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Salwan Public School, Gurugram Session: 2021 – 2022

Class VIII

MONTH – OCTOBER (1 – 13 October 2021)

The Assignments will be uploaded weekly / chapter-wise with reference to the

uploaded monthly planner/syllabus.

PRE-CLASS CONTENT (Subject-wise)

Subjects Unit

English ARTICLE WRITING

Article Writing Format

1. Write the HEADING/TITLE at the top.

2. Write the name of the writer below it.

3. Split your subject matter into 3 – 4 paragraphs.

o Paragraph – 1: Introduction – briefly tell what the Article is about,

giving some startling fact or quotation to arouse interest.

o Paragraph – 2 and 3: Highlight the cause and effect of the problem.

Give Examples: to support your views. Compare and contrast.

o Paragraph – 4: Conclusion. Briefly offer suggestions and solutions to

improve the situation. Predictions and personal observation may be

included.

4. Systematic presentation of ideas is a must.

5. Pay attention to grammatical accuracy and use good vocabulary.

6. Use sentence linkers to ensure continuity – e.g. firstly, finally,

moreover, etc.

7. Remove irrelevant information and repetition.

8. Follow word limit. (150 – 200 words)

Write a good ending: In an article, it‟s better to give the readers something to think about, perhaps by

asking them another question or giving them a call to action. Often, the best

endings link back to the starting point in some way. Use of quotes, slogans,

couplets may be incorporated as per the requirement and relevance.

The School Boy

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Read the text from your textbook or through the given link. https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php?hehd1=5-10

MODALS

Value Points Auxiliary is a helping verb. In a sentence an auxiliary is always used with

another verb.

There are two types of auxiliary verbs: -

Primary auxiliary: words „be‟, „have‟ and „do‟ are called primary auxiliaries.

The forms of „be‟ are „is‟, „am‟, „are‟, „were‟. The forms of „have‟ are „have‟,

„has‟, „had‟. The forms of „do‟ are „do‟,‟ does‟ and „did‟.

Modal auxiliary: The words „can‟, „could‟, „may‟, „might‟, „shall‟, „should‟,

„must‟, „will‟, „would‟, „used‟, „need‟, „dare‟, „ought to‟ express attitudes like

permission, possibility etc. Modal auxiliaries are also called modals. They do

not change their forms.

Can and Could Can usually suggests potential or ability.

Eg:- Ram can take you to the airport.

Eg:- Can you lift this?

Can is also used to indicate permission.

Eg:- You can join from tomorrow.

Could is used to ask a polite question.

Eg:- Could you help me solve the sum?

Could is used as the past tense of can in indirect speech.

Eg:- Toto said, „I can help you.‟

Toto said that he could help me.

Could is used to indicate ability in the past.

Eg:- He could sing well once upon a time.

May and Might May is usually used to request permission formally.

Eg:- May I use your eraser?

May is also used to express a wish.

Eg:- May you always enjoy goodluck!

May is used to indicate possibility.

Eg:- There may be some rain this evening.

May suggests a weak possibility and might suggests a very weak possibility in

the future.

Eg:- The match schedule may be announced next Monday.

We might return sooner than expected.

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Shall, Should, Will, Would

Shall is usually used in the first person and will in the second and third person.

Eg:- I shall be pleased to visit you.

You will agree with me.

Shall is used in the second and third person to express a command, a promise

or even a threat.

Eg:- He shall not work here again. (threat)

You shall be rewarded. (promise)

Shall is used in interrogative sentences with the first person to indicate an offer

or a suggestion.

Eg:- Shall I carry these books for you?

Will is used to express a decision or a choice.

Eg:- I will do the cooking today.

Will is used to indicate a habit.

Eg:- He will go for swimming as usual.

Will is used in interrogative sentences to suggest an invitation.

Eg:- Will you go on a holiday with us?

Should is used to ask for and give suggestion or advice, to talk about duty and

obligation, and to say what is right or good.

Eg:- You should not raise your voice.

How much money should I carry with me?

Would is more polite than will. It is used to make polite requests.

Eg:- Would you mind repeating what you just said?

Would you speak a bit slowly?

I would like a glass of water, please.

Must and ought

Must expresses necessity or obligation.

Eg:- We must remember this.

Must can express fixed determination.

Eg:- I must have an opportunity to do what I wish.

Must and ought also express certainty or strong possibility.

Eg:- He must have forgotten about the invitation.

We ought to strike this deal.

Ought to is used to express moral obligation or desirability.

Eg:- We ought to try hard.

Used Indicates discontinued habit.

Eg:- She used to learn ballet.

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Need

It denotes necessity or obligation. It is commonly used in negatives and

interrogatives.

Eg:- He need not give up tennis.

Need I help him?

Need can also be used to denote requirement or desire.

Eg:- I do not need your help.

Dare

Dare as a modal auxiliary means „be bold enough‟.

It is commonly used in interrogative and negative sentences.

Eg:- How dare you say this?

Dare can also be used to indicate a challenge.

Eg:- I dare you to eat all the food on the table.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

1. Note: Can, May and could are used for asking for permission. However, the

difference is:

Can is direct, informal, friendly (used among friends, close relations

etc.).

May is very formal, friendly (used by people in a subordinate position).

Could is less direct more polite than can. (often used for strangers, or for

people not intimately known)

2. Note: May, might, could all indicate possibility.

May suggests a good possibility+++.

Might suggests a weak possibility++.

Could suggests a still weaker possibility+.

3. Note: „Must‟, „have to‟ both express necessity or compulsion. However,

there is a slight difference between „must‟ and „have to‟.

In „must‟ the authority comes from the speaker.

In „have to‟ the authority comes from outside the speaker.

Example: You must be in your seat by 6. (I insist)

You have to be in your seat by 6. (That‟s the rule)

Example: My back pain is getting worse.

I must go and see the doctor. (I think it necessary)

I have to see my doctor this evening. (There is an appointment)

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1) can

Use Examples

ability to do something in the present

(substitute form: to be able to) I can speak English.

permission to do something in the

present (substitute form: to be

allowed to)

Can I go to the cinema?

request Can you wait a moment, please?

offer I can lend you my car till tomorrow.

suggestion Can we visit Grandma at the

weekend?

possibility It can get very hot in Arizona.

2) could

Use Examples

ability to do something in the past

(substitute form: to be able to) I could speak English.

permission to do something in the

past (substitute form: to be allowed

to)

I could go to the cinema.

polite question * Could I go to the cinema, please?

polite request * Could you wait a moment, please?

polite offer * I could lend you my car till

tomorrow.

polite suggestion * Could we visit Grandma at the

weekend?

possibility * It could get very hot in Montana.

3) may

Use Examples

possibility It may rain today.

permission to do something in the

present (substitute form: to be

allowed to)

May I go to the cinema?

polite suggestion May I help you?

4) might

Use Examples

possibility (less possible than may) * It might rain today.

hesitant offer * Might I help you?

5) must

Use Examples

force, necessity I must go to the supermarket today.

possibility You must be tired.

advice, recommendation You must see the new film with Brad Pitt.

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6) must not/may not

Use Examples

prohibition You mustn't work on dad's computer.

You may not work on dad's computer.

7) need not

Use Examples

not necessary I needn't go to the supermarket, we're going to

the restaurant tonight.

8) ought to

Use Examples

advice You ought to drive carefully in bad weather.

obligation You ought to switch off the light when you

leave the room.

9) shall

instead of will in the 1st person

Use Examples

suggestion Shall I carry your bag?

10) should

Use Examples

advice You should drive carefully in bad weather.

obligation You should switch off the light when you

leave the room.

11) will

Use Examples

wish, request, demand,

order (less polite than

would)

Will you please shut the door?

prediction, assumption I think it will rain on Friday.

promise I will stop smoking.

spontaneous decision Can somebody drive me to the station? - I will.

habits She's strange, she'll sit for hours without

talking.

12) would

Use Examples

wish, request (more polite

than will) Would you shut the door, please?

habits in the past Sometimes he would bring me some flowers.

* no past forms - future forms

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Hindi विज्ञापन लेखन

विऻाऩन शब्द ‘ ऻाऩन ’ में ‘ वि ’ उऩसगग ऱगाने से बना है, जजसका अथग है-विशषे जानकारी देना।

विऻाऩन के प्रकार

1. स्थानीय विऻाऩन

2. राष्ट्रीय विऻाऩन

3. िगीकृत विऻाऩन

4. औद्योगगक विऻाऩन

5. जनकल्याण सॊबॊधी विऻाऩन

विऻाऩन के उद्देश्य- उत्ऩादों का ऩररचय कराना, उऩभोक्ताओॊ का ध्यान उत्ऩाद की ओर आकवषगत करना , उत्ऩादों की आिश्यकता का अनुभि करना ।

उत्ऩादों के विक्रय में िदृ्गध करना और उनका व्याऩक प्रचार करना।

अऩनी सेिा, सॊस्था या उद्योग के लऱए उऩयुक्त ऱोगों को खोजना।

समाज को कोई आिश्यक सॊदेश देना ।

विऻाऩन के अॊग

विऻाऩन ककसी उत्ऩाद की सॊऩूणग जानकारी उऩभोक्ता तक ऩहुॉचता है इसलऱए विऻाऩन का आकषगक होना आिश्यक है। एक अच्छे विऻाऩन के ननम्नलऱखखत अॊग हैं-

विषयिस्तु :स ीक तथा आकषगक होनी चा हए ।

शीषगक :विषयानुकूऱ तथा प्रभािी होना चा हए ।

गचत्र :सुॊदर ि मनोहारी होना चा हए ।

रॊग :रॊग-योजना िैविध्यऩूणग होना चा हए ।

व्यिसाय गचहन :मोनोनाम /प्रतीक गचहन का प्रयोग होना चा हए ।

नारा :गुणिहा का सूचक होना चा हए ।

बाहरी विन्यास :सॊतुलऱत , आकषगक और रुगचऩूणग हो ।

प्रेमचॊद की कहानी –बूढी काकी सॊिाद ऱेखन अभ्यास –

मूल्यऩरक बबॊद ु –

सॊिाद अथागत बातचीत। जब दो या दो स े अगधक व्यजक्त ककसी विषय ऩर

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बातचीत करते हैं तो िह सॊिाद कहऱाता है तथा इसके लऱखखत रूऩ को सॊिाद ऱेखन कहते हैं।

ना क, एकाॉकी, कहानी के ऩात्रों की आऩसी बातचीत को भी सॊिाद कहते हैं। सॊिाद ऱेखन के समय ननम्नलऱखखत बातों का विशषे ध्यान रखना चा हए:

सॊिाद की भाषा सरऱ, स्ऩष्ट् , ऩात्रानुकूऱ ि भािानुकूऱ होनी चा हए,

िाक्य रोचक ि सॊक्षऺप्त होने चा हए.

सॊिाद घ ना, ऩररजस्थनत तथा समय के अनुकूऱ होना चा हए.

French Chapter– 3 - La vie d‟un mannequin, est-elle facile?

Comment dire l‟heure - Students will learn how to tell the time

Negative expressions

Chapter 4 – On voyage - Comprehension (Speaking skills and question

answers)

Japanese Lesson 7 Kaiwa 3, Kanji letters 1-10

Students will write Kanji letters with stroke order and present it in the session

Kaiwa to be read and translations to be explained German Regular verbs

trinken

suchen

finden

brauchen

Irregular verbs

essen

nehmen

haben

Vocabulary

Essen und Trinken (nouns with their articles)

Akkusativ und Nominativ cases.

Their description and difference.

Changes of articles in Akkusativ as per gender.

Possessiv pronomen

Mein/Dein

Negation

Kein/Nicht

Children will learn to express their likes and dislikes in food choices.

Module 3: Lektion 1

Was isst du in der Pause?

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Mathematics Chapter 9: Algebraic Expression and Identities

Read pages 137 to 140 related to the value points on expression, its types

and their addition Read pages 141 to 143 related to the multiplication of algebraic

expressions.

Read pages 144 to 147 related to multiplication and simplification of algebraic

expressions.

Science Chapter 8: Cell Structure and Functions

Students will explore about the terms: Microbes, Compartment, history

associated with cell discovery, unicellular and multicellular organisms.

Students will observe the following images and explore about them :

Students will observe the following video on cell structure and prepare the key

points on the contents for class discussion .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URUJD5NEXC8

On campus students will do the following activities in school and the

online will be observing through (virtual Laboratory) o -labs .

Activity 1: To observe the demonstartion on preparation of the temporary

mount of onion peeling.

Activity 2: To observe the permanent slides of nerve tissue and muscle fibers.

Social Science History

Chapter 5: When People Rebel

Read the content from the following link

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https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php?hess2=5-10

Watch the following links for the better understanding of the chapters.

https://youtu.be/PW38U5cb1H8

https://youtu.be/AGJfOF4Zd9g

Political Science

Chapter 5: Judiciary

Read the content from the following link

https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php?hess3=5-10

https://youtu.be/-55j84V8WEs

Computer

Science

Chapter 7: Cyber Threats and Protection Understanding the meaning of Cyber Threats.

Understanding various threats like Malware – Virus, Trojan horse, Worms

and Spyware.

Adware, Spam, Denial of Service(DOS)

Various methods of protecting the computer from the cyber threats.

Understanding Personal Information and ways to protect it.

Understanding the concept of Social Engineering and protection against it.

Cookies and how to guard your privacy from cookies

https://classroom.google.com/c/MzY1OTMwOTQzNDU3/a/NDAzOTkyOTk

1NDY4/details

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POST-CLASS CONTENT (Subject-wise)

Subjects Unit

English PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Q.1 Video games, internet, cell phones and other high-tech gears are just part

of growing up in a digital world. But parents are concerned about the amount

of time their children spend with these and worry that it might be distracting

and cramp academic and social development. Write an article in 150 words

describing both the benefits and harms of using these high-tech devices.

Q.2 You are Ruchi/ Rahul. Once you got a chance to visit a remote village of

Rajasthan. You noticed the girl children there are not allowed to go to school.

Write an article on „Need to educate the girl child‟ for the school magazine.

The School Boy

Q 1. Why child hates going to school?

Q 2: What makes the school boy unhappy?

Q 3: What is the poet‟s advice to parents of school-going kids?

Q 4: Why does the school boy compare himself to a plant?

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Reference to Context Questions

Question 1.

I love to rise in a summer morn,

When the birds sing on every tree;

The distant huntsman winds his horn,

And the skylark sings with me.

O! what sweet company.

(i) What does the child love about summer morning?

(ii) What does child like about huntsman?

(iii) Do you agree with the statement „skylark‟ sing with me‟?

(iv) Explain „what sweet company‟.

(v) What is the rhyme scheme followed in the poem?

MODALS

Q.1. Fill in the blanks with suitable modals :

Seeing a crow eating a piece of bread a fox thought how it (a) …………..

trick that fellow. It said, “(b)………… I talk to you, Sir?” The crow did not

even look at the fox. The fox again said, “(c)……………..you please pay a

little attention to me ? What a nice bird you are ! Your voice (d) …………. be

very sweet. I am sure you (e) ……………….. sing very well.” The crow who

(f)……………… not be persuaded till then now looked at the fox. It

(g)…………………… have felt flattered. The crow said to himself, “I‟ll show

this fox how well I (h) ………………… sing.” It opened its beak. The piece

of bread fell down and eaten away by the fox.

Q.2. Put the appropriate modals in blanks in the following lines:

Mother – Finish your home work fast, you……… go to the doctor at 6.30 p.m

We …………….postpone Our visit because I have taken an appointment with

him. If we don‟t reach there In time the receptionist ……………. cancel our

appointment and we have to we …………….have to wait for another week.

Q3. Complete the following conversation by filling appropriate modals:

Deepak: Sonia, I…………….get my watch repaired………….. you get It

done for me if you are going to the market.

Sonia : I ………………. surely get your work done but I am not going to the

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market today. Deepak: Then you ………………. take my watch tomorrow.

Sonia : You ………………. give it to me right now if you like

Q4. Rewrite each of the following sentences using a modal verb. The first

one has been done as an example:

1. Possibly she isn't Anil's sister.

Ans: She may not be Anil's sister.

2. Perhaps we will go to Shimla next month.

3. My sister was able to read the alphabet when she was 18 months old.

4. It is necessary that you do not wash the car.

5. It is not necessary for you to wash the car.

6. I am certain that they have left already.

7. Do you allow me to use your phone?

8. I was in the habit of going to the beach every day when I was in Chennai.

9. He will probably pass his driving test easily.

10. Perhaps he forgot about the meeting.

Hindi 1. अऩने एक ऩुराने घर को बेचने सॊबॊधी विऻाऩन का उदाहरण ऱगभग 33- 33 शब्दों में तैयार कीजजए।

2 .अऩने कुहे के गुम हो जाने ऩर विऻाऩन का उदाहरण (खोया-ऩाया)

3 . XXX ऩेजन्सऱ बनाने िाऱी कॊ ऩनी की बबक्री बढाने के लऱए आकषगक विऻाऩन

4. दादा जी ि ऩोते के बीच विद्याऱय जाने ऩर चचाग करते हुए सॊिाद लऱखखए.

प्रेमचॊद की कहानी –बूढी काकी (मूल्य आधाररत प्रश्न कऺा में चचाग के आधार ऩर)

प्रोजेक् कायग

विद्याऱय में चार दन मनाये गए “ हॊदी भाषा उत्सि“ की विस्ततृ ररऩो ग तैयार कीजजये ि बताइए आऩने इस भाषा उत्सि में आये सॊदभग व्यजक्तयों से क्या सीखा ?यह कायग आऩ ऩी. ऩी. ी. बनाकर, ऩत्र लऱखकर या िीडियो बनाकर कर सकते हैं . 13 दन बाद कऺा में आऩ इसकी प्रस्तुनत देंगे .

French Chapter 3 – Practice – Writing time and Negative expressions

Chapter 4 – Question and Answers and Vocabulary to be written in the

notebook.

Japanese Role play on Kaiwas (Lesson 7) to be presented by students.

Lesson 7 Vocabulary, Reibun to be written in line notebooks

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German Question answers on nicht/ kein

Use of Akkusativ with corresponding article changes.

Naming diff rooms of the house.

Identifying objects in the rooms.

1.Nicht/kein

Ich brauche den Kuli......

Ich esse .......... Pizza.

Er isst ........ Kàsebrot.

Herr Meier wohnt ......in Berlin.

Sie ist .....Erika , sie heißt Monika.

Isst du Fleisch? Nein, ich esse ......Fleisch.

Nehmen Sie die Pommes Frites ......?

Nein, ich esse .......Pommes.

2.Nominativ/ Akkusativ

Mein... Vater nimmt sein..... Auto

Ich mache ein..... Tisch

........Tisch ist alt.

Warum isst du kein..... Apfel?

Er trinkt kein....Wasser.

Móchten Sie ein... Saft bitte?

Was kostet d.... Hamburger?

Mein..... Onkel hat ein....Sohn aber kein..... Tochter.

3. Ergànze mit den richtigen Zimmernamen!

Wo steht das Sofa? Im ..............

Mein Bett ist in dem ............

Meine Mutter arbeitet in der......

Unser Auto steht in der........

Ich wasche mich im ......

4. Was ist das?( Name the objects)

Identifying objects by looking at the pictures.

German names of stationery items with their articles.

Mathematics Do the questions of the following exercises after the explanation of the

value points and examples:

Ex. 9.1: Q.1 to 4

Ex. 9.2: Q.1 to 5

Ex. 9.3: Q. 1 to 5

Ex. 9.4: Q. 1 to 3

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Extra Practice Questions: (To be done in the practice register).

1. Add the following polynomials.

(i) x + y + xy, x – z + yx, and z + x + xz

(ii) 2x2y

2– 3xy + 4, 5 + 7xy – 3x

2y

2, and 4x

2y

2 + 10xy

(iii) -3a2b

2, (–5/2) a

2b

2, 4a

2b

2, and (⅔) a

2b

2

2. Subtract : i) 5a

2b

2c

2 from – 7a

2b

2c

2

(ii) 6x2 – 4xy + 5y

2 from 8y

2 + 6xy – 3x

2

(iii) 2ab2c

2 + 4a

2b

2c – 5a

2bc

2 from –10a

2b

2c + 4ab

2c

2 + 2a

2bc

2

(iv) 3t4 – 4t

3 + 2t

2 – 6t + 6 from – 4t

4 + 8t

3 – 4t

2 – 2t + 11

3. Subtract 3x – 4y – 7z from the sum of x – 3y + 2z and –4x + 9y –

11z.

4. Subtract the sum of 3l – 4m – 7n2 and 2l + 3m – 4n

2 from the sum

of 9l + 2m – 3n2 and –3l + m + 4n

2.

5. Simplify the following expressions:

(i) (x + y + z)(x + y – z)

(ii) x2(x – 3y

2) – xy(y

2 – 2xy) – x(y

3 – 5x

2)

(iii) 2x2(x + 2) – 3x (x

2 – 3) – 5x(x + 5)

6. Simplify 7x2(3x – 9) + 3 and find its values for x = 4 and x = 6

7. Simplify the following: (i) a

2 (b

2 – c

2) + b

2 (c

2 – a

2) + c

2 (a

2 – b

2)

(ii) x2(x – 3y

2) – xy(y

2 – 2xy) – x(y

3 – 5x

2)

(iii) 2x2(x + 2) – 3x (x

2 – 3) – 5x(x + 5)

8. Multiply x2 + 2y by x

3 – 2xy + y

3 and find the value of the product

for x = 1 and y = -1.

Science Do the following Assignment in the notebook :

Q1 Justify the statement that „Cell is the building block of any living

organism.‟

Q2 Differentiate between the following :

a. Unicellular and Multicellular organism

b. Prokaryote and Eukaryote organisms

c. Plant Cell and Animal Cell

Q3 Make a sketch of the human nerve cell. What function do nerve cells

perform?

Q4 Where are chromosomes found in a cell? State their function. Do all the

organisms have same number of chromosomes?

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Q5 Label the following diagram and identify if it is an animal cell or a plant

cell and write reasons to justify it.

Q6 Give one word for the following :

a. This is necessary for photosynthesis.

b. The living substance in the cell.

c. Units of inheritance present on the chromosomes.

d. Green plastids, Colorful plastids and Colorless plastids.

e. Formed by collection of tissues.

f. It separates the contents of the cell from the surrounding medium.

g. Site for protein synthesis.

Social Science Do the following questions in the notebook.

Q1. Analyze the causes of The Revolt of 1857.

Q2. What were the consequences of The Revolt of 1857?

Q3. What was the immediate cause of the Sepoy mutiny?

Q4. What were the reasons for the transferring of the powers of the East India

Company to the British Crown?

Q5. List the provisions of the Act of 1858.

Computer

Science

Prepare a multimedia presentation:

Cyber Threats and Protection