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DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, Ranchi Summer Holiday Assignment (2016-17)

Class:-VIII Subject:- English

I. Construct sentences showing the difference in meaning between the following pair of words-

1. Womanly, Womanish

2. Verbal, Oral

3. snow, ice

4. shade, Shadow

5. beside , besides

II. Join correctly and rewrite the following proverbs:-

1. A leopard A. breeds contempt

2. The early bird B. is another man’s poison

3. Familiarity C. Divided we fall

4. Don’t look D. doesn’t change its spots

5. Every cloud E. run deep

6. One man’s meat F. has a silver lining

7. The pen G. catches the worm

8. United we stand H. a gift –lorse in mouth

9. Still waters I. before you ink

10. Think J. in mightier than the swords

III. Why festivals are important in our life?

What human values we learn through festivals? Give examples from different festivals. Write in

your English H.H.W copy. (Holiday Homework copy)

DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, Ranchi

Summer Holiday Assignment (2016-17)

Class:-VIII Subject:- Social Science

HISTORY/CIVICS

I. Answer the following questions:-

1. How do the official records of the British administration help historians to write about the

last 250 years of Indian history?

2. How did Surveys become important under the colonial administration?

3. Describe the key features of the Indian Constitution.

4. Explain the role of the constitution in a democratic country.

II. Project work:-

Make a project showing the major social and cultural changes that took place under the British

rule in India.

Project file should contain:-

A. Cover page

B. Acknowledgement

C. Index

D. Introduction

E. Content

F. Conclusion

G. Sources

GEOGRAPHY

1. (a) What do you mean by Sustainable Development?

(b) Write Five points about the principal of Sustainable Development ?

2. (a) What is Resource Conservation?

(b) What are the ways of its conservation?



Class:-VIII Subject:- General Science

PHYSICS

1. Write any two applications of atmospheric pressure.

2. Give reasons for the following.

(a) Why school bags have wide straps.

(b) Sharp knife cuts better than blunt knife.

3. Why do mountaineers usually suffer from nose bleeding at high attitudes?

CHEMISTRY

1. When a copper object is exposed to moist air for a long time, then a green coating is formed on its surface.

(a) What is the material of the green coating?

(b) State whether the green coating is acidic or basic?

2. Why is iron not deposited over a copper plate when copper plate is dipped in iron sulphate solution?

3. Prepare a project on Alloys (4 or 5 alloys) and write properties (any 2) and uses (any two) of each alloy.

BIOLOGY

1. Prepare a project on different methods of irrigation as practised in different states of India.



Class:-VIII Subject:- Mathematics

1. If a = and b =

Verify :-

(i) = x

(ii) < x

2. What should be added to

1 to get ?

3. If x= - and y =

find

(a) (x+y) ÷ (x-y) (b) (x-y) ÷ (x+y)

(c) (x+y) + (x-y) (d) (x+y) - (x-y)

4. Find the value of

5. The area of a square field is 80 m2 find the perimeter of the field.

DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL Sail Township, Ranchi


(Paper –II)

Class:-VIII Subject:- General Science

PHYSICS

Project Work: Use A4 size paper

1. (a) Differentiate between contact and non contact forces.

(b) Explain the examples of all these forces with the help of diagram. (In A4 size paper.)

2. “Pressure is inversely proportional to area”. Explain this with the help of five different

examples. Also paste related pictures. (In A4 size paper.)

CHEMISTRY

Make a project file on „Rusting of Iron .‟

1. What is rusting? Write the chemical composition of rust.

2. How can rusting be prevented?

3. Name a metal used for galvanizing iron. How does it protect iron from rusting?

Paste relevant pictures or draw illustration diagrams.

BIOLOGY


1. Paste pictures of or draw-

Two traditional and two modern agricultural farm implements and write their uses

and structure.

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(Paper –II)

Class:-VIII Subject:- Mathematics


1. Collect information on the origin of the symbol „ ‟ and prepare a project on it. Also give a

write up on the following mathematicians on an A4 size paper.

Christoff Rudolff and Rene Descartes and their contributions.

2. Draw 6 circles of different radii, and measure their circumferences with the help of a

thread and scale. Find the ratio of their circumferences and diameter. Is it constant?

What is its value? What is it called ?

Do and submit these projects on A-4 size paper and put them in a stick file.



(Paper –II)

Class:-VIII Subject:- English

1. Paste any ten national and international sports news with picture published in English newspaper of different dates and write your views on “Despite the second largest country of the world, the number of laurels bagged by India in Olympics or any International sports event are very less”. Prepare it in a project file ( 150 words)

2. Dictation of ten words to be taken and checked everyday at home.

3. Solve five crosswords from newspaper of different dates and paste them in A4 size paper.



(Paper –II)

Class:-VIII Subject:- Social Science

SUBJECT: HISTORY / CIV

1. Make a project – file on making of the constitution stating the initial laws that were enforced

(mention only 10 laws) .Write the PREAMBLE in the beginning.

SUBJECT: GEOGRAPHY

1. Make a list of natural resources of our state. (Jharkhand)

2. Name the minerals and locate their mines found in Jharkhand in a map.

3. Name the waterfalls in Jharkhand and give suggestions how they can be a resource for the

development of the state.

4. Make a collage on conservation of animal resources. (Information from Internet, magazines and

newspaper can be utilized. Use a full size chart paper for making collage.).

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