G.D. GOENKA PUBLIC SCHOOL, SECTOR 48,

GURGAON HOLIDAY HOMEWORK 2016-17 CLASS VIII

Dear Children,

We are sure that you must be enjoying your summer vacation!

Helping your parents, exercising regularly, reading a story book/newspaper daily, taking care of plants in

the house as well as in the neighbourhood, helping those in need, being kind, courteous and polite are

some of the Goenkan traits we would like you to keep in mind even during the summer vacation.

It will be wonderful if you are able to spend some time with your grandparents and in your own way,

make them feel special and happy. Visit one or two monuments, museums, art galleries and markets

with your family members during the vacation and learn some new activity of your interest.

The teachers have designed the Holiday Homework in such a way that it will be beneficial for you to

revise the Unit Test syllabus. The projects and worksheets will be graded and would be a part of the

Formative Assessments evaluation. Please complete the work and bring it to school on Friday, July 01,

2016.

Have lots of fun and take good care of yourself!

Instructions for compilation of Holiday Homework

1. All homework is to be done on A4 size sheets (unless told to do otherwise by subject teachers) and

compiled in a hard bound file / folder. Design an attractive cover for your file / folder.

2. You may use different colour A4 size sheets for different subjects. Have a labelled cover page for each

subject. All sheets of a subject should be put together / tied together and handed over to the respective

subject teachers on the first day of rejoining after summer break.

3. Attach all the worksheets along with the homework sheets.

4. The written part should be neatly presented in your own handwriting and not printed. Your work

should be your own and not done by an adult. Take the help of your parents only when necessary.

All soft copies to be mailed to the Class Email IDs

8 A (class8agdgps@gmail.com)

8 B (class8bgdgps@gmail.com)

8 C (class8cgdgps@gmail.com)

8 D (class8dgdgps@gmail.com)

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ENGLISH

1. Read the supplementary reader Percy Jackson. Write the summary of the

same in about 200 words on an A4 sheet.

2. Write a paragraph on why do you like the novel Percy Jackson.

3. Read a book of your favourite author and suggest an alternative ending in

about 100-150 words

4. Write an article on a topic of your choice in about 200 words on A-4 sheet.

FRENCH

Activity 1: Make a painting on any 1 monument or personality of France

La Tour Eiffel

Le Louvre

LArc de triomphe

Muse de Science

Franois Hollande

Jeanne DArc Note: Painting should be on A3 size sheet Activity 2: Lessons 1& 2 from the workbook to be completed in the workbook itself.

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MATHS

General Instructions:

All questions should be done on A4 size sheets.

Survey based Project needs to be presented in transparent folders where all

material should be hand written on Pastel A4 size sheets.

Only transparent folders should be used where all pastel sheets should be neatly

filed. Support your project with visual aids

Home work will be assessed on the basis of neatness, accuracy, creativity and

presentation

Q1. MATHEMATICAL ROADMAP

Create your own mathematical road map of your society. Refer to the diagram

shown below. Use mathematical terms for the same. Prepare questions based

on the map created.

Q2. Golden Ratio and the human body

This exercise is divided into 3 parts:

A. The golden ratio Measure the following:

Distance from the ground to your belly button

Distance from your belly button to the top of your head

Distance from the ground to your knees

Distances A, B and C

Length of your hand

Distance from your wrist to your elbow

Now calculate the following ratios: 1. Distance from the ground to your belly button / Distance from your belly button to

the top of your head

2. Distance from the ground to your belly button / Distance from the ground to your knees

3. Distance C / Distance B 4. Distance B / Distance A 5. Distance from your wrist to your elbow / Length of your hand

Repeat this exercise with at least two family members or friends. Write all your results on the following table:

Student name

Ratio 1 Ratio 2 Ratio 3 Ratio 4 Ratio 5

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Average

Can you see anything special about these ratios?

Q3. Charlie chose some pairs of numbers, squared them, and added them together:

32+32=18

152+62=261

92+212=522 32+32=1832+32=18

152+62=261152+62=261

92+212=522

His answers were all multiples of 33.

Can you find some other pairs of numbers whose

squares add up to a multiple of 3?

What is special about your pairs of numbers?

Can you explain why?

Q4. Register yourself on the web-site http://www.ck12.org/ , grade 8 and study the

concepts already covered.

Q5. Complete worksheets of Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 of Mental Math book. Also

learn squares and cubes of first 25 numbers by heart.

http://www.ck12.org/

SCIENCE

I. The following Projects are to be done according to the Roll Nos. mentioned.

Research on the relevant information according to topic given.

(Make Power Point Presentation of 10-15 slides individually.)

1. GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD (ROLL NO. 1-8)

2. PLANT BREEDING (HYBRIDIZATION) :(Roll no 8 to 16)

3. GREEN REVOLUTION:(Roll no 17 to 25)

II. Complete the science worksheet below

The worksheet is based on the lessons

L-1 Production and Management of Crops

L-3 Synthetic Materials

(This worksheet is to be printed on white, A4 sheets and attempted)

Worksheet - Science

Topics :

L-1: Production and Management of crops;

L-3: Synthetic materials

Name: ________________ Class/Sec ___________

Date____________________

I. MCQ:

1. When crops of the same kind are grown and cultivated at one place on a large scale, it is called :

a. Species b. Farming c. Crop d. Agriculture

2. The crops that are grown in the rainy season are called:

a. Rabi b. Kharif c. Species d. Crop

3. A bacterial disease of plants is:-

a. Rust b. wilt c. blight d. smut

4. Which of the following is used as a biofuel:-

a. Ethanol b. Gammaxene c. Manure d. Amaranthus

5. Rearing of honeybees for products like honey and wax is called:-

a. Sericulture b. Aquaculture c. Pisciculture d. Apiculture

6. Which of the following is a milch animal:-

a. Camel b. Sheep c. Honeybee d. Silkworm

7. The purest natural form of cellulose is :-

a. Rayon b. cotton c. wool d. silk

8. Rayon clothes are comfortable to wear in:-

a. winters b. rainy season c. both a & b d. summers

9. The first fully synthetic plastic was :-

a. Bakelite b. melamine c. teflon d. polythene

10. The non stick coating on pans and other cooking utensils is made from :-

a. rayon b. teflon c. melamine d. PVC

II. Fill in the blanks :-

1. Better varieties of crops can be developed by plant ____________________________.

2. ____________________ means producing offsprings under controlled conditions.

3. _____________ is a technique used for developing new crop varieties by cross breeding.

4. In the breeding experiments anthers of plants are removed by process called _________

5. ___________________farming technique of crop cultivation employs biological methods.

III. State whether the following statements are true or false :-

1. Rayon is made from methanol.

2. Nylon is also known as artificial silk.

3. Polyester is prepared from petroleum products.

4. Clothes made from acrylic fibres are low in cost than those made from wool.

5. PVC is a thermoplastic.

IV. Define a thermosetting plastic and give examples.

V. Why has government banned the use of polythene bags?

SOCIAL SCIENCE

Make a project on Tribal communities of India (Select any five tribes of different

parts of India)

Name the tribe and its location on the map of India

The relief of the region and its climate

Brief history of the tribe, culture and traditions, means of livelihood and food.

Unique ways of soil and water conservation employed by them

Strength and weaknesses of their way of life.

Their access to schools, hospitals etc.

NOTE:- Quality of Research, Submission on time will be given importance during

assessment.

ACTIVITIES

CLASS- VIII

Q. Choose any one option from areas of Visual and

Performing Arts and attempt the related questions:

DANCE

Students shall choreograph a dance routine and bring a video for the same.

Also students should write their views about their experience

MUSIC

Search RAAG based songs on any one of the following RAAGAS:

YAMAN

BHAIRAVI

(2 songs in each RAAG) and write the lyrics of the songs.

OR

Watch the Musical movie Fiddler on the roof and write a report on the experience of the

same.

THEATRE ARTS

Write a street play on any social issue.

ART

Take a Hard board of A3 size and paste a cartridge or ivory sheet on it. Draw a

bold design on it. Take old CDs and cut it in square now paint the squares in

different colors. Arrange and paste the squares with fevicol according to your

design and color scheme.

You are free to add your own

Creative skills

SPORTS

Q1. Measure the resting pulse rate of any two members of your family. Maintain the

chart for two weeks?

Q2. Create a collage of any major game/Tournament of 2016 on an A4 sheet?