x2)}]

3. 20÷(30-10)-[15-{10(5-3 of 2÷16-10-4)}] 4. [{5-(4+5x2+4÷3)+(3 of 3)}]

5. 50÷(20-5 of 2)+[-40+{8(-5)+(-5)}] 6. 100[{(8x25) ÷ (-5x40)} x (-20)-(-5)x4]

7. (-20)+2x(-5)+(-5)x(-4) ÷{(-6) ÷(-3)x2} 8. 15÷(-5)-(-3)+(-2)x(5+5)of2

9. -25÷[4-{2+5-(4+3) ÷7-(-4)-7}] 10. [{30-25+5x(-2)} – {-15x3+(-5)+45}

Worksheet on Fraction Add:

i) + ii) + iii) 5 + iv) +

Subtract:

i) - ii) - iii) 5 - iv) -

Multiply:

i) x ii) x iii) 5 x1 iv) x

Division:

i) ÷ ii) ÷ iii) 5 ÷ iv) ÷

Simplify:

i) x + (5 - 1 ii) + ÷ - 1 2

iii) – [ x + { ( ÷ – + )}] iv) + ÷ - 1 1

v) 7 + {1/3 + 2/9 × (7/4 - 5/12) } vi) {(1/3 - 2/9) ÷ 5/18} of (3/8 + 1/4)

vii) 4 1/3 - {17/4- (5 1/4 × 2 1/2) } viii) 71/3 - 21/4 (2 1/5 × 3/4)

ix) 12/7 of 21 + 15/4 ÷ 3/7 – 4/3 x) ¾ of 16/27 + 23/14 + 12/18

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Subject: Science

I. Complete the worksheets (Science Workbook:Me n Mine) of the chapters given below-

Chapter 1. Crop production and management Worksheets 1 to 6

Chapter 2. Microorganism: Friend and Foe Worksheets 7 to 11

Chapter 11. Force and Pressure Worksheets57 to 62

Chapter 12. Friction Worksheets63 to 67

II. One Project/ Working Model/ Display Model - for science exhibition.(Topics as discussed in classroom)

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Subject: S. St.

1. Make a project on the topic “Gulabi Gang” by exploring its Origin, Works and itsContribution to Women in about 200 words.

Or, Attempt any two of the following:

a. On an outline map of India, mark the trading centers with different coloursestablished by the Portuguese, Dutch, British and French.

b. Make a chart/poster on ‘The Preamble of India’ by writing its key features.c. Make a collage on any five memorials built by the British in India.

2. On the basis of reading Chapter-3 in History, Do the Exercise i.e. Fill in the blanks,

True or False and MCQs in the Notebook of History.

3. On the basis of reading Chapter-3 in Civics, Do the Exercise i.e. Fill in the blanks,

True or False and MCQs in the Notebook of Civics.

4. List 10 products you use and state the primary sources from which each is

produced.

5. What is soil profile? Draw a neat diagram of soil profile.

6. Draw the bar graph of land use pattern in India.

7. Draw the pie chart/ bar graph to illustrate the pattern of land use in each of the

following countries

(i) India (ii) China (iii) Germany (iv) U.S.A

8. What is multi-purpose river valley project? Explain the Bhakra Nangal, Hirakund

and Damador valley river valley projects.

9. What is rain water harvesting? Name the states where is this method commonly

practiced and draw the diagram of rain water harvesting.

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Subject: Computer

Create the following tables in access with the name Student (stud_id, stud_name, DOB, city, course_id) Lecturer (lect_id, lect_name, course_id) Course (course_id, course_name) Stud_hobby (stud_id, hobby)

1. Set the primary keys as under

Table Primary Key Student stud_id Lecturer lect_id Course course_id Stud_hobby -

2. Create the relationship between the tables

3. Apply a query to retrieve the Student id, Student Name, Course name,

lecturer name from all tables

4. Create the Screen shots of

Each table with data

The relationship between the tables

Query result

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