SUMMER VACATION HOLIDAYS HOMEWORK(2017-18)

Class VIII

SOCIAL SCIENCE

PICTURE BASED QUESTIONS:-

1. Look at the picture given on page no.1 in your history textbook and answer following questions:-

A) Explain in brief how this image projects an Imperial perception.B) What does the picture trying to depict?C) How does the image project Britannia?

2.Look at the picture given on page no.5 in your history textbook and answer following questions:-

A) Identify and name this picture.

B) When did it come up?

C)Where is it ?

ACTIVITIES

1. ACTIVITY on page no.8 (Question no. 5) HISTORY2. Complete the colomns on page no.16 (Question no.5)CIVICS3. Activity for fun page no.7 (Geography)4. Read newspaper daily.

1 Ques. Make 5 short questions from chapter 1 –(Civics)

2 Ques. Write all the glossary (key words) chapter 1 and 2 ( Geography)

3 Ques. Collect information on Revolt of 1857 and paste it in your notebook(Not more than five pages). Write an essay on this topic(200 words).(Students can also take help from chapter no. 5) (HISTORY)

4 Ques. Read about Tipu Sultan from chapter 2 and share your views with your parents and friends . Write about your experience on this Topic(100 words). (HISTORY)

5. Do all the three maps in your notebook given on page no.20 (HISTORY)6. Read all the storyboard of chapter 2 (CIVICS)

PROJECT – Make a drawing on A3 SHEET and Topic is “Change in Land use over time”(Page no.11 - Geography text book)

GERMAN  1. Schreiben sie die Namen von Früchte und Gemüse auf deutsch in dein heft. (Max 10)

 Write the names of fruits and vegetables in german in your notebook.

SCIENCE1. Make table 2.1( Some common human diseases caused by Microorganisms)

Given in NCERT text book of Science (page-24).

2. Draw diagram of microorganisms given in page No: 18 and 19 in NCERT text book of Science.

3. Draw Nitrogen Cycle figure: 2.10 page No: 27 given in text book.

4. Collect 5 samples of following fibres and paste in activity file also mention whether it is natural fibre or synthetic fibre.

5. Collect 5 samples of metals and non-metals each.Metals: Aluminium, copper, Iron…….Non-Metals: Pieces of Wood, thermocol, Plastic, rubber, Powder of coal, sulphur (any five)

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ENGLISHQ1. Read any two stories of R.K. Narayanan or Ruskin Bond and write on the following-a. Name of the storyb. The characters in the story

c. Your favourite characterd. The message contained in the story.

Q2. Write a short paragraph in about 80 words on EACH of the following topics-a) Say no to Poly bagsb) Environmental Pollution

Q3. Write 15 verbs forms (V1, V2, and V3)Q4. Write 15 adjectives (positive, comparative and superlative degree.Q5. Read and prepare the lessons done in the class.

Q6.Write five pages of handwriting (in English note book).

MATHEMATICS

UNIT : RATIONAL NUMBERS:1. Verify commutative, associative & distributive properties for addition &

multiplication of rational numbers; taking any rational numbers of your choice( three examples for each)

2. Work out all “TRY THESE” questions from this unit.

UNIT: LINEAR EQUATIONS IN ONE VARIABLE:

1. Solving the following equations:a) (2x/3)+1=3-(5x/4) b) x-7-(8x/3)=(17/6)-(5x/2) c) (3x-4)/(2+3x)=(2/7)a) 5(4x+7)-2(9x-11)=4(8x+13)-17 e) (2t+3)/2-(3t-2)/4=(t-(2/3)

2. The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 9; also nine times this number is twice the number obtained by reversing the order of the digits. Find the number.

3. Meena went to a bank to withdraw Rs. 2000.She asked the cashier to give her Rs.100 & Rs.50 notes only; Meena got 25 notes in all.Find how many notes of Rs.50 and Rs.100 she received.

4. Go through all the worked out examples and solve them.ACTIVITIES:RATIONAL NUMBERS:1. Prepare a cross word puzzle using all the terms of the unit.

LINEAR EQUATIONS:

1. Make five equations of your own2. Two examples of linear equations used in daily life.

COMPUTER

1. Activity 1

Open any browser, say, Google chrome.

Open the search engine google.com.

Search for image.

Download any 3 image of software browser from the website.

2. What is broadband and Dial-up connection? Study, write and explain.

3. Use A4 sized paper or Chart part and make scrap book on any topic related to computer or topics

done on classroom?

4. Practice on question based on Algorithm and flowchart?

5. Draw different shapes like ‘Ellipse, Star & Rounded rectangle’ by using different tools in the

Photoshop.

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