Khaitan Public School, Sahibabad

Holiday Home Work -2017

Class – VIII

English and Social Studies

I. Choose any one emergency situation from those given below: (5 marks)

a) You are alone at home and there is an earthquake.

b) You are visiting a new city in the holidays. While sightseeing, you get separated from your family.

c) A relative has come to visit, you are alone at home when he suddenly falls to the floor, gasping and

clutching his chest.

d) You are watching a movie in a cinema hall, when a fire breaks out.

On a white A4 size ruled sheet:

1. Write in 60-70 words, a plan of action that you would follow. Use at least two modal verbs.

2. Research and write one emergency helpline number and one android phone app which would help

you deal with the situation (should it occur again in the future).

English Rubrics:

Criteria Details Marks

Neatness (1 mark) Clear and legible handwriting

No cutting or overwriting

1 mark

Content (3 marks) Should be relevant to the

question.

Use of at least two modal

verbs.

Grammatically correct and use

of punctuation marks.

1 mark

1 mark

1 mark

Timely Submission (1 mark) Submitted within the first two

periods.

Submitted in the third or fourth

period.

Any later than fourth period.

1 mark

½ mark

0 Mark

II. Do the worksheet based on the novel. (5 marks)

Social Science Rubrics :

Criteria Details Marks

Neatness (1 mark) Clear and legible

handwriting

No cutting or

overwriting

1/2 mark

1/2 mark

Content (3 marks) Should be relevant to

the subject matter.

Appropriateness of

action plan

1.5 marks

1.5 marks

Timely Submission (1 mark)

Submitted within the

first two periods.

Submitted in the third

or fourth period.

Any later than fourth

period.

1 mark

½ mark

0 Mark

Khaitan Public School, Sahibabad

Session 2017 – 18

Subject – English

Class – VIII

Holiday Homework Worksheet: Canterville Ghost Ch 1 to 3

Q 1 . Give the synonyms of: 1

a) vanished - __________________________ b) chronic - ________________________

Q2. Give the antonyms of : 1

a) confess - ________________________ b) receptive - ________________________

Q3. Write True or False: 1

a) The Ghost wanted to use a pistol in his Friday ensemble. ___

b) The Otis family cleaned the bloodstains on the first day but they appeared again. ___

Q4. Fill in the blanks: 2

a) The daughter of Mr. Otis was __________________.

b) The Canterville Chase was seven miles from __________ , the nearest Railway Station.

Q5. Answer the following questions : 3

a) What does the owner's grand-aunt see in the house that frightens her?

__________________________________________________________________________

b) Who blocks the ghost's path on the stairs when he gets scared on September 19th?

__________________________________________________________________________

c) How does the ghost get hurt when the crash in the hall happened?

_________________________________________________________________________

Q6. HOTS Question 2

a) Why did the Canterville Ghost not get salvation and had turned into a ghost?

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

INSTRUCTIONS-

Apart from the worksheet ,English and SST holiday homework has been

combined;students needn’t do it twice as the same shall be corrected by both the teachers.

हिन्दी 1. ग्रीष्मावकाश के दौरान समाचार पत्रों में प्रकाशशत ककसी एक महत्त्वपूर्ण घटना या समाचार का

वर्णन अपने शब्दों में कीशिए |(समाचार पत्र का नाम भी शिखें|) (5अंक)

2. ‘शचठ्ठियों की अनूठी दशुनया’ व ‘क्या शनराश हुआ िाए’ पाठों के आधार पर शब्द-कोष तैयार करें | (स्वर व वं्यिन के आधार पर) (5अंक)

Criteria Details Marks

Neatness (1 mark) Clear and legible

handwriting

No cutting or overwriting

1 mark

Content (3 marks) Should be relevant to the

question.

Grammatically correct.

2 marks

1 mark

Timely Submission (1

mark)

Submitted within the first

two periods.

Submitted in the third or

fourth period.

Any later than fourth

period.

1 mark

½ mark

0 Mark

नोट- समस्त गहृकार्य रंगीन A-4 शीट पर करना है |

SUBJECT-MATHEMATICS

Collect the information of the life history and contributions/innovations/inventions of the following

Indian Mathematicians on A - 4 size sheet with their pictures

Class Name of Mathematician

VIII – A Bhaskara

VIII – B Bhrahmagupta

VIII – C C.S.Rao

VIII – D Srinivasa Ramanujan

VIII – E Aryabhatta

Division of work Roll-no wise

Roll no Work to be done

1-12 - Institutions attended by the Mathematician and his picture

13-24 - Life history of the Mathematician

25-36 - Contributions of the Mathematician

Do Ascend Worksheet No. 4,5 and 8

Instructions

i. All work should be done on A- 4 sized sheet with any coloured pen.

ii. Pictures can be taken from internet or can be drawn.

iii. All work must be hand written with margin of 2 cm from all sides.

iv. Word Limit for Life History – 150 - 175 words

v. Word Limit for Contribution - 150 - 175 words

vi. Reference:- www.famous-mathematicians.com

vii. The student should quote the source of the information given by them(name of the magazine,

books, websites referred).

viii. Work should be submitted in a well labelled clear folder.

Marks Rubric Serial no

Criteria

● 3-4 parameters present: 3 marks.

● 1-2 parameters present: 2 mark

Work is handwritten and not printed 1. Maintenance (3 marks)

Legible handwriting 2.

Mention Name,Class,Sec,Date ,day

3.

Choice of right pen/pens while writing. Appropriate Margins. Use of sharpened pencil . Choice of right sheet(A-4) for HHW

4.

5 Marks Word limit followed; Pictures used and Relevant & correct information about the mathematician; Acknowledgement by the student for resources used.

1. Content and its accuracy (5 marks)

2 mark Submits in first two periods 1. Submission (2 mark)

1 mark Submission in third and fourth period

2.

0.5 mark Submits after repeated reminders and follow up by the teacher

3.

5 mark No mistake 1. Ascend (5 marks)

4 mark From 1-5 mistakes

3,2,1 mark(accordingly) More than 5 mistakes or incompletion of worksheets

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Subject: Science

Make an investigatory project report on “Modern Techniques used in crop production”. Emphasizing the

following points-

i) What are modern methods of agriculture used in the world?

ii) Find out about wheat, cotton, rice and maize producing top five countries. Compare gross

production of these countries.

iii) Compare modern techniques used for crop production in the following countries:

United Sates of America

Australia

Russia

China

Instructions-

Make the investigatory project with newspaper cuttings, concerned pictures, graphical representation,

data analysis etc.

All work must be hand written on A4 size sheets with a margin of 2cm.

Make a spiral project file, which should include Cover page, Acknowledgement, Preface, Index,

Content, Glossary, Appendix/Bibliography, Teacher’s Report.

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COMPUTERS

Q1 . Create an algorithm, flowchart and C program in MS Word to : (2+2+4)

a)Evaluate the following Expression Result=X/(Z*A)+20.

OR

a)Add 4 numbers initialized or taken from user and display the result.

Proper organization, Formatting and alignment of the given task. (1)

Mailing at neha.mittal@khaitanpublicschool.com before 20th June 2016. Your mail

should include your Name,Class & Section in the subject otherwise it will not be

considered.

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कक्षा-आठ

शवषय-ससं्कृत ग्रीष्मावकाशीय गहृकायण

Criteria Serial no

Rubric Marks

Maintenance (3 marks)

1. Work is handwritten and not printed ● 3-4 parameters present: 3 marks.

● 1-2 parameters present: 2 marks

2. Legible handwriting

3. Mention Name,Class,Sec, Date ,Day

4. Choice of right pen/pens while writing. Leave appropriate margins. Use of sharpened pencil Choice of right sheet(A-4) for HHW

Content and its accuracy (10 marks)

1. Relevant information Graphical Presentation Data Analysis Word limit Acknowledgement.

4 Marks 2 Marks 2 Marks 1 Mark 1 Mark

Submission (2 marks)

1. Submits in first two Science periods 2 marks

2. Submission on third and fourth Science

period

1 mark

3. Submits after repeated reminders and follow up by the teacher

0.5 mark

प्रदषूर् के चार प्रकारों के नाम संस्कृत में शििाइनर शीट पर शिखकर चारों प्रकारों के शवषय में दो-दो वाक्य शिखें

तथा उनके शचत्र भी शचपकाए|ंशििाइनर शीट में सम्पूर्ण कायण को नीिे तथा कािे पेन से करें| कुि दो शििाइनर शीट का

प्रयोग करना ह ै शनदशे:

समय अवशध-1 पूर्णता-1 शवषय सामग्री-2 प्रस्तुशतकरर्-1

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French H.H.W.

Read and comprehend L-3 Passage. Do the Passage Exercise in Notebook. Do page – 13(Q. 2 and Q.4) in Grammar book. Do French Ascend worksheet 1 and 3. Search & know – Who is ‘Jeanne d’ Arc’? [Quiz in July] Criteria Details Marks

Neatness (1 mark) Clear and legible

handwriting

No cutting or overwriting

1 mark

Content (3 marks)

Should be relevant to the

question.

Grammatically correct.

2 marks

1 mark

Timely Submission (1

mark)

Submitted in First week.

Submitted in the

second/third week.

Submitted in fourth week.

1 mark

0.5mark

0 mark

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German HHW

1. You are not feeling well , so you go to a doctor. Write a dialogue between you and a

doctor in German.

2. Write an Invitation in German (EINLADEN)

Invite your friend to your home for a week in the summer break and tell her/him what

you have planned for the week..

Criteria Details Marks

Neatness (1 mark) Clear and legible

handwriting

No cutting or overwriting

1 mark

Content (3 marks)

Should be relevant to the

question.

Grammatically correct.

2 marks

1 mark

Timely Submission (1

mark)

Submitted in First week.

Submitted in the

second/third week.

Submitted in fourth week.

1 mark

0.5mark

0 mark

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DRAWING

Do any Two of the following topics: -

Madhubani Painting (Folk art of Bihar)

Texture Design Work

Make a design of an art room for your school

(Use A3 Size for art work)

Students have to follow these pointers mentioned below while completing the holiday home work.

Students will be assessed on the basis of these criteria.

- Basic research on the topic (origin & development, elements used, medium, composition, subject

matters etc.) (2 marks )

- Original & Creative thinking (2 marks)

- Executions and presentations (2 marks)

- Out of the box thinking (2 marks)

- Medium handling (2 marks)

- (Use A3 Size paper for art work)