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HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

CLASS-VIII

Dear Parents,

For this summer vacation, we have planned assignments and activities to keep the

children engaged and also help them in channelizing their energies. Kindly help and

guide your ward in completing his/her work and also exploring his/her creative self.

General Instructions-

The Holiday Homework is to be done neat and tidy handwriting. Subject wise, in

separate folders or files as per the given instructions.

Holiday Homework of all the subjects must be submitted till July 5th, 2019 i.e.

Friday to the respective teachers.

Make a set routine for him/her to do holiday homework as regular practice

improves his/her learning and writing skills instead of forcing them to do their

holiday homework at the eleventh hour.

Encourage your child to cultivate the reading habit because it not only enhances

the knowledge acquired but also develops the vocabulary, language skills and

improves spellings. Encourage your child to read newspaper, G.K book and

current affairs to update himself/herself.

Encourage your child to go out and play because sports instill discipline,

generate sporting spirits, channelize energies constructively.

Spend quality time with your child engaging him / her in activities based on

enhancing his / her powers of observation and imagination.

Make sure that the Holiday Homework is to be done according to the given

instructions and with neat and tidy handwriting.

Above mentioned guidelines will help your child to become a smart and an

active learner.

ENGLISH (CLASS-VIII)

LEARNING WORK :

Prepare the following lessons for Pre-Mid Term Test.

HONEY SUCKLE : Lesson-1, 2 Poem-2

A PACT WITH SUN : Lesson 1 & 2

WORKSHEET

ACTIVITY: ( To Be Done On Punch Sheets)

Write a self composed poem on the theme Health is Wealth

Draw a comparison with the help of pictures – Privileged Children And Under

– Privileged Children. Express your views or emotions for these pictures with

the help of emojis.

Select three Indian and three foreign writers from your Textbook and write the

details with pictures under these heads- NAME, DATE OF BIRTH, DATE OF

DEATH, NOBLE WORK and WRITING STYLE.

1. BOOK WORK: ( To Be Done In The Grammar Book)

Lesson-1 “Sentences”- exercise E, H, O and Common Errors (Pg. No. 14, 17, 22)

Lesson-2 “Nouns” – Exercise- D, I, K, O and Common Errors (Pg. No. 29, 33, 34,

36)

Comprehension: Exercise- A (Pg. No. 158 and 159)

2. THINGS TO LEARN: (To Be Learnt From The Notebook)

Lesson-1 : The Best Christmas Present In The World (Honeydew)

Lesson-2 : The Tsunami (Honeydew)

Lesson-1 : How The Camel Got His Hump (It So Happened)

Read the following conversation between Rakesh and Mrs Sarkar. Write the

message in not more than 50 words. (to be done on punch sheet)

Rakesh : Hello, may I speak with Dr. Sarkar?

Mrs Sarkar : He has gone to the hospital to attend the OPD. May I know who is speaking?

Rakesh : Yes. I am Rakesh Sood. My wife has been having a severe headache since yesterday. Since this morning she has also developed a high temperature. I would be very grateful if the doctor could come over to our place to examine her.

Mrs Sarkar : Of course. Please let me note down your address.

Rakesh : It is B-49, New Colony.

Mrs Sarkar : I will give him your message as soon as he returns.

Rakesh : Thank you. Mrs Sarkar had to leave for the school where she teaches. So she wrote a message for her husband.

NOTICE WRITING (to be done on punch sheet)

A tree plantation programme is going to be organized by your school on 19th July. The

students with plant trees in a nearby barren land and the saplings will be provided by

the school. The programme will start at 10 a.m. Write a notice to inform the students

about it. Suppose you are the head boy of your school.

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HOLIDAY HOMEWORK CLASS-VIII

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MATHEMATICS

General Instructions :

Do Holiday Homework in A-4 sheets and submit it in a button folder with your name,

class and roll no. to the respective subject teacher.

CHAPTER 1-RATIONAL NUMBERS

1) Solve : ⎼5+

+

+(⎼3) +

+

2) Solve by using property: ⎼

[

+(

)]

3) Check if {

⎼ (⎼

)} ⎼

=

⎼ {(⎼

) ⎼

}

4) Find three rational numbers between

and

5) The product of two rational numbers is ⎼21. If one of them is ⎼7, find the other.

6) Represent ⎼

on number line.

7) Subtract the sum of

and

from the sum of

and

8) Divide the sum of ⎼

and

by their product

9) What should be subtracted from the sum of ⎼

and ⎼

to get ⎼

10)

of the class students are above average,

are average and rest are below

average.If there are 48 students in all,how many students are below average in

the class?

UNDERSTANDING QUADRILATERALS

1) The perimeter of a parallelogram is 150 cm. One of its sides is greater than the

other by 25cm. Find the length of all the sides of the parallelogram.

2) Diagonal AC of a rhombus ABCD is equal to one of its sides BC. Find all the angles

of the rhombus.

3) If the diagonals of a parallelogram are 12 cm and 16 cm, find the lengths of each

segment of the diagonal into which they are divided. State the property of

parallelogram used.

4) The point of intersection of the diagonals of a quadrilateral divides one of the

diagonals in the ratio 2:3. Can it be a parallelogram? Why?


5) The angles of a quadrilateral are in the ratio, find all the angles of the

quadrilateral.

6) The lengths of the diagonals AC and BD of a rhombus are 6cm and 8cm. Find the

length of each side of the rhombus. Also, find its area.

7) In a square, the lengths of two adjacent sides are (2a – 3) and (a + 6). Find the

value of a. Also, find the length of the diagonal.

8) The sum of interior angles of a regular polygon is . How many sides does this

polygon have?

9) The exterior angle of a regular polygon and its adjacent interior angle are in the

ratio. Find the number of sides in the polygon.

10) ABCD is a parallelogram. Find x, y, z. State the properties used.

LINEAR EQUATIONS IN ONE VARIABLE

1. Solve the following equations:

(a) 11

5

34

13

x

x (b)

4

31

3

21

2

1 xx

(c) 58

9

527

432

yy

yy (d)

5

2

3

4

5

2

3

xxx

(e) 4

3

4

5

2

3

x

xx

2. The digit in the tens place of a two-digit number is three times that in the ones

place. If the digits are reversed, the new number will be 36 less than the original

number. Find the number.

3. The numerator of a rational number is less than its denominator by 3. If the

numerator becomes three times and the denominator is increased by 20, the

new number becomes 8

1 . Find the original number.


4. The present ages of Parul and Sonia are in the ratio 5:7. If Parul was 9 years

older and Sonia 9 years younger, the age of Parul would have been twice the age

of Sonia. Find their ages.

5. What same number should be added to each of the numbers 2, 7, 10 and 25 so

that they form a proportion?

6. The length of a rectangle exceeds its breadth by 4cm. If the length is increased

by 3cm and the breadth is increased by 2cm, the new area exceeds the original

area by 79 sq cm. Find the dimensions of the given rectangle.

7. Three prizes are to be distributed in a contest. The value of second prize is five –

sixths the value of the first prize and the value of the third prize is four – fifths

that of second prize. If the total value of three prizes is Rs. 150, find the value of

each prize.

8. A purse contains 1-rupee and 2-rupee coins in the ratio 5:4. If the total money in

the purse is Rs. 65, then find the number of 2-rupee coins.

9. Four years ago, the ages of Raju and Rahul were in the ratio 3:8 . Five years

hence, their ages will be in the ratio3:5. Find their present ages.

10. The difference of two positive numbers is 72 and their quotient obtained on

dividing one by the other is 4. Find the numbers.

PRACTICAL GEOMETRY

1. Construct a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB=5 cm, BC=4 cm, AD=3 cm, CD-6 cm

and BD=5 cm.

2. Is it possible to construct a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB=3 cm, BC=4 cm,

AD=3cm, CD=6 cm and BD=5 cm? Give reasons to support your answer.

3. Construct a rhombus with side 4.5 cm and one diagonal as 6 cm.

4. Construct a quadrilateral ABCD in which BC=7 cm, AC=AD=6 cm, CD=5 cm and

BD=9 cm.

5. Construct a parallelogram whose two sides and one angle are 4 cm, 5.5 cm and

70 respectively.

6. Construct a rectangle with sides 4.5 cm and 6 cm.


7. Construct a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB=5.5 cm, and BC=4 cm, A=600,

B=1050, C=1050 and BC=4 cm.

8. Construct a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB=4.5 cm, BC=3.5 cm, CD=5 cm,

B=450 and C=1500.

9. Construct a trapezium ABCD in which AB||CD, AB=8 cm, BC=6 cm, CD=4 cm and

B=600.

10. Construct a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB=BC=3 cm, AD=5 cm, and A=900,

B=1050.

PROJECTS :

(a) Make a kite with thick white sheet by paper folding method and verify its

properties (Page 45, NCERT)

(b) Verify that opposite sides of a parallelogram are equal by making two identical

parallelograms with thick white sheet. (Page 47, NCERT)


SCIENCE

CHAPTER 1- CROP PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT

Instructions :

(i) Questions to be done in A-4 sheet.

(ii) Answers to be written in Holiday Homework sheet itself, if the space is provided

in the sheet for that particular questions.

(iii) For metals and non-metals, questions-2 Map work to be pasted in Plain Punch

paper.

Q 1. Identify the device attached to the tractor and state its use :

Uses : ____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

Merit : ___________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

Q 2. A young girl went to visit her grandparents living in the nearby village. She

saw the way the farmers tilted the land before sowing seeds. After

returning home, she decided to grow few tomato or pea plants in her

kitchen garden. Write few points the girl should remember about seeds in

order to get a good crop.

Q 3. Identify the following devices and state their use :

Use : _____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________


Use : _____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

Use : _____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

Q 4. Identify the following agricultural implements and label the parts :

Q 5. There are animals that destroy the crop before it is harvested. Farmers

find it difficult to protect the crops from these animals, insects and

microorganisms. Provide information to your classmates by answering the

questions.

(a) What are these animals/insects called? Name few that ruin the standing crops.

(b) What methods do the farmers employ to protect their crops?

(c) Name some common insecticides used to protect crops.

(d) Write the difference between insecticide, pesticide, fungicide and rodenticide.

Q 6. “Farmers are adviced by experts to use more of manures than fertilizers.

However, sometimes fertilizers are added by farmers for a reason.”

(a) Write about manure, compost and fertilizer. (Two points each)

(b) Write one advantage and one disadvantage of using manure and fertilizer.

(c) What precaution must the farmer take during application of fertilizers and weedicides in the field?


MICROORGANISM : FRIEND AND FOE

Q 1. Identify the following microorganisms and name the group to which they

belong:

Q 2. Look at the picture of bacteria given and answer the following questions :

(a) Name the three different form of bacteria based on shapes.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

(b) How many bacteria live in one gram of soil?

__________________________________________________________________________________________

(c) Name the most useful and the most harmful bacteria.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

(d) Name one bacteria that is useful to the farmers.

__________________________________________________________________________________________


Q 3. Answer the following question about AIDS :

(a) Write the full form of AIDS.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

(b) Name the causal organism

__________________________________________________________________________________________

(c) How does AIDS affect the human body?

__________________________________________________________________________________________

(d) What is the treatment of AIDS?

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Q 4. Give two examples for each of the following :

(a) Chemical preservation/preservatives

_____________________________________ _____________________________________

(b) Food preservation by adding common salt

_____________________________________ _____________________________________

(c) Food preserved by adding sugar

_____________________________________ _____________________________________

(d) Food preserved by adding oil or vinegar

_____________________________________ _____________________________________

Q 5. Match the following two columns ‘A’ and ‘B’. In column ‘A’ are name of

scientists who discovered the microorganisms or have made vaccination

as given in Column ‘B’ :

Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’

(a) Louis Pasteur (i) Penicillin

(b) Robert Koch (ii) Fermentation

(c) Edward Jenner (iii) Anthrax bacterium

(d) Alexander Fleming (iv) Small pox vaccine


METALS AND NON-METALS

Q 1. Make an electric circuit to test whether electricity can pass through an

object or not. Repeat this activity with the materials given in the table.

Observe and group these materials into good conductors and poor

conductors.

Sl. No. Materials Good/Poor Conductor

1. Iron Rod

2. Coal Piece

3. Copper Wire

4. Graphite

Q 2. Find out the locations of the deposits of iron, aluminum and zinc in India. Mark

this in an outline map of India. In which form are the deposits found? Provide

information to your classmates.

Q 3. Name the metal present in the following bases :

(a) Calcium Hydroxide (b) Sodium Hydroxide

(c) Milk of Magnesia (d) Copper Hydroxide

Q 4. Discuss the uses of metals and non-metals in our dialy life.


SOCIAL STUDIES

Note : Holiday Homework to be done in the downloaded worksheets Only.

Q 1. Name the following :

(a) A history of British India was written by ___________________

(b) The first governor general of India was ___________________

(c) The national archives of India came up in the ___________________

(d) The governor general who was impeached ___________________

(e) The Nawab of Bengal after Alivardi Khan was ___________________

(f) The substance becomes a resource if it has ___________________

(g) Coal and petroleum are examples of ___________________

(h) The percentage of fresh water on earth is ___________________

(i) It takes hundreds of years to make just ___________________ of soil.

(j) The three organs of the state are the _____________, _____________ and ______________

(k) The ruler of England in 1600 ___________________

Q 2. Which fundamental rights will the following situations violate :

(a) If a 13 year old child is working in a factory manufacturing caupets. __________

(b) If a politician in one state decides to not allow labourers from other states to work in his state ______________

(c) If a group of people not given permission to open a Telugu-medium school in Kerala ______________

(d) If the government decides not to promote an officer of the armed forces for being a women ___________

(e) If the government forces people to follow only one religion __________________

Q 3. Based on battle of Plassey, answer the following :

(a) Year and place : ______________________________________

(b) The two parties : ______________________________________

(c) List any two reasons : ______________________________________

: ______________________________________

(d) Name the traitor : ______________________________________


Q 4. (a) Prepare a diagram of soil profile in the given space :

(b) Complete the following diagram by mentioning factors affecting soil

formation :

Q 5. Complete the table :

Permanent Settlement

Mahalwari Settlement

Roytwari Settlement

When

Where

Who

Merits

Demerits

Q 7. Match the following :

(a) Vats (i) Champaran movement

(b) Gandhi (ii) Indigo plantation

(c) Mahal (iii) Land measurement

(d) Bigha (iv) Village/Group of Villages

(e) 1770 (v) Diwani/Rights

(f) 1765 (vi) Famine in Bengal


Q 8. Complete the following table :

Objective Why is this important

(i) One religious community does not dominate another.

(ii) The state does not enforce any particular religion nor take away the religious freedom of individuals.

(iii) That some member don’t dominate other members of the same religious community

Q 9. On the political map of India, mark the following :

(i) Places annexed on account of Subsidiary Alliance

(ii) Places annexed on account of Doctrine of Lapse.


ACTIVITY :

To be done on punch sheets. Make a file of handmade sheets and attach

punch sheets in it :

(i) “Rahiman Pani Rakhiye bin pani sab soon

Pani gaye na upere moti manus chun.”

What type of resource is the poet referring to? Write in 100 words what would

happen if this resource disappeared? Also paste relevant pictures to support

your write-up.

(ii) “Let’s make this earth green and clean.” Make a collage on the given theme and

write a paragraph of 100 words about your contribution in achieving above

mentioned goal.

(iii) Know your constitution

Paste pictures of five leaders who played major role in making of Indian

constitution and also write down important information related to Indian

constitution.

(a) Name of the committee which prepared it. ______________________________

(b) How much time was taken to prepare it. ______________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

(c) It contains ___________________ articles ___________________ schedules and

___________________ amendments.

(d) Who was the chairman of drafting committee. ___________________

(e) Who was the head of the committee which prepared it. ___________________

(f) When was Indian constitution adopted. ___________________

(g) When did it come to force. ___________________

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